Thu Nov 5, 2009 4:51 PM EST
A third woman has filed a paternity claim against Paraguay's Roman Catholic bishop-turned- president, her lawyer confirmed Thursday.
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Wed Nov 4, 2009 6:28 PM EST
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.
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Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:47 PM EDT
Human rights activists gained access Wednesday to a dictatorship-era military archive that appears to contain long-held secrets about Paraguay's persecution of opponents during Alfredo Stroessner's 1954-1989 rule.
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Mon May 4, 2009 7:51 PM EDT
A top official during Paraguay's former dictatorship who came home last week must reveal where the bodies of dozens of tortured political prisoners are buried, President Fernando Lugo declared Tuesday.
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Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:37 PM EDT
President Fernando Lugo asked for forgiveness Friday for a paternity scandal in which three women claim the former Roman Catholic bishop fathered their children.
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Wed Apr 8, 2009 2:18 PM EDT
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo admitted Monday he is the father of a child conceived while he was still a Roman Catholic bishop.
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Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:23 PM EST
Paraguayan farmers drove 15,000 tractors onto rural highways on Tuesday to demand the government protect them from militant laborers seeking land.
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Mon Sep 1, 2008 1:05 PM EDT
Paraguay will reverse its historic support for Taiwan at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, and also is reconsidering its relations with communist regimes.
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Sat Aug 16, 2008 6:57 PM EDT
Paraguay's new leftist president returned Saturday to the province where he spent 11 years as bishop, and pledged to raise living standards by eradicating poverty and corruption in one of South America's poorest nations.
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Wed Aug 13, 2008 2:10 PM EDT
Leftist ex-bishop Fernando Lugo shoved aside Paraguay's infamous 61-year history of one-party rule as he took office Friday with promises to end corruption and hunger in the poor South American nation.
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Fri Aug 1, 2008 1:34 PM EDT
A U.S. ambassador is ending his 38-year diplomatic career with a song — recording a music CD in the Guarani language that has made him a Paraguayan recording star.
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Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:16 PM EDT
Paraguay's president-elect has received unprecedented permission from the pope to resign as bishop, the papal nuncio said Wednesday, ending a dispute over Fernando Lugo's priestly status.
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Fri May 30, 2008 5:48 PM EDT
President-elect Fernando Lugo's footwear is raising eyebrows at official events, but the former clergyman's "bishop sandals" are catching on with Paraguayans.
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Sat Apr 5, 2008 1:12 AM EDT
Interpol has issued a "red notice" for the capture of Colombian rebel leader Rodrigo Granda, wanted in connection with a high-profile kidnapping and killing in Paraguay.
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Fri Apr 4, 2008 5:15 PM EDT
Interpol has issued a "red notice" for the capture of Colombian rebel leader Rodrigo Granda, wanted in connection with a high-profile kidnapping and killing in Paraguay.
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Fri Feb 29, 2008 2:35 PM EST
Neil Bush, younger brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, called on Paraguay's president as the guest of a business federation founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.
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Mon Feb 18, 2008 6:53 PM EST
Seven people have died from Paraguay's first outbreak of yellow fever in 34 years and authorities are conducting a massive vaccination campaign in high-risk areas, the government said Monday.
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:48 AM EST
Paraguay's ruling party nominated a woman as its presidential candidate on Monday, a first for the South American nation, but the candidacy of Education Minister Blanca Ovelar still faces a court challenge.
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Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:12 AM EDT
Paraguay's Supreme Court has annulled the mutiny conviction of former army Gen. Lino Cesar Oviedo, clearing the way for him to compete in April's presidential election.
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Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:25 PM EDT
Paraguayan President Nicanor Duarte's joke that a female Cabinet minister might need a romantic partner provoked an uproar Friday, with critics denouncing his remark as demeaning to women.
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Thu Mar 1, 2007 5:17 PM EST
One of Paraguay's top health officials died Friday of dengue fever, the latest casualty in an epidemic that has infected thousands of people.
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