Provides the latest RSS feeds for Latin America. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Cuba News.net http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/cat/80f72651582f2c13/ en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:35:18 -0400 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:35:18 -0400 30 Protestors have reportedly hacked the official website for the Brazil Football World Cup 2014 and replaced the site with a video of a violent police response to a peaceful protest. According to News.com.au, the FIFA website was replaced with an embedded YouTube video, showing protesters marching, before riot police release tear gas and fire on the protesters with rubber bullets. The report ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215288438/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:02 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215288438/scat/80f72651582f2c13 President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a new regulatory framework for mining in Brazil, one of the world's biggest producers of iron, bauxite, gold, nickel, manganese and other minerals. Rousseff said her plan calls for a new government agency that would regulate mining activity and create a new concessions regime. The new concessions "will run for 40 years, extendable for another 20", and the ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215288005/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:20:02 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215288005/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mexico's Maxcom Telecomunicaciones said Tuesday it was looking to raise new capital and restructure debt after failing to make an interest payment. In a filing with the Mexican Stock Exchange, Maxcom said it would use a 30-day grace period with respect to Tuesday's scheduled interest payment of roughly $11 million to continue talks with a new investor and certain of its bondholders with a view ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287998/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:02 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287998/scat/80f72651582f2c13 West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire. Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire provided for release only if it pertained to ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215270134/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:50:01 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215270134/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the sport in the region. Cameron's comments follow his latest round of meetings in which talks were held with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in Kingstown and Prime Minister of ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215268915/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:20:02 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215268915/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazil will not allow anti-government protests to mar the Confederations Cup being hosted here, Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo said. Rebelo said Monday that Brazil must show the world that it is a democratic country but also that it can guarantee the order needed to undertake such events, reports Xinhua. "We will not allow any of these protests to get in the way of the events we have committed to ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215264709/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:50:01 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215264709/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Corinthians says it is expecting English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur to make an offer for Brazil international midfielder Paulinho. The Brazilian club's deputy director Duilio Monteiro Alves said Monday that all offers for the 24-year-old would be considered during the European summer transfer window, reports Xinhua. "We know that Tottenham are interested but there is nothing official ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215263997/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:10:01 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215263997/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Nineteen advocacy groups and Congo experts are giving the thumps up to President Barack Obama’s appointment of former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold as the new U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Feingold is a former chairman of the Africa Subcommittee in the Senate and co-author of several legislations on the Lord’s Resistance Army ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287293/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:26:09 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287293/scat/80f72651582f2c13 mass protests in the country that have overshadowed the start of the Confederations Cup . Some 250,000 people took to the streets of major cities on Monday ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287350/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:24:14 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287350/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CANCUN, Mexico -; A state prosecutor says one of the U.S. FBI's 10 most wanted fugitives has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287343/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:22:11 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287343/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Reuters With the United States grabbing all three points in Salt Lake City, it’s almost certain they will qualify for the World Cup. With Jurgen Klinsmann’s men atop the group, it’s at this point we start talking about the magic number for qualification, which sits at 7 (6 to go in on goal differential).u00a0 That is the combination of points that the United States can get plus ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287978/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:18:45 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287978/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazilians gather at the city hall in So Paulo as part of widespread protests about high costs, poor services and spending on the World Cup. Photograph: Sebastiao ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287353/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:14:44 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287353/scat/80f72651582f2c13 U.S. forward Jozy Altidore (17) heads the ball as Honduras' keeper Noel Valladares, left, and Jose Velasquez defend in the second half of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287133/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:12:40 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287133/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CANCUN (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Tuesday arrested a former U.S. university professor, who recently was added to the FBI's 10 most-wanted list and faces sex crimes charges in the Philippines. Walter Lee Williams, 64, was arrested in the southern beach resort of Playa del Carmen. The FBI said he was an anthropology and gender studies professor at the University of Southern California ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287344/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:29 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287344/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The United States national ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287327/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:58:43 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287327/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAO PAULO, Brazil - The city of Sao Paulo will host visitors from more than 60 different countries from September 4 to 8, during the 41st edition of the ABAV - Tourism Fair of the Americas. This is the largest and best event of the industry in the continent. The event will be held at Pavilho Anhembi, Latin America's largest Exhibition Center, and for the first time it will be open for end ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287391/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:55:13 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287391/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Costa Rica’s National Biosecurity Technical Commission granted a local subsidiary of multinational biotechnology company Monsanto permission to grow genetically modified (GM) corn in the ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287328/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:43:25 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287328/scat/80f72651582f2c13 (Reuters) - The United States maintained their push for a 2014 World Cup berth with a third straight victory in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying after Jozy Altidore's late strike saw off a stubborn Honduras 1-0 in Utah on Tuesday. Altidore's 73rd minute goal was the difference between the teams at Rio Tinto Stadium as the home side were rewarded for their domination to complete a ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287351/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:35:17 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215287351/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil producer, Pemex, on Tuesday evacuated its Mexico City headquarters, the site of a deadly blast in January, but later said it was a false alarm. "We've finished inspecting the Pemex tower," the company said in a message sent on Twitter at 10:25 p.m. local time/0325 GMT. "It was a false alarm." In January, a blast at the same ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286486/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:03:53 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286486/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SANDY, Utah ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286485/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:55:41 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286485/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BRAZIL President Dilma Rousseff has proposed a new regulatory framework for mining in in the country, one of the world's biggest producers of iron, bauxite, gold, nickel, manganese and other ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286324/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:54:18 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286324/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SANDY, Utah ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286484/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:21:04 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215286484/scat/80f72651582f2c13 JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- South Sudan’s Council of Ministers has submitted a $5.6 billion dollar national budget to parliament for the new fiscal year, more than double the country’s current austerity budget. But officials warned that they are prepared to slash spending if oil production is shut down again over a new row with Sudan, which has accused Juba of