This is the first detailed official statement from the car crash that killed Oswaldo Paya. And it has been surrounded by controversy ever since. His family alleged that his car was forced from the road, but Cuba's interior ministry says the crash happened on an unpaved stretch of road which is undergoing maintenance. The two dissidents who died in the back of the car which bore the brunt of the impact and they weren't wearing seat belts.
Russia says it is considering establishing its first new overseas naval base since the collapse of the Soviet Union more than 20 years ago. The commander in chief of the Russian navy said it was looking at Cuba, Vietnam and Seychelles as possible locations. Russia's only remaining military base outside the territory of the former Soviet Union is Tartus in Syria.
And oil pipeline has been blown up in southern Colombia. Police are blaming Colombia's largest rebel group the Farc could attack on the line which is run by the state oil company Eco Petrol. A fierce of fire was raging at the site of the explosion in the Putumayo region. Eco Petrol says six oil workers have been killed and more than 40 attacks on its infrastructure this year. The company says it has revised down its daily production goal by 20,000 barrels.
BBC news.
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The opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games is underway in London. The event masterminded by the Oscar-winning film director Danny Boyle is an eccentric, exuberant and a times-moving celebration in British culture. The ceremony started when Bradley Wiggins, the first British winner of the Tour de France, ran a huge bell. The opening scene had a delicate depiction of the British country life made way for pandemonium of the industrial revolution. Scenes in tabloid included references to the Beatles, the armed forces, James Bond and Britain's colonial past. After the entry of the Queen Elizabeth and IOC president Jacques Rogge, the show continued with an extraordinary visual and musical tribute to the British National Health Service and to the magic of children's literature. The Olympic athletes are due to enter the stadium shortly before the official opening of the 30th Olympiad.