14 killed in Bolivia bus accident

September 20th, 2009 US closing some programs in BoliviaLA PAZ, Bolivia — The U.S. Embassy in Bolivia says it is closing some democracy-promotion programs at the request of the Bolivian government.

September 12th, 2009 Bolivia to buy presidential plane from RussiaLA PAZ, Bolivia — President Evo Morales says Bolivia has decided to buy a presidential plane from Russia after Moscow offered to set up an aircraft maintenance center in the South American nation. Defense Minister Walker San Miguel announced in early August that Bolivia had agreed to purchase an Antonov presidential plane with satellite phone, Internet links and a meeting room from Russia for $30 million.

July 29th, 2009 Iran approves $280 million loan for BoliviaLA PAZ, Bolivia — Iran's top diplomat in Bolivia says the Islamic republic has approved a $280 million low-interest loan for President Evo Morales' government to use as it sees fit. Gas and oil exploration are possibilities.

July 19th, 2009 Bolivia coca growers back Morales re-electionLA PAZ, Bolivia — A leader of coca growers in Central Bolivia says the farmers are putting their controversial crop behind President Evo Morales' campaign for re-election. Asterio Romero tells the government's Patria Nueva radio station that each of his union's 45,000 members will donate a pound of coca to help Morales in the December election.

June 24th, 2009 Bolivia: 8 Mennonite men accused of raping womenLA PAZ, Bolivia — Eight men from a Mennonite farming community in eastern Bolivia have been accused of raping dozens of females at the settlement, a prosecutor said Tuesday, indicating at least one victim was an underage girl. Prosecutor Freddy Perez told The Associated Press that 60 women, from 11 to 47 years old, have accused the men of rape.

June 12th, 2009 LA PAZ - Twelve people have been killed and several others injured when the bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and fell into a deep ravine in Bolivia. The accident occurred Thursday in the central Bolivian region of Cochabamba.

May 14th, 2009 Bolivia: Peru ties 'at risk' over refugee decisionLA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivia's president says relations with Peru are at "high risk" after the neighboring nation gave refuge to two more former Bolivian officials accused in the 2003 army killings of dozens of protesters. Evo Morales says his government is considering its response to what he calls a "provocation and an open aggression" by his Peruvian counterpart, Alan Garcia.

April 7th, 2009 GANGTOK - Five people, including two bureaucrats, were killed when their car plunged into a 200 feet gorge in Sikkim due to heavy fog, police said Tuesday. Animal husbandry department secretary T.W.

January 27th, 2009 URUMQI - Nine people were killed and eight injured Tuesday evening when a bus collided head-on with a truck in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur region, officials said. The accident occurred at 6.15 p.m.

January 25th, 2009 KATHMANDU - At least nine people were killed and nearly two dozen others injured in a tractor accident in south-western Nepal, the police said Monday. The accident happened in Kapilvastu district, about 200 km south-west of here, early Monday morning.

January 20th, 2009 URUMQI - Five people were killed and 14 others injured Wednesday in a road accident in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur region, officials said. The accident occurred at 1.05 p.m.

January 14th, 2009 LA PAZ - Bolivia broke diplomatic ties with Israel over the 'disproportionate' attacks of the Israeli Army on the Gaza Strip, Bolivian President Evo Morales said Wednesday in La Paz. Morales made the announcement as diplomats accredited in Bolivia greeted the president in accordance with protocol, Bolivian media reported.

January 10th, 2009 LIMA - At least 30 people were killed and 20 others injured Saturday when a passenger bus in which they were travelling veered off the road and fell into a deep ravine in Peru’s northern province of Chota, EFE reported. The accident occurred at 2.00 p.m.

January 4th, 2009 GUIYANG - At least 13 people were killed Monday when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ravine in China's southwestern Guizhou Province, officials said. There were 44 people on board the bus at the time of the accident that took place at about 7 a.m.

December 30th, 2008 RIO DE JANEIRO - Nine people were killed and 22 others injured when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a river in southwestern Brazil, EFE reported Tuesday. Three other people were missing after the accident in Alem Paraiba town, the report said.