Club América star Salvador Cabañas is in critical condition after being shot in the head while in a Mexico City nightclub. Club América President Michel Bauer said the Paraguayan striker was conscious when he was admitted to the hospital.

Haiti, Venezuela and Paraguay are three of the 10 most corrupt countries in Latin America. Argentina, The Dominican Republic and México rounded out the bottom of the list.

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, who fathered a child as a priest, says it's "time to rethink celibacy" for Catholic priests. (via The Latin Americanist)

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.

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo says he will not resign despite admitting he fathered a child while he was a Catholic Bishop. Since his confession, two other women have claimed Lugo fathered children with them.

Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo has admitted he fathered a child while he was still a Roman Catholic bishop.

The leaders of Cuba, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Venezuela have all declared their support for President-elect Barack Obama. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega called the election "revolutionary." (via Foreign Policy)

Fernando Lugo, a former Catholic bishop, was elected president of Paraguay this past weekend, ending the country's 61-year rule by the right-wing Colorado Party.

Paraguay declares a state of emergency due to an outbreak of dengue fever. Nearly 15,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease.

A man in Paraguay allows himself to be crucified in protest of a former army general's 10-year jail sentence.