http://www.newsvine.com/ltNewsvine - lten-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:29:37 +0000Sat, 18 May 2013 07:22:28 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781121-brazil-official-world-cup-olympics-will-be-safehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17781121-brazil-official-world-cup-olympics-will-be-safebrazilworld-cupsecuritymarathonexplosionsworld-newsboston-marathonltTue, 16 Apr 2013 17:55:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780499-brazilian-meat-packers-face-fineshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17780499-brazilian-meat-packers-face-finesbrazilamazonmeatworld-newsltTue, 16 Apr 2013 16:45:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17766596-mexico-judge-acquits-ex-drug-czar-linked-to-cartelhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17766596-mexico-judge-acquits-ex-drug-czar-linked-to-cartelmexicocorruptionworld-newsltMon, 15 Apr 2013 22:36:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765539-students-troops-clash-in-venezuela-over-electionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/15/17765539-students-troops-clash-in-venezuela-over-electionvenezuelaelectionprotestsworld-newsltnational-troopsMon, 15 Apr 2013 20:41:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election holding a sign that reads in Spanish "Maduro, illegitimate, get out CNE. Cheaters!" in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuelan National Guard soldiers and vehicles sit along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Riot police deploy along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751794-venezuelan-tensions-rise-with-hints-of-victoryhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751794-venezuelan-tensions-rise-with-hints-of-victoryvenezuelaelectiontensionsworld-newsltnicolas-maduroMon, 15 Apr 2013 01:29:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751333-hacker-seizes-control-of-maduros-twitter-accounthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17751333-hacker-seizes-control-of-maduros-twitter-accountvenezuelahackerworld-newslttwitternicolas-maduroMon, 15 Apr 2013 00:30:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750610-chavezs-absence-discourages-some-in-venezuelahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750610-chavezs-absence-discourages-some-in-venezuelavenezuelachavezhugo-chavezworld-newsabsenceltSun, 14 Apr 2013 22:47:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Una imagen del fallecido presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez cubre una puerta en el centro de coordinación de campaña del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), ubicado en el barrio 23 de enero, en Caracas, el viernes 12 de abril de 2013. Los venezolanos van a las urnas el domingo 14 para elegir al sucesor de Chávez, fallecido el 5 de marzo (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750363-bodies-of-5-men-2-women-found-in-cancunhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750363-bodies-of-5-men-2-women-found-in-cancunmexicoviolenceworld-newsltSun, 14 Apr 2013 22:08:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750120-venezuela-violent-protests-in-chavez-home-statehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17750120-venezuela-violent-protests-in-chavez-home-statevenezuelaelectionhugo-chavezworld-newslthugo-chavez'nicolas-madurovenezuela-electionhenrique-caprilesvenezuela-president-elect-nicolas-maduroSun, 14 Apr 2013 21:33:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A soldier wearing protective gear casts his ballot during the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Residents wait in line to enter a polling station to vote in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to cast his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles gestures from behind the voting booth as he casts his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Voter Carolina Villasmil, from Miami, waves the Venezuelan flag by voters, who arrived by bus from throughout the southeastern United States, as they wait in line to vote at the New Orleans Venezuelan consulate's hosted national election at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, La., Sunday, April 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)</p><p>Venezuelan Mariangel Rosa, 5, flashes a heart symbol to journalists as she walks to the Venezuelan consulate with adults who will vote there during their country's presidential election in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The sign she wears on her shirt reads in Spanish "I'm Chavez from the heart." (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Venezuelan voters who reside in Mexico chant the name of Venezuela's opposition presidential candidate, Henrique Capriles, outside Venezuela's consulate office that was serving as a polling station, in Mexico City, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, or Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)</p><p>A Venezuelan, who resides in Mexico, casts his vote inside Venezuela's consulate office that was serving as a polling station, in Mexico City, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro gestures to supporters as he leaves a polling station after voting in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after voting in the presidential election outside a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Capriles is running for president against Nicolas Maduro, the hand picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Residents wait in line to enter a polling station during the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The newspaper's headline reads in Spanish "Vote in Peace." (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Venezuelans carrying their nation's flag walk to their consulate to vote in their country's presidential election in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)</p><p>Government supporters chant slogans praising Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at opposition supporters, outside a a polling station that had remained open about 20 minutes past the allotted time, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Although no was waiting to vote, the polling station remained open past 6:00 p.m., until demands by a group of opposition supporters were met for the station to be closed. