Paraguay News

Asuncion, Nov 30 Paraguayan Anti Drug Agency will begin a plan to destroy marijuana fields in Canindeyu Department, in the Brazilian border, 279.6 miles from Asuncion.

In terms of cinema, Paraguay is an invisible nation, a nation without images, without audio-visual stories until recently, when they pleasantly surprised the world at Cannes.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas dismissed an Israeli plan to temporarily halt new construction of West Bank settlements as insufficient on Friday, saying Palestinians don't accept Israel's tack in trying to restart peace negotiations.

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To the parishioners at Emmanuel Church in suburban Guildford, the Rev Patrick Butler is the dapper senior curate with a talent for the guitar and an exotic background, having spent more than a decade in South America.

US and Paraguayan representatives held talks in Washington Saturday to shore up trade ties and extend an intellectual rights accord, US officials said.

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Asuncion, Nov 17 Partido Liberal Radical Autentico party Senator Alfredo Luis Jaeggli insisted on Tuesday on speeding up a political impeachment against Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, despite lack of evidence against him.

ASUNCION: At least two people were killed and seven others injured in a fire at a crowded supermarket near the Asuncion bus terminal, a Paraguayan police spokesman said.

Asuncion, Nov 16 The Paraguayan Indigenous Institute made a complaint to the Public Ministry demanding to clarify pesticide spraying over the Av Guarani ethnic community.

Havana, Nov 11 Historians from eight countries will participate at the workshop on the Bicentennial of the First Independence of Latin America and the Caribbean November 12 through 14.

More and more indigenous women in Paraguay are overcoming sexist resistance in their communities and emerging as leaders within and outside of their villages, fighting for the rights of their people and against discrimination.

Brazil's president fended off criticism of his nation's shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country's preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

By Bruno Marfinati Sao Paulo - A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two largest cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro without power on Tuesday night due to problems at the massive Itaipu dam that straddles its border with Paraguay.

Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, exits the Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon, the country's capital, after meeting Wednesday with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.

Eliza Lynch was depicted by Brazil as a warmongering manipulator after South America's bloodiest war.

Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.

Eliza Lynch lived through one of the bloodiest wars in South America, writes TOM HENNIGAN in Sao Paulo A BIOGRAPHY of the Cork woman who became Paraguay's national heroine received a tumultuous welcome at its launch in Asuncion on Thursday night.

Fernando Lugo , the president of Paraguay , swore in new commanders of the military on Thursday, just a day after he abruptly removed the leaders of the army, navy and air force amid speculation of a possible coup attempt that had stoked memories of the country's militaristic past.

Herbalife Ltd. , a global nutrition and direct-selling company, announced that it has begun operations in Vietnam, making this the 71st country where the company conducts business.