World news: Obama ready to cut US nuclear weapons, Brazil deploy...

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/CTBPCC/6APKQ0/4N3C1O/WLXS67/   World news briefing: Wednesday June 19 2013 World News   Obama ready to cut US nuclear weapons US president uses the occasion of his first official visit to Berlin to call for a push on disarmament and a new global combat on climate change http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/T1K2F9/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Brazil deploys forces after protests Deployment of police special forces is to help prevent protesters from targeting football matches as demonstrations over prices rises and corruption spread http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/RPWCR3/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Karzai suspends talks with US and Taliban Efforts to revive Afghanistan peace talks have hit an obstacle with Kabul refusing to meet the Taliban and suspending separate talks with the US http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/HI01XK/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   IMF warns Spain against slowing reforms Fund praises Madrid but insists it needs more changes to the labour market to reduce the country's 27 per cent unemployment rate http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/6APEOG/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Fears rise over Portugal and Ireland bailouts Rising bond yields and long-term interest rates are adding to worries of how two countries will exit their programmes to tackle sovereign debt http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/1OJXHP/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   China cash crunch deepens as PBOC stalls A battle of wills is developing between China's central bank and some of the country's lenders as short-term interbank rates hit new record highs http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/MJZGE9/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   US refuses to detail aid to Syria rebels Barack Obama hails growing consensus for the formation of a transitional government as rebels attack strategic highway in northern Syria http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/Z894LL/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Dolce and Gabbana guilty of tax evasion Two Italian fashion designers have been handed suspended sentences of a year and eight months by a court in Milan for evading about €1bn in taxes http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/LSABYI/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Blair warns on Israeli-Palestinian peace Tony Blair, Middle East Quartet representative, urges the two sides to restart talks after disparaging Israeli comments on Palestinian state http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/523I6G/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   Indonesian fires fuel Singapore pollution Forest fires on the Indonesian island of Sumatra send pollution in neighbouring Singapore soaring to the highest level in 16 years http://link.ft.com/r/CTBPCC/ULMXZO/KEOMFH/R3RVOY/T1K2FR/RF/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=19   In depth - FT.com Austerity Europe Libor scandal 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..