The millionaire businessman Horacio Cartes, who led the Colorados back to power, won easily. But Mr Cartes, a political novice who has never voted and joined the party just a few years ago, could find governing much harder.

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguayans elected a tobacco magnate as their new leader Sunday, returning the conservative Colorado Party to the presiden...

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguayan presidential candidate Lino Cesar Oviedo has been killed in a helicopter crash, authorities said Sunday, ending ...

KUETUVY, Paraguay — Enjoying a menu of tapir, armadillo and chicken's feet, a community of Ache Indians in Paraguay's jungle is celebrating the ...

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Gunmen murdered one of the surviving leaders of a peasant movement whose land dispute with a powerful politician prompted the en...

The World Bank has been tracking the world progress against poverty since the late '80s, but the release of 2008 data was the first time in which all regions of the developing world showed a decline in the number of people living below poverty lines!

ASUNCION, Paraguay -- A powerful storm killed five people and injured 81 in Paraguay as it blew across the southern cone of South America on Wednesday...

The conventional wisdom is that Paraguay's shakeup represents a big geopolitical blow to Brazil and an upset triumph for Washington. There's a degree of truth in such interpretations, but the situation is a bit more complex and nuanced.

Now that the U.S. has preserved its strategic position in Paraguay and Venezuela has lost influence, it's time to step back and sort out what actually happened here.

There's no evidence that the U.S. had a direct hand in Lugo's removal, yet judging from secret correspondence recently released by whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks, Washington will be somewhat relieved to have rid itself of Paraguay's pesky Bishop President.

For isolated and impoverished countries, it can sometimes prove difficult to pursue an independent foreign policy which challenges Washington's tradit...

Unlike Washington and its few remaining right-wing allies in the hemisphere, most of Latin America saw the coup as a threat to democracy in the region, and indeed to their own governments.

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo said Monday that he is aiming to return to power and will rally allies at home an...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his country will cut off oil shipments to Paraguay to protest the ouster of Fernando Lugo....

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Ousted Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo fought back Sunday against the politicians who engineered his dismissal, setting ...

ASUNCION, Paraguay — Paraguay's newly sworn-in president set about forming a new government Saturday as he promised to honor foreign commitments...