http://www.mail.com/int/locations/23880-buenos-aires.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/23880-buenos-aires.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2102262-murofushi-loses-appeal-cas-ioc-election-case.html GENEVA (AP) — Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi lost his appeal Wednesday against disqualification from an election to become an IOC member representing athletes, a setback for Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the Japanese hammer thrower's challenge of an IOC decision excluding him after claims he exces... Wed, 22 May 2013 13:37:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/2102262-murofushi-loses-appeal-cas-ioc-election-case.html 2013-05-22T13:37:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093012-argentine-dictator-videla-dies-prison-age-87.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died quietly in his sleep Friday while serving life in prison for crimes against humanity. He was 87. Federal Prison Serv... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:40:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2093012-argentine-dictator-videla-dies-prison-age-87.html 2013-05-17T20:40:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2075292-uruguay-general-28-years-prisoners-murder.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Uruguay has convicted an active general for dictatorship-era human rights violations for the first time. Gen. Miguel Dalmao was sentenced to 28 years in prison for the death of a communist professor. The general's defense lawyer told The Associated Press on Thursday that he has already appealed Wednesday's verdict, saying th... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:48:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2075292-uruguay-general-28-years-prisoners-murder.html 2013-05-09T21:48:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2054062-argentines-cheer-dutch-queen-their.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentines and Dutch citizens living in the South American country gathered Tuesday to hail the first Argentine-born queen. The 46-year-old wife of King Willem-Alexander became Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on Tuesday. Maxima grew up in Buenos Aires and had a successful career in banking before meeting Willem-Alexander. Sh... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:59:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2054062-argentines-cheer-dutch-queen-their.html 2013-04-30T18:59:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2049080-leftist-priests-francis-church-in-ruins.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country's slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose leftist social activism had alarmed previous pontiffs. Prominent liberation theologian Leonardo Boff said Pope Francis has what it takes to fix a church "in ruins" and shares ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:15:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2049080-leftist-priests-francis-church-in-ruins.html 2013-04-28T15:15:31Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2036758-ex-bishops-widow-wants-optional-priestly-celibacy.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — She uses a wheelchair and carries the weight of her 87 years, but Clelia Luro feels powerful enough to make the Roman Catholic Church pay attention to her campaign to end priestly celibacy. This woman, whose romance with a bishop and eventual marriage became a major scandal in the 1960s, is such a close friend with Pope Fran... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:24:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2036758-ex-bishops-widow-wants-optional-priestly-celibacy.html 2013-04-22T19:24:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012308-bitcoin-bursts-hacker-currency-wild-ride.html LONDON (AP) — It's a promising form of electronic cash free from central bankers and beloved by hackers. It — Bitcoin — may also be in trouble, registering catastrophic losses that have sent speculators scrambling. Although the cybercurrency has existed for years as a kind of Internet oddity, a perfect storm of developments have brought it to the cusp of ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:39:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012308-bitcoin-bursts-hacker-currency-wild-ride.html 2013-04-11T19:39:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012052-bitcoin-hacker-currency-bursts-mainstream.html LONDON (AP) — With $600 stuffed in one pocket and a smartphone tucked in the other, Patricio Fink recently struck the kind of deal that's feeding the rise of a new kind of money — a virtual currency whose oscillations have pulled geeks and speculators alike through stomach-churning highs and lows. The Argentine software developer was dealing in bitcoins, ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:25:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/music/2012052-bitcoin-hacker-currency-bursts-mainstream.html 2013-04-11T01:25:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2008802-pope-launched-sainthood-case-argentine-priests.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was time for Mass, but no one opened the church door. When a teenager climbed through a window to investigate, he found five bloodied bodies, face-down on the floor in their living quarters. Police officers had stormed into the San Patricio church after midnight on July 4, 1976 and shot to death three priests and two semi... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:01:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2008802-pope-launched-sainthood-case-argentine-priests.html 2013-04-09T20:01:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2000270-pope-seeks-decisive-action-sex-abuse.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis directed the Vatican on Friday to act decisively on clergy sex abuse cases and punish pedophile priests, saying the Catholic Church's "credibility" was on the line. The announcement was quickly dismissed by some victims' advocates as just more talk, while others lobbying for reform in the church held out hope the new pontiff might challenge t... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:12:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2000270-pope-seeks-decisive-action-sex-abuse.html 2013-04-05T20:12:13Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1998252-argentine-politicians-jeered-flood-toll-hits-57.html LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — Argentine police and soldiers searched house to house, in creeks and culverts and even in trees for bodies on Thursday after floods killed at least 57 people in the province and city of Buenos Aires. As torrential rains stopped and the waters receded, the crisis shifted to guaranteeing public health and safety in this provincial... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:36:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1998252-argentine-politicians-jeered-flood-toll-hits-57.html 2013-04-05T00:36:10Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1997394-pope-francis-urges-aid-flooded-argentina.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for public and church institutions in his native Argentina to step up assistance to the tens of thousands of people left homeless by torrential rains that have killed at least 52 people. Francis sent a telegram Thursday to his newly appointed successor, Buenos Aires Archbishop Mario Poli, saying he was praying f... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:22:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1997394-pope-francis-urges-aid-flooded-argentina.html 2013-04-04T08:22:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1995428-argentina-flooding-torrential-rains-kill-52.html LA PLATA, Argentina (AP) — At least 52 people drowned in their homes and cars, were electrocuted or died in other accidents as flooding from days of torrential rains swamped Argentina's low-lying capital and province of Buenos Aires. At least 46 died Wednesday in and around the city of La Plata, Gov. Daniel Scioli said. Six deaths were reported a day earl... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:14:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1995428-argentina-flooding-torrential-rains-kill-52.html 2013-04-03T22:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1991708-pope-francis-lung.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Does the pope have only one lung? Despite erroneous reports that Pope Francis has lived most of his life with just one lung, the surgery actually only removed the upper part of his right lung, and his friends and family say he remains in good health for a 76-year-old man. The Buenos Aires archdiocese and ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:46:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1991708-pope-francis-lung.html 2013-04-01T21:46:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1987346-popes-foot-wash-final-straw-traditionalists.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has won over many hearts and minds with his simple style and focus on serving the world's poorest, but he has devastated traditionalist Catholics who adored his predecessor, Benedict XVI, for restoring much of the traditional pomp to the papacy. Francis' decision to disregard church law and wash the feet of two girls — a S... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:35:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1987346-popes-foot-wash-final-straw-traditionalists.html 2013-03-30T02:35:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1984232-pope-names-successor-buenos-aires.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis has made his first appointment of a bishop, naming Mario Poli on Thursday to succeed him as archbishop of Buenos Aires and the top churchman in Argentina. Poli, 66, is a priest very much in Francis' vein, focused on pastoral work, and he made news recently when he publicly dressed-down a priest who had posted a ... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:51:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1984232-pope-names-successor-buenos-aires.html 2013-03-28T15:51:19Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1982370-ioc-panel-excellent-impression-istanbul.html ISTANBUL (AP) — The IOC came away with an "excellent impression" Wednesday of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics, stressing that the city's multi-billion-dollar infrastructure budget will be spent whether or not Turkey gets the games. Wrapping up a four-day tour to assess Istanbul's fifth bid for the Olympics, IOC Vice President Craig Reedie said his ev... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:42:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1982370-ioc-panel-excellent-impression-istanbul.html 2013-03-27T17:42:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1982520-pope-francis-forces-argentine-political-about-face.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Catholic doctrine considers the pope to be God's delegate on Earth. That alone might explain the remarkable about-face that Argentina's populist president Cristina Fernandez and most of her followers have managed to pull off in the days since the cardinal she treated as a political arch-enemy became Pope Francis. But there a... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:55:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1982520-pope-francis-forces-argentine-political-about-face.html 2013-03-27T16:55:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1976600-outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-argentine-waters.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was a rare victory in the squid wars: Argentina's coast guard cutter Thompson fired warning shots at two Chinese trawlers, blocking their escape into international waters. Ten tons of squid were found in the holds of the Lu Rong Yu 6177 and 6178 after they were hauled into port on Christmas Day. But this was just the firs... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:12:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1976600-outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-argentine-waters.html 2013-03-24T23:12:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1976462-pope-revives-question-what-latino.html He is being hailed with pride and wonder as the "first Latino pope," a native Spanish speaker born and raised in the South American nation of Argentina. But for some Latinos in the United States, there's a catch: Pope Francis' parents were born in Italy. Such recent European heritage is reviving debate in the United States about what makes someone a Latin... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:59:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/us/1976462-pope-revives-question-what-latino.html 2013-03-24T15:59:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1974968-pope-francis-tells-benedict-were-brothers.html CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning pope telling a retired one, "We are brothers," and insisting that they pray side-by-side during a date to discuss the future of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis traveled Saturday ... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:35:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1974968-pope-francis-tells-benedict-were-brothers.html 2013-03-23T17:35:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1969194-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Long a cultural backwater, Rio de Janeiro has taken another leap toward becoming an art hot spot with this week's opening of a museum built around one of the world's premier collections of contemporary Latin American art. Casa Daros, a 12,000-square-meter (129,000-square-foot) space in an impeccably renovated 1866 mansion, will house... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:01:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1969194-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html 2013-03-21T15:01:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1965654-abuse-victims-want-pope-to-open-argentina-files.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Roman Catholic activist group said Tuesday that Pope Francis was slow as head of the Argentine church to act against sexual abuse by clergy and urged him to apologize for what it called church protection for two priests later convicted of sexually assaulting children. A lawyer for some of the victims, meanwhile, said the f... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:38:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1965654-abuse-victims-want-pope-to-open-argentina-files.html 2013-03-20T00:38:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1964128-pope-francis-protect-poor-earth.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — After a week marked by acts of simplicity and openness, Pope Francis finally let his words do the talking as he officially began his stewardship of the Catholic Church on Tuesday. "Please," he implored the tens of thousands, both poor and powerful, gathered outside St. Peter's Basilica. "Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of ... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:37:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1964128-pope-francis-protect-poor-earth.html 2013-03-19T23:37:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1964698-bergoglio-okd-slain-priest-sainthood-cases.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Before he became Pope Francis, Argentina's Catholic leader took the first steps toward granting sainthood status to priests and other Catholics who were murdered in July 1976 as Argentina's dictatorship was killing thousands of so-called "subversives." The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, confirmed Tuesday that... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:06:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1964698-bergoglio-okd-slain-priest-sainthood-cases.html 2013-03-19T22:06:19Z