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If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/XYEWFF/NRAIDC/VYIL9U/GKB29U/   World news briefing: Friday May 24 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Hizbollah's Syria role fuels sectarianism In going to the aid of the Assad regime and warning of extremists within the rebels' ranks, the militant group risks bringing Sunni-Shia violence to Lebanon http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/9M1AKM/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Pakistan seeks $4bn-$5bn Saudi loan Sharif looks to to avert a balance of payments crisis and boost electricity supplies while Pakistan agrees a new programme with the IMF http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/4VFO7T/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Algeria gets jitters over absent president The failure of ailing Abdelaziz Bouteflika to return from Paris has become a crisis and raised fears for the nation's political and economic future http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/JQCYRX/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market BoJ governor vows to curb bond market volatility in an effort to reassure those who fear instability could push up interest rates and damage Japan's Abe project http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/ULKP8P/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Belmokhtar claims Niger attacks role Statement in militant's name posted on the internet says that his men were involved in the twin suicide strikes that left at least 21 dead http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/52N0MO/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Swedish police defend response to rioters Officers rejected calls for a tougher response to the rioting that has plagued the Swedish capital this week and said the situation was becoming calmer http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/OF7S1R/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Problems mount for 'Kirchnerismo' Country remains mired in problems following populist nationalism that was started by Néstor Kirchner and deepened by his wife Cristina Fernández http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/7ZPVW2/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Malaysia on edge amid political stand-off Several opposition figures detained under the country's colonial-era sedition law less than three weeks after the bitterly contested general election http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/7ZPV46/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Scandal and crime claims threaten IPL Glamorous tournament's future hangs in the balance as an enthusiastic police investigation has placed every element of the tournament under suspicion http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/IE0DJX/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   Road bridge collapses in Washington state Three people rescued as highway bridge collapses into the Skagit River six years after similar incident in Minnesota raised infrastructure concerns http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/DXB5I2/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   News by Email The World   Obama's new policy on drones http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/SUWNHY/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   FT podcast: World Weekly with Gideon Rachman http://link.ft.com/r/XYEWFF/52E184/JI67RT/GD4RTY/Q35RLD/XL/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=24   In depth - FT.com Great tax race Austerity Europe Libor scandal Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..