Bolivia's judicial elections, the only ones of their kind in the world, are set to take place on Sunday amid widespread voter apathy, political tensions, and accusations of judicial manipulation.
The vote, a partial election for four of the nine (...)
Bolivia has arrested more than a dozen high-ranking military and intelligence officials following a failed attempt to unseat the country's president in a coup allegedly led by its former army chief.
Military officials first held meetings in May to (...)
Bolivian police have arrested the leader of an attempted coup, hours after the presidential palace in the capital La Paz was stormed by soldiers.
Armored vehicles and troops had taken up position on Murillo Square where key government buildings are (...)
Earlier this year, Ai Qing was woken up in the middle of the night by angry chants outside her dormitory in northern Argentina.
She peered out of the window to see Argentine workers surrounding the compound and blockading the entrance with flaming (...)
An ex-career diplomat who once served as US ambassador to Bolivia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for working as an agent for Cuba.
Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, secretly passed information to the Cuban government for more than 40 years, (...)
Brazilian football icon Mario Zagallo, celebrated for winning four World Cups with Brazil as a player and coach, has passed away at the age of 92. This news was confirmed through a post on his official Instagram account on Saturday.
Zagallo, (...)
RIYADH — Roberto Mancini, the head coach of the Saudi national football team, has announced the squad for the upcoming preparatory camp to be held in Qatar from Dec. 31 to Jan. 11.
This camp is part of the fourth phase of preparation for the 2023 (...)
Bolivia has cut diplomatic ties with Israel over what it describes as "aggressive and disproportionate" military actions in Gaza.
Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani said Bolivia called for a ceasefire and would be supplying the blockaded Gaza (...)
Neymar, the 31-year-old football sensation, etched his name in history as he surpassed Pelé's long-standing record to become the top goal scorer for Brazil's national team. In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Neymar reached a career (...)
RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar da Silva, captain of the Brazilian national team and player for Al-Hilal, has praised the Saudi Arabian Pro League, describing it as highly competitive and challenging. He emphasized his confidence that anyone attempting to (...)
Water levels at Lake Titicaca – the highest navigable lake in the world and South America's largest – are dropping precipitously after an unprecedented winter heat wave. The shocking decline is affecting tourism, fishing and agriculture, which (...)
The eight countries that share the Amazon basin have fallen short of an agreed goal to end deforestation.
Delegates from the countries are meeting in the Brazilian city of Belém for a two-day summit on the issue, the first such gathering in 14 (...)
An area of tropical forest the size of Switzerland was lost last year as tree losses surged, according to new research.
It means that a political pledge to end deforestation made at COP26 by world leaders is well off track.
Some 11 football pitches (...)
The Bolivian general who captured the Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and became a national hero has died aged 84.
In 1967 Gary Prado Salmón led a military operation in Bolivia, backed by US secret service agents, that defeated a communist (...)
Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have discovered an Inca bathing complex built half a millennium ago, which they believe may have served the elite of the sprawling empire than once dominated large swathes of South America.
Found near the "House (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian national football team falls five positions to 54th place in FIFA Men's World Ranking for the month of April. The Green Falcons ranked 5th in Asia and Arab world in the latest standings announced by the world football's (...)
The Saudi national team is ranked 54 in the monthly world ranking of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), which witnessed the return of Argentina, the world champion, to the top spot since 2017.
Saudi Arabia's national team (...)
Peru has recalled its ambassador in Mexico indefinitely after Mexico's president said Peru's government was "unconstitutional".
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador also said that Peru's former president Pedro Castillo had been "illegally ousted."
Peru's (...)
From extreme floods to heat and drought, weather and climate-related disasters have affected millions and cost billions this year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, describing the "tell-tale signs and impacts" of (...)
Peru has ordered Mexico's ambassador to leave the Andean country within 72 hours, declaring him "persona non grata," according its foreign ministry on Tuesday, after the family of its ousted president was granted asylum by the Mexican (...)
Thousands of Argentines took to the streets to celebrate their nation's third World Cup victory Sunday after Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout in Qatar.
Following the final whistle, the capital Buenos Aires was filled with jubilant (...)
NEW YORK — Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Member of the Council of Ministers, and Envoy for Climate Adel Al-Jubeir has met counterparts on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Al-Jubeir met (...)
The Cabinet session, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday afternoon at Al-Salam Palace here, praised the positive assessments of the credit rating agencies on Saudi Arabia's economy, calling it a reflection of the (...)
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held on Tuesday afternoon at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah.
At the outset of the session, the Cabinet was briefed on the content of the recent talks (...)
The last remaining member of an uncontacted indigenous group in Brazil has died, officials say.
The man, whose name was not known, had lived in total isolation for the past 26 years.
He was known as Man of the Hole because he dug deep holes, some of (...)
