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BOLIVIA
Morales nationalises BP aviation unit
Bolivian President Evo Morales marked May Day on Friday by nationalising the Bolivian subsidiary of British aviation fuel supplier AirBP, in a decree before a crowd in La Paz. Morales has nationalised oil and telecoms companies during his tenure.
DIPLOMACY
Bolivia, Paraguay end border dispute with accord
In a ceremony led by Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo signed an historic accord Monday, ending a 70-year border dispute.
AMERICAS SUMMIT
Discord over Cuba prevents consensus on final statement
Several countries, including Bolivia and Venezuela, have refused to sign the final statement of the Americas Summit in apparent protest of Cuba's exclusion, despite signs of a thaw in relations between the US, Cuba and Venezuela.
AMERICAS SUMMIT
Not words, but 'deeds' needed from Cuba, Venezuela, says Obama
Cuba and Venezuela, as well as the United States, need to show "not simply words but also deeds" if they want their relations to warm, said Barack Obama as the Americas Summit wrapped up in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday.
AMERICAS SUMMIT
Chavez designates new US ambassador
President Hugo Chavez, a fierce US critic, said he is ready to improve ties with Washington by restoring Venezuela's ambassador to the US after both countries removed their ambassadors last year. Chavez named Roy Chaderton for the job.
AMERICAS SUMMIT
Obama denies Morales claim on assassination plot
President Barack Obama on Sunday denied a claim by Bolivian President Evo Morales that he was targeted by a US assassination plot, following the police killing of three suspects in the South American country.
DIPLOMACY
Obama offers talks to Cuba
US President Barack Obama said he was willing to move US-Cuban relations in a new direction, at the Fifth Summit of Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. Obama also pledged to open a new era of equal partnership with the Americas.
DIPLOMACY
Obama seeks 'new beginning' with Cuba
US President Barack Obama said he was willing to move US-Cuban relations in a new direction, at the Fifth Summit of Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. Obama also pledged to open a new era of equal partnership with the Americas.
DIPLOMACY
Obama joins southern neighbours at Americas Summit
US President Barack Obama and most of his Latin American counterparts gathered for the first time at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, where he hopes to reinvigorate Washington’s shrinking ties and influence in the region.
BOLIVIA
Security forces 'thwart assassination plot' against Morales
Bolivian President Evo Morales said three foreigners were killed in a half-hour shootout in a Santa Cruz hotel Thursday, as security services thwarted an assassination plot against him and his top officials.
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