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition supporters chant, "Si se puede, Capriles presidente," or "Yes we can, Capriles president," at ruling party supporters outside a polling station that had remained open about 20 minutes past the allotted time, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Although no was waiting to vote, the polling station remained open past 6:00 p.m., until demands by the Capriles supporters were met for the station to be closed. Voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in a special presidential election to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Polling station delegates start the counting of votes in a special presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelan voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Soldiers close a polling station after a special presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelan voters were deciding Sunday whether to elect interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president or opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, to replace Chavez who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Polling station delegates start the counting of votes in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Chavista militants and government supporters, one holding a portrait of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, wait for presidential election results outside the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A polling station delegate holds a vote for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles as the counting of votes starts in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro greets supporters as he arrives to cast his ballot in the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013.Venezuelan electoral officials announced Sunday evening that voters narrowly elected Maduro, Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor as president in a razor-close special election. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Chavista militants and government supporters wait for presidential election results outside the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Venezuelans went to the polls Sunday to choose the next president between Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro, and opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader, Henrique Capriles, by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's newly elected President Nicolas Maduro celebrates his victory after the official results of the presidential elections were announced, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday, April 14, 2013. Maduro, Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Government supporters celebrate their victory after the official results of the presidential elections were announced, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalist after official results of the presidential elections were announced in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday April 15, 2013. Capriles is refusing to accept the results of Sunday's presidential election and is demanding a recount. The official returns announced by the government-dominated electoral council gave the late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, a narrow victory - 50.7 percent to 49.1 percent.(AP Photo/Fernando LLano)</p><p>Government supporters celebrate after the official results of the presidential elections were announced at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela early Monday April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition's leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Seguidores de la oposición reaccionan al conocer los resultados oficiales de la elección presidencial en Caracas, Venezuela el domingo 14 de abril de 2013. Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Nicolás Maduro, sucesor elegido por el ex mandatario Hugo Chávez, ganó los comicios presidenciales de Venezuela por una estrecha ventaja de apenas poco más de 234.000 votos. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Simpatizantes oficialistas celebran después de conocer los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales en el palacio de Miraflores, Caracas, Venezuela, la madrugada del lunes 15 de Abril de 2013. Nicolás Maduro, sucesor elegido por el ex mandatario Hugo Chávez, ganó los comicios presidenciales de Venezuela por una estrecha ventaja de apenas poco más de 234.000 votos. (AP Foto/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalist after official results of the presidential elections were announced in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday, April 15, 2013. Capriles is refusing to accept the results of Sunday's presidential election and is demanding a recount. The official returns announced by the government-dominated electoral council gave the late President Hugo Chavez's chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, a narrow victory - 50.7 percent to 49.1 percent.(AP Photo/Fernando LLano)</p><p>Opposition supporters react as they hear the official presidential elections results in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters listen to the official presidential elections results at their party headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, late Sunday April 14, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election, edging the opposition leader Henrique Capriles by only about 300,000 votes, electoral officials announced. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election holding a sign that reads in Spanish "Maduro, illegitimate, get out CNE. Cheaters!" in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuelan National Guard soldiers and vehicles sit along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Riot police deploy along a street near downtown Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An opposition supporter confronts riot police along a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles talks to journalists in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition supporters and students clash with national guard soldiers and riot police firing tear gas as they protest near a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters on motorcycles carry a portrait of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles as they confront riot police on a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>An Opposition member carry a portrait of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles on a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters protest the official results of the presidential election in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro, won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's special presidential election but the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles refused to accept the result and demanded a full recount .