India fumes at Olympics ceremony intruder
India protested to London Olympic organisers
after a mysterious woman gatecrashed their squad at the opening
ceremony, media reports said yesterday. The unidentified woman,
dressed in a red top and blue pants, was seen walking alongside
India's flag-bearer Sushil Kumar at Friday's ceremony even though
she was not part of the contingent.
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With 100 days until vote, Obama ahead but vulnerable
With 100 days to go before the US election,
President Barack Obama appears to have a slight edge over Republican
rival Mitt Romney, though he is still at the mercy of a stumbling US
economy. Polls show the Democratic incumbent's lead is shrinking as
voters lose faith in his ability to tackle crucial domestic issues,
in particular the economy, as growth slows and the job market
stubbornly refuses to pick up.
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Cuban dissident's widow rejects official account of death
The widow of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya
rejected Saturday a government report that blamed the car crash that
killed her husband and a fellow dissident on the vehicle's driver.
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