backing rebels in the north ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285618/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:16:02 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285618/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.The Zenit St Petersburg star was booed during Brazil's friendlies against England and France earlier this month as fans called for him to be replaced by Paris Saint-Germain winger Lucas.But the 26-year-old saw a shift in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285654/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:34 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285654/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Paraguay's Foreign Minister Jose Felix Fernandez Estigarribia said he has yet to see a "clear signal" from the South American Common Market (Mercosur) for his country's reentry a year after it was suspended from the trade bloc, local media reported Tuesday."The member countries said the sanctions against Paraguay would last until new elections are held. Elections have ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285655/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:25 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285655/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The Bolivian government on Tuesday discussed whether to declare a state of national emergency due to drought in the departments of Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija and Cochabamba.The drought has caused the loss of 84,000 hectares of crops and affected 16,000 families.Deputy Minister of Civil Defense Oscar Cabrera said this week that a state of emergency would be based on the evaluation of ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285656/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:03:25 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285656/scat/80f72651582f2c13 To boost tablet sales in the Brazil market, Samsung Electronics has offered subsidies to its local sales agents to cover 30% of sales prices on average, while Asustek Computer has lowered retail prices by 15%, and possibly further to 30%, industry sources in Taiwan cited retail channels in Brazil as ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285657/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:01:43 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285657/scat/80f72651582f2c13 LA PAZ, Bolivia -- A 4-year-old Bolivian girl who was unconscious for nearly three weeks after being mauled in the face and body by a Rottweiler is awake and ready to fly to Boston for reconstructive surgery, a doctor said ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285715/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:50:53 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285715/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Rosalia lies in a hospital bed in intensive care at the Children's Hospital in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, June 17, 2013. The four-year girl who was attacked by a Rottweiler about 4 months ago, came out of her coma and will be transferred to a U.S. hospital in Boston for reconstructive face surgery. (AP Photo/Juan ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285659/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:16 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285659/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BRASILIA, Brazil - A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology. The commission is led by evangelical pastor Marco Feliciano of the Social Christian Party, who has been accused of homophobia and enraged activists by calling AIDS a "gay cancer" in a tweet. His ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285588/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:42:10 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285588/scat/80f72651582f2c13 One of the challenges of fighting HIV around the world is the difficulty of reaching those at risk. A new study from South Africa indicates that the homosexual community is at increased risk for HIV, and that widespread homophobia may keep these men from receiving the information and care that they need. Gay men in Africa face extreme homophobia and violence within their communities, and in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284730/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:57 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284730/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The U.S. space agency says its proposed asteroid capture mission takes several of NASA's ongoing initiatives and aligns them for one major mission. These chunks of ancient space rocks hold clues about the formation of the universe, pose threats to our planet, and present new territory for explorers. NASA's proposed asteroid mission is a logical next leap for the space agency, says ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284731/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284731/scat/80f72651582f2c13 WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama says Ben Bernanke has done an "outstanding" job leading the central bank and coping with the worst recession in decades. But some analysts say Obama is likely to appoint someone else to head the Federal Reserve in a few months. analysts have mixed opinions about Bernanke's efforts. President Obama praised Ben Bernanke during a recent ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285450/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285450/scat/80f72651582f2c13 LONDON -- The U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights has strongly criticized Turkey's crackdown on anti-government protests, joining the European Union in condemning the police response. But Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hit back, defending the security forces and questioning the democratic legitimacy of his European critics. After weeks of anti-government demonstrations in cities ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284702/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:09:56 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284702/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The United States men's national soccer team hosts Honduras and awin will keep the U.S. in first place inCONCACAF. ProSoccerTalk's Steve Davis is on ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285451/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:47 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215285451/scat/80f72651582f2c13 FIFA president Sepp Blatter denied Tuesday that the Confederations Cup and World Cup are the causes for mass protests across Brazil.Demonstrations, which began last week in response to rises in public transport fares, have turned into a nation-wide rally against bad governance and corruption.Many marchers expressed their anger at the billions of dollars spent on new football stadiums for next ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284544/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:01 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284544/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Cuba's four-member women's judo team, led by Olympic champion Idalis Ortiz, will compete in Russia and Brazil, sports news website JIT said Tuesday.The women will first compete at the World Universiade of Kazan, Russia in July, then travel to France for training before attending the World Championship next August in Brazil, coach Ronaldo Veitia said."We will attend the 27 ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284786/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:59 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284786/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The world indoor 400-meter titleholder, Costa Rica's Nery Brenes, will take part in the 24th Central American Top Class Athletics Championships to be held in Nicaragua later this month, a sports official confirmed Tuesday.Brenes, who leads the Costa Rican team, will compete in the indoor 400-meter run, said Xiomara Larios, president of the Nicaraguan Athletics Federation.The championships ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284780/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:57:59 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284780/scat/80f72651582f2c13 USA's national soccer team poses for the traditional team photo prior to a World Cup qualifier soccer match against Panama, Tuesday, June 11, 2013, in Seattle. The US men's team took on Honduras Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Sandy, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284781/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:55:41 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284781/scat/80f72651582f2c13 People look the "Christ of the Pacific", which overlooks Lima from the top of Morro Solar hill in Lima's district of Chorrillos. The 37-meters tall statue, partly funded by Peru's President Alan Garcia personal savings with the support of Brazilian entrepreneurs, was built to promote ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284820/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:54:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284820/scat/80f72651582f2c13 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- A group of U.S. senators is urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284782/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:43:50 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284782/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BERLIN -- U.S. President Barack Obama is in Berlin, where he will speak Wednesday at the historic Brandenburg Gate and meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The president arrived in Berlin after two days at the Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland, where the leaders focused much of their attention on efforts to end the bloody conflict in Syria. Obama and six other world leaders ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283672/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:57 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283672/scat/80f72651582f2c13 U.S. President Barack Obama is visiting Berlin this week, where he will speak at the historic Brandenburg Gate. The gate is not just one of Germany's emblematic symbols; it also chronicles the recent history of the European relationship with the United States. It has been the backdrop of U.S. presidential speeches in Germany for decades. The Brandenburg Gate is one of Berlin's ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283637/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283637/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAO PAULO -- President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her government remains committed to ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283670/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283670/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A Chinese government official is facing accusations of supporting a mistress with extravagant spending beyond his modest salary, in the latest sex scandal to hit the ruling Communist Party. The scandal erupted