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The EU should keep developing strong ties with Russia despite "serious questions" about its commitment to democracy, says a committee of peers. Despite a "difficult phase" in the relationship, both sides are bound by "an inescapable common interest". They said the new president's election gave a... [read full story]
CORNWALLIS, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering a plan to send more than 20,000 troops to Afghanistan over the next 12 to 18 months to help safeguard elections and quell rising Taliban violence, officials said...
Russia's mighty energy companies seemed to be increasing their influence yesterday as Lukoil negotiated to take up to a 30% stake in the Spanish group Repsol, one of the world's top 10 private oil companies. Lukoil has appeared...
Britain may be scorned for refusing to send humans into space, but from next week it will have the next best thing: its own university course on how to be an astronaut.Staff at Leicester University have called in a former Nasa...
