The president is trying to soothe David Cameron, after appearing to criticize the British leader in an interview with the Atlantic magazine. In the interview, Obama said that Cameron was "distracted," after the 2011 intervention in Libya. The White House subsequently put out an unsolicited statement saying the two leaders were "close partners," which experts said suggested that London had been angered by the article.
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| | | | | | | | The president is trying to soothe David Cameron, after appearing to criticize the British leader in an interview with the Atlantic magazine. In the interview, Obama said that Cameron was "distracted," after the 2011 intervention in Libya. The White House subsequently put out an unsolicited statement saying the two leaders were "close partners," which experts said suggested that London had been angered by the article. | | | | | Major stock markets across the Asia-Pacific were all drifting with a narrow 1 percent range Friday, a day ahead of China releasing key data sets. The world's second-largest economy will announce two important indicators — retail sales and industrial production — Saturday. Another event that would be keenly watched by analysts is a press conference, also on Saturday, by senior officials of China's central bank. | | | | | The question of whether Russian athletes participate in the 2016 Olympic Games could be decided today, when international athletics' governing body receives a report into the progress the country had made in reforming its anti-doping operation. Russia was suspended from all world athletics competition in November 2015, after a report found that the country's anti-doping labs were facilitating cheating on an industrial scale. | | | | | Prosecutors are seeking the arrest of the country's former president, Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva, on money laundering charges. The effort to arrest the former president follows a raid on his home last week, and raised the stakes in a crisis that is already threatening to topple his successor, President Dilma Rousseff. The news will likely further polarize protests on Sunday calling for her to be impeached. Da Silva's lawyer branded the move an "attempt to muzzle a political leader." | | HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED LAST NIGHT. | | | | | Donald Trump sparred with Sen. Marco Rubio over whether Islam "hates America," during a GOP debate in Miami Thursday night. The debate was described by pundits as Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich's last chance to make headway before crucial elections in Ohio, Florida, Illinois and North Carolina next week, where both must win big in their home states to remain viable. You can watch highlights here. | | | | | The chief executive officer and chief operating officer of the Wounded Warrior Project were fired by its board of directors Thursday, after a CBS News investigation raised questions about how the organization spends the millions of dollars it raises every year from donors. Employees alleged that veterans were denied programs, which the charity spent lavishly on items like staff retreats. | | | | | Solemn ceremonies and a moment of silence marked the fifth anniversary of the day an earthquake set in motion a chain of events that led to a tsunami and a catastrophic nuclear accident. About 174,000 evacuees from disaster-hit areas are still living outside their damaged hometowns, and thousands of workers are still struggling to contain the damage at the site of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. | | | | | A former press representative of Russian President Vladimir Putin died in a Washington hotel room in November because of blunt force trauma to the head, the D.C. medical examiner’s office said Thursday. Mikhail Lesin, 59, suffered injuries to his neck and torso, as well as upper and lower extremities. His family had told Russian news media he had suffered a heart attack. | | | | | To coincide with Paris Fashion Week, a museum in the French capital is staging a huge exhibition paying tribute to an American style icon who has been at the forefront of fashion for nearly six decades: Barbie. The exhibition features more than 700 dolls showing how she has adapted to social, political and cultural changes in America and the wider world. | | | | | Hackers who breached Bangladesh Bank's systems and stole its credentials for payment transfers saw their scheme foiled, after they misspelled an organization's name on a transfer request, prompting the routing bank to investigate. Other transfers the thieves had requested totaling around $870 million were stopped, but they still managed to steal around $80 million. | | | | | | | 7 Hanover Square, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004 © 2015 IBT Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. Please add pulse@ibt-mail.com to your contacts
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