US and Paraguayan representatives held talks in Washington Saturday to shore up trade ties and extend an intellectual rights accord, US officials said.

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Asuncion, Nov 17 Partido Liberal Radical Autentico party Senator Alfredo Luis Jaeggli insisted on Tuesday on speeding up a political impeachment against Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, despite lack of evidence against him.

ASUNCION: At least two people were killed and seven others injured in a fire at a crowded supermarket near the Asuncion bus terminal, a Paraguayan police spokesman said.

Asuncion, Nov 16 The Paraguayan Indigenous Institute made a complaint to the Public Ministry demanding to clarify pesticide spraying over the Av Guarani ethnic community.

Havana, Nov 11 Historians from eight countries will participate at the workshop on the Bicentennial of the First Independence of Latin America and the Caribbean November 12 through 14.

More and more indigenous women in Paraguay are overcoming sexist resistance in their communities and emerging as leaders within and outside of their villages, fighting for the rights of their people and against discrimination.

Brazil's president fended off criticism of his nation's shaky power grid Wednesday as officials investigated a blackout that plunged as many as 60 million people into darkness, prompting concerns about the country's preparedness to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

By Bruno Marfinati Sao Paulo - A major electricity outage left tens of millions of people in Brazil's two largest cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro without power on Tuesday night due to problems at the massive Itaipu dam that straddles its border with Paraguay.

Myanmar's detained opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, exits the Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon, the country's capital, after meeting Wednesday with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell.

Eliza Lynch was depicted by Brazil as a warmongering manipulator after South America's bloodiest war.

Paraguay needed a military shake-up to create opportunities for young officers with a proven commitment to democracy, President Fernando Lugo said Friday in his first explanation for removing his top commanders this week.

Eliza Lynch lived through one of the bloodiest wars in South America, writes TOM HENNIGAN in Sao Paulo A BIOGRAPHY of the Cork woman who became Paraguay's national heroine received a tumultuous welcome at its launch in Asuncion on Thursday night.

Fernando Lugo , the president of Paraguay , swore in new commanders of the military on Thursday, just a day after he abruptly removed the leaders of the army, navy and air force amid speculation of a possible coup attempt that had stoked memories of the country's militaristic past.

Herbalife Ltd. , a global nutrition and direct-selling company, announced that it has begun operations in Vietnam, making this the 71st country where the company conducts business.

Asuncion, Nov 2 Paraguay confirmed 850 Flu A cases, 6,505 suspects and 43 dead. A bulletin of the Public Health and Social Welfare Ministry Sanitary Vigilante Office dates the worst situation in July when 13 of the 18 sanitary regions reported outbreaks.

THE kettle rattles and sings on the stove as it comes to the boil. Mary McCreen snatches it with her apron and asks if I'd like one or two sugars with my tea.

The governing body of the Lutheran World Federation has approved a statement that prepares for a significant action of reconciliation with churches of the Mennonite and Anabaptist families.

Bioconnect Systems, Inc. announced today that data from the Company's first clinical study will be presented this week at the ASN Meeting in San Diego.

09/2009 LWF Council Unanimously Adopts Statement Asking Forgiveness from Mennonites Mennonites Welcome this Move toward Reconciliation, Says MWC General Secretary Miller GENEVA, 26 October 2009 - The Council of the Lutheran World Federation has approved a statement that prepares for a significant action of reconciliation with churches of the ...