Sunday, August 11, 2013

Lightning hits Venezuelan refinery

Firefighters were battling a blaze at a Venezuelan refinery after a lightning strike, a top official in the country's state oil company said. It struck a Petroleos de Venezuela refinery in the northern city of Puerto La Cruz.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/11/world/americas/venezuela-refinery-blast/index.html

Ex-Cuban prisons official accused of abuse flees US — again - MiamiHerald.com








WTSP 10 News



Ex-Cuban prisons official accused of abuse flees US — again

MiamiHerald.com

But he rushed to the Newark airport last month, and apparently took a flight to Canada and went on to Cuba, just days after El Nuevo Herald and Miami's Spanish-language TV stations reported that Rivero had returned from Cuba, the sources said.

Cuban Baseball Team To Arrive In Miami Sunday









via cuba - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGptxgPisF9nFEfX1F1ueDETpjTIg&url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/11/3556914/ex-cuban-prisons-official-accused.html

Government opponents gain in Argentine primaries - Boston.com








Aljazeera.com



Government opponents gain in Argentine primaries

Boston.com

People look for their names in electoral rolls at a polling station in Buenos Aires' The Associated Press People look for their names in electoral rolls at a polling station in Buenos Aires' Tigre district , Argentina, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Argentines ...

Argentines Take The Streets To Protest Government Days Before Primaries As ...

Argentine president faces election test

It's 'for or against' Kirchner in Argentina - and its primary elections









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGslDBsX-_J3Uge9a5odElxHQ2Vvg&url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/latin-america/2013/08/11/argentina-pct-turnout-congressional-primary/lWHcQuHmMgtKmo3tOrA5DO/story.html

US says it's working to see drug lord jailed again - Boston.com








www.worldbulletin.net



US says it's working to see drug lord jailed again

Boston.com

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Obama administration said Sunday that it's working with Mexico to bring new charges against a drug lord who persuaded a court to overturn his 40-year sentence in the kidnap, torture and murder of a U.S. anti-drug agent.

Mexican drug lord behind DEA agent killing released

Mexico drugs lord Caro Quintero's release angers US

Mexican Court Frees Drug Lord Convicted In Killing DEA Agent









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG9Z8SV4p8hI-RLtjkhtBfMxd6s6A&url=http://www.boston.com/news/world/latin-america/2013/08/11/congressman-capo-release-test-for-mexico/ZeGQqZfP9bqUQP8zOMtDoL/story.html

New English-language bookstore a 1st in Havana - Valley morning Star









New English-language bookstore a 1st in Havana

Valley morning Star

The brainchild of a longtime U.S. expat, Cuba Libro launched Friday as a bookshop, cafe and literary salon that offers islanders and tourists alike a unique space to buy or borrow tomes in the language of Shakespeare. Cuba Libro also gives customers an ...









via tourism in Venezuela - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEYfaiTCRA_lPJluze2Jf7oVUdPHA&url=http://www.valleymorningstar.com/entertainment/article_ebba48db-51fd-539a-aa3f-1b46978f965a.html

New English-language bookstore a 1st in Cuba - Rutland Herald









New English-language bookstore a 1st in Cuba

Rutland Herald

The brainchild of a longtime U.S. expat, Cuba Libro launched Friday as a bookshop, cafe and literary salon that offers islanders and tourists alike a unique space to buy or borrow tomes in the language of Shakespeare. Cuba Libro also gives customers an ...









via tourism in Venezuela - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHjZvZ5xxOo_4N_n5Qt89Gt29-cVA&url=http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20130811/THISJUSTIN/708119949/0/FRONTPAGE

Are self-employed Cubans really budding entrepreneurs? - MiamiHerald.com









Are self-employed Cubans really budding entrepreneurs?

MiamiHerald.com

Entrepreneurship has many faces in Cuba today, from street vendors who sell skimpy tube tops purchased at Miami discount stores to the chauffeur of an improvised bicycle taxi to the operator of a white-tablecloth private restaurant with the tips ...









via cuba - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHAYKjpXLFpM7OpcewinRd2VdKDMw&url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/11/3554750/are-self-employed-cubans-really.html

Cuban Baseball Team To Arrive In Miami Sunday - CBS Local









Cuban Baseball Team To Arrive In Miami Sunday

CBS Local

Cuba relaxed its restrictions on travel in January, increasing the number of Cubans able to travel legally to the United States and allowing several prominent dissidents to travel abroad freely since then. The change allows Cubans to travel abroad ...









via cuba - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGjhMUKVOZK_pwIFTQ7yWd7_hRvOQ&url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2013/08/11/cuban-baseball-team-to-arrive-in-miami-sunday/

Huge blaze hits Venezuela refinery

Venezuelan authorities order the evacuation of people living near a major oil refinery after it was hit by lightning and caught fire.



via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23662373#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Tube feedings are culturally correct at Guantánamo - MiamiHerald.com









