MIAMI, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales faces an uphill battle to keep his nation whole as several eastern provinces, which hold the country's lucrative gas reserves, are balking at his constitutional reform proposals.

MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Venezuela's decision to assume majority control of its lucrative oil and gas industry dominated headlines in Latin American energy news in 2007, with leftist President Hugo Chavez taking a hard-line stance against companies unwilling to agree to new terms.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, June 13 (UPI) -- Former Bolivian President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada said that the presence of Colombian narcotraffickers in Bolivia was contributing to the nation's troubles.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, March 8 (UPI) -- Bolivian lawmakers refused Tuesday to accept conditions set by President Carlos Mesa for remaining in office, making his resignation a greater possibility.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, March 8 (UPI) -- Bolivian lawmakers said Tuesday they would decide whether to accept the resignation of embattled President Carlos Mesa.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, March 7 (UPI) -- Bolivian President Carlos Mesa resigned Monday citing overwhelming difficulties dealing with the nation's opposition parties.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The Bolivian government has brought charges of genocide against the former president and his Cabinet, La Razon newspaper reported Tuesday.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Hundreds of thousands of Bolivians took to the streets Tuesday for the second day over the government´s decision to end fuel subsidies.

LA PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Independent parties and Indian rights groups have made significant strides in Bolivia's local elections, La Razon newspaper reported Monday.