Miss World to proceed

BANGALORE - An Indian woman renewed her threat to burn herself to death in protest against the Miss World beauty contest after…

BANGALORE - An Indian woman renewed her threat to burn herself to death in protest against the Miss World beauty contest after a court yesterday said the pageant could proceed in the southern city of Bangalore, India. A man in Madurai, 432 km from Bangalore, burned himself to death last week in protest against the pageant.

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