Alfredo Stroessner

Alfredo Stroessner

• Correction: Argentina-Obit-Videla story

  In a May 17 story about the death of jailed former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, The Associated Press, relying on an initial prison service ... 

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  Paraguayans elect tobacco magnate as president

  Paraguayans elected a tobacco magnate as their new leader Sunday, returning the conservative Colorado Party to the presidency that it held for 61 ... 

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  Conservatives likely to retake power in Paraguay

  Paraguay is poised to elect as its new president a conservative candidate from the party that backed strongman Alfredo Stroessner during 35 years of ... 

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  Criminal case delayed in Paraguay land killings

  The prosecutor says he has no physical evidence showing who killed six police officers during a land dispute that prompted the downfall of Paraguayan ... 

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  Paraguay presidential hopeful Oviedo dies in crash

  Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Cesar Oviedo has been killed in a helicopter crash, authorities said Sunday, ending a dramatic political career ...