(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Demonstrators, one holding a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, confront riot police from behind a burning barricade in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Riot police fire rubber bullets as demonstrators throw rocks against them during clashes after opposition supporters and students blocked a highway in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano )</p><p>Demonstrators, one holding a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, shout slogans against the government and the official election results in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse demonstrators protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A demonstrator holds a poster of opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles as as other Capriles supporters and students block a highway in the Altamira neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops fired tear gas and plastic bullets to disperse students protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed presidential election.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro raises his fist as he holds up the official certificate declaring him winner of the presidential election at the Electoral Council in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council has quickly certified the razor-thin presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor. Nicolas Maduro was elected by a margin of 50.8 percent to 49 percent over challenger Henrique Capriles. At right is Tibisay Lucena, the head of the electoral commission.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>An opposition supporter walks by a line of riot police along a highway in the Altamira neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. The opposition is protesting the official results in Venezuela's disputed Sunday presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, left, and his campaign director Carlos Ocariz greet supporters from the window of Capriles' campaign headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. Venezuela's government-friendly electoral council indicated Monday it would quickly certify the presidential victory of Hugo Chavez' hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, apparently ignoring opposition demands for a recount in Sunday's tight race. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition supporters and students cross a barricade during clashes with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, April 15, 2013. National Guard troops dispersed students protesting the official results of Venezuela's disputed presidential election. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles has challenged his narrow loss to Nicolas Maduro and is demanding a recount. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17749722-kidnapped-girl-4-returned-to-mexicohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17749722-kidnapped-girl-4-returned-to-mexicosalvadormexicocentral-americanworld-newsltgirl-foundSun, 14 Apr 2013 20:23:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17747276-mexican-president-faces-teachers-revolthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17747276-mexican-president-faces-teachers-revoltmexicoworld-newsrevoltltenrique-pena-nietoteachers'Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:17:30 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Young teachers block a major highway as they chant slogans, one holding a metal pipe, as a federal police helicopter flies overhead in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The teachers, who are protesting an educational reform that will submit them to evaluation and loosen union control over hiring and firing, left peacefully after negotiating with police. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)</p><p>Teachers chant slogans holding up metal pipes and wooden sticks while blocking a major highway in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Thursday, April 11, 2013. The teachers, who are protesting an educational reform that will submit them to evaluation and loosen union control over hiring and firing, left peacefully after negotiating with police. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)</p><p>CORRECTS TO SAY THAT OFFICER WAS TAKEN TO THE PROTESTERS' BASE CAMP - Protesting teachers escort an undercover state policeman, holding up a sign that reads in Spanish "Me? A traitor?," showing a cartoon image of the governor of Guerrero, Angel Aguirre Rivero, after the officer was caught infiltrating a teacher's march with a weapon, in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The officer's gun and shoes were taken away from him by protesters and he was forced to walk to the protesters' base camp. The teachers are protesting an educational reform that will submit them to evaluation and loosen union control over hiring and firing. (AP Photo/Alejandrino Gonzalez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745970-wake-up-call-for-venezuela-votehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17745970-wake-up-call-for-venezuela-votevenezuelaelectionbcworld-newsltSun, 14 Apr 2013 11:19:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Una imagen del fallecido presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez cubre una puerta en el centro de coordinación de campaña del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), ubicado en el barrio 23 de enero, en Caracas, el viernes 12 de abril de 2013. Los venezolanos van a las urnas el domingo 14 para elegir al sucesor de Chávez, fallecido el 5 de marzo (AP foto/Ramón Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking the Day of the National Revolutionary Militia, also called Bolivarian militias, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles waves as he arrives to a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>Dolls of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, left, and independence hero Simon Bolivar sit inside the 23 de Enero neighborhood campaign command center for the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Nicolas Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14, in an election to replace Chavez who died on March 5. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa</p><p>Defaced campaign signs of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro cover a wall in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 12, 2013. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate and acting President Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's special presidential election. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17738263-mexico-vanished-4-year-old-found-in-el-salvadorhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17738263-mexico-vanished-4-year-old-found-in-el-salvadormexicogirlfoundel-salvadormexico-cityworld-newsltSat, 13 Apr 2013 22:55:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737849-chiles-bachelet-launches-presidential-campaignhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737849-chiles-bachelet-launches-presidential-campaignchileworld-newsmichelle-bacheletbacheletltSat, 13 Apr 2013 22:06:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Chile's former President Michelle Bachelet smiles as she speaks to supporters after being officially named as candidate for the presidency by the Socialist Party and the Party for Democracy in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Bachelet launched her campaign for a new four-year term with an event in the country's capital. She was president from 2006 to 2010, but Chile's constitution bars re-election and she spent the last two years heading the U.N. agency for women and leads in the polls to win this year's election. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Chile's former President Michelle Bachelet greets supporters after being officially named as candidate for the presidency by the Socialist Party and the Party for Democracy in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Bachelet launched her campaign for a new four-year term with an event in the country's capital. She was president from 2006 to 2010, but Chile's constitution bars re-election and she spent the last two years heading the U.N. agency for women and leads in the polls to win this year's election. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Chile's former President Michelle Bachelet greets supporters before being officially named as candidate for the presidency by the Socialist Party and the Party for Democracy in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Bachelet launched her campaign for a new four-year term with an event in the country's capital. She was president from 2006 to 2010, but Chile's constitution bars re-election and she spent the last two years heading the U.N. agency for women and leads in the polls to win this year's election. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p><p>Supporters cheer as they wait for the arrival of Chile's former President Michelle Bachelet to launch her campaign for a new four-year presidential term, in a downtown theater in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Bachelet was officially declared as the Socialist Party and Party for Democracy presidential candidate Saturday. She was president from 2006 to 2010, but Chile's constitution bars re-election and she spent the last two years heading the U.N. agency for women and leads in the polls to win this year's election. (AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737530-forest-fire-smoke-shuts-down-airport-in-hondurashttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737530-forest-fire-smoke-shuts-down-airport-in-hondurassmokehondurasworld-newsltSat, 13 Apr 2013 21:14:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737324-at-chavezs-tomb-a-quiet-place-to-idolize-himhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17737324-at-chavezs-tomb-a-quiet-place-to-idolize-himvenezuelachaveztombhugo-chavezworld-newsltSat, 13 Apr 2013 20:46:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuelan sentries march in a Change of the Guard ceremony near the tomb of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at Military Museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday for a new leader. Acting President Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election and win voters' endorsement to succeed the larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the Chavista revolution. (AP Photo/Vivian Sequera)</p><p>People visit the tomb of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez at the Military Museum in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans will line up to vote Sunday for a new leader. Acting President Nicolas Maduro hopes to ride a tide of grief into Venezuela's special presidential election and win voters' endorsement to succeed the larger-than-life leader who chose him to carry on the Chavista revolution. (AP Photo/Vivian Sequera)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro attends a ceremony marking Bolivarian Militias Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militia is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Venezuela's interim President Nicolas Maduro sings during a ceremony marking Bolivarian Militias Day in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bolivarian Militias is a force of volunteers ranging from students to retirees formed by the late President Hugo Chavez. Just over a month after Chavez succumbed to cancer, Venezuelans vote Sunday to replace him. Maduro, who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's vote. From left to right President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello, Attorney General and wife of Nicolas Maduro Cilia Flores, Maduro and Defense Minister Adm. Diego Molero. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17736171-volcano-spews-ash-in-central-mexicohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17736171-volcano-spews-ash-in-central-mexicomexicovolcanoworld-newsltSat, 13 Apr 2013 18:12:34 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17735912-peru-bus-falls-into-andean-river-27-diehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17735912-peru-bus-falls-into-andean-river-27-dieperucrashbusworld-newsltSat, 13 Apr 2013 17:42:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17725342-in-argentina-even-the-beer-can-be-politicalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17725342-in-argentina-even-the-beer-can-be-politicalargentinapoliticalbeerworld-newsltjuan-domingo-peronSat, 13 Apr 2013 00:29:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A shrine for Eva Peron is lit with candles at the Peron Peron Bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2013. Argentina is famous for its bare-knuckled politics, with iconic figures like General Juan Domingo Peron and his wife Evita, and a history of union battles and leftist guerrilla uprisings. Now beer-makers in Buenos Aires are capitalizing on this culture, brewing and selling artisan brands that celebrate the country’s political icons. The “Peron Peron” bar started the trend when it released its blonde beer, Evita. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>Artisan beers named after political figures are displayed at the Peron Peron Bar in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2013. Argentina is famous for its bare-knuckled politics, with iconic figures like General Juan Domingo Peron and his wife Evita, and a history of union battles and leftist guerrilla uprisings. Now beer-makers in Buenos Aires are capitalizing on this culture, brewing and selling artisan brands that celebrate the country’s political icons. The “Peron Peron” bar started the trend when it released its blonde beer, Evita. Now it also offers Montonero, a dark ale named after the 1970s guerrilla group, and the “Double K,“ in honor of Argentine leader Cristina Fernandez and her late husband, President Nestor Kirchner. