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racket. The incident was one of the worst acts of violence since the government launched major operations against drug cartels in 2006.

The Cuban athlete Dayron Robles has been stripped of a gold medal in the 110m hurdles at the Athletics World Championships in South Korea. Robles, the world record holder and reigning Olympic champion, was

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ied for coming into physical contact with one of his main rivals, China's Liu Xiang. Liu had appealed following the race. Jason Richardson of the United States was awarded the gold medal with Liu getting silver. Britain's Andy Turner won bronze.

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The government of Algeria has now confirmed that Colonel Gaddafi's wife and three of his children have entered the country. The rebel National Transitional Council said it would seek the family's extradition. Jon Leyne reports.

阿尔及利亚政府证实，卡扎菲上校的妻子和他们的其中三个孩子已经进入他们境内。叛军过渡国民委员会表示，他们将寻求将这几人引渡。Jon Leyne报道。

This is now official confirmation of reports that first came from the opposition two days ago. At that time, the Algerian authorities firmly denied that a convoy of six heavily armoured vehicles had crossed their border from Libya. But now, the Algerian foreign ministry has said that Colonel Gaddafi's wife Safia, their daughter Aisha and sons Mohammed and Hannibal have all fled into Algeria. It's an obvious refuge for the Gaddafi family as the two countries have a long border and the Algerian government has still not recognised the opposition National Transitional Council. The opposition say they think Colonel Gaddafi himself is still in the Tripoli area.