Coca production is both lucrative and tied to Bolivian tradition, though many hope a switch to rice could help boost national earnings as it is exported to a world in need of more food.

A $6bn US aid plan for Colombia fails to reach its target of halving drug production in the country, a Congressional report says.

Bolivia's President Morales says he is suspending "indefinitely" the operations of the US anti-drug officials in his country.

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President Evo Morales rejects a US request to fly anti-narcotics missions over Bolivia, state media reports.

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White Stripes frontman Jack White reportedly speaks out against the use of his Bond theme on a Coca Cola TV ad.

China's competition watchdog says it will enforce anti-monopoly rules in reviewing Coca Cola's bid to buy Chinese juice company Huiyan.

Drinks giant Coca Cola is to pay $2.5bn to buy Chinese juice company Huiyan, to tap into demand for healthier drinks.

A surge in opium and coca cultivation in rebel-held areas threatens to undermine progress on drug control, the UN says.

The UN says it is shocked by a 27% increase last year in the cultivation of coca, the basis for cocaine, in Colombia.

Coca plantations and a cocaine lab are found for the first time in a Brazilian part of the Amazon rainforest.

Bolivia plans to ask a UN agency to remove the coca plant from its list of dangerous illegal drugs.

Bolivia and Peru defend the traditional use of coca leaves after criticism in a UN drugs agency report.

Jersey Wanderers are out of the Coca Cola Combination's relegation zone after a 2-1 over Portuguese Club.

Coca Cola Combination leaders St Paul's struggle to beat second division St Brelade in the Le Riche Cup.

The BBC's James Painter's examines how Colombia's bloody internal conflict affects relations with its neighbours.

Coca Cola chief executive Neville Isdell is to leave his position next year, but will remain as chairman until 2009.

A meal at a fast food chain could expose children to "staggeringly" high levels of salt, a survey suggests.

A crackdown on coca production in Colombia has bolstered growth of the drug crop in neighbouring Peru.