The economist, who will be sworn in to office this Tuesday, will need to juggle ties with Taiwan and pressure from farmers

Pedro Briones’ death comes after a presidential candidate was murdered at a campaign event last week

They are accused of using government resources for their personal advantage

The final agreement lacks specific plans to tackle illegal gold mining and end oil drilling, but calls on rich countries to pay for conservation

Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption, was killed Wednesday at a campaign event

Leaders of the 8 Amazon countries will meet representatives of other countries that have rainforests

The meeting attended by leaders of the 8 countries will be their first in 14 years

A technical report could reveal whether the plane, which transported the Asunción Five, was used by dictatorship to traffick other political dissidents.

A rainforest science panel will also be created at a summit happening on August 8-9