Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Friday that he is scrapping a controversial plan to build a highway through an Amazon ecological reserve, after a massive protest march by indigenous people.
Bolivia's leftist President, Evo Morales, welcomed tens of thousands to this year's anti-capitalist World Social Forum in Senegal by stating the current unrest in north Africa is a "people's rebellion" against US imperialism.
Faced with growing public unrest, Bolivian President Evo Morales scrapped a government decree Friday that would have seen fuel prices increase by 73 per cent. The decision came after days of violent protests across the country.
Protesters furious at government plans to raise fuel prices in Bolivia have taken to the streets across the country, clashing with police and bringing transport to a halt.
In this edition: a landslide victory for Evo Morales in Bolivia's elections; focus on Marco Enriquez-Ominami, the dark horse of Chile's forthcoming presidential election; and a look back on the Amanda Knox trial.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has claimed a landslide re-election win, as voters backed his reforms of greater state control over the economy and more spending on the poor. Exit polls on Sunday showed Morales with at least 61 percent of the vote.
Bolivian President Evo Morales easily won re-election this Sunday with at least 61% of the vote, according to various early exit polls. His closest challenger, conservative candidate Manfred Reyes Villa, is credited with only 23% of the vote.
