Bolivia's long-running debate over where power should sit has resurfaced again, as politicians and citizens argue whether the seat of government should remain in La Paz, move to the economic hub of Santa Cruz,

Followers of Bolivia’s influential ex-President Evo Morales on Monday joined a massive protest movement fueled by the nation’s worst economic crisis in a generation. The

Banks temporarily closed branches in Bolivia's capital La Paz on Tuesday as escalating anti-government unrest sounded alarms and foreign diplomats called for calm.

As Bolivia faces a major political crisis, with three weeks of protests in several cities and road blockades around the capital, La Paz, the country’s episcopate has offered to mediate talks between President Rodrigo Paz’s administration and the demonstrators.

Clashes have erupted in Bolivia's capital as police use tear gas to disperse miners trying to breach the government palace.