Peruvian President Alan Garcia said he's fed up with the Bolivian President Evo Morales for allegedly spreading rumors about U.S. military bases in Peru and encouraging a national strike July 9.
People in two Bolivian states celebrated what they viewed as a victory Sunday night in referendums on autonomy from the central government.
Pro-government peasant groups are being blamed for burning dozens of ballot boxes Sunday in Bolivia's largest state of Santa Cruz, where voters are casting their ballots in an autonomy referendum.
The two American directors are back on the Riviera - one for the world premiere of his Che Guevara bio-pic, the other to give a film "master class"
Bolivia's president Monday set August 10 as the date for a vote of confidence he predicts will give him a new mandate and strengthen his hand against movements for autonomy in several states.
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday he supports a congressional decision to hold a referendum on whether he and his administration should remain in power amid a move for autonomy that he opposes.
Thousands of people in Bolivia's largest state celebrated what they saw as the success of a referendum on autonomy Sunday night, but the country's president said the measure had failed.
Ronald Larsen's confrontation with government officials has become a focus in an increasingly bitter dispute over land
Thousands of people packed a broad street Wednesday in downtown Santa Cruz, Bolivia, listening to speakers urge them to vote "Si" Sunday on a referendum seeking autonomy for the eastern department of Santa Cruz.
Floodwaters have destroyed more than 1.2 million houses, according to Bolivian officials, with the northeastern department of Beni seeing the worst flooding in 50 years.
Peruvian President Alan Garcia said he's fed up with the Bolivian President Evo Morales for allegedly spreading rumors about U.S. military bases in Peru and encouraging a national strike July 9.
People in two Bolivian states celebrated what they viewed as a victory Sunday night in referendums on autonomy from the central government.
Pro-government peasant groups are being blamed for burning dozens of ballot boxes Sunday in Bolivia's largest state of Santa Cruz, where voters are casting their ballots in an autonomy referendum.
The two American directors are back on the Riviera - one for the world premiere of his Che Guevara bio-pic, the other to give a film "master class"
Bolivia's president Monday set August 10 as the date for a vote of confidence he predicts will give him a new mandate and strengthen his hand against movements for autonomy in several states.
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday he supports a congressional decision to hold a referendum on whether he and his administration should remain in power amid a move for autonomy that he opposes.
Thousands of people in Bolivia's largest state celebrated what they saw as the success of a referendum on autonomy Sunday night, but the country's president said the measure had failed.
Ronald Larsen's confrontation with government officials has become a focus in an increasingly bitter dispute over land
Thousands of people packed a broad street Wednesday in downtown Santa Cruz, Bolivia, listening to speakers urge them to vote "Si" Sunday on a referendum seeking autonomy for the eastern department of Santa Cruz.
Floodwaters have destroyed more than 1.2 million houses, according to Bolivian officials, with the northeastern department of Beni seeing the worst flooding in 50 years.
FIFA's ruling on soccer at high altitudes threatens to throw the South American game into turmoil.
Peru and Bolivia are up in arms over the U.N. anti-narcotics agency's plan to criminalize the traditional medicinal practice of the Andes
President Evo Morales declared a national disaster Tuesday after weeks of heavy storms resulted in widespread flooding blamed for scores of deaths, particularly in northeastern Bolivia.
Bolivia President Evo Morales declared a U.S. diplomat "undesirable" Monday amid allegations that the United States asked a visiting scholar and Peace Corps volunteers to keep tabs on Cubans and Venezuelans in Bolivia.
An American man and a Uruguayan woman were sentenced to prison Tuesday night for their roles in deadly bombings at two hotels in Bolivia, the Bolivian news agency reported.
Bolivian government representatives will meet with breakaway governors next week in a bid to avert a political split that threatens to tear the Andean country in half.
Tensions were rising in Bolivia on Saturday as members of the country's four highest natural gas-producing regions declared autonomy from the central government.
In August 2008, Troy Widgery's morning commute will get a lot more scenic. Instead of driving the five miles from Cherry Creek, Colo., to his office in downtown Denver, he'll fly it, wearing a crash helmet and a jetpack strapped to his back.
Robert Duvall's heroes are Carmen Velasco and Lynne Patterson -- two women who are changing the lives of other women throughout Latin America one loan at a time.
