BOLIVIA: Bolivia is commemorating 136 years since it lost its access to the sea. VENEZUELA: Thousands of Venezuelans continue lining up to sign a petition for the repeal of president Barack Obama's decree that Venezuela represents a threat. ECUADOR: Ecuador's government has rejected a report by AFP news agency that president Correa linked the CIA to recent protests. UNITED STATES: The right-wing republican senator, Ted Cruz, is the first contender to confirm he intends to run for the U.S. presidency next year. GERMANY: The Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has been meeting the German chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin.
