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Bolivia cuts All Diplomatic Ties with Israel After Refugee Camp Bombing
Bolivia’s government has taken a significant diplomatic step, announcing the severance of relations with Israel in response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza and its alleged treatment of Palestinians.
Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani stated during a press conference, “Bolivia decided to break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel in repudiation and condemnation...
Bolivia in turmoil after governor's arrest
Rioters protesting the arrest of the governor Fernando Camacho set fire to the prosecutor’s office in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the biggest province in Bolivia. The violence on Thursday was denounced by the La Paz national administration, which also declared the arrested lawmaker to be well and alive.
According to Bolivia’s Justice Minister Eduardo Del Castillo, the authorities are “respecting...
Bolivia's 'interim president' withdraws from upcoming election, one day after poll shows pro-Morales candidate in the lead
The acting president of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez, has declared that she will not run in next month’s presidential race, citing the need to consolidate votes in order to defeat a socialist candidate loyal to ousted leader Evo Morales.
“IT IS NOT A SACRIFICE, IT IS AN HONOR,” Anez blared in an all-caps tweet on Thursday, announcing that she, as well as running mate Samuel Doria, had withdrawn their...
Bolivian President thanks Mexico for saving his life, pledges to carry on fight despite coup
Bolivia’s ousted socialist president, Evo Morales, has credited Mexico with saving his life, after the country offered him political asylum following his resignation from government.
“I am very grateful to the president and the Mexican people, because he saved my life,” Morales said on Tuesday, after he arrived in Mexico City to claim political asylum. Unaccounted for in recent days, Morales...
Bolivian President Evo Morales Resigns after weeks of Protests
Bolivian President Evo Morales resigned shortly after the military urged him to do so. Two officials next in line to take over the government also stepped down following weeks of protests.
“I resign from my position as president so that (Carlos) Mesa and (Luis Fernando) Camacho do not continue to persecute socialist leaders,” Morales said during a televised address, mentioning the leaders...
Scientists find Portals to Parallel Worlds
An international team of researchers confirmed the existence of portals to parallel worlds on Earth. The scientists conducted a series of tests showing that the gateways to parallel worlds created by ancient civilizations are located, for example, at Stonehenge (UK).
For many years, scientists have been trying to solve the mystery of Stonehenge, the Gate of the Sun in Bolivia and the Gate of the Gods...
Pope Francis lashes out at capitalism, calls for communism while in Bolivia
Pope Francis has urged the people of Latin America to stand up to the world’s capitalist system and change the world economic order by creating a “truly communitarian economy” based on distribution of goods among all (communism).
Starting his speech with the need to instigate change, he called on the faithful to fight to protect human dignity in a “system” where farm workers end up without...
Bolivia declares Israel a "terrorist state" and revokes travel visas
An Israeli artillery gun fires a 155mm shell towards the Gaza Strip from a position near the border on July 30, 2014.
Bolivia has declared Israel a “terrorist state” and revoked a visa exemption agreement with Tel Aviv in protest at the ongoing Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip.
The move “means, in other words, we are declaring (Israel) a terrorist state,” President Evo Morales...
70 dead in Bolivia carnival festivities
Performers during Bolivian Carnival
The Bolivian government says 70 people have died, most of them in road accidents, during carnival festivities in the Andean country.
Interior Minister Carlos Romero said on Wednesday that police reported 70 deaths, including 37 in traffic accidents, AFP reported.
That toll did not include another five people killed in an incident where an overloaded footbridge collapsed...
Bolivia unveils plan to start nuclear program
Bolivian President Evo Morales says the South American country plans to launch its nuclear program for peaceful purposes.
“This year, we are going to launch the Bolivian nuclear energy program for peaceful means,” Morales said in an address on Wednesday.
“I want to tell you, we are not far…from having atomic energy, because we have sufficient prime material and we have the...
Germany, Brazil enlist 19 more countries for anti-NSA UN resolution
Twenty-one countries, including US allies France and Mexico, have now joined talks to hammer out a UN resolution that would condemn “indiscriminate” and “extra-territorial” surveillance, and ensure “independent oversight” of electronic monitoring.
The news was reported by Foreign Policy magazine, which has also obtained a copy of the draft text.
The resolution was proposed earlier this...
Spying scandal sends US influence on Latin America into nosedive
Democratic leaders from Mexico to Argentina are so resentful of American influence that they are now willing to take action. Spies did the trick.
America for the Americans – this is a cornerstone of United States’ foreign policy. That doctrine, introduced 190 years ago by President James Monroe, means this: foreigners keep out of the US’ backyard. For decades it [US foreign policy] also...
Bolivia plans legal action against Obama over ‘crimes against humanity’
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales plans to file legal action against the US president for crimes against humanity, condemning Washington’s intimidation tactics after it denied Venezuelan presidential jet entry into US airspace.
“I would like to announce that we are preparing a lawsuit against [US President] Barack Obama to condemn him for crimes against humanity,”...
Snowstorm kills 6 people, 30,000 domestic animals in Peru
A man attends his motorcar during a foggy morning in Lima, Peru on August 12, 2013.
Ongoing snowstorms along the border of Peru and Bolivia have left at least six people dead and claimed the lives of more than 30,000 domestic animals.
The cold spell affected about 80,000 mostly poor highlanders in Peru, damaging their main source of revenue – livestock including sheep, llamas and alpacas, and...
Bolivia to file UN complaint over airspace blockade
‘An act of aggression and violation of international law’ is how Bolivia described the situation in which the Presidential plane was grounded in Vienna for almost 12 hours, over fears that Snowden could be on board.
Austrian authorities grounded Bolivian President Evo Morales’ plane in Vienna early on Wednesday morning due to suspicions that NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden was on board. Morales...