Friday, when a 25-year-old female presenter for Chinese state television announced on her blog that she had a four-year affair with the deputy director of China's state archives, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283671/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:02:56 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283671/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Thousands of protesters rallied across Brazil, demonstrating against issues ranging from higher bus fares to police violence, witnesses said. Organizers coordinated marches Monday in several major cities, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Brasilia, the national capital where some protesters group shimmied onto the roof of Congress, the Los Angeles Times reported. In ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283524/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:51:52 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283524/scat/80f72651582f2c13 according to Reuters . There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but officials last week said Lima has 92 disaster-prone areas should the city experience a strong enough ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283714/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:50:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283714/scat/80f72651582f2c13 USA vs Honduras takes place in their World Cup 2014 Qualifying clash on Tuesday night, with the United States clear favorites to claim all the points on offer and progress in their quest for an automatic qualification spot. The game will kick off at 9 p.m. ET and can be watched online through free live stream (details ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283447/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:47:59 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283447/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil President Dilma Rousseff sought to defuse a massive protest movement sweeping Brazil, acknowledging the need for better public services and more responsive governance as demonstrations continued in some cities around the country. Speaking on Tuesday, the morning after more than 200,000 Brazilians marched in over a half-dozen cities, Rousseff said her ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283653/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:45:08 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283653/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 8:40pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - Spanish oil company Repsol and China's Sinopec are among the 16 energy firms and consortia that have qualified for next month's auction of six blocks in Mexico's Chicontepec basin, state-run oil monopoly Pemex said on Tuesday. The Chicontepec basin, discovered more than 80 years ago, is ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284817/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:40:43 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215284817/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The widow of a U.S. banking executive slain in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283690/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:37:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283690/scat/80f72651582f2c13 TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - U.S. senators are urging Secretary of State John Kerry to order a review of aid for Honduras' police and military amid allegations of abuse and human rights violations. The 21 senators want the State Department to provide Congress with a detailed report on whether the Honduran government is protecting freedom of expression, implementing the rule of law and ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283529/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:29:41 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283529/scat/80f72651582f2c13 TYLER, Texas - Samuel L. Jackson would have been cursing up a storm. A Texas man has pleaded guilty to smuggling snakes on several planes from South America to the United States. During a court hearing Wednesday in Tyler, William Lamar pleaded guilty to importing wildlife taken in violation of foreign law. Prosecutors say the 63-year-old eco-tourism guide bought the seven live snakes in August ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283492/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:29:29 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283492/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283650/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:17:24 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215283650/scat/80f72651582f2c13 PENTAGON -- The U.S. military says that within the next three years, it will put women in key combat roles from which they were previously excluded. American women have been serving in combat roles and hundreds have been killed on the front lines for years, but they have been excluded from key positions in areas including Special Operations and infantry. In January, then-Defense Secretary ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282549/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:56:53 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282549/scat/80f72651582f2c13 KINGSTON, Jamaica -; In a bid to kick start Jamaica's chronically stagnant economy, the Caribbean country is wooing its citizens living abroad to invest in the island of their ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282391/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:52:27 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282391/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Violence Brazil has entered a second week of mass protests, with hundreds of thousands turning out in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia and elsewhere. Unrest across the country has injured at least 100 and resulted in over 250 ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282599/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:38:39 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282599/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in January 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282532/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:35:45 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282532/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating allegations that high-ranking bank officials in Puerto Rico conspired to have a former Doral Bank executive killed after he claimed he uncovered fraud, the U.S. attorney for the district of Puerto Rico said on ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282566/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:14 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282566/scat/80f72651582f2c13 FORTALEZA, Brazil - Brazil wants to use Mexico's desperation to its advantage when the teams meet in the Confederations Cup on Wednesday.While Brazil opened with a convincing win over Japan, Mexico lost to Italy and needs a good result against the hosts to keep alive its hopes of advancing in the World Cup warm-up tournament.Brazilian players are hoping the Mexicans come out attacking at the ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282597/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:25:40 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282597/scat/80f72651582f2c13 By Allison Martell and David Alire Garcia NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:59pm EDT NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - Mexico's top steelmaker is hoping to tap the country's ample shale gas reserves if an energy sector overhaul expected this year provides an opening, a senior executive with the company, Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA), said on ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282594/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:59:15 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282594/scat/80f72651582f2c13 WASHINGTON -- Earlier this year, the U.S. postal service revealed plans for a new stamp set called Music Icons. The series shines the spotlight on three American originals. The first issue in the Music Icon series honored Lydia Mendoza, a pioneer of Tejano music, the style that comes from the Texas-Mexico border area. Lydia Mendoza was 18 years old when she walked into a San Antonio studio ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281270/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:53:24 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281270/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Turkish anti-government demonstrators adopted a new type of protest Tuesday - silence. Hundreds of people joined performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who stood still and silent in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours. Demonstrations in Istanbul and Ankara have for weeks been marked by violence, with police using tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators throwing rocks and gasoline ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281425/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:53:22 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281425/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Protestors gather in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Some of the biggest demonstrations since the end of Brazil's 1964-85 dictatorship have broke out across this continent-sized country, uniting multitudes frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education and security despite a heavy tax burden. (AP Photo/Nelson ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281238/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:49:05 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281238/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Buenos Aires, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer songwriter Pablo Milanes, one of the mainstays of the Nueva Trova movement, return to Argentina after two years to perform on September 26 at the Gran Rex theater in the capital. Milanes will presented to the Argentine public the CD "Renaissance", an album that offers a musical exploration around various Cuban rhythmic which has not been ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281465/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:47:37 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281465/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Supreme Court of Chile (Photo: Wikimedia) Chile's Supreme Court has authorised the extradition of ex Argentine judge Otilio Ireneo Roque Romano, to be investigated for his role in the 1976-1983 military dictatorship. Otilio escaped to the neighbouring country two years ago to avoid trial for his alleged involvement in over 100 cases of crimes against humanity, during Argentina's last ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281255/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:25 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281255/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Military forces of Colombia (Photo: Wikimedia) The House of Representatives adopted a controversial law on Monday 17th June which critics say will provide impunity for the army in cases of violence and human rights abuses. The law was adopted with a large majority after an eight hour debate. The law increases the scope of the military courts to includes cases of crimes against humanity, rape, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281466/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:37:25 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281466/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MONTERREY, Mexico, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 6:29pm EDT MONTERREY, Mexico, June 18 (Reuters) - Mexican corn miller Gruma said on Tuesday it refinanced $400 million in debt taken out last year to buy back a stake in the company previously owned by U.S. agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland. The company had borrowed $400 million from Goldman Sachs to buy the 23 percent stake. Gruma ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282593/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:08 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215282593/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Students attempt to enter the Government Palace, in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 17, 2013. