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Bolivia leader -- an ex-child worker -- opposes child labor age

President Evo Morales said Monday he opposed any outright ban on child labor or setting a minimum age for workers in Bolivia -- as a former child worker, himself.

Bolivia leader -- an ex-child worker -- opposes child labor age
Racing: Astana Dakar team vehicles off to South America

A caravan of Astana Dakar team vehicles has been shipped off from the port of Havre, France, to South America after a technical check.

Racing: Astana Dakar team vehicles off to South America
Archaeologists in Bolivia find 1,500-year-old treasures

Gold and silver pieces as well as bones and pottery from 1,500 years ago were discovered in Lake Titicaca by underwater archaeologists.

Archaeologists in Bolivia find 1,500-year-old treasures
Brazil's top diplomat resigns over row with Bolivia

Brazil's foreign minister resigned Monday over soaring tensions with La Paz after Brazilian diplomats spirited away a Bolivian opposition senator wanted for corruption.

Brazil's top diplomat resigns over row with Bolivia
Bolivian says he's 123, may be world's oldest person

Could this be the world's oldest person? Carmelo Flores Laura lives high in the Bolivian mountains, chews coca leaves, cooks on open fires and says he's 123 years old.

Bolivian says he's 123, may be world's oldest person
Spain says sorry to Bolivia over Morales airspace block

Spain Monday voiced regret at its diplomatic row with Bolivia, sparked when President Evo Morales' plane was blocked from Spanish airspace over suspicions US fugitive Edward Snowden was on the jet.

Spain says sorry to Bolivia over Morales airspace block
Bolivia's leader threatens to close US embassy

Bolivia's president threatened to close the US embassy as leftist Latin American leaders joined him in blasting Europe and the United States.

Bolivia's leader threatens to close US embassy
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Bolivia FM denies Snowden on Morales jet

Bolivia's foreign minister on Tuesday denied that fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was traveling with President Evo Morales in his plan.

Bolivia FM denies Snowden on Morales jet
People carry an image of revolution leader Che Guevara. ©REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa
Bolivian paper releases unknown Che documents

Che Guevara's personal letters and a slew of unpublished photographs were published by a Bolivian newspaper Monday, nearly half a century after the Argentine-born Cuban revolution hero's death.

Bolivian paper releases unknown Che documents
Bolivia announces expulsion of USAID

President Evo Morales on Wednesday announced the expulsion of USAID from Bolivia, accusing the US development agency of meddling in the country's internal affairs in a new souring of often-tense relations.

Bolivia announces expulsion of USAID
Bolivia sues Chile for access to Pacific

Landlocked Bolivia sued neighboring Chile in the Hague on Wednesday as it pressed a longstanding claim to recover land lost in a 19th century war and thus regain access to the Pacific.

Bolivia sues Chile for access to Pacific
Lets's get small! Bolivians stage miniature festival

Bolivia is throwing a little party. Literally. It's a yearly festival in which street vendors hawk everything miniature -- from houses to clothes to passports -- for small bills of fake money.

Lets's get small! Bolivians stage miniature festival
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Latin American women face widespread violence: study

More than half of Bolivian women have suffered domestic violence, according to a report out Thursday that found such abuse widespread in Latin America, with partners usually the perpetrators.

Latin American women face widespread violence: study
Bolivia President Evo Morales. ©REUTERS
Bolivia leader: US 'commands' Colombia's military

Bolivia President Evo Morales accused the US military of commanding Colombia's armed forces and of having a military base in the South American country.

Bolivia leader: US 'commands' Colombia's military
Brazil cracks down on cocaine trafficking in border areas

Faced with rising cocaine consumption linked to economic prosperity, Brazil is cracking down harder on trafficking along its borders with three top neighboring coca leaf producers: Bolivia, Peru and Colombia.

Brazil cracks down on cocaine trafficking in border areas