Patrick J. McDonnell
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 - 00:00
Leaders of nine South American nations called Monday for Bolivians to "take all actions necessary" to help calm the domestic turmoil threatening to split this fractured Andean country apart.
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 00:00
Sporadic clashes were reported Sunday on roads outside this eastern city, center of opposition to President Evo Morales. Many Bolivians expressed fears that a tense situation could spin out of control
Friday, August 29, 2008 - 00:00
The two octogenarians are convicted in the 1976 disappearance of a provincial senator in northern Argentina. They are defiant before sentencing
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 00:00
A national referendum endorses socialist President Evo Morales but it also buttresses the positions of governors in states seeking autonomy
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 00:00
Partial unofficial results based on quick counts at polling places indicated that between 56% and 63% of voters cast ballots in favor of Morales
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 00:00
Polls indicate that Morales, whose sweeping reforms have split the country, is likely to retain his job
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 00:00
Eleven soldiers have been arrested and accused of detaining the men at the plaza in June and turning them over to thugs in the rival Mineira Hill favela, authorities say. The troops were trying to "scare" the unruly young men, according to subse
Friday, July 18, 2008 - 00:00
The vice president casts the deciding vote against the new export tax, already in effect and causing protests
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 00:00
While the nation celebrates the recent rescue of 15 captives, families of 700 others taken by the same rebel group are left waiting
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 00:00
A third term, despite constitutional hurdles, appears increasingly likely