DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) - Lenders to Dubai World will get a range of options including full repayment once Abu Dhabi decides how much additional support it will provide its debt-strapped neighbour, sources close to the discussions said.

LONDON (AFP) - Europe's leading stock markets nudged higher on Wednesday as traders awaited key US economic data and assessed the latest batch of company results.

WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Talks between the International Monetary Fund and Turkey on a possible loan "are no longer taking place," the IMF said on Tuesday, saying economic conditions in the country had improved.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors should avoid government securities, including U.S. Treasuries and the debt of other nations, because of the risks associated with excessive borrowing, a leading U.S. fund manager said on Tuesday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - World stocks fell slightly but hovered just shy of six-week highs on Tuesday as Wall Street extended a year-long advance, while a rising yen signalled some investors are growing more risk averse.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors should avoid government securities, including U.S. Treasuries and the debt of other nations, because of the risks associated with excessive borrowing, a leading U.S. fund manager said on Tuesday.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has not made any decision on its next borrowing move yet but is not planning to tap markets soon with a new issue, the head of the country's debt agency said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou proposed on Tuesday a ban of derivative trading techniques which increase the debt costs of countries which struggle to cut their deficits, such as Greece.

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Commission will consider banning the naked selling of contracts that investors use to hedge against countries defaulting on their debt, its chief said on Tuesday.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has not made any decision on its next borrowing move yet but is not planning to tap markets soon with a new issue, the head of the country's debt agency said on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday the country was taking necessary steps to get its budgets under control but said the issue was also a European one.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece has not made any decision on its next borrowing move yet and is not planning to tap markets soon with a new issue, the head of the country's debt agency said on Tuesday.

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European Commission plans to examine banning "naked" short-selling of sovereign debt, a practice that involves short-selling a security without borrowing it in the first place.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union executive is doing everything it can to ensure the stability of the 16-country euro zone, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday.

LONDON (AFP) - Europe's leading stock markets dropped in morning trade on Tuesday as investors reacted to poor earnings news on the grim anniversary of global indices striking multi-year low points.

SHANGHAI (AFP) - China Southern Airlines, the nation's biggest carrier by fleet size, said Tuesday it plans to raise 10.75 billion yuan (1.6 billion dollars) to repay bank loans and replenish its capital.

LONDON (Reuters) - Equities have had a volatile 2010 so far, but globally they remain around 73 percent higher than the low ebb of the financial crisis exactly 12 months ago.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday urged the Group of 20 nations to crack down on market speculators, warning that failing to do so could trigger another global financial crisis.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The euro rose slightly against the U.S. dollar on Monday as concerns about Greece's indebtedness eased, while U.S. equities ended little changed after last week's rally.

ARLINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) - The financial crisis could evolve into a full-blown sovereign debt crisis if troubled countries do not get their public finances under control, European Central Bank Executive Board member Juergen Stark said on Monday.