http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/ParaguayFind stories, videos, and photos about Paraguay from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:24:49 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Paraguay14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Paraguay from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/10/paraguay.pesticide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/10/paraguay.pesticide.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 200 indigenous people who refused to vacate their land in eastern Paraguay were sprayed late last week with what some believe was pesticide, sending seven to the hospital, a government cabinet member said this week.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/06/paraguay.admiral/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/06/paraguay.admiral/index.html#cnnSTCTextParaguayan President Fernando Lugo continued to purge the top ranks of the nation's military Friday, removing the armed forces' commander.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/05/paraguay.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/11/05/paraguay.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextParaguay installed new top military commanders, but President Fernando Lugo, who had ordered the change in leadership, was not present for the ceremony.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:27:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/10/06/sa.qualifiers/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/10/06/sa.qualifiers/index.htmlBrazil and Paraguay already booked their tickets for the 2010 World Cup, but six other teams are still in the running. There are only two automatic tickets left for South America, and one playoff berth against the fourth-place team from CONCACAF.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:03:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/09/10/sa.qualifying/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/09/10/sa.qualifying/index.htmlWith only two rounds remaining until the conclusion of two years of South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, only Brazil and Paraguay have booked their tickets to South Africa.Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:14:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/08/13/south.america.qualifying/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/gregory_sica/08/13/south.america.qualifying/index.htmlWith South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup resuming next month, the top four positioned teams of the continent tested their strength in what ended up being worthwhile friendly matches on Wednesday. While Brazil, Argentina and Chile claimed hard-fought victories in Europe, Paraguay lost in Asia.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/24/paraguay.grave/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/07/24/paraguay.grave/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials have uncovered a common grave in Paraguay that contained at least two bodies of victims believed tortured and killed under former strongman Alfredo Stroessner, authorities said.Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/20/paraguay.president.paternity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/20/paraguay.president.paternity/index.html#cnnSTCTextA second woman stepped forward Monday to say that Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fathered a child out of wedlock when he was a Roman Catholic bishop.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/13/paraguay.lugo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/13/paraguay.lugo/index.html#cnnSTCTextParaguayan President Fernando Lugo acknowledged Monday that he is the father of a 2-year-old child who was conceived when he was a Roman Catholic bishop.Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:17:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/30/chile.uruguay/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/30/chile.uruguay/index.htmlLet's assume that Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil are going to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. It seems a fair assumption -- it could well be that from the seven remaining rounds, just two victories will be good enough to get Paraguay over the line, and three plus a draw may well prove sufficient for the continent's traditional two powers.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:15:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/17/sa.qualifying/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/tim_vickery/03/17/sa.qualifying/index.htmlAll over South America, international squads are being called up as the continent's World Cup qualification campaign resumes after a 5½-month break. The 11th and 12th games for each nation are coming up in late March, followed by two more in June, two in September and the final two in October.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/02/paraguay.stadium/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/02/paraguay.stadium/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo anti-riot police died and five were injured in the collapse of part of Paraguay's principal stadium in the capital, Asuncion, medical officials said.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/15/paraguay.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/15/paraguay.protests/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn what Paraguayans are calling "el tractorazo," protesters parked thousands of tractors and other heavy machinery alongside roads throughout the nation Monday to demand greater security.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/25/paraguay.mexico.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/25/paraguay.mexico.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTextMexico and Paraguay are the top two marijuana-producing countries in the world, a U.N. report says.Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:40:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gregory_sica/09/11/sa.quals/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/gregory_sica/09/11/sa.quals/index.htmlWe're nearly halfway through the marathon campaign of South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, and the past week of action has been one of the more wild and unpredictable so far. Here are five things we've learned after seeing all 10 countries in action:Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:49:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/09/02/south.america.qualifying/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/09/02/south.america.qualifying/index.htmlNow that the adrenaline rush of the transfer window has passed, attention turns to international soccer and the road to South Africa 2010. South America's marathon World Cup qualification campaign is well underway -- this coming weekend marks the seventh of the 18 rounds played -- and there's plenty at stake in all five of the matches on the calendar.Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:04:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/08/05/brazil.diego/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tim_vickery/08/05/brazil.diego/index.htmlThe Olympic soccer tournament hardly seems viable in its current format. It's not hard to understand the howls of anguish from the European clubs over having to release their players. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/23/paraguay.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/06/23/paraguay.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextParaguay's President Nicanor Duarte offered Congress his resignation Monday, two months before his term is slated to end.Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/24/paraguay.lugo/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/24/paraguay.lugo/index.html#cnnSTCTextParaguay's President-elect Fernando Lugo, who ended 61 years of single-party rule with his victory Sunday, will face a largely conservative Congress that may make carrying out his reforms difficult, according to the vice president-elect and an analyst.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/20/paraguay.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/20/paraguay.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix decades of single-party rule in Paraguay came to an end on Sunday after Colorado Party candidate Blanca Ovelar conceded a loss to former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo, who claimed the historic win on his promise to help the poor.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/19/paraguay.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/19/paraguay.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 2 million Paraguayans will head to the polls Sunday for the country's presidential election, which could see the end of six decades of power for the ruling Colorado Party.Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:09:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1732452,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe South American backwater and ex-dictatorship may make history by electing a woman or a leftist as president. Or it might just revert to formSat, 19 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/26/yellow.fever/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/26/yellow.fever/index.html#cnnSTCTextArgentinians planning to travel to the northern part of the country, Brazil and Paraguay were lining up for vaccinations Tuesday, because of a yellow fever breakout that has killed at least 21 people in the region.Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/22/paraguay.yellow.fever/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/02/22/paraguay.yellow.fever/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe World Health Organization plans to send 2 million vaccines to Paraguay by Sunday after yellow fever emerged there for the first time in 34 years.Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:07:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gregory_sica/11/20/sa.wcq/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/gregory_sica/11/20/sa.wcq/index.htmlWith 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.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/09/04/paraguay.england/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/09/04/paraguay.england/index.htmlThey are feared throughout South America for their fighting spirit, their teamwork and their aerial prowess. So it seems remarkable that, although the Paraguayan national team has made it to the last three World Cups, its players have been so slow to make an impact in the English Premier League.Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:43:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luis_bueno/07/08/mexico.semis/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luis_bueno/07/08/mexico.semis/index.htmlOnce again, Mexico is carrying the CONCACAF flag abroad.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:50:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/07/04/copa.venezuela/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/07/04/copa.venezuela/index.htmlBARQUISIMETO, Venezuela -- There's a big advertising campaign going around here with the slogan, "Football is taking over Venezuela ... or is it the other way around?"Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:06:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/05/29/cucuta/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tim_vickery/05/29/cucuta/index.htmlWith a total of nine titles between them, Argentina's Boca Juniors and Brazil's Gr�mio and Santos are no surprises as Copa Libertadores semifinalists. The same can't be said for the other member of South America's last four. No one could possibly have expected C�cuta Deportivo of Colombia to get this far.Wed, 30 May 2007 02:23:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luis_bueno/04/13/libertadores/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/luis_bueno/04/13/libertadores/index.htmlMLS clubs, take note.Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/alan_shipnuck/01/23/hot.not/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/alan_shipnuck/01/23/hot.not/index.html1. Mullets Charley Hoffman's birdie-eagle-birdie finish to win the Hope was pretty sporty, but his mangy hairdo was clearly the star of the show. Somewhere Billy Ray Cyrus is smiling.Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/07/ayoreo.paraguay.reut/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/07/ayoreo.paraguay.reut/index.htmlParaguay's Congress rejected on Thursday a proposal to protect an Indian tribe that has avoided contact with outsiders.Thu, 07 Apr 2005 22:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/03/supermarket.blast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/03/supermarket.blast/index.htmlThe death toll from a fire that raged Sunday through a supermarket crowded with shoppers in Paraguay's capital has risen to 323 people, Attorney General Oscar Latorre has told CNNenEspanol.Tue, 03 Aug 2004 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/02/supermarket.blast.int/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/02/supermarket.blast.int/index.htmlInvestigators picked through the remains of a supermarket in Paraguay's capital Monday, a day after an inferno that killed more than 300 shoppers.Mon, 02 Aug 2004 19:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/02/supermarket.blast.int0900/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/02/supermarket.blast.int0900/index.htmlA fire that raged through a supermarket crowded with weekend shoppers in Paraguay's capital has killed 275 people, Interior Minister Orlando Fiorotto has confirmed.Mon, 02 Aug 2004 13:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/02/supermarket.blast.int0845/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/08/02/supermarket.blast.int0845/index.htmlA fire that raged through a supermarket crowded with weekend shoppers in Paraguay's capital Asuncion killed more than 300 people, Interior Ministry officials said.Mon, 02 Aug 2004 12:46:00 EDT