<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - cabral</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/cabral</link><description>Newsvine - cabral</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 03:56:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 03:39:46 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Nicaragua sentences figure in folk singer's death</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Nicaraguan judge has handed down a 30-year sentence for money-laundering to the man who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14402008-nicaragua-sentences-figure-in-folk-singers-death</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/12/14402008-nicaragua-sentences-figure-in-folk-singers-death</guid><category>nicaragua</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:47:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0b15fb7b-3eaf-4855-b807-def26a2498ea.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0b15fb7b-3eaf-4855-b807-def26a2498ea.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Henry Farinas is escorted by police to the reading of his sentence on charges of money laundering in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Nicaraguan judge handed down a 30-year sentence for money-laundering to Farinas who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors say a trafficking gang believed Farinas had betrayed it and tried to kill him as he accompanied Cabral in a vehicle after a July 2011 concert in Guatemala that Farinas organized. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=91bbe200-7bf4-4850-954e-55ab30f2446b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=91bbe200-7bf4-4850-954e-55ab30f2446b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Henry Farinas gestures during the reading of his sentence on charges of money laundering in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Nicaraguan judge handed down a 30-year sentence for money-laundering to Farinas who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors say a trafficking gang believed Farinas had betrayed it and tried to kill him as he accompanied Cabral in a vehicle after a July 2011 concert in Guatemala that Farinas organized. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=730c2c47-0344-4b48-99c0-8377ea9f176e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=730c2c47-0344-4b48-99c0-8377ea9f176e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A masked police officer stands guard as Henry Farinas sits with accused during the reading of their sentences on charges of money laundering in Managua, Nicaragua, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. A Nicaraguan judge handed down a 30-year sentence for money-laundering to Farinas who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors say a trafficking gang believed Farinas had betrayed it and tried to kill him as he accompanied Cabral in a vehicle after a July 2011 concert in Guatemala that Farinas organized. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Nicaragua conviction for figure in singer's death</title>
<description><![CDATA[Henry Farinas, the man who was allegedly targeted when gunmen killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral last year, has been convicted of money laundering, drug trafficking and organized crime, a Nicaraguan judge announced Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14123167-nicaragua-conviction-for-figure-in-singers-death</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/26/14123167-nicaragua-conviction-for-figure-in-singers-death</guid><category>nicaragua</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:10:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0e8e9f5-3083-4e25-b7bf-b9968227e72c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b0e8e9f5-3083-4e25-b7bf-b9968227e72c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Henry Farinas speaks during the last day of his trial 23 other suspects on charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012. Farinas, a businessman, is believed by authorities to be the intended target of the July 2011 ambush in Guatemala that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors said on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 that Henry Farinas was an associate in a gang along with Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, who allegedly ordered the attack on Farinas in retaliation for a purported betrayal. The killers' bullets hit Cabral instead. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9fe55acc-070c-41e6-aedd-7eca5eb73958.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=9fe55acc-070c-41e6-aedd-7eca5eb73958.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Henry Farinas, second from left, gestures during the last day of his trial and 23 other suspects on charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012. Farinas, a businessman, is believed by authorities to be the intended target of the July 2011 ambush in Guatemala that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors said on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 that Henry Farinas was an associate in a gang along with Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, who allegedly ordered the attack on Farinas in retaliation for a purported betrayal. The killers' bullets hit Cabral instead. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=07de94ed-b3d0-41e5-98d8-8ff28c53b4d0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="261" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=07de94ed-b3d0-41e5-98d8-8ff28c53b4d0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A police officer, back to camera, gestures to Henry Farinas during the last day of his trial and 23 other suspects on charges related to drug trafficking, money laundering and organized crime, at court in Managua, Nicaragua, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2012. Farinas, a businessman, is believed by authorities to be the intended target of the July 2011 ambush in Guatemala that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral. Prosecutors said on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 that Henry Farinas was an associate in a gang along with Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, who allegedly ordered the attack on Farinas in retaliation for a purported betrayal. The killers' bullets hit Cabral instead. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Nicaragua: Folksinger killers laundered $1 billion</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nicaraguan prosecutors said Monday that a gang accused in the killing of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral laundered more than $1 billion in drug money in Nicaragua in recent years.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13043278-nicaragua-folksinger-killers-laundered-1-billion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/31/13043278-nicaragua-folksinger-killers-laundered-1-billion</guid><category>nicaragua</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 05:22:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Nicaraguan businessman accused of drug trafficking</title>
