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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seen during their meeting before dinner in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in India on an official visi
Russia Pursues India Nuclear DealsMore Related News
Wall Street Journal
By JACKIE RANGE in New Delhi and GREGORY L. WHITE in Moscow Russia hopes to increase its nuclear-power presence in India and gain ground against Western suppliers with plans to sign a deal this week, during a state visit by President Dmitry Medvedev. Mr. Medvedev's three-day visit, which began Thursday, comes after a large U.S. nuclear-business...

photo: AP / RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service


 
 
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photo: AP / Bikas Das

 
Dec 5, 2008 7:50 AM The number of US workers on jobless benefits rolls hit a 26-year high last month, data showed on Thursday, and it may head higher as a deepening economic slump forces a broad spectrum of firms to cut jobs. Contributing to the...
photo: AP / Manish Swarup

 
BEIJING, China (AFP) — United States (US) and Chinese officials joined forces Thursday against the world financial crisis, vowing to ward off the threat of a world recession as major US automakers appeal to be rescued from bankruptcy. "Jointly...
photo: AP / Elizabeth Dalziel, Pool

 
Israel is preparing to go it alone in a military strike against  Iran's nuclear facilities, it was reported yesterday. Officials in the Israeli Defence Ministry told the Jerusalem Post that while they prefer to act in consultation with the U.S.,...
photo: AP / Vahid Salemi

 
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's revered and influential king missed his traditional birthday eve address due to illness on Thursday, a speech many Thais had hoped would provide short-term relief to the country's intractable political crisis....
photo: AP / David Longstreath

 
MOSCOW, December 4 (RIA Novosti) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia was committed to cooperation with the European Union, which has strengthened economic stability for both sides. "Our joint work will improve the...
photo: AP /RIA Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Mikhail Klimentyev

 
 
 
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