World news: New Qatar emir heralds young generation, Qatar shows...

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/KC2844/LSA77Z/ATHM8Z/NSVWP8/   World news briefing: Wednesday June 26 2013 World News   New Qatar emir heralds young generation Questions remain over who can replace veteran prime minister and powerbroker Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim, who is a towering presence in the country http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/NR74FI/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Qatar shows how to manage a monarchy The gas-rich emirate's infusion of new blood contrasts with the hardened arteries next door in Saudi Arabia and the rulers claimed by the Arab spring http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/YGQJ8P/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Italy faces restructured derivatives hit Derivatives restructuring allowed the cash-strapped Rome Treasury to stagger payments owed to foreign banks over a longer period http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/YGQJ6T/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Putin rules out sending Snowden back to US Russia and China say US accusations that they helped fugitive US former intelligence analyst Edward Snowden escape are unacceptable http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/CWB6X7/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Blow to US Voting Rights Act By invalidating the central provision of the Voting Rights Act, the US Supreme Court has curbed federal civil rights oversight of state voting law http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/YGQJ6C/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Obama lays down conditions for Keystone pipe go-ahead President announces his first big policy on greenhouse gases with executive orders on emissions and push for co-ordinated international action http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/A5TGWK/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Brazil's love of cars begins to backfire Protests in Brazil demonstrate the political cost of the ruling party's decision to stake the country's economic future on the automobile http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/6APL7Z/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Democrats retain Massachusetts seat Ed Markey convincingly beat Gabriel Gomez, Republican candidate, for the seat, which fell vacant with appointment of John Kerry as secretary of state http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/PN5XPN/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   Eight Egyptians held over sectarian attack Alarm about rising extremism grows following brutal slaying of unarmed Shia villagers in their homes by a mob goaded by hardline preachers http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/IECAQ5/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   China in fresh bid to calm shaken markets Central bank pledge to guide interest rates to 'reasonable range' was enough to help Shanghai Composite index recover from early loss to end day flat http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/EK80YW/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   The World Blog with Gideon Rachman   Enter the son Qatar's outgoing ruler likes to be known as a maverick in a conservative Gulf ... http://link.ft.com/r/KC2844/NRCSXY/EWTCE3/U13IAW/HI02EV/GX/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=26   In depth - FT.com Libor scandal Austerity Europe Great tax race 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..