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Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Despite being ousted in 1989 after a 35-year reign of terror, during which 20,000 people were tortured, executed or disappeared, some Paraguayans feel as if Gen. Alfredo Stroessner never truly left. “This is probably the only country in which the...
Nigeria is admitted as a partner country of the BRICS bloc
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has been admitted as a “partner country” of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, according to Brazil, the group’s chair. BRICS was formed by Brazil, Russia, India and China in 2009, with South Africa added in 2010, as a counterweight to the...
Bolivian judge orders the arrest of former President Morales in sex abuse case
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A Bolivian judge on Friday issued a warrant for the arrest of former President Evo Morales after he failed to appear in court over a case alleging that he sexually abused a minor. Morales, 65, is alleged to have had a child with a teenage girl in 2016 — a...
Jimmy Carter sought to expand democracy worldwide long after he left the White House
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Amid everything else on his desk — the Iran hostage crisis, domestic economic turmoil, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and a grueling 1980 reelection fight — President Jimmy Carter elevated the independence of a country in southern Africa as a top agenda item. ...
Bolivia's former leader Evo Morales seeks a political comeback from his stronghold in the tropics
LAUCA Ñ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia's former leader Evo Morales has a campaign pitch for 2025 that has worked elsewhere: Other politicians of recent years have brought you nothing but misery. It's time for a return to the past. His supporters are looking to Morales for a rescue from...
AP PHOTOS: A river route for food and crime: The dual nature of a major South American waterway
VILLA GOBERNADOR GALVEZ, Argentina (AP) — From its headwaters in Brazil, the Paraguay River flows hundreds of miles (kilometers) south to where it joins the Parana River to form a single 2,100-mile (3,400-kilometer) waterway that carries much of the agricultural and mineral wealth of South...
