CARLOS VALDEZ

Associated Press
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Bolivia's state airline catapults to market leader

In just three years, Bolivia's state airline has pushed aside private carriers, bucking an international trend toward privatization while becoming the leader in domestic flights for a poor Andean country where flying remains a luxury.

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Day of Skulls: Bolivians take skulls to cemetery

The human skulls brought to the cemetery in Bolivia's capital Tuesday were dressed in military hats, brightly colored Andean chuyo wool hats, adorned with flowers.

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New Bolivia law boosts government airwaves control

A law newly passed by Bolivia's Congress strengthens the leftist government's influence over the airwaves by mandating that privately owned radio and TV stations only get 33 percent of licenses.

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Climate, government controls hit Bolivia's farmers

Bolivia's farmers were hit from all sides last year — drought, floods and wildfires — forcing the poor Andean nation to import staple foods on an unprecedented scale.

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Bolivian couple feted on shared royal wedding day

A Bolivian couple who hadn't been able to afford a formal wedding reception got some royal treatment Friday when they shared their day of matrimony with a British prince and his bride.

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5 years on, Morales' Bolivian revolution falters

The fiery coca growers' union leader who rode discontent over his predecessor's pro-business policies to Bolivia's presidency is suddenly grappling with a sharp drop in popularity.

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Quinoa's popularity boon to Bolivians

It's as inhospitable as climates come for crop cultivation, the dry and rocky soils of Bolivia's semiarid altiplain. Miguel Choque can see his breath as surveys his fields of quinoa, the Andean "supergrain."

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Bolivia denies leaked report of presidential tumor

Bolivian officials are denying a report in a U.S. diplomatic cable revealed Tuesday that President Evo Morales had a tumor in his nose.

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Video: Bolivian president knees soccer opponent

President Evo Morales kneed an opposing player in the groin during a soccer match against a team of political rivals after an apparent hard foul by the opponent, images of the altercation broadcast Monday show.

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Bolivia begins military training for civilians

Bolivia's leftist government said Thursday it has begun military training for civilians at army barracks in what the opposition called a first step toward creating pro-government militias.

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Bolivia court upholds seizure of US man's ranch

A Bolivian court has upheld a government decision to seize a ranch from a U.S. cattleman and his family on the grounds they treated workers as virtual slaves, an official announced Monday

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Bolivia: House arrest for general who caught 'Che'

A retired Bolivian general famous for capturing Ernesto "Che" Guevara was ordered held under house arrest Friday in connection with an alleged plot against President Evo Morales.

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Bolivia circus ban puts countless animals in limbo

She could have lived till 40 in the wild, where the average life span of a lion is double that in captivity. But Maiza is frail and nearly blind after 18 years in the circus, jumping through flaming hoops and performing at the point of trainer's whip.

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Uruguayan ex-priest avoids justice on rape charges

A Catholic priest who fled home to Uruguay and was defrocked after a nun accused him of raping three children in Bolivia has been living with his family for more than a year — with the full knowledge of Uruguayan church officials — despite an Interpol warrant for his arrest.

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Small gains for Bolivia's Morales in state votes

Allies of leftist President Evo Morales made modest advances in state and local elections on Sunday, according to independent exit polls.

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Last stand for opposition in Bolivia elections

Bolivian President Evo Morales seeks to take control of the last bastion of political opposition to his campaign to redistribute Bolivia's wealth and land to the indigenous majority with regional elections on Sunday.

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Bolivian who captured 'Che' wanted for questioning

The retired general who captured legendary revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was summoned Friday by Bolivian authorities investigating an alleged plot against President Evo Morales.

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Bolivia tackles gender equality in government

After reinventing Bolivia's government to reflect the country's multi-ethnic, Indian majority, President Evo Morales is championing gender parity at the highest levels of government.

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Morales deplores US 'occupation' of Haiti

President Evo Morales said Wednesday that Bolivia would seek U.N. condemnation of what he called the U.S. military occupation of earthquake-stricken Haiti.

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Bolivia seizes land from TV network owner

Bolivia's leftist government has seized another big ranch from a top opposition figure. It says the 2,500-hectare (10-square-mile) spread will go to landless Indians.

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Iran's leader makes inroads in Latin America

Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to expand Tehran's influence in Latin America and deepen his alliance with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez on Wednesday in a visit that gave him a platform to defend his country's nuclear program.

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Bolivia: Lake Titicaca at dangerously low levels

Evaporation blamed on global warming has reduced Lake Titicaca, one of the world's highest navigable lakes, to its lowest level since 1949, authorities said Thursday.

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Mennonite man killed by brethren

A Mennonite father of nine has died after being hung from a pole for nine hours by 22 of his brethren who accused him of rape, abuse and violating their religious rules, police said.

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Diplomat: Iran opposes US base deal for Colombia

Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that his country opposes an impending deal to expand the U.S. military's presence in Colombia.

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Bolivia bans use of animals in circuses

Bolivia has enacted what animal rights defenders are calling the world's first law that prohibits the use of animals in circuses.

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