provisionally
banned her from the London Olympics. Anti-doping investigations of the London Games will be the most vigorous in Olympic history.
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Heavy fighting is taking place around the eastern Congolese town of Goma. A BBC correspondent in the town says United Nations helicopter gunships are attacking rebels of the M23 movement, which the UN says has Rwandan support. Thousands of civilians are fleeing the fighting to seek sanctuary in Goma or around nearby UN bases.
A senior American official has warned that the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, could be prosecuted for war crimes because of his country's support for rebels fighting in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Stephen Rapp, who is head of the US Office of Global Criminal Justice, said President Kagame could be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague for aiding and
abetting
rebels. A recent United Nations report on the conflict in the eastern Congo accused Rwanda of providing rebel groups with weapons, ammunition and support.
The French car maker, Peugeot, has reported the loss of almost $993m. On the same day, the government announced a support plan for the country's auto industry. Peugeot is in the process of cutting 8,000 jobs. The chairman of Peugeot Citroen, Philippe Varin, said the results were affected by the economic situation in the west of Europe.
"Well, we have released our semester results. These results clearly are not good. And this is largely explained by the new situation on the European market. This new situation is a long-term one, and you know, it has led to a 25% decrease over five years on our markets. And even more so for us who are exposed to the South European market."