Paul ByrneMarch 10, 2013 07:00

Paraguay's economy is growing faster than ever, thanks to soaring agricultural production. It now exports more beef than Argentina, and is the world's fourth largest exporter of soy. But environmental devestation and a shockingly unequal distribution of land are undermining the benefits of the boom.

Jill LangloisOctober 28, 2012 16:04

Argentina soccer fans sentenced for vandalism, sent home from Paraguay

Paraguay has sent home 35 Argentina soccer fans after sentencing them to two-year suspended jail terms for acts of vandalism at a match in Asuncion.

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Fans of Argentina's Colon de Santa Fe throw stones and plastic bottles on the field during the Copa Sudamericana soccer match against Paraguay's Cerro Porteno in Asuncion on October 23, 2012. (NORBERTO DUARTE/AFP/Getty Images)

The hooligans were fans of Argentine team Colon and were arrested after fighting with Paraguayan supporters of Cerro Porteno and riot police during a Tuesday match at the Copa Sudamericana tournament.

Jill LangloisAugust 25, 2012 08:40

16 tigers and lions stuck in South American border limbo for 2 months

Sixteen tigers and lions — nine Bengal tigers and seven African lions — attempting to enter Paraguay with their circus from Argentina have been stuck in border limbo for two months since they were refused entry into the country because of a new ban on live animal acts at circuses.

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Ron, one of two endangered Bengal tigers being rehabilitated to live in the wild, is pictured May 20, 2003, at Tiger Moon Sanctuary in Philippolis. The multi-million dollar rehabilitation program for the captive-bred tigers is being privately funded by the Varty family. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)

The 16 big cats perform with their Argentine circus in Asuncion, Paraguay, each August, but owner Oswal Wasconi said Argentine official refused their paperwork for re-entry when they tried to return home after finding out about the new Paraguayan law.

Mercosur suspends Paraguay, welcomes Venezuela

Jill LangloisJune 30, 2012 10:22

"The Mercosur will respect the wishes of the Paraguayan people by having free and democratic elections," said Argentina's President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Fernando Lugo: Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay pull out of Paraguay

Jill LangloisJune 24, 2012 13:23

Brazil's foreign ministry said the decision was made "due to the breakdown of democracy in Paraguay."

Ousted Paraguay president Lugo denounces 'coup' against him

Luke BrowneJune 24, 2012 12:09

Lugo was impeached by 39 votes to 4 in the Senate after 17 police officers and landless farmers were killed during a violent land eviction in the east of the country earlier this month.

Fernando Lugo impeached after trial in Paraguay (UPDATE)

Jill LangloisJune 22, 2012 18:08

Paraguay's Senate has voted to impeach the country's President Fernando Lugo.

Paraguayan President Lugo faces impeachment

Luke BrowneJune 21, 2012 11:53

The president has come under intense political pressure since last week's bloodshed, but in a national TV broadcast Thursday vowed to remain in office.

Paraguay land clashes leave 16 dead

Luke BrowneJune 16, 2012 12:53

Violence broke out on Friday after 300 police arrived at a private forest reserve owned by wealthy businessman Blas Riquelme in Curuguaty, 250 kilometers northeast of the capital Asuncion, in order to remove about 150 peasants who are squatting on the land.

Isolated tribe discovered in Paraguay

Simeon TegelMarch 13, 2012 06:15

LIMA – Paraguayan authorities have reported the presence of a previously unknown indigenous tribe in a part of the country’s vast Chaco dry forest that is being rapidly logged.