BOLIVIA: San Cristobal Silver Mine Strike Continues... For 10th Day.

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  A 10-day strike continues at San Cristobal, the nation's largest silver mine.
   No talks are scheduled for the world's third-largest silver producer and the sixth-largest producer of zinc that is owned by Japan's Sumitomo Corp.
   Union members are demanding better working conditions, improved medical services and the firing of several company officials.

BOLIVIA: 3RD UPDATE: After 19 Days... Potosi Siege Ends.

NEW LINK/ BBC / UPDATE:17 AUG/    After 19 days, anti-government protesters ended their blockade of all road, rail and air links. The estimated 6,000 strikers in this city of 16,000 wanted increased regional investment, including construction of a new cement factory and a larger airport.  The protesters said they felt Morales had not delivered on his campaign promises. Tourists from many countries were held captive.  Now two mining companies, Coeur D'Alene and Glencore, will reopen after the protest brought their operations to a standstill. The government agreed to reopen a metal plant and build an international airport in the region.

BOLIVIA: Bus Plunges Thru Guardrail, Killing At Least 28, Injuring 44.

LAHT/    A bus loaded with children crashed between the cities of Cochabamba and Potosi in central Bolivia resulting in at least 26 dead and 44 injured.

BOLIVIA: 1ST UPDATE: Natives Lynch 4 Police Labelled "Thieves"; Official To Negotiate Bodies Return.

BBC/  29 MAYO/       Five groups of Aymara and Quechua Indians in Potosi lynched four policemen whom they accused of extortion. The groups, known as the Warrior Clans, said they killed the four officers on Sunday. "Brothers, we did not kill police officers, we killed thieves disguised as police officers," one leader reportedly said. Government ombudsman Rolando Villena will travel to Potosi to convince the group to hand over the hidden officers' bodies who are refusing to release them until police investigate the deaths of four of their members.