[World] Chavez heir Maduro wins Venezuela presidential election

Chavez heir Maduro wins Venezuela presidential election
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22149202
Socialist Nicolas Maduro, hand-picked successor of the late leader Hugo Chavez, has won a narrow victory in Venezuela's presidential poll.

Kerry Says North Korea Talks Are Possible, but Hints at Conditions
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/15/north-korea-kerry-presses-talks
TOKYO - Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday that the United States was prepared to reach out to Kim Jong-un of North Korea if he made the first move to abandon his nuclear weapons program.

Reports: At Least 19 Killed In Mogadishu Attacks - RTTNews
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/04/14/somalia-court-attack.html
At least 19 people have been killed and several injured in gun and bomb attacks carried out by Islamist militants in the Somali capital Mogadishu, media reports citing officials said late on Sunday.

'Alternative for Germany' party calls for euro zone dissolution
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/alternative-for-germany-party-calls-for-euro-zone-dissolution-1.1360033
Bernd Lucke, leader of the AfD: “Europe isn't going to fail if the euro fails.” Photograph: Carsten Koall. Derek Scally. Topics: News · World · Europe · Bernd Lucke · Christian Democrats · Gero Neugebauer · Hans Dietrich Genscher · Helmut Kohl · Helmut ...

Officials cite prison overcrowding in French gangster's escape
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/notorious-french-gangster-hunted-after-spectacular-prison-escape/article11210261/
(CNN) -- The brazen escape of a notorious gangster in France may be due partly to a problem plaguing the prison that couldn't hold him: overcrowding.

Investigators probe jet's crash into sea in Bali
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/04/15/lion-air-crash-investigation-begins.html
BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Investigators were working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss the runway and crash into the sea off the Indonesian resort island of Bali, in the expanding budget airline's seventh accident in 11 years.

Iraqis prepare for first vote since US withdrawal
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Apr-15/213700-iraq-bomb-kills-14th-provincial-polls-candidate.ashx
BAGHDAD (AP) - Even the dead are not spared the campaigning for Iraq's upcoming local elections. Brightly colored placards blanket major streets and hang around the vast cemetery in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, appealing to the hundreds of mourners ...