http://www.laht.comLatin American Herald Tribuneen-usCopyright 2008-2013 Latin American Herald Tribunehttp://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812732&CategoryId=13303The presidency of Nicolás Maduro, which is still raising doubts, is moving like a crab does: One step forward, two steps back.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812723&CategoryId=13303La aún cuestionada Presidencia de Nicolás Maduro avanza como el cangrejo, dando unos pasitos pa’lante, otros pa’ los laos y otros pa’trás.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812703&CategoryId=13002Thiago Alcantara scored three goals in the first-half to lead Spain to a 4-2 win over Italy in the European Under-21 championship final on Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812669&CategoryId=13303It is fair to recognize all the work from Edgar Zambrano and his colleagues, and to a lesser extent the attitude from the Government, which, overall, has given a few positive answers, insufficient though, to the clamor requesting freedom for all political prisoners in Venezuela.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812628&CategoryId=14090Fifty thousand people took to the streets of Sao Paulo and in the vicinity of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday to protest the recent hike in bus fares, criticize corruption and demand improvements in public services.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812627&CategoryId=12395The Arizona border is one of the main immigration corridors and the place where the success of measures taken by the U.S. government to halt the flow of migrants and enhance security is assessed.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812621&CategoryId=14090President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday 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.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812580&CategoryId=14091Mexican cities with more than 500,000 residents should systematically monitor their air quality to protect the public from pollution-linked respiratory and cardiovascular diseases that cause 14,700 deaths per year in this country, a coalition of NGOs said Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812575&CategoryId=13003Fourteen watercolor fruit studies by Salvador Dali were sold for the first time Tuesday at an auction in London, fetching a total of 726,000 pounds ($1.13 million).http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812572&CategoryId=12395House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he will not bring to a vote an immigration reform bill that does not have the support of a majority of his fellow Republican lawmakers.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812570&CategoryId=13002Retired soccer great David Beckham is in China to build enthusiasm for the beautiful game in the world’s most populous country, though fans are pretty discouraged at the moment over the poor performance of their national team.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812559&CategoryId=10718Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said Tuesday “the voice of the street must be heard” and that large crowds of protesters demanding better public services have “sent a direct message” to the nation’s leaders.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812556&CategoryId=14510The widow and daughter of deceased Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya said on Tuesday that they may ask Spain’s National Court to investigate the activist’s death in a car crash.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812549&CategoryId=13936UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has decided to put off adding northeastern Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to its “World Heritage in Danger” list, media reports said Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812547&CategoryId=14092Puerto Rico’s treasury department is issuing tax refund checks that are not backed by sufficient funds, an opposition lawmaker said Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812433&CategoryId=14091Mexico’s Maxcom Telecomunicaciones said Tuesday it was looking to raise new capital and restructure debt after failing to make an interest payment.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812426&CategoryId=13003Mexican chef Patricia Quintana will close her restaurant Izote to begin a new project, a personalized banquet service business.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812423&CategoryId=14091The director of the Federal District’s missing persons bureau is out in the wake of the disappearances of several young people from two bars in Mexico City, a Federal District Attorney’s Office spokesman said on Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812420&CategoryId=13936A Japanese company has developed a synthetic protein based on spider silk and plans to use it to mass-produce a highly resistant and flexible fiber in the near future.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812419&CategoryId=12395Thirty-two people were killed and 57 others were wounded Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack on a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in this capital, an official with the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812417&CategoryId=14091A National Democratic Left movement leader in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca has been missing since last weekend, the political party said Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812416&CategoryId=23558A member of the Honduran presidential guard was fatally shot during an armed robbery in Tegucigalpa, a spokesman for President Porfirio Lobo’s administration said on Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812414&CategoryId=12395The death toll in the flooding produced by the monsoon in northern India has risen to 95 and heavy rain throughout the region is continuing, media outlets said Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812412&CategoryId=14091Mexico’s Congress could get the energy reform package being prepared by the Peña Nieto administration before it begins its regular session on Sept. 1, Finance Secretary Luis Videgaray said.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812411&CategoryId=14510Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a new push to longstanding bilateral relations with a meeting on Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812409&CategoryId=12395At least 46 people, among them a provincial lawmaker, died and 100 others were wounded Tuesday in a suicide bomb attack on a funeral in the northwestern city of Mardan, a Pakistani police officer said.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812396&CategoryId=13936Mexico plans to launch a nearly six-ton Centenario satellite, the second in the state-owned Mexsat system, in the first half of 2014, the Communications and Transportation Secretariat said.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812393&CategoryId=13936A team of Australian scientists has identified 280 craters on the moon’s surface using a combination of gravitational data and topographical images from satellites, media reports said Tuesday.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812392&CategoryId=14091State-owned oil giant Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex, said it started the review process for its 2013-2015 collective bargaining agreement with its union, with the two sides forming a joint committee to go over the contract.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812391&CategoryId=13002Belgium’s Xavier Malisse upset Spanish world No. 4 and defending champion David Ferrer 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 Tuesday in the first round of the Topshelf Open, a grass-court event in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812390&CategoryId=12395U.S. first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha on Tuesday wrapped up their brief visit to Ireland with a private guided tour of Wicklow Mountains National Park.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812389&CategoryId=13002Spanish national team player Cesc Fabregas said his manager’s decision to start Iker Casillas in the squad’s opening Confederations Cup match against Uruguay ahead of Victor Valdes did not ruffle any feathers because the coach has never played favorites.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812387&CategoryId=14091Mexican police have rescued 70 captives and dismantled 14 gangs in the past three weeks, security officials said.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812385&CategoryId=13003Sony Pictures announced that it has firm plans for three sequels to 2012 mega-hit “The Amazing Spider-Man,” with the first already in production and set for release in May 2014.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812366&CategoryId=13003Australian fashionistas are mourning the closing of the Lisa Ho fashion house, which has dressed stars such as Olivia Newton-John, Jennifer Lopez and Elle Macpherson over the past three decades.http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=812362&CategoryId=12395The government is weighing the option of restricting use of social-networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook, in an effort to quell the protests that have rocked Turkey for several weeks, press reports said Tuesday.