Bolivia

Bolivia

• Bolivia launches world court case against Chile

  Land-locked Bolivia has launched a case at the United Nations' highest court seeking to compel neighboring Chile to negotiate access to the Pacific ... 

• Dutch farmer killed in Bolivia; wife held

  Bolivian police say they have found the body of a missing Dutch farmer and have detained his wife as a suspect in the killing. Petrus Jacobus Gerardus ... 

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  British zoo sends 6 endangered macaws to Bolivia

  Six endangered macaws have been flown from Britain to Bolivia in hopes that they can help save a species devastated by the trade in wild animals, ... 

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  Morales: 'imperialists' behind Chavez death

  Bolivian President Evo Morales is blaming "imperialists" for the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Morales said Tuesday that "if they can't ... 

• Bolivia's president defends coca-leaf chewing

  Bolivia's president says the coca leaf is not cocaine, defending the practice of chewing it after securing de-facto U.N. acceptance of it in his ... 

• HIGH ALTITUDE

  Benedict never visited Bolivia as pope, but impressed one bishop with his knowledge of the poor, landlocked South American nation. The Rev. 

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  Much-investigated ref denies fixing soccer matches

  It was in the final minutes of a June 2011 soccer game between Nigeria and Argentina when the little green flags on computer screens in London started ... 

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  VP: Chavez getting 'complex and tough' treatments

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing "extremely complex and tough" treatments following cancer surgery, his vice president said Wednesday. 

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  Venezuela prompted EU to change summit declaration

  Oil-rich Venezuela scored a victory Saturday when it persuaded European delegates at a 60-nation summit to back down on a key point in the gathering's ... 

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  Partial victory for Bolivia in coca fight

  Evo Morales' global crusade to decriminalize the coca leaf, launched in 2006 after the coca growers' union leader was first elected president of ... 

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  Venezuela opposition: Chavez secrecy feeds rumors

  Venezuela's opposition demanded that the government reveal specifics of President Hugo Chavez's condition Wednesday, criticizing secrecy surrounding ... 

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  Bolivia expropriates Spanish energy subsidiaries

  President Evo Morales nationalized the Bolivian electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola in a public ceremony ... 

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  VP says Chavez up, walking; doubts persist

  Vice President Nicolas Maduro surprised Venezuelans with a Christmas Eve announcement that President Hugo Chavez is up and walking two weeks after ...