Asuncion (Paraguay)

By Daniela Desantis and Hilary Burke ASUNCION, April 21 (Reuters) - President-elect Horacio Cartes is one of Paraguay's wealthiest men and, in a country infamous for corruption, some voters hope that means they will have a leader who is not tempted to...

The governments of South America have united to punish Paraguay for removing President Fernando Lugo on Friday, suspending the country’s membership in regional organizations for what some leaders are calling a coup. When news spread that the...

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — The Paraguayan dentist who treated Steven Tyler says the Aerosmith singer is "doing splendidly." Dr. Maria Bastos also says Tyler was "friendly and humble" as he received two dental implants. She told the Monumental...

Justin Bartha will star opposite Jesse Eisenberg in "Asuncion," a new Off-Broadway play that Eisenberg wrote....

Health authorities here have launched a massive vaccination campaign as a yellow fever outbreak has panicked residents and sparked fierce criticism of the government's handling of the crisis. Almost 1 million people have been vaccinated in this...

"My little army of souls," a sympathetic nun coos to a room full of infants. "Ready to fly to distant lands." Only it's not quite that simple, at least for the Americans who want to help with the flight. Six of these ready-to-adopt women, hunkered down...

A father mourning the loss of his premature baby, who was declared dead by doctors at a hospital in Paraguay, was shocked to learn his infant son was actually alive when he heard him crying from a casket at the funeral service. The infant was born nearly...

HAMILTON, Ohio -- A 26-year-old woman accused of murdering her 5-week-old son, to hide the identity of the baby's father, has plead not guilty. Investigators say Asuncion Avila-Villa killed her son, Israel Santos, and put his body in a garbage can....