LAID-OFF PARAGUAY BUS DRIVERS CRUCIFIED IN PROTEST
By The Associated Press FILE – In this Aug. 16, 2013 file photo, bus driver Felix Aguero lies with his hands nailed to a wooden cross during a protest in…
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PARAGUAY CONGRESS GIVES LEADER NEW MILITARY POWER
By PEDRO SERVIN In this Aug.15, 2013 photo, Paraguay’s President Horacio Cartes, center, and Vice President Juan Afara, right, attend a military parade in Asuncion, Paraguay. Cartes wants open-ended, blanket…
PARAGUAY’S NEW PRESIDENT WAS TARGETED BY THE DEA
By PEDRO SERVIN and MICHAEL WARREN Paraguay’s new President Horacio Cartes, left, receives the presidential sash from Congress President Julio Cesar Velazquez during Cartes’ swearing-in ceremony at Palacio de Lopez…
REPORT: WORLD TURMOIL MEANS FEWER HAVE FREE PRESS
By PETER JAMES SPIELMANN FILE – In this July 17, 1997 file photo, David Hoffman sits inside his self-built newsstand on Lexington Avenue in New York. According to democracy watchdog…
PARAGUAYANS VOTE FOR PRESIDENT; COLORADO FAVORED
Paraguay’s Colorado Party’s Presidential candidate Horacio Cartes gestures before casts his vote during general elections in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, April 21, 2013. The elections are an important milestone in Paraguay’s…