Tube feedings are culturally correct at Guantánamo

MiamiHerald.com

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVY BASE, Cuba -- For years, Navy medical staff boasted to visiting reporters that the relationship was so cordial with hunger-strikers that they let the prisoners pick their flavor of nutritional supplement. Butter pecan and strawberry ...









via cuba - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH-3GzCPjgiJj6Gcg6oRCqreff7vw&url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/11/3556223/tube-feedings-are-culturally-correct.html

'Bossa Nova' singer Eydie Gorme dies

Singer Eydie Gorme, who had a hit in 1963 with Blame It On The Bossa Nova, has died in Las Vegas aged 84, her publicist says.



via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23653821#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

No hugs for John Kerry in South America - Politico








Politico



No hugs for John Kerry in South America

Politico

Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Colombia and Brazil this week builds on efforts to deepen relations with Latin America, but he can expect a curt reception from the two U.S. allies after reports that an American spy program widely targeted data ...









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFdK7scNf2sR327nHX88nW4Jp7Sfg&url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/john-kerry-south-america-95423.html

Ma embarks on tour of Latin America, Caribbean - Taipei Times








Capital FM Kenya



Ma embarks on tour of Latin America, Caribbean

Taipei Times

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who yesterday embarked on a trip to Paraguay and four other allied nations in the Caribbean, touted the success of his policy of “flexible diplomacy” in consolidating the nation's foreign relations and ending the fierce ...

Taiwan President Ma leaves on 12-day trip to Latin America, Caribbean









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNH4NkBx_Sqa1Nsa7KsQobRFHRtv_Q&url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/08/12/2003569489

Guan Eng likens Malaysia to US in easy access to guns - The Malay Mail Online









Guan Eng likens Malaysia to US in easy access to guns

The Malay Mail Online

“Even though some leaders are away on holiday, DAP is holding this emergency meeting to respond to public fears for their safety that has affected business and caused tourism associations to publicly voice out on the adverse impact of violent crime on ...









via tourism in mexico - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHO9zUi2Umroius5NvUheQe9bRZRA&url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/guan-eng-likens-malaysia-to-us-in-easy-access-to-guns

No hugs for John Kerry in South America? - Politico








Politico



No hugs for John Kerry in South America?

Politico

Secretary of State John Kerry's trip to Colombia and Brazil this week builds on efforts to deepen relations with Latin America, but he can expect a curt reception from the two U.S. allies after reports that an American spy program widely targeted data ...









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFhVtTA_LXxj8uYNq0FEanIou5s2Q&url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/08/john-kerry-south-america-95423.html?hp%3Dl12

Villa Upsets Benitez, Latin American Prospects Go 2-2 Overall at Jackson's MMA ... - Sherdog.com








Sherdog.com



Villa Upsets Benitez, Latin American Prospects Go 2-2 Overall at Jackson's MMA ...

Sherdog.com

While the Latin American market remains a lucrative one for the UFC, and for mixed martial arts in general, Saturday proved what Jackson himself already knew: Developing these fighters is still very much a work-in-progress. “There was a lot of pressure ...









via Latin america - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEEPm0cRt9OrgGOKT9sWFOoYh_M0w&url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Villa-Upsets-Benitez-Latin-American-Prospects-Go-22-Overall-at-Jacksons-MMA-Series-11-54821

Travel: 5 free things to do in Havana, Cuba - MassLive.com









Travel: 5 free things to do in Havana, Cuba

MassLive.com

Tourists pose for a photo with a classic American car in Havana, Cuba. For a place where most people earn just $20 a month at their government jobs, Havana can be a surprisingly expensive place to be a traveler. But there are plenty of free ways to ...









via cuba - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHIlaG5zb8aEkBV7lD5xVLopMuLKQ&url=http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/08/travel_5_free_things_to_do_in_6.html

New English-language bookstore a 1st in Havana - Las Vegas Sun








Montreal Gazette



New English-language bookstore a 1st in Havana

Las Vegas Sun

Anglophones, rejoice: Cuba's first English-language bookstore, cafe and literary salon opened in Havana on Friday, offering islanders and tourists alike a unique space to converse, thumb through magazines and buy or borrow tomes in the language of ...

New English-language bookstore a 1st in Cuba









via tourism in Venezuela - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGnGp0-FDPgr46QIcSQQpeBtXvJWA&url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/aug/11/cb-cuba-english-language-bookstore/

New English-language bookstore a 1st in Cuba - Rutland Herald








Edmonton Journal



New English-language bookstore a 1st in Cuba

Rutland Herald

The brainchild of a longtime U.S. expat, Cuba Libro launched Friday as a bookshop, cafe and literary salon that offers islanders and tourists alike a unique space to buy or borrow tomes in the language of Shakespeare. Cuba Libro also gives customers an ...

New English-language bookstore a 1st in Havana









via tourism in Venezuela - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFD6BQ1PSRRskJvy-sC1EMF6kOyCQ&url=http://rutlandherald.com/article/20130811/THISJUSTIN/708119949