Mexican Village creates its own mobile service

After being ignored by a company owned by the world’s richest man Carlos Slim, a tiny Mexican village has developed its own mobile network with international connections. The local service costs 15 pesos ($1.2) per month-13 times cheaper than a big firm’s basic plan in Mexico City, AFP reports.

Kenya looks east, signs USD 5-bn China deals

• Nairobi: Snubbed by the United States and charged by the International Criminal Court, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has headed east and scored USD 5 billion (3.7 billion euros) of infrastructure deals with China.
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Nine killed in Mexico ammonia leak

• Mexico: At least nine people died and 40 others were hurt when road workers accidentally punctured an ammonia pipeline in southern Mexico, officials have said.
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China bans more New Zealand dairy products

• Beijing: Chinese quarantine authorities have suspended the imports of lactoferrin from a dairy firm based in New Zealand after discovering excessive amounts of nitrate in its product.
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Ex-Pakistan ruler Pervez Musharraf charged in Bhutto murder case

Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto.

23 bodies found in conflict area in western Mexico

• Morelia (Mexico): Morelia (Mexico), Aug 18 (AP) At least 23 bodies were found in two neighbouring states in western Mexico where drug cartels, vigilantes and security forces have been fighting for much of the year, authorities have said.
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Fallen Chinese leader Bo Xilai to stand trial on Aug 22

• Beijing: Disgraced Chinese leader Bo Xilai, charged with bribery, corruption and abuse of power, will be put on "open trial" on August 22, state media said here today.
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Protests in UK over persecution of Pak Hindus

• "The Hindus in Pakistan are facing a lot of suppression by the Muslim majority for the only reason that they are Hindu.
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Muslim Brotherhood faces ban in Egypt

• Cairo:  Egypt''s military-backed government is considering banning the hardline Muslim Brotherhood whose supporters are demanding reinstatement of Mohammed Morsi.
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Nawaz Sharif orders immediate halt to executions

• Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today ordered an immediate halt to death sentences, including that of many hard-core militants.
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Pak violates ceasefire, India retaliates strongly in Poonch

• Poonch (J&K): In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops fired on Indian positions along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector, forcing Indian troops to retaliate strongly, a defence spokesman said today. Pakistani troops fired on Indian forward posts along LoC in Krishna Ghati, Balakote and Hamirpur belts of Poonch district.

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