Zimbabwe's MDC challenges Robert Mugabe election victory
10 Aug BBC
Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)
has filed a legal challenge to Robert Mugabe's victory in last
week's presidential elections.The electoral petition seeks an order
for the result to be declared null and void and a new election to be
called within 60 days.
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Indian buffalo sells for ‘record-breaking’ $41,000
10 Aug BBC
A farmer in the northern Indian state of Haryana
says he has sold a buffalo for what is believed to be
record-breaking 2.5 million rupees ($41,000).Kapoor Singh told the
BBC he sold his Murrah buffalo named Lakshmi to a farmer from Andhra
Pradesh state.
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US withdraws diplomats from Lahore Consulate in Pakistan
10 Aug BBC
The US has ordered all non-essential government
personnel to leave its consulate in the Pakistani city of Lahore. A
senior State Department official said the move was in response to a
“credible threat” to the consulate.
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