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Populist leaders around Latin America are increasingly making legal and political moves to silence their media critics, the president of the Inter American Press Association said Friday.
Trial began Monday for Argentina's last dictator, Reynaldo Bignone, five former generals and two others accused of kidnappings and murders in one of the nation's largest torture centers, the Campo de Mayo military base.
The Swiss government said Monday it has handed banking documents over to Argentina in a $25 million dollar corruption probe linked to former President Carlos Menem and French defense company Thales.
President Cristina Fernandez decreed Thursday that Argentina will provide direct cash subsidies of about $47 a month per child to families whose parents are unemployed or work informally.
Is Argentina ready to become Latin America's first nation to legalize gay marriage?
Environmentalists praised a judge on Wednesday for fining Argentina's environmental secretary and two local politicians for failing to clean up the polluted river that flows sluggishly through the heart of the capital.
Three South American nations announced a joint plan Tuesday to establish protected zones in the vast Atlantic Forest as part of an effort to halt deforestation by 2020.
Argentina cleared a big hurdle by squeaking into next year's World Cup. Whether Diego Maradona will still be the coach then is another matter.
Argentina's Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation's media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Fernandez quickly signed it into law.
On the streets and in Buenos Aires' pubs, a great mystery is baffling almost everyone.
Pedro Elias Zadunaisky, an Argentine astronomer and mathematician whose calculations helped determine the orbit of Saturn's outermost moon, Phoebe, as well as Halley's Comet, died Wednesday. He was 91.
Argentines bid farewell to folk singer and human rights activist Mercedes Sosa with flowers and cheers Monday as her body was taken from Congress to the capital's Chacarita cemetery.
Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa, the "voice of Latin America" whose music inspired opponents of South America's brutal military regimes and led to her forced exile in Europe, died Sunday, her family said. She was 74.
Doctors say Argentine folk singer Mercedes Sosa's health is deteriorating further at the Buenos Aires clinic where she is in critical condition.
An Argentine zoo plans to release three endangered crowned eagles back into the wild after several months of rehabilitation during captivity.
A British-French couple trying one of the world's most difficult hikes — more than 250 miles (400 kilometers) of Andean glaciers that straddle the border between Chile and Argentina — had to give up after terrifying wind and snow nearly buried them alive.
Argentine police have used force to remove laid-off workers occupying a Kraft Foods plant since last month.
Coach Diego Maradona is back in Argentina to prepare for two World Cup qualifying matches that could determine if the two-time champions reach the 2010 World Cup.
An Argentine-born pilot for a low-cost airline was arrested during a stopover in a Spanish airport on suspicion of piloting planes that carried hundreds of dissidents to their deaths during his country's 1976-1983 "dirty war," authorities said Wednesday.
Uruguay denied Argentina's claims at the United Nations' highest court that a pulp mill on a river separating the two countries is polluting the air and water, saying Monday it meets environmental protection standards.
TODAY wine columnist Edward Deitch highlights some wines from South America that you don't hear about every day: the red bonarda from Argentina, and the white Pedro Ximenez. Now does that refer to a man named Pedro or a grape?
Argentina's government is recalling 40,000 IUDs after discovering some of the birth control devices contaminated with bacteria.
Argentina argued Monday at the U.N.'s highest court that Uruguay "flagrantly breached" international law by authorizing the construction of two pulp mills on the river that separates the two countries.
An epic battle between Argentina's two reigning powers — the presidency and media giant Grupo Clarin — started with a political cartoon, the way one editor tells it.
Argentina's president made a major concession Monday as she seeks votes for a proposed media law, saying telephone companies should not be allowed to compete for television customers after all.
AFP: Argentina's Menem charged with obstructing probe of bomb that killed 85 in Jewish charity building; Iran and Hezbollah were accused of terrorist actArgentina's former president Carlos Menem was charged Thursday with obstructing a probe into the 1994 bombing of a building housing Jewish charities in Argentina that killed 85 people.
S.C. Gov. Sanford doesn't want ethics report released | McClatchyexcerpt: ""Gov. Mark Sanford has asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to block a state ethics panel investigating the governor from releasing its initial findings to lawmakers who could decide to remove him from office. ""
Hilarious Condom AdsCheck out these hilarious condom ads from several continents...Ranging from sassy dialogue to black humour, these are one-minute comedies with a smart punchline. The Mother from Hell and the Spoiled Brat skits have a Borat-like humour.
