Jun 28 2010
At least 28 people were killed and 44 others injured when a bus traveling from the central city of Cochabamba to the southwestern city of Potosi plunged into a ravine early Sunday, Bolivian police said. The TransUncia company bus, which was carrying 70...
Apr 22 2010
The beverage has a red-and-white label, tastes ultra-sweet, gives you a buzz and - says its producers - it keeps you awake. But it is not the drink with similar effect and a similar name you might think it is. An unlikely newcomer has made the world...
Dec 9 2009
On Wednesday, November 24, Iranian demands that female nurses don the hijab in response to Iran’s providing $1.2 million for funding of the new El Alto city hospital in Bolivia sparked a national outcry among women’s rights advocates within Bolivia....
Dec 7 2009
President Evo Morales easily won re-election, according to unofficial results, getting an overwhelming mandate for further revolutionary change on behalf of Bolivia’s long-suppressed indigenous majority. Morales’ allies also won a...
May 26 2009
Bolivians marked the 200th anniversary of their country’s uprising against Spanish rule with rival ceremonies in different parts of the country. Addressing the nation, President Evo Morales said that Latin Americans were engaged in a second...