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NAIROBI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - South Sudan's government carried out a helicopter gunship attack on rebel positions days after committing to a peace deal, mediators said in the first confirmation of ceasefire violations since the pact was struck.

RIYADH, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The relative youth and almost unprecedented power shared by the two heirs to the Saudi throne mean they are likely to dominate the kingdom's politics for decades, putting their pivotal relationship increasingly under scrutiny.

FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Kuwait's OPEC governor Nawal al-Fuzaia said on Thursday the oil market would balance itself but "we need to be patient", indicating support for the producer group's policy of defending market share despite falling prices.

* Clampdown on Gulenists comes ahead of Nov 1 snap election (Releads with court appearance, adds TUSIAD comment, background)

JUBA, Sept 17 (Reuters) - More than 100 people were killed in South Sudan when an oil tanker that had veered off the road exploded as a crowd tried to gather fuel from the vehicle, a regional official said on Thursday, a day after the incident.

NEW YORK, Sept 17 (Reuters) - General Motors Co has agreed to pay $900 million and enter a deferred prosecution agreement to end a U.S. criminal investigation into its handling of defective ignition switches in many of its vehicles and which are linked to 124 deaths.

** Engineering firms down with traders citing read-across from peer Rotork's profit warning

Investment in renewable energy in Canada almost doubled last year as developers largely in Ontario and Quebec built solar, wind and hydropower projects, Clean Energy Canada said.

The next generation of biofuels that don’t use food crops as a raw material are starting to take hold, with a big expansion of the industry coming after 2020, one of the industry’s key suppliers said.

SANTIAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chile's state oil company ENAP said on Thursday its two oil refineries were operating at a minimal rate after evacuating staff from the complexes following a strong earthquake the day before.

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