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Bolivia's interim president threatens to prosecute exiled leader Evo Morales if he returns; ex-premier had offered to come back to country quell political protests
• 5 years agoBolivia's interim leader Jeanine Anez said Friday that exiled ex-president Evo Morales would have to 'answer to justice' if he returns, as his supporters clashed with security forces
Bolivia's Evo Morales resigns after police withdraws backing, sparks celebrations in La Paz; Mexico offers asylum to ex-president
• 5 years agoBolivian President Evo Morales resigned Sunday, caving in following three weeks of sometimes-violent protests over his disputed re-election after the army and police withdrew their backing, sparking wild celebrations in La Paz
Daily Bulletin: Maharashtra governor invites Shiv Sena to stake claim to form govt; Odd-Even restrictions lifted in Delhi for Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 5 years agoHere are today's top stories: Maharashtra Governor invites Shiv Sena to stake claim to form govt after BJP expresses inability to muster up numbers; Bolivian President Evo Morales resigns after losing backing of security forces; and more
Bolivian Police in La Paz join 'mutiny' against President, abandon posts outside presidential palace; Evo Morales urges them to 'preserve security' of country
• 5 years agoPolice guards outside Bolivia's presidential palace abandoned their posts Saturday, increasing pressure on President Evo Morales as he seeks to curb nationwide unrest after a disputed election.
Bolivia has lost 1.7 million hectares of forests and grasslands to wildfires since May, say government officials
• 6 years agoWildfires raging in Bolivia's forests and grasslands since May have destroyed 1.7 million hectares (4.2 million acres), officials said Wednesday, amid an $11 million effort by the government to contain them
Bolivia's football-mad President Evo Morales offers to join Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay in 2030 FIFA World Cup bid
• 6 years agoEvo Morales's love of football is well documented as he signed a professional contract at the age of 54 with a local club, although the president of Sport Boys Warnes did admit the move was a publicity stunt.
UN Secretary General warns of 'chronic or recurrent' lack of clean water by 2050
• 8 years agoSecretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that by 2050, global demand for fresh water is projected to grow by more than 40 percent.
'I am Fidel!': Cuba, leftist leaders massive rally in Castro's honour
• 8 years agoLeftist Latin American leaders vowed on Tuesday to carry the torch of Fidel Castro's revolution at a massive rally in honor of the late Cuban communist icon in Havana.
Vatican surprised by Bolivian 'communist crucifix' gifted to Pope
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe Vatican acknowledged it was taken by surprise to discover that a wooden hammer and sickle sculpture with a figure of a crucified Christ gifted to the Pope in Bolivia was not commissioned by leftist president Evo Morales but designed by a priest killed in 1980
New Bolivian law to allow 10-year-olds to work
Fp Archives • 11 years agoBolivia's Congress has passed legislation to allow children as young age 10 to work as long as it does not interfere with their education.