She gave no details of the ransom requested

Qtel bought a stake in Indosat, the country's second largestmobile phone operator, from Singapore Technology Telemedia for$1.35 billion in June, increasing its ownership of the companyto 40.81 percent from around 10 percent. Indonesia's communications minister specified last year Qtelshould not control more than 65 percent of Indosat and that ithad to separate its mobile and fixed-line business in two years. Indosat's main revenue-earner is its mobile phone business,but it also has a fixed-line operation. (Reporting by John Irish and Raissa Kasolowsky, editing byAnthony Barker) Stocks Mergers & Acquisitions. By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The wife of a Greek shippingtycoon who was abducted at gunpoint in Athens six days agoappealed to his kidnappers on Saturday to contact her, sayingshe was ready to pay the ransom. Pericles Panagopoulos, founder of Greek ferry operatorSuperfast Ferries, was snatched along with his driver in broaddaylight by three armed men in the coastal suburb of Kavouri onMonday, in Greece's third high-profile abduction since June.The driver was left tied to a tree shortly after the kidnapbut managed to free himself.

Police sources said the kidnappershad discussed a ransom between 30 and 40 million euros ($53million) in front of their captives. Panagopoulos's wife, Katerina, called state and privateGreek TV channels on Saturday saying she was afraid her husbandwas dead after a 48-hour deadline for the ransom payment hadpassed and she had not received a call from the kidnappers."I appeal to the people who took my husband to contact me,"said Katerina Panagopoulou on private MEGA TV "I was ready to satisfy their demands 24 hours ago. Sincethey haven't called and I have nothing more to give, I offermyself in exchange." She gave no details of the ransom requested. The kidnapping comes amid the suspected re-emergence ofleft-wing guerilla group, Revolutionary Struggle, but policesaid the abduction was believed to be the work of a criminalgang seeking a ransom.

In June, the chief executive of aluminium company Alumil(ALMr.AT) and chairman of the Federation of Industries in thenorthern city of Thessaloniki, George Milonas, was kidnappedbefore being released two weeks later after a ransom was paid. Last month, a well-known Athens doctor was also kidnappedbut has yet to be found. Police are investigating links betweenthat crime and Monday's abduction. In December, Greece was rocked by the worst riots in decadesfollowing the police shooting of a teenager. A policeman was seriously wounded more than ten days ago inan attack which was claimed this week by the RevolutionaryStruggle guerilla group.(Reporting by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Sophie Hares). MOSCOW, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedevsaid on Saturday that efforts to find a resolution to the gasdispute with Ukraine had so far yielded no results. "Andpeople who live in many European countries still remain withoutheat." The Russian leader said Moscow was ready to do "everythingit could" to resolve the gas crisis.