Argentine supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gather in front of Venezuela's embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.(AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
A man writes a note in a book of condolence at the embassy of Venezuela in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 6, 2013, to honor deceased President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Candles, flowers and traditional Russian bottle of vodka, placed next to an image of Venzuela's late President Hugo Chavez outside the Venezuela's embassy in Moscow on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
A Mexican supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves a Venezuelan flag in front of Venezuela's embassy in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A Mexican supporter of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez waves a Venezuelan flag in front of Venezuela's embassy in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
People gather honoring Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez outside Venezuela's embassy in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that Chavez died on Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
LONDON (AP) — Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and Iran’s president predicted great works in the afterlife. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, focused on “a new chapter” for Venezuela, …