<description><![CDATA[Nicaraguan authorities said Saturday that the apparent target of an attack that claimed the life of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral last year is being charged with drug trafficking.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/31/10961917-nicaraguan-businessman-accused-of-drug-trafficking</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/31/10961917-nicaraguan-businessman-accused-of-drug-trafficking</guid><category>nicaragua</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Sun, 1 Apr 2012 02:16:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Trial ordered for Costa Rican in Cabral slaying</title>
<description><![CDATA[A judge in Guatemala has ordered a Costa Rican man to stand trial for last year's fatal shooting of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/15/10709722-trial-ordered-for-costa-rican-in-cabral-slaying</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/15/10709722-trial-ordered-for-costa-rican-in-cabral-slaying</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>guatemala</category><category>costa-rican</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:09:40 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Correction: Colombia-Facundo Cabral story</title>
<description><![CDATA[In a March 12 story, The Associated Press inaccurately reported that a man arrested in the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral was suspected of having ordered the singer killed. Authorities say they believe the attack in Guatemala last July was aimed not at Cabral but rather a Nicaraguan businessman who was driving him to the airport.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/13/10672609-correction-colombia-facundo-cabral-story</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/13/10672609-correction-colombia-facundo-cabral-story</guid><category>colombia</category><category>corrective</category><category>associated-press</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:42:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Suspect in slaying of singer arrives in Guatemala</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Costa Rican man who authorities say may have links to Mexico's powerful Sinaloa drug cartel arrived Wednesday in Guatemala to face charges in last year's fatal shooting of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Romina Ruiz-Goiriena]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Romina Ruiz-Goiriena]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10659944-suspect-in-slaying-of-singer-arrives-in-guatemala</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10659944-suspect-in-slaying-of-singer-arrives-in-guatemala</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>colombia</category><category>world-news</category><category>costa-rican</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:32:17 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/3951eb82-98f7-4da3-9151-dbece549a86f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="368" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/3951eb82-98f7-4da3-9151-dbece549a86f.jpg" width="120" height="167" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police officers escort Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez to a police station in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday March 13, 2012. Jimenez is suspected of ordering the attack that resulted in the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, who was gunned down last year in an ambush in Guatemala. Authorities believe the attack was aimed at the Nicaraguan businessman who was driving the singer to the airport. That man was wounded. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/504864c9-10d8-4e09-a999-585863b5b6d2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="380" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/504864c9-10d8-4e09-a999-585863b5b6d2.jpg" width="120" height="162" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police officers escort Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez to a police station in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday March 13, 2012. Jimenez is suspected of ordering the attack that resulted in the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, who was gunned down last year in an ambush in Guatemala.  Authorities believe the attack was aimed at the Nicaraguan businessman who was driving the singer to the airport. That man was wounded. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/0bb7399f-ecb7-4272-9f5c-b13f9967aa31.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/0bb7399f-ecb7-4272-9f5c-b13f9967aa31.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police officers escort Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez to a police station in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday March 13, 2012. Jimenez is suspected of ordering the attack that resulted in the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, who was gunned down last year in an ambush in Guatemala.  Authorities believe the attack was aimed at the Nicaraguan businessman who was driving the singer to the airport. That man was wounded. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2476345d-ebc5-4758-9ce7-f755fe58b817.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="282" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2476345d-ebc5-4758-9ce7-f755fe58b817.jpg" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police officers escort Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez to a police station in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday March 13, 2012. Jimenez is suspected of ordering the attack that resulted in the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, who was gunned down last year in an ambush in Guatemala.  Authorities believe the attack was aimed at the Nicaraguan businessman who was driving the singer to the airport. That man was wounded. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7d5be5a4-d27f-4032-b1d2-ccc900f48557.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="256" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7d5be5a4-d27f-4032-b1d2-ccc900f48557.jpg" width="120" height="77" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police officers escort Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez to a police station in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday March 13, 2012. Jimenez is suspected of ordering the attack that resulted in the murder of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral, who was gunned down last year in an ambush in Guatemala.  Authorities believe the attack was aimed at the Nicaraguan businessman who was driving the singer to the airport. That man was wounded. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/574bf86b-97c8-4c60-8eae-702c3cb23390.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="392" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/574bf86b-97c8-4c60-8eae-702c3cb23390.jpg" width="120" height="118" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE  - In this Aug. 7, 2008 file photo Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral speaks during an interview in Miami. Costa Rican Alejandro Jimenez Gonzalez, suspected of ordering the attack that resulted in the fatal shooting of Cabral, was captured in Colombia Saturday March 10, 2012 and is being expelled to Guatemala. Authorities believe the attack was aimed at Cabral's promoter, Nicaraguan businessman Henry Farina, who was driving Cabral to the airport when their car was ambushed by assailants in three cars. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Costa Rica names suspect in singer Cabral killing</title>
