In this edition: upset by dissent in the media, Hugo Chavez reaches for the "off" switch; why Paraguay is the toughest dating environment in the world; what future for Obama's Iranian plan; and the quickie cheapie wedding comes to New York.
Brazil has agreed to triple its compensation to Paraguay to operate the Itaipu hydroelectric dam on their shared border, ending a decades-long dispute. The deal is seen as a victory for Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo (photo left).
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.
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has insisted he will not resign despite claims from three women that he fathered children with them when he was a Catholic priest, before becoming president. He claimed he had succumbed "in a moment of weakness".
Former bishop Fernando Lugo, who ended 61 years of one-party conservative rule in Paraguay, has been sworn in as president. He was embraced by the region's socialists leaders even though he has distanced himself from their policies.
Native to the subtropical forests of South America, from Paraguay to Uruguay, a Guarani community has made its home in Bolivia. More often than not, they are exploited in their new country.
With just one friendly to go before the start of EURO 2008, the French squad is happy to showcase its new generation of talented youths. Strikers Gomis and Benzema are just two of the young guns eagerly awaited in Austria and Switzerland.
