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Bolivian truck plunge kills 21, injures 53

AP — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:41:31 +0000

Bolivian police say a truck plunge high in the Andes killed 21 people and left 53 injured.

Political talks in Bolivia end without progress

AP — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:25:45 +0000

Talks between Bolivia’s president and opposition governors ended without progress Thursday, stalled by the governors’ demand that the central government refund energy profits from their regions as a gesture of good...

Bolivia to establish diplomatic ties with Libya

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:38:39 +0000

Bolivia and Libya agreed Wednesday to establish diplomatic relations and join efforts to develop the nations’ energy resources.

Bolivian opposition rejects Morales' olive branch

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:19:06 +0000

Bolivian opposition governors rejected an olive branch offered by President Evo Morales after a bitter nationwide recall vote in which he was approved by a wide...

US: Coca production rising in Bolivia

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:17:16 +0000

A top U.S. anti-drug official says coca production in Bolivia is still rising despite government efforts to eradicate coca fields.

Early results: Bolivians back Morales in recall

AP — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:07:19 +0000

Voters strongly reaffirmed their faith in President Evo Morales on Sunday in a recall referendum that the Bolivian leader devised to try to break a political stalemate in the bitterly divided Andean nation, partial unofficial results...

Unofficial results: Morales keeps job in Bolivia

AP — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:27:12 +0000

Partial unofficial results show Bolivia’s voters have decided leftist President Evo Morales can keep his job.

Morales hopes Bolivia vote will vindicate him

AP — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:31:08 +0000

Voters were deciding Sunday whether President Evo Morales should stay in office in a referendum proposed by the Bolivian leader to try to break a political stalemate in the bitterly divided Andean...

Bolivia, Shell reach agreement in nationalization

AP — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 03:37:04 +0000

Bolivia has reached an agreement in principle to purchase the local operations of energy company Royal Dutch Shell PLC as part of President Evo Morales’ nationalization...

Morales pins Bolivian revolution on referendum

AP — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:53:32 +0000

Evo Morales is hoping victory in a referendum on his presidency Sunday will re-ignite his stalled crusade to remedy age-old inequities in South America’s poorest country. Polls strongly indicate he’ll keep his...