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YENAGOA, Nigeria, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant
group, which has claimed a wave of attacks on oil facilities in
the Niger Delta, said it was ready for a ceasefire and a
dialogue with the government.

YENAGOA, Nigeria, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant
group, which has claimed a wave of attacks on oil facilities in
the Niger Delta, said it was ready for dialogue with the
government.

LONDON/LAGOS, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Oil companies and even
Nigerian officials are losing faith in a deal anytime soon with
militants who have slashed the nation's oil output, casting
doubt on a production recovery in what is typically Africa's
largest oil exporter.

ANKARA/ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Twenty-two people were
killed and 94 wounded when a suspected suicide bomber targeted a
wedding celebration in the Turkish city of Gaziantep on
Saturday, adding to a surge in violence this week in the mainly
Kurdish southeast.

ISTANBUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Several people were wounded
when a blast targeted a wedding ceremony in the southern Turkish
city of Gaziantep on Saturday evening, state media reported,
citing the local governor.

* VW says keeping legal options open

(Adds negotiations to continue on Monday, details)

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A Haitian Senate
report has called for charges to be brought against two former
prime ministers and several ministers for alleged embezzlement,
abuse of authority and forgery stemming from the use of funds in
a Venezuelan oil loan program.

Aug 19 (Reuters) - Canada's British Columbia unveiled a new
climate action plan on Friday that kept its carbon tax frozen at
C$30 per tonne, a move environmental groups warned would
undermine the province's target of cutting 2050 emissions by 80
percent from 2007 levels.

LUANDA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Angola's ruling People's Movement
for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) on Friday confirmed the
election of Jose Eduardo dos Santos for another term as leader
of the party.

SAO PAULO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese power conglomerates
are gradually becoming the dominant force in Brazil's
electricity industry, where high debt, a harsh recession and
less stringent takeover barriers than in other major markets
have stoked a wave of acquisitions.

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