Suriname's ruling party and its top opposition rival won almost the same number of parliamentary seats in an election on ...

The two main political parties in Suriname, a tiny South American country that has recently discovered major oil deposits, ...

Suriname on Sunday began counting votes in parliamentary elections that will decide who will be responsible for distributing the South American country's new-found oil wealth.

Tiny South America nation - which has growing ties to China - is battling debt but recent offshore crude discoveries suggest ...

Voting began on Sunday in Surinamese parliamentary elections that will determine who will harness giant oil wealth to carry ...

Voters in Suriname, which is on the cusp of a predicted oil boom, will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new parliament, ...

Suriname votes in parliamentary elections Sunday that will determine who oversees efforts for the next five years to transform the fortunes of one of South America's poorest nations with giant ...

Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the country both as a coup leader and elected president before dying as a ...

Bouterse first came to power as a young army sergeant major after a coup in 1980, five years after Suriname gained independence following three centuries of Dutch occupation and rule. He ruled for ...

Suriname's former leader Desi Bouterse photographed during a press conference in Paramaribo on April 9, 1987 - Copyright ANP/AFP/File - Suriname's former leader Desi ...

Suriname's former leader Desi Bouterse photographed during a press conference in Paramaribo on April 9, 1987 - Copyright ANP/AFP/File - Suriname's former leader Desi ...