Washington -- Los servicios de inteligencia estadounidenses, atentos a la situación de Venezuela tras la muerte del presidente Hugo Chávez, advirtieron del colapso económico que puede sufrir el país sudamericano, en un informe divulgado el martes en el que también se refiere a otras situaciones en Latinoamérica.
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO -- El cardenal argentino Jorge Mario Bergoglio, bajo el nombre de Francisco, será el primer papa latinoamericano de la historia y deberá guiar la Iglesia Católica en uno de sus momentos más complicados.
Bergoglio, de 76 años, no contaba en ningún pronóstico; pero el arzobispo de Buenos Aires, jesuita, se convirtió en el pontífice número 266 y el primero que da el continente americano.
Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has accused Forbes magazine of understating his wealth.
In its 2013 list of the world's richest people, Forbes estimated Prince Alwaleed's net worth at $20bn (£13bn), putting him in 26th place.
Quatre collégiennes ont mis au point un générateur d'électricité qui carbure à l'urine plutôt qu'au diesel. Une alternative crédible au pétrole?
Le système mis au point par Duro-Aina et ses copines a l'avantage de la simplicité: une cellule électrolytique est trempée dans de l'urine, pour séparer l'hydrogène qu'elle contient avant de la purifier dans un filtre à eau. Une fois isolé, cet hydrogène d'origine 100% naturelle est poussé dans le générateur qu'il alimente. Avec cet ingénieux système, fabriqué dans le cadre de leurs cours de chimie, les quatre collégiennes nigérianes affirment pouvoir alimenter en électricité quelques ampoules, une télévision et un ventilateur pendant six heures. Tout cela avec un seul litre d'urine.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has died aged 58, after 14 years in power.
Mr Chavez had been seriously ill with cancer for more than a year, undergoing several operations in Cuba.
Crowds of supporters gathered outside the Caracas hospital where he died, chanting "We are all Chavez!"
There was a time when marketers complained about the Indian consumer being skeptical of using plastic on the Internet. They want to touch and feel a product before spending money on it. But, if a recent study is to be believed, all that is changing--the Indian consumer now buys a lot online.
According to Google India, around 8 million Indians shopped online in 2012 and the U.S. Internet giant in December partnered several Indian shopping sites for "Cyber Monday".
In the year 2011 to 2012, consumer interest in online shopping in India grew 128 percent compared to only 40 percent the previous year. According to Forrester, the e-commerce market here is set to grow the fastest within the Asia-Pacific region between 2012 and 16.
BARCELONA, Spain--The hype around mobile payments is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the coming transformation for how people purchase goods and services.
That's according to Ed McLaughlin, chief emerging payments officer for MasterCard, who spoke with CNET about his company's vision.
While at the Mobile World Congress conference, MasterCard unveiled its MasterPass system, which addresses not only mobile payments, but also all forms of digital transactions. MasterPass is designed for purchases made in stores, online, or on the phone.
"It's a foundation for moving to a world beyond plastic," McLaughlin said. "We're in a generational shift from the physical to the connected digital."
While other players are focusing on the traditional concept of mobile payment, or the idea of flashing your smartphone in front of a cash register to pay for clothes, food, and other items, MasterPass will attempt to unify all transactions under one system.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering breathing problems following his return from Cuba where he was treated for cancer, officials say.
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Mr Chavez was continuing to receive treatment at a military hospital in Caracas.
It was the first official communique on the president's health since he returned to Venezuela on Monday.
The pressure group Human Rights Watch says Mexico has failed to properly investigate human rights abuses committed by the security forces.
The group has documented almost 250 disappearances during the term of former President Felipe Calderon.