Chavez and the Latin Left: Muzzling the Media? But in recent months, ChÁvez and his allies from Argentina to Nicaragua have taken steps that critics say make them walk too Cuban for comfort - especially when it comes to independent media, an institution critical to the region's modernization.
Ayatollahs cast growing shadow in Latin America; terrorist infrastructures growing | ajc.comThe Obama administration must take note. Ahmadinejad's regime promises to have strategic repercussions in America's neighborhood. The expansion of Iranian influence in the Western Hemisphere — diplomatic, economic, military and terrorist infrastructure — has been rapid.
Destruction at So. American archaeological sites following Dakar (auto) Rally According to the National Monuments Council's report, four of the sites that sustained damage are in the region of Atacama and two are in the region of Coquimbo, around 500km north of Santiago.
The war on drugs is immoral idiocy. We need the courage of Argentina America spends a reported $70bn a year on suppressing drug imports, and untold billions on prosecuting its own citizens for drugs offences.
Defiant Sanford refuses to resign, S.C. politics "paralyzed"His wife left the governor's mansion. His own party has censured him. And even Mark Sanford's own right-hand man, Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, now says the embattled executive and one-time presidential aspirant should step down for the good of the state.
Argentina rules on marijuana useThe supreme court in Argentina has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish people for using marijuana for personal consumption. The decision follows a case of five young men who were arrested with a few marijuana cigarettes in their pockets.
Argentina Decriminalizes Personal Drug ConsumptionFollowing in Mexico's footsteps last week, the Supreme Court of Argentina has unanimously ruled today on decriminalizing the possession of drugs for personal consumption.
Argentina court ruling would allow personal use of pot - CNN.comArgentina's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional to punish an adult for private use of marijuana as long as it doesn't harm anyone else.
Argentina allows possession of marijuana for personal use :The possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use in Argentina is no longer to be punished in Argentina.
Horse dies after horrifying crash with rally car in ArgentinaArgentinean rally car driver, Federico Villagra, was involved in a horrifying crash with a horse, after it was catapulted 30 feet into the air when it wandered into the path of his speeding car in South America.
Embattled S.C. Governor Sanford, Wife Are Splitting Up Jenny Sanford, the wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, announced Friday morning that she and their sons will leave the governor's mansion in Columbia and settle in the Charleston area, a split that comes after the couple tried for seven weeks to mend their marriage
Argentine FM calls for more international pressure on Honduras_English_XinhuaThe Argentine foreign minister on Thursday called for more international pressure on the Honduran de facto government to force it into a deal with ousted President Manuel Zelaya.
In Assessing Iran, Remember AMIATwo separate investigations held in Argentina on the bombings of the Israeli Embassy and the AMIA center implicate Iran as the mastermind, while Hezbollah was the executioner.
Honduras Coup D'etatIf this coup d'état works, it will serve as a threatening signal to Latin America that the old days of military dictatorship are back. Already there are frictions between the army and the heads of state in Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina.
Sanford's Flew First Class To His Trysts.... But Critisized His Opponent For Not Double-Booking Staff In Hotel Rooms On Official TripsFolks, I don't really care that much that Mark Sanford had an affair because that's ultimately between him and his wife. But to violate the trust of his constituents and waste their money to fly down to Argentina to do it? Well, that's pretty low.
Inquiry on 1994 Blast at Argentina Jewish Center Gets New Life - NYTimes.comDespite all the international attention, despite investigative help from Israel and the United States, no one has been convicted for the July 18, 1994, bombing of the community center, in which 85 people died and more than 300 were injured.
RP economy faces worst decline in years[Manila, Philippines]REMITTANCES, investments, production all falling down. The Philippine economy is facing its worst decline in more than 20 years, with production, investments and even overseas remittances falling in the first quarter of 2009.
Why tide against Sanford ebbedBut observers say Jenny Sanford rescued her husband's political career when he needed her most.
TheStar.com | Insight | U.S. role in coups: Sinister no more?How the Honduras coup may show that US intervention in Latin America maybe a thing of the past
How Sanford spent state money on last year's Argentina tripGov. Mark Sanford heavily mixed business and pleasure during a three-day trip in 2008 to Argentina to visit his lover, records released by the South Carolina Department of Commerce show.
The Philippines' Low Intensity Democracy[Manila, Philippines--] Ha! In my paper on US foreign policy, democratisation and the Middle East, I stumble across this is article published in the Third World Quarterly journal.
Argentines vote against 'power couple' - Americas- msnbc.comBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's first couple suffered a stunning setback in an election seen as a referendum on their political dynasty, losing control of both houses of Congress.
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