BOLIVIA – At least 15 people were on Friday killed and over 30 others injured when a Bolivian military cargo plane crashed after it skid off the runway and plowed into a busy road in El Alto city. The crash occurred at 6.20 pm local time (2220GMT) as the plane was landing at the El […]
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Santa Cruz, Bolivia Floods Kill 20
BOLIVIA – At least 20 people were killed in Santa Cruz, Bolivia after heavy rains resulted to floods over the weekend. Vice Minister of Civil Defense Alfredo Troche told reporters on Sunday that severe flooding struck the city of Santa Cruz after the Pirai River overflowed its banks. Many people remain missing, Troche said, adding […]
Former Bolivian President Luis Arce Arrested in Corruption Probe
BOLIVIA – Former Bolivian President Luis Arce was on Wednesday arrested on charges of breach of duty and financial misconduct. Arce, who served as Bolivia’s president from 2020 to 2025, is currently being held in police custody in Sopocachi neighborhood of La Paz. Paz, a centrist from the Christian Democratic Party, won Bolivia’s presidential runoff […]
Protest in Bolivia Leaves 2 Police Officers Dead
BOLIVIA – Protest in Bolivia which are held by the supporters of former President Evo Morales have left 2 police officers dead and another in critical condition according to local authorities. Government Minister Roberto Rios confirmed the deaths occurred in the mining town of Llallagua in Bolivia’s southwestern Potosi region. The violence broke out after […]