Opponents of Gabon's Bongo face deadline for poll challenge

By Gerauds Wilfried Obangome LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Gabon's opposition faced a legal deadline on Thursday to seek a vote recount in an election they say was stolen by President Ali Bongo, whose family has ruled the country for nearly half a century. Results last week showed Bongo, 57, beat his main rival Jean Ping, a veteran diplomat, by fewer than 6,000 votes in the Aug. 27 poll, prompting days of violent riots during which at least six people died. Bongo has rejected accusations that results w