Bolivia

Ahmadinejad: Iran, Bolivia are allies

iht.com     02-Sep-2008   16 related          

Iran and Bolivia will "stick by each other" said hardline Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Tuesday, in comments sure to provoke concern in Washington. Ahmadinejad's statements came at a joint press conference with...                    

A Look Back at the Past 11 Months

globalvoicesonline.org     02-Sep-2008          

Blogger Virginio Sandy arrived in La Paz for the 2nd annual national Bolivian bloggers conference. Mr. Sandy is an indigenous “authority” of his ayllu, who is selected on a rotating basis to be a leader of his community....                    

Bolivia electoral court blocks constitution vote

iht.com     02-Sep-2008   8 related          

Bolivia's National Electoral Court has suspended a referendum on a new constitution, delivering a blow to President Evo Morales' plans to empower the long-marginalized indigenous majority. The electoral court on Monday...                    

Korey D. Eng

redorbit.com     02-Sep-2008          

Posted on: Tuesday, 2 September 2008, 00:00 CDT POTOSI, Wis. - Korey D. Eng, 41, of Potosi, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster, following a brief battle with cancer. Services will...                    

Bolivia's president lands in Iran

bbc.co.uk     01-Sep-2008   4 related          

Bolivian President Evo Morales has arrived in Iran to discuss trade and closer ties with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. His visit follows a trip made by Mr Ahmadinejad to La Paz last year, during which he...                    

Eiffel Tower’s lights to be cut

asianage.com     01-Sep-2008   2 related          

London: The Eiffel Tower is set to loose its sparkle, as the administration has decided to cut its glittering lights in a new green initiative. Sete, the company sub-contracted by Paris to run the Tower, has decided to...                    

Leader says hegemonic powers don't like awareness of Latin American nations

irna.com     01-Sep-2008          

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said awareness of Latin American nations and their determination to preserve their rights is an august development which won't please the hegemonic...                    

Dame Helen Mirren 'loved' taking cocaine

newstrackindia.com     01-Sep-2008   68 related          

London, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 ANI London, Sept 1 (ANI): English actress Dame Helen Mirren has admitted that she used to "love" taking cocaine, and that she had also tried LSD and marijuana. Mirren, 63, revealed that she had...                    

Americas: Celebrating BlogDay

globalvoicesonline.org     31-Aug-2008          

August 31 is BlogDay around the world, which is an event where bloggers recommend 5 blogs to be discovered by others. The Latin American team from Global Voices Online is participating by collectively recommending 5 blogs...                    

Bus wreck kills 9 teenage girls in Chile

usatoday.com     30-Aug-2008          

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A bus carrying students on a trip to Bolivia has overturned in a curvy mountain road in northern Chile, leaving 9 teenage girls dead and 21 injured. Deputy Interior Minister Felipe Harboe said Friday...