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Bolivian ship hijacked off Maldivian coast

Maldivian forces have sought Indian Navy`s help for its rescue.

Bolivia signs coca control accord with Brazil, US

Coca is used for traditional medicinal purposes in the Andean region but is also the raw material of...

Strong quake rattles Bolivia

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Bolivia and was also felt in Peru and Chile, but the epic...

Indigenous protest march reaches Bolivia`s capital

Indians are opposing a jungle highway that they say will spoil their lands in Bolivia`s Amazon.

Bolivians rebuke Morales in judicial ballot

If the results hold, it would the first defeat at the polls for Evo Morales of his nearly six-year p...

Ex-military chiefs convicted for Bolivia crackdown

Bolivia`s highest court on Tuesday convicted five former top military commanders of won the presiden...

Chavez`s health improving: Bolivian leader

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is improving after undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor, ...

Titicaca, world`s highest lake, at risk

Lake Titicaca, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, located on the border of Peru a...

Bolivia renounces 1961 UN narcotics convention

The United Nations` anti-drug convention classifies coca leaf as an illegal drug.

Bolivia bus plunges into ravine, 28 die

Police say a bus has run off a foggy mountain road in Bolivia, killing at least 28 people.

UN chief mourns death of staff in Bolivia plane crash

The Cessna plane left La Paz airport on Thursday to monitor coca growing.

UN officials on missing plane found alive in Bolivia

All 6 people were alive after the plane made an emergency landing in Asunta.

Bolivian couple feted on shared royal wedding day

A Bolivian couple got some royal treatment when they shared their day of matrimony with UK couple.

Hill collapse in Bolivian capital ruins 400 homes

There were no fatalities but significant damage from landslide in Callapa.

Bolivian Cabinet resigns; Morales` popularity down

All 17 ministers of Bolivian President Evo Morales` Cabinet have stepped down.

US objects to Bolivia bid to legalise coca

Bolivia has proposed to end an international ban on coca leaf-chewing.

Bolivian President cancels gasoline price increase

Sunday`s price hikes had caused a burst of street protests in Bolivia.

Bolivians in streets to protest fuel hikes

The govt`s decision to slash fuel subsidies has sparked outrage in Bolivia.

Bolivia defends sharp fuel increase after strikes

Transport workers have begun an indefinite strike to protest the fuel price hike in Bolivia.

Bolivia recognises sovereign Palestine

Bolivia broke off relations with Israel in January 2009, after Gaza war.

Bolivia recognises Palestine as independent state

Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay have recognised Palestine as an independent state.

Two million Bolivians suffer severe hunger: UN

One out of every five Bolivians suffers "severe hunger", said UN`s FAO.

Bolivian says climate talks may commit `ecocide`

Cancun climate talks may commit "ecocide" if it fails to take decisive action to halt global warming...

Bolivia hosts WikiLeaks `mirror`

Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera has posted all US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks that p...

Bolivia denies WikiLeaks on uranium deal with Iran

Leaked cables said Bolivia agreed to allow Iran to exploit uranium deposits.

8 new plant species discovered in Bolivia

Missouri Botanical Garden botanists have discovered eight new plant species in northern Bolivia.

8 new plant species discovered in Boliva

Botanists have discovered eight new plant species in northern Bolivia.

Bolivian miner trapped in Chile to get new job

A Bolivian miner trapped along with 32 Chileans in a mine in Chile for the past 64 days has been pro...

Former Bolivian Prez to be prosecuted for defamation

Jorge Quiroga is accused of defaming a financial institution.

Bolivia begins military training for civilians

Opposition calls the training a first step toward creating pro-govt militias.

Bolivian priest found guilty of sexual assault in Chile

A Bolivian Catholic priest has been declared guilty of sexual abuse by a court in Chile.

Bolivia probes into arms trade from USA

Bolivia has started a probe into the relation between trade of 60 war rifles from the US and the ter...

Chinese to train Bolivians how to operate satellites

Seventy-four Bolivians will get training from Chinese scientists on how to operate communication sat...

Bolivia summit to seek global climate change referendum

An alternative "people`s conference" on climate change in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in April w...

Bolivia creates space agency for satellite project

The Bolivian government has approved the creation of a space agency to manage a communications satel...

Bolivia declares national emergency after heavy rains

The Bolivian government has declared a national emergency in response to heavy rains and flooding th...

Moderate quakes hit Bolivia, Costa Rica: USGS

Moderate earthquakes shook Bolivia early today, US seismologists said, although there were no imme...

Bolivia`s Morales wins new presidential term

Bolivian President Evo Morales has easily won a second term in elections, according to early exit po...

Bolivia`s Morales talks tough on eve of election

About five million Bolivians go to the polls Sunday in an election that is likely to deliver Evo Mor...

Iran Prez greeted with military honours in Bolivia

Iranian Prez Ahmadinejad arrived in Bolivia for a short visit today, the 2nd leg of a Latin America ...

Warming brings early demise to Bolivian glacier

Once home to the highest ski resort in the world and now reduced to a rocky mountainside, Chacaltaya...

Bolivia’s lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels

Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world`s highest navigabl...

Bolivia pyramid makeover

Eager to attract more tourists, the town of Tiwanaku in the Bolivian Andes has spruced-up the ancien...

Bolivian leader joins in tribute to Che Guevara

Bolivia`s President participated in a tribute on Thursday to the guerrilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guev...

Bolivia to ban child labour

The Bolivian government announced planning of a law that identifies 10 prohibiting areas of child la...

Bolivian president sets goal of nationalising football

Dismayed by his country`s World Cup qualifying campaign, Bolivia`s soccer-loving president has sugge...

Preacher says God wanted him to hijack Mexican jet

It was 1 pm when the control tower at the Mexico City airport got the first word of a bizarre drama ...

Over two million register for Bolivia elections

Nearly 2.5 million voters have registered for the Dec 6 General Elections in Bolivia, the National E...

Bolivian player banned one year for flying karate kick

A Bolivian footballer has been banned for one year for assaulting an opponent with a flying karate k...

Bolivia becomes 1st country to ban use of animals in circuses

Bolivia has enacted what animal rights defenders are calling the world`s first law that prohibits th...

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