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The United States may send as many as 9,000...

The United States may send as many as 9,000 Marines to southern Afghanistan to fight Taliban militants just days after President Obama outlines his new war strategy, The Washington Post reported on Sunday.

MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s...

MOSCOW, February 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s anti-trust regulator will make a decision February 17 on a bid by the country"s second-largest bank, VTB, to buy a 30% stake in Polyus Gold, Russia"s leading gold producer, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The Federal Antimonopoly Service warned, however, that it would have to reject the deal altogether unless the two parties provided information on final beneficiaries. Under anti-trust laws, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) is required to consider approvals within a month, but can postpone decisions for another two months if additional information is required. The FAS has been considering the VTB deal for three months already. "The application expires next Tuesday, on February 17. Unless we obtain the necessary information by that time, we will be forced to refuse them," Irina Kashunina said. Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the Onexim Group investment vehicle, and his former business partner Vladimir Potanin, who heads the Interros holding company, hold 30% each in Polyus Gold. Neither Onexim nor Interros has provided comment.

MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's...

MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) will participate in the joint development of a new cruise missile with India only if a decision is made to adopt it for service with the Russian Air Force, the company said on Friday.