<description><![CDATA[A Costa Rican is suspected of being behind the ambush last month that killed Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral and wounded a Nicaraguan businessman who is believed to have been the target, authorities said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7325787-costa-rica-names-suspect-in-singer-cabral-killing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/09/7325787-costa-rica-names-suspect-in-singer-cabral-killing</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>costa-rica</category><category>world-news</category><category>costa-rican</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:08:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Guatemala nabs third suspect in folk singer murder</title>
<description><![CDATA[Guatemala's chief prosecutor says a third suspect has been detained in connection to the killing of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral earlier.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/31/7210470-guatemala-nabs-third-suspect-in-folk-singer-murder</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/31/7210470-guatemala-nabs-third-suspect-in-folk-singer-murder</guid><category>guatemala</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:17:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>2 suspects detained in folk singer slaying</title>
<description><![CDATA[Two suspects detained in the slaying of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral were gunning for a Nicaraguan businessman who was accompanying him, and they may not have known who Cabral was, authorities said Tuesday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia Perez]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sonia Perez]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7067143-2-suspects-detained-in-folk-singer-slaying</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/12/7067143-2-suspects-detained-in-folk-singer-slaying</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>guatemala</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:47:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a0ed73b3-3dfa-400b-869e-b04ed846209c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a0ed73b3-3dfa-400b-869e-b04ed846209c.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People gesture next to the coffin of the late Argentine artist Facundo Cabral during his wake at the Teatro Ateneo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday July 12, 2011.  One of Latin America's most admired folk singers Facundo Cabral, was killed Saturday in Guatemala when three cars loaded with gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region.  (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/81c0cff6-2ef1-4adb-8f66-1fcac9005459.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/81c0cff6-2ef1-4adb-8f66-1fcac9005459.jpg" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police present Elgin Enrique Vargas Hernandez, 35, to the press as a suspect in the slaying of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral in Guatemala City, Tuesday July 12, 2011. Two men have been detained in the Saturday slaying of Cabral and more suspects are being sought, authorities said Tuesday.  Cabral rose to fame in the early 1970s as part of a generation of singers who mixed political protest with literary lyrics. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ecad1756-b592-4828-9f19-ed51ef2e8033.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ecad1756-b592-4828-9f19-ed51ef2e8033.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Police present Elgin Enrique Vargas Hernandez, 35, to the press as a suspect in the slaying of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral in Guatemala City, Tuesday July 12, 2011. Two men have been detained in the Saturday slaying of Cabral and more suspects are being sought, authorities said Tuesday.  Cabral rose to fame in the early 1970s as part of a generation of singers who mixed political protest with literary lyrics. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/9ca11cbb-07f0-45f6-ab98-234ee45ff5cf.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/9ca11cbb-07f0-45f6-ab98-234ee45ff5cf.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People look at the coffin of the late Argentine artist Facundo Cabral during his wake at the Teatro Ateneo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday July 12, 2011.  One of Latin America's most admired folk singers Facundo Cabral, was killed Saturday in Guatemala when three cars loaded with gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region.  (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/38161e5b-1bb1-4bbf-8803-dd262835931b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/38161e5b-1bb1-4bbf-8803-dd262835931b.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People look at the coffin of the late Argentine artist Facundo Cabral during his wake at the Teatro Ateneo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday July 12, 2011.  One of Latin America's most admired folk singers Facundo Cabral, was killed Saturday in Guatemala when three cars loaded with gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Prez: Organized crime behind folk singer slaying</title>
<description><![CDATA[Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said Monday that organized criminals are behind the attack that killed beloved Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia Perez]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sonia Perez]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/11/7059603-prez-organized-crime-behind-folk-singer-slaying</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/11/7059603-prez-organized-crime-behind-folk-singer-slaying</guid><category>guatemala</category><category>slaying</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>alvaro-colom</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:33:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/d75a22a8-f696-44f5-a67f-91c4a3f928fb.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/d75a22a8-f696-44f5-a67f-91c4a3f928fb.