Torrential rains have caused widespread flooding in southern Ecuador, eastern Bolivia and northern Argentina, with nearly 50 people killed and thousands made homeless, triggering…
The Bolivian government pushed ahead with its moves to re-nationalise its energy industry, ordering foreign financial companies to surrender control over shares they administer…
Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez paid a last-minute visit of support to Bolivian President Evo Morales ahead of a hastily-arranged summit to avert a regional crisis over the Andean…
Bolivia defended on Tuesday the government’s seizure of its vast natural gas industry after the move triggered deep concerns among major foreign investors. Brazil, a huge…
Bolivia’s future president Evo Morales, a coca producer under pressure to crack down on cocaine, has pledged to keep controls on coca but says he will study expanding the area…
Evo Morales, Bolivia’s president-elect, wears sneakers but never a jacket and tie. And that is not the only aspect about the fiery left-winger that is going to shock the world.…
Bolivia’s outgoing president, Carlos Mesa, who has offered to resign to help defuse three weeks of crippling protests, has warned that the country could slide into civil war…
Bolivia’s embattled President Carlos Mesa this week called for early elections to replace him, amid protests against his government’s economic policies. In a move aimed at ending…
It’s the dream of all naturalists: immortalising themselves by naming a new animal or plant species they have discovered. But scientists Robert Wallace and Humberto Gomez of the…
Tanks and armoured vehicles took up positions in La Paz early on Tuesday after thousands took to the streets demanding the resignation of President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, who…
With winds of up to 140kph and driving rain, Hurricane Marty has slammed into Mexico’s Baja California, killing five people, leaving thousands homeless and causing widespread…
Authorities struggled to evacuate people as Hurricane Ignacio roared along the coast of Baja California on Monday, bending palm trees with winds topping 150kph and lashing…
