The International Olympic Committee has suspended India for breaking Olympic rules over political interference in the election of officials. The IOC had repeatedly warned the Indian Olympic Committee to follow the Olympic charter in electing a new president and not the government Sports Code. Alex Capstick reports.
The Indian Olympic Committee has been repeatedly warned over its conduct regarding its election for a president. The buildup to the vote has been mired in controversy and internal divisions. The former President Suresh Kalmadi bowed to pressure and decided not to stand for reelection. He was jailed for corruption involving the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Dehli. Suspended national bodies do not receive any funding from the IOC, their officials are banned from Olympic meetings and events, and their athletes are not allowed to compete under their national flags of the Olympics.
The United Nations Secretary General has said abnormal weather has become the new norm and is a challenge to mankind's existence. Ban Ki-moon was addressing deadlocked talks in Qatar, where 200 nations are seeking a common effective response to global warming. Disagreements center on emission cuts acceptable to both developed and developing countries.
A court in France has ordered one of the country's richest men to take a paternity test to determine whether he fathered a child with the former government minister Rachida Dati. Dominique Desseigne who owns a chain of luxury hotels, restaurants and casinos says he briefly dated Ms Dati, but insists he couldn't have fathered her 3-year-old daughter.