Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace
Soldiers and military vehicles retreated as hundreds of Bolivian President Luis Arce's supporters rushed the square outside the palace.
Thu Jun 27 2024
Cholita Mona Lisa: Bolivian artist gives famed portrait indigenous makeover
Claudia Callizaya's adaptation has the same steady gaze as in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece portrait and a similar nose.
Thu Jun 02 2022
Could indigenous people in the Amazon hold the secret to keeping dementia at bay?
According to specialists, their way of life and air quality may explain these findings.
Sun Mar 20 2022
Bolivian house with devil sculptures spooks highland city
The adobe-brick house in the high-altitude city of El Alto belongs to David Choque, who hopes the spooky house could spur local tourism.
Fri Feb 18 2022
Bolivian ex-president Anez begins jail term as rights groups slam 'coup' probe
Bolivia's former President Jeanine Anez began a four-month jail term on Monday as investigators probe allegations she helped in a coup.
Mon Mar 15 2021
Bolivians try chlorine dioxide for COVID-19, despite health ministry warnings
Bolivians desperate to cure COVID-19 are ingesting chlorine dioxide, which the senate has approved as a treatment even as the country's health ministry says people should stay away from it.
Wed Jul 22 2020
The coup that ousted Morales
Any human being who values justice and freedom would condemn the coup that ousted the Bolivian president Evo Morales on the 10th of November 2019.
Mon Nov 18 2019
FIFA rejects Bolivian appeal against docked points
FIFA docked points from the Bolivians and gave them to Chile and Peru in a Nov. 1 decision after Paraguayan-born Nelson Cabreras inclusion in their team for the South American qualifiers.
Sat Feb 04 2017
Bolivian government expects unemployment rate to fall to 3.2 per cent
The Government expects to create near 30,000 new jobs this year and reduce unemployment to 3.2 percent, the lowest rate in the region, said today Bolivia's Labor Minister Gonzalo Trigoso. 'The unem
Wed Jan 11 2017
Bolivia detains airline CEO after Colombia crash
Bolivian authorities detained on Tuesday the chief executive of LaMia, the airline which owned the plane that crashed last week in Colombia.
Wed Dec 07 2016
Bolivian deputy minister killed by miners
Bolivian miners kidnapped, tortured and beat to death deputy minister Rodolfo Illanes who tried to negotiate with protesting workers on Thursday.
Fri Aug 26 2016
Sandra Bullock fixes Bolivian election in new drama
Sandra Bullock, as an American political strategist, plots the defeat of Evo Morales in Bolivia's 2002 presidential ballot in "Our Brand is Crisis".
Sun Sep 13 2015
Second body found floating in sea where barge sank
The second body (nationality yet to be verified) was found by fishermen at 9.3 nautical miles northeast of Tanjung Penawar, Kota Tinggi at 6.55 pm, said Tanjung Sedili District MMEA.
Sat May 23 2015
Capsized Bolivian-registered sand carrier towed to sheltered waters in Malaysia
The Oceanline SC208 which capsized yesterday and drifted into Malaysian waters overnight, has been towed to sheltered waters off Malaysia.
Thu May 21 2015
Maritime authority conducts SAR operations for capsized barge
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is conducting SAR operations for a Bolivian-registered sand carrier which capsized today.
Wed May 20 2015