SVANGSTA, Sweden, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Mustafa Ansari's journey ended one April morning in his bedroom in a quiet Swedish village.

STOCKHOLM, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A volunteer group in Syria that has rescued thousands of people from buildings bombed in the civil war were among the winners of the Right Livelihood Award, the prize-giving foundation said on Thursday.

ANKARA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's labor ministry has so far sacked nearly 800 employees over links to a U.S.-based cleric blamed by Ankara for orchestrating a failed coup in July, the minister said on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Britain's decision to leave the European Union was likely to "diminish" London's role as a global financial center, potentially creating opportunities for Pan-European exchange Euronext to win Chinese business, its chief executive told Bloomberg Television.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Global growth is likely to accelerate next year but the outlook is fraught with risks, particularly from big emerging market economies including China, and Britain's decision to leave the EU, the European Central Bank said on Thursday.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - India's Suzlon Energy Ltd is seeking Australian partners to develop local wind farms as it taps a surge in global investor appetite for green energy assets after the Paris climate agreement, its managing director said on Wednesday.

(Reuters) - Former world number four Kimiko Date-Krumm is targeting a return to the court next year, having last featured in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open in January.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - By dallying over raising interest rates the U.S. Federal Reserve made it easier this week for central banks in the Asia Pacific to stay dovish, with Indonesia lowering rates on Thursday and Australia and New Zealand saying they could cut later.

BEIJING, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Thursday jailed a prominent civil rights lawyer for 12 years on fraud charges, his lawyer said, a punishment rights advocates called retaliation for his defense of high-profile clients who had challenged the government.