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Feb. 23, 2013 photo, political activists from the opposition Radical Party brew blonde, red and black beers named after President Hipolito Yrigoyen at their committee center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina is famous for its bare-knuckled politics, with iconic figures like General Juan Domingo Peron and his wife Evita, and a history of union battles and leftist guerrilla uprisings. Now beer-makers in Buenos Aires are capitalizing on this culture, brewing and selling artisan brands that celebrate the country’s political icons. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p><p>In this Feb. 23, 2013 photo, political activists from the Radical Party produce artisan beer named after President Hipolito Yrigoyen at their committee center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina is famous for its bare-knuckled politics, with iconic figures like General Juan Domingo Peron and his wife Evita, and a history of union battles and leftist guerrilla uprisings. Now beer-makers in Buenos Aires are capitalizing on this culture, brewing and selling artisan brands that celebrate the country’s political icons. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17724851-inca-regional-motifs-inspire-lima-fashion-weekhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17724851-inca-regional-motifs-inspire-lima-fashion-weekperufashion-weekworld-newsltFri, 12 Apr 2013 23:09:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this April 9, 2013 photo, a model practices prior to the show by Peru's designer Jimena Mujica during Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. The shows are highlighting the work of 16 Peruvian designers of clothes, jewelry and accessories as well as the collection of Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who was invited as a special participant. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>In this April 10, 2013 photo, a seamstress adjusts a dress prior to a show by Peru's designer Claudia Jimenez during Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. The shows are highlighting the work of 16 Peruvian designers of clothes, jewelry and accessories as well as the collection of Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who was invited as a special participant. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>Una modelo muestra joyas de la firma peruana ILARIA durante el Lima Fashion Week en Lima, Perú, el Martes 9 de Abril de 2013. (AP Foto/Martin Mejia)</p><p>In this April 9, 2013 photo, a red dress and shoes by Peru's Moda & Cia. sit backstage prior to the show during Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. The shows are highlighting the work of 16 Peruvian designers of clothes, jewelry and accessories as well as the collection of Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who was invited as a special participant. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>In this April 10, 2013 photo, a man stands with his dogs at the end of the catwalk as he waits for the start of a show by Peru's designer Amaro Casanova with his two dog at Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. The shows are highlighting the work of 16 Peruvian designers of clothes, jewelry and accessories as well as the collection of Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who was invited as a special participant. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>A model wears a creation by Peru's Amaro Casanova during Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Lima Fashion Week shows off Peruvian designers' creations through Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>In this April 9, 2013 photo, stylists work together to prepare a model backstage prior to a show at Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>Shoes from the Basement collection are tagged with the models' names prior to the show during Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. The shows are highlighting the work of 16 Peruvian designers of clothes, jewelry and accessories as well as the collection of Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who was invited as a special participant. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>A model wears a creation by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, of Spain, during Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>A model wears a creation by Peru's Elfer Castro during the third edition of Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>A model wears a creation by Peru's Sitka Semsch during the third edition of Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>Models present creations from Peru's designer Elfer Castro during the third edition of Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 8, 2013. Lima Fashion Week shows off Peruvian designers' creations through Saturday. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>In this April 9, 2013 photo, numbered images of models lay on the floor as a guide for a person who dresses the models wearing creations by Jimena Mujica backstage prior their presentation at Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru. The shows are highlighting the work of 16 Peruvian designers of clothes, jewelry and accessories as well as the collection of Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who was invited as a special participant. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p><p>Models wear creations by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, of Spain, during Lima Fashion Week in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722987-after-chavez-venezuela-voteshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722987-after-chavez-venezuela-votesvenezuelaglanceelectionhugo-chavezworld-newsltFri, 12 Apr 2013 19:07:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez whose portrait stands at left, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Capriles is running against ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro in Sunday's presidential election to replace late President Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters attend the closing rally of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>Supporters hold a toddler wearing a Maduro-style mustache at the closing campaign rally for Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Two people jog upstairs painted with the eyes of the late Hugo Chavez at a park in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro,who served as Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in Sunday's presidential elections.