Bolivia's attorney general arrested for alleged money laundering, drug trafficking
The U.S. State Department said that Roger Mariaca received "bribes to facilitate drug trafficking and help violent criminals evade justice."
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The U.S. State Department said that Roger Mariaca received "bribes to facilitate drug trafficking and help violent criminals evade justice."
Prosecutors are trying to strip former ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha of his U.S. citizenship after he admitted to secretly serving as a Cuban spy for decades.
Sebastian Marset, who eluded police for years, was captured in Bolivia last week and transferred to U.S. custody.
Notorious Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset, who eluded police for years, was handed over to U.S. authorities after his arrest Friday in Bolivia.
Paleontologists have discovered and documented 16,600 footprints left by theropods, the dinosaur group that includes the Tyrannosaurus rex.
Bolivia's first conservative president-elect in 20 years, Rodrigo Paz, has injected a sharp note of realism into his plan for solving Bolivia's worst economic crisis in four decades.
The U.S. State Department offered a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to Maximiliano Dávila's conviction.
Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claims he survived an assassination attempt after unidentified men opened fire on his car.
Led by a top general, armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia's government palace in what the president called a coup attempt, then quickly retreated. The general was arrested.
Luis Suárez, Uruguay's all-time leading scorer, will play in his fifth Copa América.
A former U.S. ambassador formally pleaded guilty Friday to working for Cuba's spy service for decades and was sentenced to 15 years in prison, bringing a quick end to a case that prosecutors described as one of the longest-running betrayals of the U.S. government in history.
A group of Cuban Americans gathered outside of the federal courthouse wanting to be heard, ahead of the sentencing of an accused Cuban spy.
Panama recently approved a nationwide law giving nature rights, allowing people to defend ecosystems in a court of law.
Victor Manuel Rocha, a former diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, made his first court appearance on Monday. He is accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government.
Manuel Rocha, who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, has been arrested in a long-running FBI investigation. He is accused of serving as an agent of Cuba.
