Cheers and tears as Chávez remembered around world

Some marked Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez’s death with tears; others with cheers.

There was deep mourning in Latin America, condolences from Europe and Asia, and, from Iran’s president, predictions of great works in the afterlife.

US president Barack Obama, meanwhile, focused on “a new chapter” for Venezuela, following 14 years in which Chávez cast himself as a bulwark against US domination.