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The Bank of China has agreed to provide €2bn loan to Russian state-owned energy firm Gazprom to expand its operations.

* Sophisticated seawater attack signals escalation of violence

SAO PAULO, March 4 (Reuters) - Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been detained for questioning in the latest phase of a sweeping anti-graft investigation, a source confirmed to Reuters.

* US says Italy may send up to 5,000 troops to Libya (Adds quotes, details)

LONDON, March 4 (Reuters) - Oil major BP said on Friday its chief executive Bob Dudley's total remuneration rose by 20 percent in 2015, despite the firm delivering one of the lowest profits in its history.

SAO PAULO, March 4 (Reuters) - Brazilian federal police said on Friday they were carrying out 33 search warrants and 11 detention warrants in the Operation Carwash anti-graft investigation, including two in Sao Bernardo do Campo, the hometown of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

SAO PAULO, March 4 (Reuters) - Federal police went to the home of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday after a warrant was issued to bring him in for questioning in the latest round of the Operation Carwash anti-graft investigation, local media said.

PHILADELPHIA/KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, March 4(Reuters) - A dramatic drop in oil prices is translating into a mixed bag for motorists across the globe - from hefty savings at the pump in the United States to a rare fuel price hike in Venezuela.

ROME, March 4 (Reuters) - Two Italian civilians held hostage in Libya since last July have been freed, a source close to the matter said on Friday, a day after two other captives were reported to have been killed in the north African state.

VIENNA, March 4 (Reuters) - Net profit at Austrian plastics and fertiliser maker Borealis jumped 73 percent to 988 million euros ($1.1 billion) in 2015, boosted by better margins and the start-up of its Borouge 3 plant in Abu Dhabi.

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