World news: Obama picks Pritzker for commerce post, Draghi urges...

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/BLH300/VTXN0N/1JR63G/LQ05NB/   World news briefing: Friday May 03 2013 World News - latest world news headlines - FT.com   Obama picks Pritzker for commerce post The US president also tapped Michael Froman, his top international economic adviser, to be US trade representative http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/ULWFX0/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Draghi urges faith in austerity measures The ECB president said euro area countries had succeeded in cutting deficits in the past two years but average debt had risen to 90.6 per cent in 2012 http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/7ZNO3S/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Japan set for Turkish nuclear deal With Abe due to sign an agreement with Erdogan, a deal to build the nuclear plant in Sinop would be economically and symbolically significant for Tokyo http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/9MPCPU/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Syria rebels see funders run short of cash Financing from networks of well-off individuals is starting to cease as the Syrian conflict escalates, driving smaller groups into shortlived alliances http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/HI8481/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Sentiment turns against Golden Dawn rhetoric Police were asked to clear the square on grounds that the neo-Nazi party had not sought permission and that the distribution amounted to an act of racial discrimination http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/RPMS5Y/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Sars-like virus kills five in Saudi Arabia Total deaths in the kingdom this year from the coronavirus reaches six, while two other people are in intensive care http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/JQOXOQ/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Fortaleza strikes first goal for Brazil The Arena Castelão is the first of the south American nation's football stadiums to be finished for the 2014 World Cup http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/EKH7HA/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Objections blight New York bikeshare plan Arguments make the run-up to the introduction of Citibike more contentious than similar schemes in Paris, London and Washington http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/4VJGJ7/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Kerry in quandary over Keystone pipeline Environmentalist John Kerry finds himself in an invidious position: as US secretary of state, he heads department that is likely to approve pipeline http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/OFAEZ3/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Funeral held for Bangladesh factory dead Hundreds attend the mass funeral of clothing factory workers, as police say 10 more bodies were recovered overnight, bringing the death toll to 420 http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/OFAEZM/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   News by Email The World   Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins rocking the European boat http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/4VJGSI/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   The Great British Nuclear Conundrum http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/MJVY0X/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   Pakistan's 2013 election: a primer http://link.ft.com/r/BLH300/SUVTI6/40S17Y/B52EO1/DXTZLB/CM/h?a1=2013&a2=5&a3=3   In depth - FT.com BP trial 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..