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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" ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Argentine president challenges Harvard questions
In a rare departure from her usual political style, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez responded to questions from an audience at Harvard ...
Argentine leader challenges critics in US
President Cristina Fernandez is on a US tour this week with a message for critics on Wall Street and in Washington who say Argentina is headed for ...
Critics say Argentina leader wants another term
President Cristina Fernandez is being coy about whether she wants to stay in power after her constitutional term ends. The possibility of "Cristina ...
Argentine president wants to take on Hollywood
Argentina's leader unveiled an ambitious plan Wednesday to support the country's television and film creators with a new industrial park along the ...
Argentina wants foreigners, 16-year-olds to vote
Argentina is rethinking what it means to be a citizen, proposing radical changes that would have both foreigners and 16-year-olds vote to determine ...
Argentina tries ex-president on bribery charges
Argentine prosecutors put a former president on trial for bribery on Tuesday, accusing Fernando de la Rua of bribing senators for votes. A three-judge ...
Buenos Aires subways reopen after 10-day strike
Subways began rolling again Tuesday in Argentina's capital after union leaders suspended a 10-day strike, but their tentative deal depends on an ...
Argentina celebrates bond payoff as end of an era
Bond payoffs are supposed to be boring, but Argentina's president is celebrating Friday's final $2.3 billion payment on a bond given to people whose ...
Venezuela officially joins Mercosur trade bloc
Venezuela was officially welcomed into the Mercosur trade bloc Tuesday, giving that nation's leader Hugo Chavez a long-awaited political prize and ...
Evita Peron remembered 60 years after her death
Argentina's iconic first lady Evita Peron was so loved or hated when she was alive that long after her death, passionate arguments about her character ...
Argentina's media divisions stoked by president
When Argentine President Cristina Fernandez got an earful from some reporters frustrated over her general refusal to take questions at news ...
Argentina convicts 2 dictators of stealing babies
The conviction of two former dictators for the systematic stealing of babies from political prisoners 30 years ago is a big step in Argentina's effort ...
Argentine president forces leading banks to lend
Facing clear signs of a looming recession, Argentina's president is ordering the country's biggest banks to lend $3.3 billion of their clients' ...
Paraguay suspended from Mercosur, no sanctions
The Mercosur trade bloc suspended Paraguay's membership on Friday for having impeached and ousted its president but will not slap economic sanctions ...
China interested in free-trade deal with Mercosur
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the Asian giant is interested in a possible free-trade deal with the Mercosur regional trade bloc. Wen met Argentine ...