http://www.mail.com/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/locations/23880-buenos-aires.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100956-ex-ford-execs-charged-argentine-torture-cases.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Three former Ford Motor Co. executives were charged Tuesday with crimes against humanity for allegedly targeting Argentine union workers for kidnapping and torture after the country's 1976 military coup. All three men are now in their 80s. Their case is part of a new wave of prosecutions focusing on corporate support for the... Tue, 21 May 2013 23:10:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2100956-ex-ford-execs-charged-argentine-torture-cases.html 2013-05-21T23:10:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095440-reporter-remembers-fear-videlas-argentina.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was just about a day after Argentine strongman Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power in March of 1976, and the bloodletting was already beginning. I had trekked out to isolated Neuquen province looking for Maria Estela Martinez de Peron, the constitutionally elected leader that Videla and his military cohorts had just topp... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:57:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2095440-reporter-remembers-fear-videlas-argentina.html 2013-05-18T23:57:49Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2093012-argentine-dictator-videla-dies-prison-age-87.html 2013-05-17T20:40:44Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088242-buenos-aires-launches-tours-argentine-pope.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man who would become Pope Francis said Mass. You can even visit the stand where he bought his newspapers every weekend and where he went for a haircut. With an Argentine on the throne ... Wed, 15 May 2013 19:29:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2088242-buenos-aires-launches-tours-argentine-pope.html 2013-05-15T19:29:20Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075938-ap-photos-eerie-ghost-town-up-air.html EPECUEN, Argentina (AP) — A strange ghost town that spent a quarter century under water is coming up for air again in the Argentine farmlands southwest of Buenos Aires. Epecuen was once a bustling little lakeside resort, where 1,500 people served 20,000 tourists a season. During Argentina's golden age, the same trains that carried grain to the outside wor... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:02:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075938-ap-photos-eerie-ghost-town-up-air.html 2013-05-10T12:02:11Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2075292-uruguay-general-28-years-prisoners-murder.html 2013-05-09T21:48:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066250-ap-photos-buenos-aires-street-art-mecca.html BUENOS AIRES. Argentina (AP) — In most major cities, street artists create their works under cover of darkness, spray-painting their graffiti quickly to elude arrest. Not so in Buenos Aires, where painters have found a surplus of empty walls to splash their colors on, building owners who readily consent to having their walls painted, and a local government that has subsidize... Mon, 06 May 2013 15:53:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2066250-ap-photos-buenos-aires-street-art-mecca.html 2013-05-06T15:53:31Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2049080-leftist-priests-francis-church-in-ruins.html 2013-04-28T15:15:31Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2036758-ex-bishops-widow-wants-optional-priestly-celibacy.html 2013-04-22T19:24:24Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html LONDON (AP) — Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country — for the better according to many, but in some eyes for the worse. Soaring hymns, Biblical verse and fond remembrances echoed under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, as ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:44:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024782-britains-iron-lady-laid-to-rest-with-full-pomp.html 2013-04-17T21:44:26Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2013766-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 19:39:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2013766-bitcoin-bursts-hacker-currency-wild-ride.html 2013-04-11T19:39:18Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2008802-pope-launched-sainthood-case-argentine-priests.html 2013-04-09T20:01:16Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/2000270-pope-seeks-decisive-action-sex-abuse.html 2013-04-05T20:12:13Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1998252-argentine-politicians-jeered-flood-toll-hits-57.html 2013-04-05T00:36:10Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1995428-argentina-flooding-torrential-rains-kill-52.html 2013-04-03T22:14:53Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991532-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 21:45:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991532-pope-francis-lung.html 2013-04-01T21:45:55Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1987346-popes-foot-wash-final-straw-traditionalists.html 2013-03-30T02:35:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984236-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 15:50:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984236-pope-names-successor-buenos-aires.html 2013-03-28T15:50:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1982842-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 18:18:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1982842-ioc-panel-excellent-impression-istanbul.html 2013-03-27T18:18:10Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1982520-pope-francis-forces-argentine-political-about-face.html 2013-03-27T16:55:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1976572-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 23:10:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1976572-outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-argentine-waters.html 2013-03-24T23:10:07Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1974968-pope-francis-tells-benedict-were-brothers.html 2013-03-23T17:35:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969210-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 15:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1969210-museum-to-showcase-contemporary-latin-american-art.html 2013-03-21T15:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1965654-abuse-victims-want-pope-to-open-argentina-files.html 2013-03-20T00:38:45Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1964698-bergoglio-okd-slain-priest-sainthood-cases.html 2013-03-19T22:06:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964130-pope-francis-urges-protection-nature-weak.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis laid out the priorities of his pontificate during his installation Mass on Tuesday, urging the princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people attending to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest and to let tenderness "open up a horizon of hope." It was a message Francis has hinted at in his first... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:16:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1964130-pope-francis-urges-protection-nature-weak.html 2013-03-19T14:16:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1963492-pope-francis-lauded-interfaith-dialogue.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The election of Pope Francis has thrilled Jewish leaders in Argentina, who predict that their friend will continue to foster warm relations and open dialogue between Catholicism and other faiths during his pontificate. They've seen it firsthand as recently as December, when then-Buenos Aires Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:48:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1963492-pope-francis-lauded-interfaith-dialogue.html 2013-03-18T22:48:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962050-pope-installation-draws-world-religious-leaders.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis' diplomatic skills will be put to the test on Tuesday as he hosts political leaders from 130 nations and religious representatives from a variety of faiths who are descending on Rome for his installation Mass, with Latin America strongly represented to celebrate the first pope from the New World. Among the VIPs expected is... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:20:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962050-pope-installation-draws-world-religious-leaders.html 2013-03-18T22:20:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961980-orthodox-patriarch-to-rome-popes-installation.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, will attend Pope Francis' installation Mass — the first time a patriarch from the Istanbul-based church has attended a papal investiture since the two branches of Christianity split nearly 1,000 years ago. Bartholomew said he is doing that to underscore the impor... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:55:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1961980-orthodox-patriarch-to-rome-popes-installation.html 2013-03-18T21:55:39Z