March 23, 2012 (Friday)
Business and economy
- The Financial Services Committee of the United States House of Representatives receives a memo quoting Edith O'Brien, the treasurer of defunct broker MF Global, to the effect that Jon S. Corzine was personally ordering the transfer of customers' money to a brokerage account with JP Morgan Chase last October. (Bloomberg)
International relations
- Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Mexico and is greeted by thousands in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, and is also greeted by President Felipe Calderón. (BBC)
- During his pastoral visit in Mexico the Pope Benedict XVI is expected to address the problem of drug trafficking and the associated violence. (Catholic World News), (National Catholic Reporter), (Time)
- The African Union suspends Mali's membership following a coup earlier in the week. (The Guardian via the Irish Times)
Politics and elections
- In a statement by Pope Benedict XVI he says that Communism does not work for Cuba and that he is ready to help the island find new ways to move forward in a peaceful manner. (Reuters)
- U.S. President Barack Obama nominates current President of Dartmouth College Jim Yong Kim to be head of the World Bank.(Los Angeles Times)