World news: Japan exports data offer boost to Abe, Obama hints a...

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/R5WAEE/9MLIRZ/1JR63G/KEOMFH/   World news briefing: Wednesday June 19 2013 World News   Japan exports data offer boost to Abe Exports rose 10.1% in the year to May as a weak yen and a moderate rise in global demand add to the nation's stimulus policies designed to revive the economy http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/3CF4UA/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Obama hints at move for Bernanke US president suggests he is prepared to let the Fed chairman retire despite the central bank facing a crucial decision over bond market withdrawal http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/3CF4PB/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   G8 leaders agree joint stance on Syria Agreement thrashed out at Northern Ireland summit falls short of calling for the removal of President Assad because of Russian objections http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/RPW8YN/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Snooping foiled 50 terror plots, says NSA National Security Agency says eavesdropping helped prevent more than 50 terror plots, including one aimed at the New York Stock Exchange http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/3CF4P8/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Cyprus leader calls for bailout overhaul EU officials unlikely to take favourable view of letter from President Nicos Anastasiades asking for changes to terms he says are suffocating economy http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/SUX6I1/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Carney appoints BoE day-to-day manager Appointment marks first big change at BoE and is designed to equip it for new tasks of monetary policy, financial stability and banking supervision http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/B4HQ8V/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Brazil's middle class demand their rights Brazilians call for more sophisticated public services and accountable politicians as they become disenchanted with government http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/7ZUDHK/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   US senator decries French trade compromise Criticism from the top Republican on the Senate finance committee marks the first backlash to the EU's decision to shield its film-making industries http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/871YBZ/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   World Cup win caps Iran's celebrations Residents flood into Tehran's streets to celebrate qualifying and to recap the exultant scenes that greeted the election of Rohani on Saturday http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/Q34GDH/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Afghanistan to hold talks with Taliban Afghanistan will hold peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar, Karzai said, a decision the White House described as 'an important first step' http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/523XLZ/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   The World Blog with Gideon Rachman   Why the UK is highly unlikely to arm Syrian rebels A Syrian flag flies over the clock town in Qusair (STR/AFP/Getty Images) By James Blitz and Elizabeth Rigby Senior parliamentarians and government officials in Britain believe it is highly unlikely that the UK will transfer arms to moderate Syrian rebels at some future date because they believe David Cameron has lost the political support needed to make such a move. For many months, Britain's prime minister has been the most forward-leaning of western leaders in arguing that the moderate rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime may soon need arms from the west, partly to tilt the battlefield in their favour. Last week, Mr Cameron's position received strong support from the Obama administration in the US, which finally announced that it would transfer arms to the rebels. However, any attempt by the UK to support such a move is now so firmly opposed by Mr Cameron's own Conservative MPs that he would be unlikely to win a vote in the House of Commons, leading politicians have told the FT. Continue reading » http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/ULD0EZ/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Pragmatism and piety: Iran's president-elect Hassan Rohani ( ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Iranian voters rejected the hardline candidates in last weekend's presidential election in favour of Hassan Rohani, a 65-year-old reformist-backed cleric. Known as the "diplomat sheikh", he is a former nuclear negotiator and convinced the regime to suspend uranium enrichment between 2003-2005. He has also served in Iran’s parliament and the security council. Rohani "believes in the same pragmatic policies as Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the former president who has been in alliance with reformist forces in recent years”, wrote Najmeh Bozorgmeh, the FT’s Tehran correspondent. “Mr Rafsanjani's backing for his campaign, and that of reformist leaders, was crucial to his victory." Continue reading » http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/Z89ZRN/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   In the Picture: Brazil's 'bus fare' protests A demonstrator holds a Brazilian flag in front of a burning barricade during a protest in Rio de Janeiro on Monday The protests sweeping Brazil began in São Paulo, the country’s commerical capital, last week as a demonstration by students against an increase in bus fares from R$3 to R$3.20 ($1.47) per journey. They have swelled into an outpouring of popular discontent over everything from the billions of dollars the 2014 football World Cup will cost the taxpayer to the police's heavy-handed reaction to last week’s protests. Commentators say they are probably the country’s largest since the end of the 1964-1985 dictatorship. Here's a reading list to help assess whether they are likely to escalate further or fizzle. Continue reading » http://link.ft.com/r/R5WAEE/529J5D/26QPAK/620IUI/B4HQ88/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   In depth - FT.com 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. 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