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A Guatemalan flag with red stains symbolizing the blood of murdered Argentine artist Facundo Cabral, hangs at half staff during a demonstration in Guatemala City, Sunday, July 10, 2011. One of Latin America's most admired folk singers, Facundo Cabral, was killed July 9 when three cars loaded with gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. Authorities said the performer's concert promoter who was traveling with Cabral was apparently the target. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/a3038273-6cbf-42f6-bf4e-97665e41c47d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="336" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/a3038273-6cbf-42f6-bf4e-97665e41c47d.jpg" width="120" height="183" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;An image of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral is projected on a screen during a posthumous tribute at the Ruben Dario National Theater in Managua, Nicaragua, Sunday July 10, 2011. One of Latin America's most admired folk singers, Facundo Cabral, was killed Saturday, July 9 when three cars loaded with gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. Authorities said the performer's concert promoter who was traveling with Cabral was apparently the target.  (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b010ba7d-32b1-4ab5-8d8f-44d21791a88f.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b010ba7d-32b1-4ab5-8d8f-44d21791a88f.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;People holding flowers attend a concert organized by different artists in honor of murdered Argentine artist Facundo Cabral in Guatemala City, Sunday, July 10, 2011. One of Latin America's most admired folk singers Facundo Cabral, was killed Saturday July 9 when three cars loaded with gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. Authorities said the performer's concert promoter who was traveling with Cabral was apparently the target. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Folk singer Facundo Cabral killed in Guatemala</title>
<description><![CDATA[One of Latin America's most admired folk singers, Facundo Cabral, was killed Saturday when three carloads of gunmen ambushed the vehicle in which he was riding, prompting expressions of anguish from across the region. Authorities said the performer's concert promoter was apparently the target.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sonia Perez D.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sonia Perez D.]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/09/7048712-folk-singer-facundo-cabral-killed-in-guatemala</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/09/7048712-folk-singer-facundo-cabral-killed-in-guatemala</guid><category>obit</category><category>guatemala</category><category>latin-america</category><category>world-news</category><category>lt</category><category>guatemala-city</category><category>cabral</category><category>facundo-cabral</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Jul 2011 13:59:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f4e9dfba-8d11-43a8-8f33-c8284e016c6e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="286" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f4e9dfba-8d11-43a8-8f33-c8284e016c6e.jpg" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2010 file photo Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral attends a news conference in Mexico City. The singer was shot to death Saturday July 9, 2011, by unknown gunmen while on his his way to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City  (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ecaee431-69ae-4018-98cd-f2bc8fe4ca26.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="392" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ecaee431-69ae-4018-98cd-f2bc8fe4ca26.jpg" width="120" height="118" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE  - In this Aug. 7, 2008 file photo Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Miami. The singer was shot to death Saturday July 9, 2011, by unknown gunmen while on his his way to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City.  (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/bea9a1b1-b5fe-4c9b-a240-eba9564067ec.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/bea9a1b1-b5fe-4c9b-a240-eba9564067ec.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchu wipes away tears as she watches forensic experts investigate the crime scene where Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral was shot to death by unknown gunmen in Guatemala City, Saturday July 9, 2011. The Argentine singer and novelist was on his way to Guatemalas main airport when gunmen attacked his vehicle, hitting him with at least eight bullets, said city fire department spokesman Jose Rodriguez.  (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/082b4ffa-b23c-40ae-88dc-c4fcfb0a78e0.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/082b4ffa-b23c-40ae-88dc-c4fcfb0a78e0.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Forensic experts investigate the crime scene where Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral was shot to death by unknown gunmen in Guatemala City, Saturday July 9, 2011. The Argentine singer and novelist was on his way to Guatemalas main airport when gunmen attacked his vehicle, hitting him with at least eight bullets, said city fire department spokesman Jose Rodriguez.  (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/46e6a119-7999-4ed4-b649-410010354269.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/46e6a119-7999-4ed4-b649-410010354269.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man sits next to a makeshift memorial near the crime scene where Argentina's folk singer Facundo Cabral was shot to death by unknown gunmen in Guatemala City, Saturday July 9, 2011. The Argentine singer and novelist was on his way to Guatemalas main airport when gunmen attacked his vehicle, hitting him with at least eight bullets, said city fire department spokesman Jose Rodriguez.  (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/e6aeb4ef-dd53-44d5-90e1-3c6adec1f8e2.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/e6aeb4ef-dd53-44d5-90e1-3c6adec1f8e2.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Soldiers stand guard near the crime scene where Argentina's folk singer Facundo Cabral was shot to death by unknown gunmen in Guatemala City, Saturday July 9, 2011. The Argentine singer and novelist was on his way to Guatemalas main airport when gunmen attacked his vehicle, hitting him with at least eight bullets, said city fire department spokesman Jose Rodriguez.  (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/7639ee42-6526-4d5f-be1f-ceea01e09932.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/7639ee42-6526-4d5f-be1f-ceea01e09932.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A man stands near the crime scene where Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral was shot to death by unknown gunmen in Guatemala City, Saturday July 9, 2011. The Argentine singer and novelist was on his way to Guatemalas main airport when gunmen attacked his vehicle, hitting him with at least eight bullets, said city fire department spokesman Jose Rodriguez.  (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>