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Argentines shocked by verdicts in sex slave trial
The acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution for "VIP clients" ...
Argentine mom rescues hundreds of sex slaves
Susana Trimarco was a housewife who fussed over her family and paid scant attention to the news until her daughter left for a doctor's appointment and ...
Argentina: Cablevision partner wants Clarin sale
Argentina's government has found an ally in its campaign to force its leading media opponent, Grupo Clarin, to comply with the nation's law against ...
Argentina complains to WTO over US, EU barriers
Argentina filed complaints with the World Trade Organization Wednesday over trade barriers it blames for keeping its beef and lemons out of the United ...
Tutu: EU not worthy to win Nobel Peace Prize
Three Nobel Peace Prize laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have contested the awarding of this year's prize to the European Union, saying ...
Fitch says Argentina default is 'probable'
The credit rating agency Fitch Ratings on Tuesday downgraded Argentina, which is locked in a court battle in New York over its debt, and said the ...
Argentina hopes to reverse NY debt ruling
Argentina is refusing to budge in its billion-dollar debt showdown in New York federal court, preparing an appeal Monday that it hopes will stave off ...
Argentine leader puts Kirchner on Perons' pedestal
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has sought tirelessly to secure her late husband's place in Argentina's pantheon alongside popular leader ...
Breakaway unions strike across Argentina
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez faced a nationwide strike on Tuesday, led by the union bosses who used to be her most steadfast supporters.
Lady Gaga tweets some racy images before concert
Lady Gaga's tweets were getting a lot of attention ahead of her Buenos Aires concert Friday night. The Grammy-winning entertainer has more than 30 ...
Argentine crew prevents Ghana from moving ship
Sailors aboard an Argentina navy sailing ship seized in a billion-dollar international debt controversy brandished weapons to block Ghanaian officials ...
Argentine anti-government protesters flood streets
Angry over inflation, crime and corruption, hundreds of thousands of Argentines of all ages flooded the capital's streets for nearly four hours to ...
Argentines protest in huge anti-government march
Thousands of people flooded the streets of Argentina's capital for hours Thursday night and many others marched in cities worldwide in the country's ...
Ghana ports ask to move seized Argentine ship
Ghana's port authority is seeking a court order to move a seized Argentine sailing ship because it is blocking commercial business. Ghana's courts ...
Chevron sued in Argentina over Ecuadorean spills
Lawyers for Amazonian Indians are seeking the seizure of $2 billion of Chevron Corp.'s assets in Argentina as they try to collect an $18.7 billion ...
Alleged Colombian trafficker caught in Argentina
Colombia's most-wanted reputed drug trafficker was arrested outside a restaurant in suburban Buenos Aires after Colombian police spent months chasing ...
US appeals court rejects Argentine bond arguments
Argentina lost its long battle against bond holdouts in the U.S. courts Friday when an appellate panel rejected every argument it made against paying ...
Argentine ship's crew arrives home from Africa
They were supposed to sail the Argentine military's signature tall ship into the port of Buenos Aires in full glory after a goodwill tour asserting ...
Uruguayan way: legal abortion and marijuana sales
Uruguayans used to call their country the Switzerland of Latin America, but its faded grey capital seems a bit more like Amsterdam now that its ...
Argentina Supreme Court OK's sex slave's abortion
Argentina's Supreme Court has ruled that a woman rescued from a prostitution ring must get the abortion she wants, and chastised public officials who ...
Investor wants $20 million for Argentine flagship
International investors put a $20 million price tag on an Argentine navy training ship Thursday after a judge in Ghana ruled that the ARA Libertad ...
Tunneling through the Andes to speed global trade
South American engineers are trying to tackle one of the continent's greatest natural challenges: the towering Andes mountain chain that creates a ...
Seized Argentine ship remains in Ghana
Ghanaian officials on Friday refused to release an Argentine naval ship that was seized in the West African nation due to a complaint by a U.S.
Argentine ship stuck in Africa in bondholder fight
The flagship of Argentina's navy has been ordered held in Africa by a judge answering a complaint from a U.S. hedge fund. The Argentine foreign ...