Daily Headlines: March 11, 2013 (UPDATED)

* Venezuela: “Nicolas, I won't leave you an open path,” said a defiant Henrique Capriles who announced his bid as the main opposition candidate for Venezuela’s April 14th special presidential election.

Update: Miranda state Gov. Henrique Capriles, interim president Nicolás Maduro, and at least four others on Monday registered their candidacies to run for next month's presidential election.
   
* U.S.: A recent Gallup poll found that respondents in the U.S. view Mexico, Cuba and Venezuela more unfavorably than favorably.
 
* Caribbean: Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic qualified to the second round of the World Baseball Classic while Cuba was shockingly eliminated early. 

* Brazil: Apple and IGB Eletronica may be close to settling a legal dispute over the iPhone trademark in Brazil.

Video Source – Al Jazeera English

Online Sources including Update- SI.com, Gallup, Washington Post, CNET News, Miami Herald

World Watch: Advancing

* Libya: While rebels continue to make leeway in Tripoli the U.S. proposed that the U.N. Security Council unfreeze $1.5 billion in Libyan assets for humanitarian purposes.

* Sudan: The Sudanese army was accused of killing anti-government opponents after satellite images revealed freshly dug mass graves near the border with South Sudan.

* U.S.: Apple cofounder Steve Jobs resigned from his post as company CEO after claiming that he “could no longer meet my duties and expectations.”

* World: Researchers concluded that the climate changes such as those caused by El Niño could be a factor in civil conflicts.

Image – Hamza Turkia/XinHua/Xinhua Press/Corbis via The Guardian (“Rebels celebrate in Shuhada Square as they capture Muammar Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziya compound in Tripoli. Other rebel fighters are advancing to (Gaddafi's hometown of) Sirte.”)
Online Sources- MSNBC, The Telegraph, The Independent, BBC News, Voice of America

iPhone to be sold in LatAm via America Movil

Last month we mentioned how Apple planned to sell the much-lauded iPhone in Latin America. Those plans are coming to fruition with today’s announcement from Mexican firm America Movil claiming that they will distribute the phones later this year.

According to a report on the region’s largest cell phone operator:

America Movil…which operates in 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as the United States, did not disclose financial details. It did not say if it was an exclusive accord.

Today’s announcement coincides with Apple’s deal with Vodafone to sell the iPhone in ten countries including Australia and India.

Speaking of America Movil, the company agreed to pay $480 million to Ecuador’s government in order to operate there.

Sources- CNNMoney.com, Endgadget Mobile, The Latin Americanist, Reuters Africa

Image- Guardian UK