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major Brazilian cities protesting the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup --and preparations for the upcoming World Cup-- and against the hike in mass transit fares. Photo AFP/Lehtikuva Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated across Brazil ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281468/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:28:16 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281468/scat/80f72651582f2c13 PRESIDENT Dilma Rousseff has vowed to listen to youths staging Brazil's biggest protests in 20 years in an outpouring of anger over the huge cost of staging events like the World ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281471/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:26:10 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281471/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Popocatepetl, the second highest peak in Mexico, has erupted once again and is spewing ash that could reach Mexico City, which is 40 miles away. The volcano shot chunks of rock into nearby towns and witnesses say the smoke and ash plume rose at least four kilometers into the air. Residents may be evacuated if the eruptions continue, but everyone in the area has been on standby since mid-May, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281461/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:23:57 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281461/scat/80f72651582f2c13 With good spirit in the stadiums and protests outside, the Confederations Cup is underway in Brazil.It's a been long way from perfect but the first round of matches ended on Monday with favorites Brazil, Italy and Spain winning and the host nation getting an idea, in organizational terms, what it will have to improve on for the rest of the tournament - and for the World Cup a year from ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281472/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:22:10 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281472/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority rule. The court says it's unconstitutional to require direct popular elections for an expanded magistrates' council that hires and punishes judges. The law would have expanded the council from 13 to 19 ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281246/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:21:37 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281246/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Popocatepetl view from Amecameca, Mexico. The volcano shot a plume of ash and gas into the air, putting Mexico City on alert for an ash cloud. Wikimedia ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281463/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:29 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281463/scat/80f72651582f2c13 DIOURBEL, SENEGAL -- Humanitarian agencies in Africa's Sahel region are struggling to deal with a cycle of chronic food crisis. Some are moving away from traditional food aid in favor of "cash for work" programs that pay villagers to work on community improvement projects. The U.S. government is considering shifting as much as 45 percent of its $1.4 billion of traditional food aid ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280034/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:58 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280034/scat/80f72651582f2c13 NEW YORK -- A senior United Nations diplomat says Libya continues to face a difficult transition from the regime of Moammar Gadhafi, whose 42-year rule ended in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280244/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:48:57 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280244/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Reuters © Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff speaks during a ceremony announcing Brazil's new mining bill at Planalto Palace in Brasilia June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Ueslei ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280313/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:25 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280313/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Protests continue in Brazil over the rising cost of public transportation and over the government’s massive spending to prepare venues for upcoming sporting events. While some of the protests have turned violent, many eyewitnesses say police have been using unnecessary force to crack down on the demonstrators. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with one of the protesters in Rio, attorney Marcia ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279965/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:47:09 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279965/scat/80f72651582f2c13 * Bill to require rights to be developed or lost * Introduces auction system for some mining prospects * Vale CEO says would have "major impact" on companies By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazil, a major producer of iron ore, gold, copper and other metals, unveiled a long-awaited bill to reform its 46-year-old mining code on Tuesday, proposing a doubling of the current ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281469/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:44:27 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281469/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Santiago de Chile, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Authorities of the Chilean city of Temuco today expressed concern about air pollution in the city, located 619 kilometers from the capital. According to Marcelo Mena, director of the Center for Sustainability at the University Andres Bello, it is necessary to change the energy matrix and mentality, which is the main challenge to face high pollution, ADN ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280398/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:09 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280398/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Santiago, Chile, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Chilean Magistrate Sergio Muñoz authorized today the extradition to Argentina of ex judge Otilio Romano, accused of violating human rights during the military dictatorship of the late Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla (1976-1981.)The ruling of Munoz, a member of the Supreme Court of Justice, must be ratified now by the Fifth Criminal Court of the top ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280066/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:09 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280066/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Buenos Aires, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman will travel to New York Thursday to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, in which he will claim again his country's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Timerman will put forward his country's stand, ratifying its full willingness to find a peaceful solution to the dispute, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280276/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:07 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280276/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Havana, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban male under-19 volleyball team will make its debut against Turkey in the start of the 13th World Championship of the category on June 27, to be disputed in two Mexican cities. The Cuban team will play its first match against Turkey in the city of Mexicali, the host for Pools B and D, and later it will meet Argentina on June 28, after that they will have a ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279966/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:06 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279966/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Port of Spain, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) turned 32 years today with new challenges and immersed in a process of change to increase the links between its members. A key moment of the group was the launch, two years ago, of a regional economic union, which allows greater trade with the signing of the Revised Treaty of Basseterre. The agreement ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280267/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:06 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280267/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Santiago de Chile, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Opera Nabucco, by famous Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi, will be performed today in a movie theatre on Arauco Park in this capital. Nabucco is an Italian-language tragedy in four acts composed by Giuseppe Verdi. It was first performed at La Scala in Milan on 9 March 1842. Based on the Old Testament and the play Nabuchodonosor, by Francis Cornue and ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280159/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:05 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280159/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:40pm EDT SANTIAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - Shareholders of Chilean brewer and bottler CCU on Tuesday approved a 340 billion peso ($680 million) capital increase to finance growth plans. CCU, which has operations in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, is controlled by the local Luksic family's Quinenco holding company and Heineken. The company is planning to invest around $2.7 ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281516/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:40:40 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281516/scat/80f72651582f2c13 (Government corrects royalty figure to say it will be up to 4 percent with some exceptions in 8th and 9th paragraphs (not 0.5 percent to 4 percent) * Bill to require rights to be developed or lost * Introduces auction system for some mining prospects * Vale CEO says would have "major impact" on companies By Jeb Blount RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 (Reuters) - Brazil, the world's ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281470/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:32:20 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281470/scat/80f72651582f2c13 RIO DE JANEIRO -- When more than 200,000 protesters took to the streets across Brazil on Monday night, they demanded a dizzying array of improvements - from halting the fast rise of prices to cleaning up government ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280317/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:23:50 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280317/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAO PAULO (AP) -- Protest leaders called for another huge demonstration in Brazil's largest city Tuesday, building on historic turnouts spawned by widespread frustration over decades of government red tape, high prices and shoddy services even as the nation's economic fortunes have ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280235/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:23:11 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280235/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Scientists are expecting a very large "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and a smaller than average hypoxic level in the Chesapeake Bay this year, based on several NOAA-supported forecast models. NOAA-supported modelers at ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280312/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:18:07 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280312/scat/80f72651582f2c13 MEXICO CITY, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 5:13pm EDT MEXICO CITY, June 18 (Reuters) - Russian planemaker Sukhoi delivered its first Superjet 100 plane to Mexico's Interjet airline at the Paris Airshow, the Mexican company said on Tuesday. Another 19 aircraft from Russia's first post-Soviet civil plane project are due to be delivered in the coming months to Interjet, which is ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281434/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:13:15 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215281434/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The mayor of Sao Paulo Tuesday tried to defuse protests that started with a complaint a week ago against city bus fares and blossomed into a national movement. In an attempt to head off another round of anti-government protests in Brazil's largest city Tuesday night, Mayor Fernando Haddad met during the morning with representatives of the protest movement, but said revoking the 10-cent ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280383/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:10:04 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280383/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Anna Hazare was making headlines with his fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, a group of Brazilians, wearing Gandhi caps, appeared on the Copacabana beach here in support of India's fight against corruption. It was not just an act of solidarity with a fellow emerging country, it was also an indication of things to come. On Monday, two weeks of protests against the 20 ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280262/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:05:45 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280262/scat/80f72651582f2c13 GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- The International Committee of the Red Cross urged a military judge Tuesday to refuse a request to open its confidential communications with U.S. officials about conditions at Guantanamo Bay to the lawyers for the prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 terror ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280225/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:04:06 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280225/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SANTIAGO, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:43pm EDT SANTIAGO, June 18 (Reuters) - Chilean brewer and bottler CCU said on Tuesday it plans to invest about $2.7 billion through 2020 to increase its productive capacity. CCU, which has operations in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, is controlled by the local Luksic family's Quinenco holding company and ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280376/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:43:23 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280376/scat/80f72651582f2c13 People shout out against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 18, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278972/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:33 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278972/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN -- The Food for Peace program costs about $1.5 billion annually and provides U.S.-grown food to countries in need. But President Barack Obama’s proposed 2014 budget includes changes to the 59-year-old program - replacing some commodity shipments with direct cash purchases in foreign countries. While some aid agencies welcome the proposed changes, farmers and millers in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278694/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278694/scat/80f72651582f2c13 W hen tens of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to celebrate Hassan Rowhani's presidential victory last weekend, one chant stood out: "Dictator! Thank you!" In the back of their minds, the protesters must have been asking themselves the same thing surprised Iran observers are wondering: Why would Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the "dictator" who has ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278973/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:42:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278973/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Bogota, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) More than 534.000 tourists, mostkly from the United States, Argentina, and Venezuela, visited Colombia from January to April, 2013, announced the Minister of Trade, Industry, and Tourism. According to the minister, Sergio Díaz-Granados, the amount of travelers exceeded 3.9 percent in relation with the same period of 2012. This increase, he said, demonstrates ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279068/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:36:36 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279068/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Enrique Lima is a co-founder of Publish 88, a Mexican startup that develops software for publishing companies. In the past decade, Mexico's tech industry has flourished, growing three times faster than the global average. Most of that growth has been fueled by demand from the United States. But as Mexico's startups strive to make it in foreign markets, they say they need more ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279045/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:35:21 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279045/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:31pm EDT * Brazilian cement maker's offer was expected to raise $4.8 bln * Shareholders were unwilling to sell stock at discount By Guillermo Parra-Bernal SAO PAULO, June 18 (Reuters) - Votorantim Cimentos SA, Brazil's largest cement producer, and shareholders canceled a $4.8 billion initial public offering, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said on ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280318/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:31:51 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215280318/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAN JUAN.- Three Dominicans trying to smuggle 688 kilos of cocaine into Puerto Rico were arrested by authorities, U.S. Federal Attorney in San Juan, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez announced Tuesday, EFE reports. She said Ren Pea Almonte, Jose Antonio Toribio and Raul Rodriguez Pascual were intercepted Tuesday aboard a speedboat 195 miles south of Ponce, and the drug seized is valued at US$24 million. In ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279004/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:28:51 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279004/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Sydney 2000 Socceroos coach Holger Osieck has described qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as a "beautiful feeling" and vindication of his methods.Australia beat Iraq 1-0 in a tense, nervy affair at Sydney's Olympic stadium last night thanks to an 83rd-minute headed goal from substitute Josh ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278706/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:25:48 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278706/scat/80f72651582f2c13 LIMA (Reuters) - A moderate earthquake shook buildings in Peru's capital on Tuesday but there were no reported injuries or damage, Reuters witnesses and safety officials ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278659/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:39 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278659/scat/80f72651582f2c13 FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - The court-martial of the U.S. soldier accused of providing reams of classified documents to WikiLeaks in a case illustrating the challenge of keeping secrets in the digital age must decide whether tweets and Web pages can be admitted as ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278658/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:39 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278658/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazil’s middle class are demanding that public services be given a higher priority than football. The country is gearing up to host a global event for that next year; the sport is one step short of worship for millions of Brazilians; but while hospital and school budgets go hungry, many are furious that 11 billion euros is being spent preparing for the Confederation Cup. What lit the ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278923/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:11:04 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278923/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Senator Bob Casey is seeking to honour Puerto Ricans who served in the U.S. military's sole all-Hispanic unit. The Pennsylvania Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment known as the "Borinqueneers." He said the unit endured widespread discrimination as it fought in World Wars I and II and ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279005/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:48 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279005/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Demonstrators shout anti-government slogans behind a banner, which reads as 'violence', during one of many protests around Brazil's major cities in Sao ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279074/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:10:33 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279074/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Luiz Felipe Scolari is spoilt for choice ahead of Brazil's second Confederations Cup game against Mexico at the Castelao. With the Selecao in fine form during their comprehensive 3-0 victory in Group A's opener against Japan, and star player Neymar expected to shake off a minor knock picked up in the game, the 64-year-old's main concern is deciding if to change a winning formula. ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279064/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:06:02 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279064/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The FBI and the New York Police Department Tuesday announced a reward of as much as $65,000 for information in a 2008 Times Square recruiting station bombing. The March 6, 2008, bombing of the Armed Forces Recruiting Station remains unsolved, the FBI said in a statement released Tuesday with a previously unpublicized video of the suspected attacker arriving, leaving the bomb and departing on a ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278671/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:04:01 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278671/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Approximately $100,000 worth of LED light bulbs were stolen in Santiago, Chile, where electricity can cost more than 10 percent of the median ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278870/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:01:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215278870/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Muhammad Naeem (L), a spokesman for the Office of the Taliban of Afghanistan, speaks during the opening of the Taliban Afghanistan Political Office in Doha, June 18, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277745/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277745/scat/80f72651582f2c13 ISLAMABAD -- Afghans welcomed their national forces taking responsibility of security across the country, ending 12 years of US and NATO-led control. Many are concerned about the Afghan security forces’ logistic capabilities to face down violent militant networks operating in the country. Barely an hour before a simple closed door ceremony was held here in Kabul marking the transfer of ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277743/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277743/scat/80f72651582f2c13 PENTAGON -- The White House announced Tuesday that U.S. representatives will open direct talks with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, within the next few days, aimed at finding a political solution to the Afghan war. The announcement is being welcomed by the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford. General Dunford said his forces had no ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277744/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277744/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BERLIN -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel caused a stir three years ago when she declared the country's integration policies a failure. Since that time, though, several new programs have sprung up with the aim of giving immigrants a fair shot at a career in Europe's largest economy. One such program is called "Berlin Needs You," and it has been successful placing minority ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277746/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:34 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277746/scat/80f72651582f2c13 a report published Tuesday by Human Rights Watch . According to the new findings, widespread police abuse against sex workers, drug users, and men who have sex with men is a major hindrance in tackling the spread of the deadly virus. "Key populations are not being reached," says Human Rights Watch researcher Neela Ghoshal. "Sex workers are beaten and raped by police, often ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277563/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:33 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277563/scat/80f72651582f2c13 LONDON -- At the G8 Summit in Britain, President Barack Obama and European leaders announced the start of an effort to reach what is being called the biggest trade deal in history. Officials are focusing on regional trade agreements because the long effort to reach a new global trade deal is stalled. British Prime Minister David Cameron stood with U.S. President Barack Obama and European Union ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277426/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:36:33 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277426/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The Rio State Rural Federal University campus in Nova Iguacu was built between 2006 and 2010. (Photo: Jason Margolis) Brazil is commonly referred to as an "emerging economy," along with countries like China and India. But to get past that hurdle, Siquera said a better metric of middle class growth is: Can deserving kids go to college? For the vast majority of Brazilians, the answer ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277837/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:40 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277837/scat/80f72651582f2c13 FORTALEZA, Brazil // Brazil left-back Marcelo says his side will not be seeking revenge when they renew acquaintance with Mexico in their second game of the Confederations Cup in Fortaleza on Wednesday. The last encounter between teams representing the two countries saw Mexico shock the five-time world champions with a 2-1 win in the final of the men's football competition at ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277838/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:37 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277838/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brazil is keeping its oil troubles a domestic affair. First, struggling local tycoon Eike Batista tapped Sao Paulo-based BTG Pactual for a lifeline. Now, the investment bank led by Andre Esteves has emerged as the unlikely buyer of assets from state-controlled Petrobras. The sketchy details on both deals only add to the unhealthy aura of crony ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277839/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:34:10 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277839/scat/80f72651582f2c13 The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official said ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277773/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:27:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277773/scat/80f72651582f2c13 New generation radicalised as protests sparked by fury at bus fare hike mushroom into vast rallies against failing public services and cost of World ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277840/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:24:24 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277840/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Iran .Footage aired on state television showed similar outpourings of joy around the country.In Tehran, residents waved the green-white-red national flag while motorists honked their horns and bikers sped through the capital to join the ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277789/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:23:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277789/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Some of the largest protests in 20 years are breaking out across Brazil as more than 100,000 people took to the streets frustrated by poor transportation, health services, education, and taxes. A hike in bus prices ignited the initial protests, but the flame was fanned after images were released of Sao Paulo police beating demonstrators and firing rubber bullets during a peaceful march Sunday. ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277841/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:20:49 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277841/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Source: ISTOCKPHOTO A 5.6 magnitude earthquake has shaken buildings in Peru's capital, local geologists and witnesses report. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages from the quake centred in the Pacific Ocean about 73 kilometres west of the city. More details to ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277728/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:13 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277728/scat/80f72651582f2c13 African champions Nigeria arrived in Salvador, north-eastern Brazil today ahead of their much-hyped clash with South American champions Uruguay on Thursday. Salvador, the capital of Bahia State, is home to about 2.7 million people and is Brazil’s third most populous city. It was Brazil’s first capital city until 1763. It is also regarded as the black capital of Latin America, as more ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277842/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:42 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277842/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAO PAULO, June 18 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 3:15pm EDT SAO PAULO, June 18 (Reuters) - Votorantim Cimentos SA, Brazil's largest cement producer, and shareholders canceled plans to list shares on Sao Paulo's stock exchange, a source with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday, citing deteriorating market conditions. The source, who declined to be named because the decision has ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279072/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:15:37 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215279072/scat/80f72651582f2c13 When the Fifa president Sepp Blatter announced in 2007 that next year's World Cup would be staged in Brazil, he predicted it would have "a big social and cultural impact". It has, but not in the way he expected. Instead of uniting Brazil in celebration, football's biggest prize, which is returning after 54 years to the country that has won it more times than any other, is ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277376/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:14:59 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277376/scat/80f72651582f2c13 we noted earlier today , the bus fare hike was merely the last straw in a long list of public grievances about the shaky Brazilian economy. But it’s worth noting that Sao