Putin said Western countries had "thrown aside the rules" of international affairs in order to maintain their domination and hold down what they saw as "second-class civilisations."
AT&T, the No. 2 US mobile provider, announced the promotion after T-Mobile spent months appealing to AT&T customers and in anticipation of a new competitive offer expected from the smaller company next week.
Vodafone cut the price of its 2G data services by almost 80 percent on Tuesday, and rival Reliance Communications questioned as to why the telecom regulator was not making domestic roaming absolutely free of cost.
Running around the clock and selling everything it can build, Hyundai Motor's Indian factory is bursting at the seams. But as demand grows and rivals scale up, the car maker has chosen to take its foot off the pedal.