German sportswear company Adidas AG is to end its 11-year sponsorship deal with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) almost four years early, according to media reports. Grace Pascoe reports
* Russian oil output revised down, still at post-Soviet record
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Milos Raonic struck a blow for the next generation of men's tennis by flooring former champion Stan Wawrinka on Monday before China's Zhang Shuai became the first qualifier to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals in more than 20 years.
DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Investments is seeking to borrow $2.5 billion from banks to refinance a loan coming due in April, sources aware of the matter said on Monday.
DUBAI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi state fund Aabar Investments is seeking to borrow $2.5 billion from banks to refinance a loan coming due in April, sources aware of the matter said on Monday.
LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Factbox on the disciplinary problems of new England rugby captain Dylan Hartley who has served bans totalling 54 weeks during his career.
* Unexpected complications resulted in longer hospital stay-Pearson
LONDON (Reuters) - A British explorer who was trying to become the first person to cross Antarctica unsupported and unaided has died after falling ill just 30 miles (50 km) short of completing his mission, his wife said on Monday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Global equity hedge fund firm Skyline Capital said on Monday it is to shut after widespread weakness in emerging markets resulted in its funds posting double-digit falls in 2015.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Islamic State and other militants are very likely to attempt big new attacks in Europe following those in Paris, the EU's police agency said on Monday, echoing previous warnings by senior security officials.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Islamic State and other militants are very likely to attempt big new attacks in Europe following those in Paris, the EU's police agency said on Monday, echoing previous warnings by senior security officials.
Two teens have been arrested in connection with a fatal North Charleston shooting Saturday night.
An arrest has been made after a fatal shooting in North Charleston Saturday night.
Jan 25 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures eased early on Monday, in the wake of a record-breaking blizzard in the mid-Atlantic region, as forecasts called for less cold weather for the next two weeks and for the rest of the winter. After edging up 2 percent last week, front-month gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange were down 4.9 cents, or 2.29 percent, to $2.09 per million British thermal units at 9:01 a.m. EST (1401 GMT). After cities from Washington to New York were burie
French President Francois Hollande vows to hit hard at Islamic State during his visit to India, following the latest IS video purporting to show the November 13 Paris attackers. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
French President Francois Hollande vows to hit hard at Islamic State during his visit to India, following the latest IS video purporting to show the November 13 Paris attackers. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
French President Francois Hollande vows to hit hard at Islamic State during his visit to India, following the latest IS video purporting to show the November 13 Paris attackers. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
French President Francois Hollande vows to hit hard at Islamic State during his visit to India, following the latest IS video purporting to show the November 13 Paris attackers. Rough Cut - Subtitled (no reporter narration).
ChinaPay announces it will expand its online e-pay service to Japan from 2016, aimed at catering to the growing number of Chinese cyber-shoppers looking to buy Japanese producers. Laura Frykberg reports.
ChinaPay announces it will expand its online e-pay service to Japan from 2016, aimed at catering to the growing number of Chinese cyber-shoppers looking to buy Japanese producers. Laura Frykberg reports.
ChinaPay announces it will expand its online e-pay service to Japan from 2016, aimed at catering to the growing number of Chinese cyber-shoppers looking to buy Japanese producers. Laura Frykberg reports.
PRISTINA (Reuters) - Political crisis in Kosovo represents the "key risk" to a funding deal with the International Monetary Fund and may force a revision of the young country's economic outlook for this year and coming years, the IMF warned on Monday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Crystal Palace striker Connor Wickham is facing a three-match ban after being charged with violent conduct by the FA for allegedly elbowing Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen in the face in an incident missed by referee Martin Atkinson on Saturday.
LONDON (Reuters) - The publisher of Britain's Guardian newspaper plans to cut running costs by 20 percent in a bid to break even within three years after its strategy of building one of the most popular websites in the world failed to make up for falling print sales.
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's internationally recognised parliament voted on Monday to reject a unity government proposed under a U.N.-backed plan to resolve the country's political crisis and armed conflict.
