Bolivia police bust 5 cocaine labs, arrest 2 people in Quechua village; officer wounded
Bolivia police bust 5 cocaine labs, 1 officer shot Brazil’s leader welcomes Ahmadinejad with hug, urges West to work with Iran on nuclear dispute
Brazil’s president urges West to work with Iran Bolivian authorities warn Titicata, world’s highest lake, at dangerously low level
Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels Bolivia the standard-bearer as Latin American natives fight to protect lands, culture
Indian political awakening stirs Latin America Bolivia allows candidate for vice president to campaign from jail while killings investigatedLA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian election officials say a jailed opposition politician can campaign for vice president from behind bars. Leftist LatAm bloc urges world to reject election being held by Honduras’ coup governmentCOCHABAMBA, Bolivia — Leaders of a bloc of leftist Latin American governments urged the international community Saturday to reject the presidential election planned by Honduras’ interim government next month. Top aide to ousted President Manuel Zelaya says coup talks in Honduras have broken downTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Negotiations to end the Honduran political crisis have collapsed because of the coup-installed government’s refusal to accept ousted President Manuel Zelaya’s return to power, a top aide of the deposed leader said Friday. Orchid show stimulates tourism in BoliviaCONCEPCION - Bolivia’s spring orchid festival here attracts thousands of tourists annually and has created opportunities for livelihoods for the local people, officials said. Bolivian president joins in ceremony commemorating guerrilla leader Ernesto ‘Che’ GuevaraLA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia’s president participated in a tribute Thursday to the guerrilla leader Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who was captured and killed by Bolivian soldiers 42 years ago while trying to foment revolution in this Andean nation. List of endangered monuments from World Monuments FundsAfghanistan: Old City of Herat Argentina: Buenos Aires Historic Center, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires Bolivia’s `rich mountain’ still has plenty of silverPOTOSI - The Cerro Rico de Potosi, which towers above this southern Bolivian highland city and once bankrolled Spain’s colonial presence in the Americas, still contains copious amounts of silver despite being mined uninterruptedly for 464 years. US closing some Bolivia programs, new sign of tensionsLA PAZ, Bolivia — The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia says it is closing some democracy-promotion programs at the request of the Bolivian government. Ex-president of Peru, Bolivia decry actions against media in VenezuelaCARACAS, Venezuela — Former presidents from Peru and Bolivia joined newspaper editors from across the Americas on Friday in condemning what they call a series of attempts by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and some of his allies, to clamp down on the news media. Mennonite man dies after brethren tie him to a pole for 9 hoursLA PAZ, Bolivia — A Mennonite father of nine has died after being hung from a pole for nine hours by 22 of his brethren who accused him of rape, abuse and violating their religious rules, police said. Bolivian med school rector detained after police find 5 decomposing bodies on roofLA PAZ, Bolivia — A Bolivian university director is in police custody after five bodies were discovered decomposing on the roof of a building his school shares with a movie theater, police said Wednesday. Mexican court orders Bolivian preacher kept in jail pending investigation into plane hijackingMEXICO CITY — A court has ordered a Bolivian preacher kept in jail during the investigation into sabotage and kidnapping charges in the hijacking of a jetliner from the resort city of Cancun. Bolivia’s Morales open to investment partners in energy sector but not foreign ownershipMADRID — Bolivia welcomes foreign investment in its energy and natural resource sectors but without foreign companies acting as owners, President Evo Morales said Monday. Bolivia’s Morales decides to go ahead with purchase of presidential plane from RussiaLA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales says Bolivia has decided to buy a presidential plane from Russia after Moscow offered to set up an aircraft maintenance center in the South American nation. Preacher says God wanted him to hijack jetliner so he could warn Mexico of earthquake threatMEXICO CITY — It was 1 p.m. when the control tower at the Mexico City airport got the first word of a bizarre drama that would play out over the next two hours: The pilot of Aeromexico Flight 576 radioed that a man aboard claimed to have a bomb and wanted to talk with President Felipe Calderon. Police raid ends jetliner hijacking in Mexico; passengers, crew safe; up to 8 men arrestedMEXICO CITY — A jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun was briefly hijacked as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday. The hijackers released all passengers shortly before federal police stormed the plane, and the crew emerged unharmed moments later. Mexican official: Bolivian religious fanatic says he hijacked airplane after divine revelationMEXICO CITY — Mexico’s security secretary says a Bolivian religious fanatic told police he hijacked a Mexican flight from the resort city of Cancun after receiving a divine revelation. Hurricane Jimena weakens to a Category 2 storm in the Pacific off Mexico’s coastMIAMI — Hurricane Jimena has weakened to a Category 2 storm as it bears down on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. South American presidents call on Obama to explain US strategic interests in Latin AmericaBARILOCHE, Argentina — South American presidents wrangled for hours Friday over a pending deal to expand the U.S. troop presence in Colombia, closing their meeting with a statement that foreign troops should not be allowed to threaten any of the region’s nations. Secrecy surrounding Colombia-US military riles ‘Yankees go-home’ crowdBARILOCHE, Argentina — Secrecy surrounding a military agreement between the U.S. and Colombia has critics warning of a new Yankee menace to the continent. Leaders at Friday’s South American summit want assurances they won’t be targeted. Chile explores Bolivian access to Pacific, dismisses Peruvian concernsBARILOCHE, Argentina — Landlocked Bolivia’s effort to regain the Pacific coastline it lost in a war with Chile more than a century ago will come up again Friday on the sidelines of the South American presidents’ summit. Venezuela-Colombia dispute unsettles region where military spending is rising sharplyBARILOCHE, Argentina — Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday’s meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases. As military spending soars in South America, Venezuela-Colombia dispute is unwelcome newsBARILOCHE, Argentina — Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has raised the stakes for Friday’s meeting of South American presidents by threatening to break relations with Colombia over plans to give U.S. troops a 10-year lease on its bases. Former ally of Venezuela’s Chavez seeks asylum in Peru to avoid corruption charges at homeLIMA, Peru — A former ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Peru seeking political asylum to avoid corruption charges at home that he contends are politically motivated, his lawyer said Friday. Increasingly a fait accompli, Honduras coup leaves other leftists fearing they could be nextTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Manuel Zelaya’s chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. Across Latin America, his allies and foes alike see a precedent being set. In Bolivian capital, explosives-laden envelopes wound 7 people in 2 bombingsLA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police are investigating exploding envelopes that wounding seven people, three of them severely, in La Paz. |
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