With dizzying talent at its disposal, most in the soccer world figured Argentina would have no trouble waltzing through South America's World Cup qualifying, which got underway just over a month ago. A spot at South Africa 2010 seemed to be a foregone conclusion.
Some foreign diplomats abuse and exploit their household help while serving in the U.S., advocacy groups charge
Bolivia's sex-workers refuse to report for disease detection, demanding protection from harassment
The Bolivian government stepped up its criticism of U.S. aid this week as a top Cabinet official alleged that Washington is supporting opposition to President Evo Morales' sweeping leftist reforms.
Though leftist parties hold power in countries like Bolivia, pro-choice activists are finding themselves on the defensive
Bolivian President Evo Morales wants to convince the world that the coca leaf has been unfairly maligned. Yes, it's the key ingredient in cocaine, but the leaf also has nutritional and pharmaceutical uses, according to the International Coca Research Institute in La Paz.
While eight teams march on to the quarterfinals of the Copa Am�rica, the other four go home to recriminations and postmortems. Not qualifying for the second round in a tournament that only eliminates one-third of the teams is clearly a failure.
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The president of Bolivia announced that his country may have a chance at obtaining a much coveted spot on the U.N. Security Council, the body within the United Nations charged with maintaining global peace and security.
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Oil prices slid further Thursday, breaking below the $70 a barrel mark, a day after weekly inventory reports in the U.S. showed a surprise build in gas and oil supplies.
Oil prices tumbled over $2 Wednesday, retreating from near-record highs, after a government report said gas and oil inventories rose unexpectedly.
A State Department report issued Wednesday voices concerns about heightened political influence by coca-growing associations in Bolivia and Peru, resulting in an increase in coca cultivation in those countries.
In Bolivia a few days ago, they were celebrating the inauguration of Evo Morales, the country's first Indian president.
Europeans and Americans browsed through rows of booths lauding President Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution while Venezuela welcomed tens of thousands of activists to a massive event Tuesday protesting globalization and the war in Iraq.
He has been described as the next Che Guevara, the next Hugo Chavez, the next Fidel Castro. Evo Morales, a former coca growers' union leader and the new President of Bolivia, has pledged to nationalize his country's oil and gas industry, redistribute privately owned land, and decriminalize the coca leaf, a staple of Bolivian indigenous culture as well as the prime ingredient in the manufacturing of cocaine.
The leftist who claimed victory in Bolivia's presidential race on Monday repeated his promise to end a U.S.-backed program to eradicate coca plants, saying the crop that provides the raw material for cocaine is part of Bolivian culture.
A Bolivian newspaper cartoon ahead of the weekend's presidential elections featured Evo Morales arm-wrestling his principal rival, Jorge Quiroga, while simultaneously stretching out a foot to hold Samuel Doria Medina, the third major player in Sunday's vote, at bay. Looking on nervously at Quiroga's shoulder is the figure of Uncle Sam.
Bolivian socialist leader Evo Morales has claimed victory in that turbulent Andean country's presidential election after conservative rival Jorge Quiroga conceded defeat.
As the governmental capital of a country supposedly on the brink of chaos, La Paz was surprisingly tranquil this week.
The head of Bolivia's Supreme Court -- Eduardo Rodriguez -- has been sworn in as interim president to succeed the outgoing Carlos Mesa.
Thousands of anti-government demonstrators have again taken to the streets of La Paz, calling for immediate elections one day after Bolivian President Carlos Mesa offered to resign.
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa has announced his resignation after weeks of demonstrations against his government that have threatened to paralyze the landlocked South American country.
A U.S. proposal to intervene in Western Hemisphere nations to push democracy rankled the leaders of several South American countries debating the issue Monday at the meeting of the Organization of American States.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encouraged members of the Organization of American States on Sunday to prop up feeble democracies, an idea at odds with some South American countries that adhere to nonintervention policies.
If you're close enough, you can hear their sandals cut from old car tires slapping on the asphalt. If you're several blocks away, the protesters announce their approach with the blast of dynamite.
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa offered his resignation to Congress on Monday after widespread protests which he said were "blocking the country," Bolivian television reported.
Bolivian President Carlos Mesa says he will submit his resignation to the country's Congress after a week of widespread protests he said were "blocking the country."
A bid of $650,000 won the right to name a new species of monkey in an auction that ended Thursday held by Charity Folks, an online charity auction house.
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