to build a dozen ultrasafe nuclear reactors in India, part of more than $10 billion in deals in energy, arms, telecoms and other cooperation signed during his visit Friday. The trip, Putins first to India since December 2007, came as Moscow is driving to

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will pass a law against joining military alliances such as NATO, a move that is sure to please Russia while tilting Ukraine away from its previous pro-Western course. In a statement of purpose published Tuesday in the parliament's official newspaper, the

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Royal Dutch Shell expects production to rise to 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2012.

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Royal Dutch Shell expects production to rise to 3.5 million barrels of oil equivalent a day in 2012.

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The share of Turkish companies in the Iraqi market is increasing thanks to an increase in commercial and investment relations.

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The Chinese mainland agrees to discussing the issue of military security and mutual trust across the Taiwan Strait at an appropriate time, said a mainland spokesman on Wednesday.'We maintain that (both sides) can contact and make exchanges on military

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Defence minister A K Antony said Pakistan was not taking serious steps to destroy 42 terror camps on its soil but despite this India was exploring all possibilities, including talks with Pakistan.

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The government of Ukraine's pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych has announced its intention to pass a law to keep the country out of military alliances, which would end the debate over Ukraine joining NATO.

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