Paulo’s bus riders are being majorly squeezed by fares. A fare price that sounds pretty minuscule in dollar terms actually takes up a huge chunk of Brazilian incomes for those at the bottom (and presumably, those ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277846/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:08:22 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277846/scat/80f72651582f2c13 In Brazil, protests over spiraling high costs and poor public services have spilled into widespread anger. It began as an isolated demonstration against a small increase in bus and subway fares in Sao Paulo. Many say it has now become a nationwide rally against government corruption but many deplore the violence. ';This is not an Arab Spring. Our problem is much easier to solve, but in an ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277742/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:03:49 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277742/scat/80f72651582f2c13 States He Lives in Domus Sanctae Marthae To Avoid Being IsolatedBy StaffVATICAN CITY, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - "Dear Quique,Today I received your letter of May 1. It gave me much joy. The account of the patronal feast brought me fresh air. I am well and have not lost my peace in face of a totally astonishing event, which I hold as a gift of God. I try to maintain the same way of being and ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277847/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:54:19 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277847/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mali's government has signed a deal with Tuareg rebels that will allow the army to return to a key rebel-held city ahead of next month's ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276371/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:33 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276371/scat/80f72651582f2c13 When starvation looms, speed is critical. But while the U.S. provides more emergency food aid than any other country, speed is not what it does best. Andrew Natsios witnessed this shortcoming firsthand during famine in Somalia in 1991. "I literally watched children die while we waited for food to arrive," he said at a congressional hearing last week. "It took two to three ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276124/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276124/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Secretary of State John Kerry arrives to speak at the 10th anniversary celebration for the President's Plan for Emergency AIDS Relief, June 18, 2013, at the State Department in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276374/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276374/scat/80f72651582f2c13 BEIRUT -- The United Nations is pressing the Lebanese government to allow a dozen refugee camps help resettle up to a million Syrians. Despite a massive influx of Syrian refugees, Lebanon has been reluctant to establish camps for them. Many refugees live with relatives and friends while the majority rent lodging. About half are registered with the United Nations. "They are meant to be ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276373/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276373/scat/80f72651582f2c13 International Maritime Bureau (IMB), however, Somali pirates tend to mete out harsher treatment to their hostages. The report focuses on the human impact of piracy. According to the International Maritime Bureau’s data, the total number of seafarers attacked by pirates decreased significantly in 2012. But it says although the number of attacks decreased, there was a sharp rise in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276375/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:28:31 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276375/scat/80f72651582f2c13 By Asma Alsharif and Tom PerryCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe.Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed Mursi as governor of the city of Luxor has triggered howls of protest, with demonstrators protesting for ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276129/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:27:00 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276129/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -; The widow of a banking executive slain in Puerto Rico has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the bank's CEO and other high-ranking ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276317/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:24:12 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276317/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:22pm EDT * Deliveries to China to rise in Q3, trend to sustain in 2014-15 * Russian supplies to northern Europe fall most because of China * European refiners have to pay hefty premiums for Russian oil (Adds detail, analyst quote) By Gleb Gorodyankin MOSCOW, June 18 (Reuters) - Russia is steeply ramping up oil deliveries to China, with Asia now importing almost a fifth of oil ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277716/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:22:58 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277716/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Brasilia, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Protests in 20 Brazilian cities show a growing popular discomfort because of the continuous increase of prices, the high cost of living and the excessive public expense for the celebration of the Confederations Soccer Cup. The demonstrations were started on June 3 in Sao Paulo against the increase of the price of the transport tickets in buses, trains and subway, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276463/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:22:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276463/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Copyright © 2013 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Just because a government is democratically elected does not mean it is immune to protest. We've been watching demonstrations and the government response in Turkey. And now the demonstrations we're about to hear about took place in Brazil. ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276464/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:20:57 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276464/scat/80f72651582f2c13 As many as 200,000 demonstrators marched through the streets of Brazil's biggest cities on Monday in a swelling wave of protest tapping into widespread anger at poor public services, police violence and government corruption.Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Tuesday the massive protests that have swept the country in recent weeks represent legitimate calls for better public services ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276465/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:53 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276465/scat/80f72651582f2c13 LONDON -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Government bodies throughout Latin America are investing heavily in satellite services with the region experiencing a major boom over the past couple of years due to a developing economy and ahead of the forthcoming major sporting events taking place in Brazil. GlobalSat, one of Mexico’s largest satellite service providers, has recently partnered with ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277289/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:35 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277289/scat/80f72651582f2c13 clearly on the wane . And so is his native country of Brazil. Slower growth and high inflation, an appreciating dollar and a possible runaway credit boom facing the country's banking system have showed the world that, just as Batista, credit crazy Brazil is heading for trouble. Over the last ten years, the massive increase in credit in Brazil made room for a potential risk of credit crunch ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276074/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:15:29 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276074/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Big game tonight. The U.S. men’s national team hosts Honduras in a World Cup qualifier at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, at 6 p.m. The federation has a preview video above, and here is other preview coverage ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276413/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:12:27 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276413/scat/80f72651582f2c13 GroOovematic plays at Notorious Jazz Club (Photo: Avery Kelly) GroOovematic is a dynamic jazz trio from France that combines modern influences from music genres like funk, electro, and hip-hop with traditional sounds to create their own eclectic style. The group is touring through Argentina this month to promote their first album, the self-titled compilation GroOovematic, to be released in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276181/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:11:08 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276181/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Jennifer Lopez is to star in a Hollywood film about the real-life rescue of the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276563/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:03:09 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276563/scat/80f72651582f2c13 >Editor's note: James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (deCoubertin Books). He is in Brazil for the Confederations Cup. Follow him @JamesPiotrBelo Horizonte, Brazil (CNN) -- At 11 pm, the tired and the injured gathered in Belo Horizonte for one last expression of discontent. More than a thousand sat in Praca Sete de Setembro, a square ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277381/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:59:53 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277381/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Link to video: Brazil protests: demonstrators sing national anthem For pedestrians So Paulo became a rare kind of paradise on Monday night. The protest being called the "free pass movement" meant for once in this car mad capital, the walkers had right of way.There were close to 80,000 of us on the streets of the city. I was there to report but also to protest. I'm about to marry ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276356/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:48 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276356/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A student holds a sign reading "Don't shoot, listen!!!" during a protest in the gardens of the National Congress, on June 17, 2013 in Brasilia. Brazil's president said Tuesday that the voices of hundreds of thousands of protestors across the country, angered by the cost of hosting sporting events such as the World Cup, must be ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276470/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:56:32 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276470/scat/80f72651582f2c13 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Authorities in Puerto Rico say they have seized $24 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat just south of the U.S. territory. U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez said Tuesday that the more than 1,500 pounds (680 kilograms) of cocaine was bound for the U.S. She said three suspects from the Dominican Republic were arrested on a boat detected by a U.S. Coast Guard about 100 ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276412/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:13 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276412/scat/80f72651582f2c13 CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro says he'll meet soon with Iran's President-elect Hassan Rowhani to further strengthen already close relations. Maduro announced plans for a meeting through Twitter on Tuesday, saying that he recently spoke with Rowhani and they agreed to meet. He did not offer details. Venezuela deepened trade with Iran under the ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276446/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:12 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276446/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A protester kicks a gas canister during a demonstration in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 17, 2013. Thousands took to the streets in at least eight cities in Brazil, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. Officers in Rio fired tear gas and rubber ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277353/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:59 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215277353/scat/80f72651582f2c13 (Reuters) - Uzbekistan rallied to beat Qatar 5-1 in Tashkent on Tuesday but came up two goals short of securing their first appearance in a World Cup after Iran's win in South Korea sent both those teams to Brazil. Uzbekistan were pushed into third place in Asian qualifying Group A, behind Iran and South Korea, and will have to rely on the playoff route to make it to next year's showpiece ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276414/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:23 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276414/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A two-level commuter train slammed into another train that had stopped between stations in Buenos Aires killing at least three people and injuring more than 100. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276472/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:48:07 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276472/scat/80f72651582f2c13 >Editor's note: James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (deCoubertin Books). He is in Brazil for the Confederations Cup. Follow him @JamesPiotrBelo Horizonte, Brazil (CNN) -- At 11 pm, the tired and the injured gathered in Belo Horizonte for one last expression of discontent. More than a thousand sat in Praca Sete de Setembro, a square ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276057/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:31:26 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215276057/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Youths clashed with police in central Rio de Janeiro yesterday as more than 200,000 people marched in major Brazilian cities to protest against the billions of dollars spent on the Confederations Cup and higher public transport costs. The nationwide demonstrations, the most extensive since the unrest began 10 days ago, were relatively peaceful. However, acts of vandalism were reported in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275984/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:20 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275984/scat/80f72651582f2c13 People carrying mobile phones walk past a banner supporting Edward Snowden, a former contractor at the National Security Agency (NSA), at Hong Kong's financial Central district, June 18, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274927/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:34 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274927/scat/80f72651582f2c13 U.S. National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander says NSA surveillance programs have helped prevent more than 50 terrorist attacks since ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274926/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:34 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274926/scat/80f72651582f2c13 From left: NSA Director Gen. Keith B. Alexander; Deputy FBI Director Sean Joyce, and Robert Litt, general counsel to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), arrive to testify before a House Intelligence Committee hearing regarding NSA surveillance, on Capitol Hill, in Washington, June 18, ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274925/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:20:34 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274925/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Santiago de Chile, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Coordinating Assembly of High-School Students (ACES) keeps the current pressure on the Government, because they consider that Sebastian Piñera's administration continues without an answer to their historic demands. The students had mobilized until yesterday more than 50 schools nationwide: 25 occupied schools, 15 on strike, and 15 ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275144/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:14:31 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275144/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Terence Stamp doesn't think the new 'Man of Steel' stacks up Don’t expect to see Terence Stamp - who played baddie General Zod in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275047/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:13:11 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275047/scat/80f72651582f2c13 June 18, 2013 The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, expressed his deep regret at articles in some Bolivian media that attempt to show a contradiction between the letter he sent on June 14 to the Government of Bolivia and the letter the OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, Kevin Casas, sent on June 6 to the former President of Bolivia ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275048/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:13:10 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275048/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A mass protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Monday night was one of several across the country where demonstrators raised a host of grievances. Some demonstrators said they drew their inspiration from the protests in ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275049/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:12:57 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275049/scat/80f72651582f2c13 A political thriller that would make Oliver Stone proud. Youth angst, cutting edge documentaries and the broken dreams about coming to America. It's all there and more in Tucson's Cine Mexico, a five-day movie festival with films from some of Mexico's most daring, young filmmakers. Now in its eighth year, Cine Mexico Tucson returns with some of the best of Mexico's ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275031/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:12 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275031/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Florida see Costa Rica as a safe place to do business, as it is a high-consumption market that is conveniently located less than three hours away by ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274971/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:11 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274971/scat/80f72651582f2c13 When Berta Soler, leader of Cuba's dissident Ladies in White, returned to the island last month after her first-ever trip abroad, she felt ready to resume the grinding struggle against the communist government. Soler had received a hero's welcome in the United States and Europe. Large audiences had applauded her denunciations of the Castro system. And her group had secured new ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274966/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:09:10 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274966/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Mobile phone footage from Brazil purports to show police firing what appears to be tear gas at protesters in Rio de Janeiro. The protesters are sitting down in the middle of a road, chanting and singing songs as a group of riot police advance towards them. The protesters have to advance after a series of small explosions near them which send smoke into the air. The protesters retreat to a nearby ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274700/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:15 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274700/scat/80f72651582f2c13 RIO DE JANEIRO , Brazil -- Their country was once ranked one of the happiest in the world -- a stunning, massive marvel, the emerging "B" in BRICS, and soon to play host to two of the planet's hugest sporting events, the World Cup and the Olympics. So what's making Brazilians so angry? Youths have hit the streets with a vengeance in recent days in the country's largest ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275050/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:03 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215275050/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tim Cahill (No.4) of Australia is tackled by Ahmad Ibrahim of Iraq on Tuesday. Photo: CFPAustralia secured their place at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil on Tuesday with a late strike from Josh Kennedy firing them to a tense 1-0 win over an understrength Iraq at Stadium Australia.It was an unconvincing victory in front of a sellout 80,000 crowd, but ensured the Socceroos will appear at their ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274958/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:08:00 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274958/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Santo Domingo.- President Danilo Medina on Tuesday warned of possibly drastic measures to prevent Dominicans eggs and poultry's dependence on Haiti's market and ruled out shuttering the border as some sectors suggest, because "we don't have to go that far," calling the standoff trade dispute. He didn't specify what measures could be taken and announced a meeting ... http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274967/scat/80f72651582f2c13 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:25 -0400 http://www.thecubanews.net/index.php/sid/215274967/scat/80f72651582f2c13