La Paz, Feb 19 (IANS/EFE) The Bolivian government Monday nationalized the Spanish-owned firm that runs the Andean nation's three largest airports, accusing the company of not investing enough in improvements.

Asuncion, Feb 4 (IANS/EFE) A Paraguayan exporter was arrested in a police operation that found 338 kg of cocaine hidden in a shipment of 1,400 cans of a tomato product being sent to Spain, officials said.

La Paz, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia's government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese company Sinohydro Corporation Ltd., which pledged to review existing studies for a hydroelectric dam project in the northern Amazon region of Beni.

Asuncion, Nov 21 (IANS) The cousin of Barcelona and Argentina striker Lionel Messi has taken a racism complaint to world football's governing body FIFA.

La Paz (Bolivia), Oct 17 (IANS) Bolivia defeated Uruguay 4-1 at the Hernando Siles Stadium here in the South American qualification series for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

La Paz, Sep 26 (IANS) Spanish soccer powerhouse Real Madrid has opened soccer schools in Bolivia, with former star player Emilio Butragueno on hand for the event in the capital here.

La Paz, Aug 29 (IANS/EFE) Bolivian police have confiscated two tonnes of uranium that was being stored at a building in central La Paz located near the US and Spanish embassies.

La Paz, Aug 16 (IANS/EFE) Two Brazilians arrested in Bolivia on suspicion of murder were pulled from a jail cell and burned to death by a mob, Bolivian media said.

La Paz, Aug 3 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia's government issued a decree Thursday formally revoking a mining concession held by the private firm Compania Minera Malku Khota and rejected claims for compensation by Canadian parent South American Silver Corp., saying no contract was signed with the Vancouver-based company.

La Paz, July 30 (IANS/EFE) Bolivia signed a memorandum of understanding with Hydrochina Corporation that calls for the Chinese state-owned firm to conduct a free feasibility study for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in the eastern province of Santa Cruz, the Andean nation's richest region, said authorities.

Prague, June 23 (IANS) The Czech football team returned home to a lukewarm welcome after losing to Portugal in the Euro 2012 quarterfinals. Their performance in the tournament was praised by the local press.

Asuncion (Paraguay), Jan 21 (IANS) Speaker Meira Kumar, who is leading an Indian parliamentary delegation to Paraguay, has offered to help the Paraguayan parliament start a TV channel on the lines of the Lok Sabha Television. She charmed everyone by speaking in Spanish, the country's official language.