S.Africa prosecutors win bid to appeal Pistorius conviction

(Corrects first paragraph to show prosecutors won right to appeal conviction, not sentence) PRETORIA, Dec 10 (Reuters) - South African prosecutors on Wednesday won their bid to appeal the culpable homicide conviction handed down to Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius for killing his girlfriend and will now seek a murder conviction. "I cannot say the prospect of success at the Supreme Court is remote," said Pretoria High Court Judge Thokozile Masipa in granting the appeal. (Reporting by Peroshni Govender; Editing by Joe Brock and John Stonestreet)