Paraguay’s new leader wants back into Mercosur
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's new president expects the country to be fully reintegrated into the South American Mercosur trade block next year, and he will ask the group to allow...
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Olimpia aim to spoil Ronaldinho’s Libertadores dream
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Three-times South American champions Olimpia stand between Atletico Mineiro and mercurial playmaker Ronaldinho winning their first Libertadores Cup when they meet in the first leg of the...
Leoz quits CONMEBOL and FIFA executive committee
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Nicolas Leoz resigned from FIFA's executive committee and as president of South American football organisation CONMEBOL (CSF) on Tuesday because of health reasons. The 84-year-old Paraguayan, who...
Paraguay’s Colorado Party likely to win back presidency
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguayans will likely vote to put the Colorado Party back into the presidency on Sunday, restoring the center-right party to power after leftist President Fernando Lugo broke...
Businessman hopes to lead Colorados back to power in Paraguay
ASUNCION (Reuters) - A wealthy Paraguayan businessman will lead the rightist Colorado Party's efforts to regain the presidency in an April election after four years on the margins of power....
Businessman hopes to lead Colorados back to power in Paraguay
ASUNCION (Reuters) - A wealthy Paraguayan businessman will lead the rightist Colorado Party's efforts to regain the presidency in an April election after four years on the margins of power....
Paraguay under pressure after Lugo ousted
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's new president said on Saturday he would ask his impeached predecessor to help quell regional tensions after Argentina withdrew its ambassador in protest at what it...
Paraguay’s leftist president ousted by Congress
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's Congress removed President Fernando Lugo from office on Friday after a lightning-quick impeachment that he said was tantamount to a coup but pledged to accept. Lugo,...
Paraguay’s president faces impeachment over clashes
ASUNCION (Reuters) - Paraguay's Congress moved to impeach leftist President Fernando Lugo on Thursday on charges he mishandled clashes over a land eviction that killed 17 people last week, and...
Sixteen killed in violent land eviction in Paraguay
ASUNCION (Reuters) - At least seven police officers and nine peasant farmers were killed in armed clashes on Friday during a land eviction in Paraguay, marking one of the worst...