KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) - Ukrainian forces regained more ground but sustained further casualties on Thursday in clashes with separatists, while two Western allies urged Russia's Vladimir Putin to exert more pressure on the rebels to find a ...

NEW YORK, July 10 (IFR) - Brazilian wireless and fixed-line carrier Oi's bonds and shares tumbled Thursday on concerns that a pending mega-merger with Portugal Telecom may be threatened by accounting irregularities at Portugal's Banco Espirito Santo.

SINGAPORE, July 9 (IFR) - Jakarta governor Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's party's victory claim in Indonesia's presidential elections fueled the third day of a rally that has seen the sovereign's 30-year bonds gain more than USD5, or about 4.5%, since Monday.

... * Sale is conditional to success of Holcim-Lafarge merger. * Proceeds would cut Anglo's expected net debt by 10 pct (Adds comments, details). By Silvia Antonioli and Aashika Jain. July 7 (Reuters) - Mining group Anglo American Plc has agreed to sell its ...

An unfinished overpass collapsed in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte. Tweet this; Link this · Share this · Digg this · Email · Print · Reprints. Comments (0). This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited ...

LONDON (Reuters) - It was "a weird match with a weird ending" but all Eugenie Bouchard cared about was the split-second in which she saw Simona Halep's lunging service return spinning into the net. It was the moment that confirmed her 7-6(5) 6-2 victory ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will reopen some of its domestic scheduled air routes for the first time in years, a China-based tour operator said on Thursday, another sign of moves to bolster tourism in the isolated country. North Korea suffers from chronic ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea will reopen some of its domestic scheduled air routes for the first time in years, a China-based tour operator said on Thursday, another sign of moves to bolster tourism in the isolated country. North Korea suffers from chronic ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front withdrew from two towns in eastern Syria on Thursday, leaving most of the border province of Deir al-Zor under the control of advancing forces of the Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front withdrew from two towns in eastern Syria on Thursday, leaving most of the border province of Deir al-Zor under the control of advancing forces of the Islamic State, the Syrian Observatory for Human ...

... * Libya reaches deal with rebels to reopen oil ports. * Iraq's Maliki hopes for government deal by next week. * Coming up: U.S. nonfarm payrolls for June at 1230 GMT (Updates prices, adds fresh quotes, previous SINGAPORE). By Claire Milhench. LONDON ...

SEOUL, July 3 (Reuters) - Leaders of China and South Korea agreed on Thursday on a series of steps aimed at spurring offshore use of the yuan and investment in Chinese capital markets, Seoul's finance ministry and central bank said. China agreed to ...

SEOUL, July 3 (Reuters) - Leaders of China and South Korea agreed on Thursday on a series of steps aimed at spurring offshore use of the yuan and investment in Chinese capital markets, Seoul's finance ministry and central bank said. China agreed to ...

SHANNON Ireland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Saudi King Abdullah briefly discussed global oil supplies during a meeting on the crisis in Iraq on Friday, a senior State Department official said. During the talks, Kerry referred to recent ...

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - A Sudanese woman who was spared the death penalty for converting to Christianity but was then detained as she tried to leave the country was released from custody on Thursday, on condition she remains in Sudan, her lawyer said.

CURITIBA Brazil (Reuters) - Algeria have improved since they held England to a 0-0 draw at the 2010 World Cup, Russia's coach Fabio Capello said on Wednesday, recalling his last meeting with the North Africans. Capello's Russian team cannot afford ...

CURITIBA Brazil (Reuters) - Algeria have improved since they held England to a 0-0 draw at the 2010 World Cup, Russia's coach Fabio Capello said on Wednesday, recalling his last meeting with the North Africans. Capello's Russian team cannot afford ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it has fresh sanctions ready to impose on Russia if Moscow does not take steps to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine, including halting the flow of fighters and arms to Ukrainian separatists.

... * Ukraine needs to fill gas storage "as full as feasible". * Amount of gas reverse flow dictates how long Ukraine can hold out. * Ukraine says EU monitors can check it is respecting transit. By Barbara Lewis. BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) - The European ...

... * Ukraine needs to fill gas storage "as full as feasible". * Amount of gas reverse flow dictates how long Ukraine can hold out. * Ukraine says EU monitors can check it is respecting transit. By Barbara Lewis. BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) - The European ...