Bolivian president joins in ceremony commemorating guerrilla leader Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara

September 14th, 2009 Mexico orders Bolivian jailed in plane hijackingMEXICO CITY — A court has ordered a Bolivian preacher kept in jail during the investigation into sabotage and kidnapping charges in the hijacking of a jetliner from the resort city of Cancun. The Attorney General's Office says a federal court issued the order Monday for Jose Flores.

September 13th, 2009 Thousands pay respects to Cuban revolutionary heroHAVANA — Tens of thousands of Cubans lined up Sunday to pay their respects to Juan Almeida Bosque, a vice president and hero of the country's 1959 revolution whose death at the age of 82 further thinned the ranks of this communist-run country's old-guard leaders. President Raul Castro led the ceremony at Havana's Revolution Square, somberly placing a pink rose in front of a large photograph of Almeida.

September 12th, 2009 Cuba mourns comrade-in-arms of Fidel CastroHAVANA — The death of Juan Almeida Bosque, a vice president who was one of the last giants of Cuba's 1959 revolution, plunged the island into mourning Saturday and was a stark reminder of the mortality of all of Cuba's aging leaders — including brothers Raul and Fidel Castro. He was the first of Cuba's revolutionary leaders to die since President Raul Castro's wife Vilma Espin, a one-time guerrilla commander in her own right, passed away in June 2007 at the age of 77.

September 12th, 2009 Early comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro dies at 82HAVANA — Juan Almeida Bosque, a comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro since the start of his guerrilla struggle more than a half-century ago, has died of a heart attack. A statement in government media on Saturday said the 82-year-old died around 11:30 p.m.

September 12th, 2009 Cuba's Juan Almeida Bosque dead at 82HAVANA — Juan Almeida Bosque, a comrade-in-arms of Fidel Castro since the start of his guerrilla struggle more than a half-century ago, has died of a heart attack. The 82-year-old was one of several Cuban vice presidents and had been among only three surviving rebel leaders who still bore the honorary title "Commander of the Revolution." A statement in government media on Saturday said Almeida will "live on forever in the hearts and minds of his compatriots." It said Almeida died around 11:30 p.m.

August 13th, 2009 Bolivia: 2 envelopes explode, wounding 7LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police are investigating exploding envelopes that wounding seven people, three of them severely, in La Paz. Bolivian police commander Victor Hugo Escobar says the first explosion, at a construction company, has seriously injured firefighters called in to deactivate the device.

July 21st, 2009 Bolivian farmworker killed by antsLA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police say that a 42-year-old man who fell asleep under an ant-infested tree has been killed by insect bites. Beni city Police Chief Rolando Ramos says that farmworker Santiago Ortiz apparently had been drinking before sitting down beneath a Palo Santo tree — a type noted for its aromatic wood and for hosting a particularly aggressive sort of ant.

July 18th, 2009 Clinton marks last fall's Mumbai terrorist attackMUMBAI, India — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by attending a ceremony commemorating the terrorist attack in this coastal city last November that killed 166 people and raised Indian tensions with Pakistan.

June 1st, 2009 Salvadoran pres puts wife, ex-guerrilla in CabinetSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — President-elect Mauricio Funes has appointed his wife and a former Marxist guerrilla to Cabinet posts just hours before starting his five-year term. Funes, the first Salvadoran president from the leftist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, has named First Lady Vanda Pignato as minister of social inclusion.

May 13th, 2009 Peru gives refuge to 2 officials sought by BoliviaLIMA, Peru — Peru gave refuge to two more former Bolivian government ministers who fled genocide charges for the 2003 army killings of dozens of protesters, Peru's foreign minister said Tuesday. Bolivia had been demanding that Peru hand over the two ex-officials as well as a third granted political asylum in April, in a case that has further strained relations between the two South American neighbors.

May 8th, 2009 Colombia expels Kosovo liberation leaderBOGOTA — Colombia's DAS domestic security agency says it has expelled former Kosovo prime minister Agim Ceku based on an Interpol warrant for alleged war crimes. An agency official tells The Associated Press the warrant was issued by Serbia, from which Kosovo gained independence after an armed rebellion.

April 22nd, 2009 Increase in odd names leads DR to consider banSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Names like "Dummy Ruiz" and "Dear Pineapple" may become a thing of the past in the Dominican Republic as officials consider a ban on odd names. Officials say Dominicans are increasingly giving their children names that are car brands, cartoon characters or even body parts, and a judge has submitted a proposal limiting such names to the Central Electoral Commission.

April 22nd, 2009 Don't call him Dummy: Odd names crop up in DomRepSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — "Dummy Ruiz?" ''Dear Pineapple?" A judge says such names should be a no-no in this Caribbean country where parents also have been known to model their children's identities after car brands and cartoon characters. Mazda Altagracia, Toshiba Fidelina, Seno Jimenez (Breast Jimenez), Querida Pina (Dear Pineapple), Tonton Ruiz (Dummy Ruiz) and Querido Familia Perez (Dear Family Perez) are among the unique names listed in the nation's civil registry.

February 7th, 2009 EL ALTO - Bolivian President Evo Morales has enacted a new constitution that he says will 'refound' the country on the basis of unity, equality and dignity and put it on a path to national reconciliation, EFE reported Sunday. 'Mission accomplished.

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.