A Bolivian man who hijacked a plane in México says he did it because he wanted to "warn President Felipe Calderón of an impending earthquake." The man, described as a religious fanatic, says yesterday's date, 9-09-09, represented the satanic number "666."

Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador: "Hey America, what’s up with all those military bases you want to put in next door?"

Relations between Bolivia and Perú have become strained as Perú granted refugee status to two Bolivian government officials who are fleeing genocide charges. The Bolivian politicians are allegedly orchestrated the killing of 63 protesters by soldiers in 2003. (via Foreign Policy)

Paraguay and Bolivia have signed a pact that settles a border dispute between the countries that led to the Chaco War of the 1930s. The clash over the oil-rich region left an estimated 100,000 people dead.

Bolivian president Evo Morales says three men who were plotting to assassinate him and Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera were killed in a shootout with police.

Bolivian President Evo Morales ended a five-day hunger strike after the South American country's Senate passed a new electoral law that many predict will help Morales secure a second five-year term.

Bolivian President Evo Morales says he'll remain on a hunger strike until opposition party congressmen approve a new electoral law that many predict will help Morales get elected to a second five-year term.

Six months after removing U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg for "conspiring against democracy," Bolivian President Evo Morales has expelled another U.S. diplomat for "conspiring" with opposition groups.

Bolivia says it is willing to restore diplomatic relations with the U.S. – only if America drops its anti-coca leaf stance.

Bolivia has half of the world's lithium reserves, an important component of batteries, including the ones used in electric cars. The South American country recently gave its indigenous populations greater control over natural resources, including lithium.