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722300-chavez-get-out-the-vote-machine-knocks-on-doorshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17722300-chavez-get-out-the-vote-machine-knocks-on-doorsvenezuelaoutvotelatin-americaworld-newsthe-voteget-out-the-voteltrodolfo-sanchezrichard-escobarFri, 12 Apr 2013 17:44:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Supporters wave their hands as one of them holds a mask of Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro during a campaign rally in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the presidential election set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)</p><p>In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro holds a miniature toy bus as he waves to the crowd during a campaign rally in Cabimas, Zulia state, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, late President Hugo Chavez's hand-picked successor, will run for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. Maduro is a former bus driver. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)</p><p>Supporters ride a motorcycle to the closing campaign rally for ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles on April 14. (AP Photo/Enric Marti)</p><p>Children hold up posters of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez and one of ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro as a campaign convoy drives along in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. Maduro, the hand-picked successor of the late President Hugo Chavez, is running for president against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. The presidential election is set for Sunday, April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A supporter of ruling party presidential candidate Nicolas Maduro pokes fun at opposition candidate Henrique Capriles by putting on a mask in Capriles' likeness, as supporters wait to move to the site of Maduro's closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles in the upcoming April 14 presidential election. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>A supporter of ruling party candidate Nicolas Maduro with a temporary tattoo of the late President Hugo Chavez on her cheek shouts slogans as supporters move to the site of Maduro's closing campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Maduro, Chavez's hand-picked successor, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles April 14. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p><p>Female presidential guard soldiers wait to vote in the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, early Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)</p><p>A soldier wearing protective gear casts his ballot during the presidential election at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, April 14, 2013. Interim President Nicolas Maduro, who served as the late President Hugo Chavez's foreign minister and vice president, is running against opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17717305-barrick-suffering-big-setbacks-in-latin-americahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17717305-barrick-suffering-big-setbacks-in-latin-americagoldlatin-americabarrick-gold-corpworld-newsbarrick-goldltFri, 12 Apr 2013 09:38:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this March 22, 2006 file photo, a woman plays a Kultrum, a traditional Mapuche instrument, during a demonstration on World Water Day by people holding a sign that reads in Spanish ""Let us take care the water, No to Pascua Lama" rejecting a gold mining project they claim will affect water supply to a fertile valley in northern Chile, outside the presidential palace La Moneda in Santiago, Chile. A Chilean court halted on April 10, 2013 the construction of Barrick Gold Corp.’s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high-altitude spine of the Andes. Barrick also faces growing environmental resistance in Argentina, which shares the Pascua-Lama project, and the Dominican Republic’s government is insisting on rewriting the royalties contract for its $4 billion Pueblo Viejo mine. (AP Photo/Santiago Llanquin, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 18, 2007 file photo, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, is shown a model of Barrick's Pascua Lama mining project by Barrick's Igor Gonzalez during a visit to the company's office in Santiago, Chile. A Chilean court’s halted on April 10, 2013 the construction of Barrick Gold Corp.’s $8 billion, border-straddling mine on the high-altitude spine of the Andes. Chile’s environmental and mining ministries are on record supporting the suspension, which is based on allegations that construction is kicking up dust that has settled on the nearby Toro 1, Toro 2 and Esperanza glaciers, hastening their retreat, and threatening the Estrecho river, which supplies water to the Diaguita tribe living downstream. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz, CP, File)</p><p>FILE - In this April 19, 2011 file photo, Greenpeace activists dressed in pirate costumes carrying fake gold protest outside the San Juan state government offices in front of a sign that reads in Spanish "Stop Barrick, save the glaciers" in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Canada's mining company Barrick Gold is developing a large mine in San Juan and has appealed for court injunctions in order to avoid being audited, as it should according to Argentina's Glaciers Law, to corroborate if the mine activity is affecting the glaciers in southern Argentina. There are increased risks for the mining industry in Latin America, where people are taking a closer look at how mining is regulated and taxed, and are determined to capture more of the profits while protecting their natural resources. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2012 file photo, residents march during a demonstration against the Conga gold and silver mining project in Mamacocha Lagoon, Peru. Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. has seen its $5 billion Minas Conga project in Peru stalled amid violent protests and water pollution allegations. In country after country, the world’s biggest miners are facing new environmental standards, confronting changing tax and currency laws and defending long-term contracts they thought were written in stone. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17713935-price-surge-for-tomatoes-has-brazilians-up-in-armshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17713935-price-surge-for-tomatoes-has-brazilians-up-in-armsbrazilworld-newstomatoespriceyltFri, 12 Apr 2013 05:51:21 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A woman shops for tomatoes with her daughter at a supermarket in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, April 11, 2013. A longer-than-usual rainy season, high fuel prices and superheated demand have combined to send prices for the beloved vegetable soaring, and consumers are seeing red. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17712733-moderate-earthquake-felt-in-mexico-cityhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/12/17712733-moderate-earthquake-felt-in-mexico-citymexicoearthquakeworld-newsltFri, 12 Apr 2013 04:22:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post