The American talk show host Oprah Winfrey says the disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong didn’t come clean in the manner she expected as he addressed doping allegations during their interview. The cyclist has for years denied accusations that he used performance-enhancing drugs. But Oprah Winfrey told CBS television she was satisfied by Mr. Armstrong’s responses.
“I didn’t get all the questions asked but I think the most important questions and the answers that people around the world had been waiting to hear were answered.”
The World Anti-Doping Agency is insisting that Armstrong make a full confession under oath before seeking a reduction in his lifetime ban from elite sport.
The Cuban Health Ministry has confirmed the first outbreak of cholera in the capital Havana in more than half a century. Fifty one people have been infected so far and doctors had been going house to house in many areas to check for signs of sickness. The BBC understands one man died of cholera in Havana earlier this month but that hasn’t been confirmed by the authorities.
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The Pakistani Supreme Court has ordered the arrest of the Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on charges of corruption. Mr. Ashraf and 15 other officials are alleged to have received kickbacks from private power companies when Mr. Ashraf was Minister of Water and Power. From Islamabad, here is Orla Guerin.