http://www.mail.com/organizations/1331980-argentina-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/organizations/1331980-argentina-government.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149108-argentine-train-wreck-kills-3-injures-hundreds.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A speeding commuter train slammed into another that had stopped between stations during the morning commute Thursday in suburban Buenos Aires, killing three passengers and injuring more than 300 on a line that has been under government control since a deadly crash last year. The state-run train agency dismissed possible brak... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 02:39:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149108-argentine-train-wreck-kills-3-injures-hundreds.html 2013-06-14T02:39:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2150138-7-years-prison-argentine-ex-leader-menem.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former President Carlos Menem was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for illegally smuggling weapons to Ecuador and Croatia in violation of international embargoes in the 1990s, but he won't be going to jail soon. An Argentine court also banned Menem, now a senator, from holding elective office for 14 years, and ask... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:47:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2150138-7-years-prison-argentine-ex-leader-menem.html 2013-06-13T22:47:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093012-correction-argentina-obit-videla-story.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In a May 17 story about the death of jailed former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, The Associated Press, relying on an initial prison service statement and comments from a spokeswoman for the prisoners, reported erroneously that he died in his sleep while in bed. The official death report, later made public, revealed that he died while ... Mon, 27 May 2013 17:18:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2093012-correction-argentina-obit-videla-story.html 2013-05-27T17:18:08Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2110640-huge-crowd-cheers-argentine-leaders-10-year-rule.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez rallied a huge crowd Saturday night celebrating the 10-year government that she and her late husband Nestor Kirchner began in 2003. Her voice breaking, she called it a victorious decade, "won not by a government but by the people." This year's election will determine whether Fernandez h... Sun, 26 May 2013 13:27:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2110640-huge-crowd-cheers-argentine-leaders-10-year-rule.html 2013-05-26T13:27:05Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087952-amnesty-undeclared-dollars-divides-argentina.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A plan to get Argentines to pull their undeclared U.S. dollars from under their mattresses and out of illegal tax havens, and deposit them in the banking system is eliciting warnings that it will turn the country into a magnet for money launderers and organized crime. The government of President Cristina Fernandez dismisses ... Wed, 15 May 2013 18:04:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2087952-amnesty-undeclared-dollars-divides-argentina.html 2013-05-15T18:04:33Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069440-argentina-offers-tax-amnesty-undeclared-cash.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's government announced new measures on Tuesday intended to suck up undeclared dollars in response to growing pressure to abruptly devalue the nation's currency. Economy Minister Hernan Lorenzino said the new tax-free bonds and certificates of deposit will pull into the banking system the foreign currencies that Arg... Tue, 07 May 2013 23:58:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069440-argentina-offers-tax-amnesty-undeclared-cash.html 2013-05-07T23:58:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Legislators shouted at each other all day and into the night Wednesday while a nervous crowd held vigil outside as congress bitterly debated major changes to Argentina's system. President Cristina Fernandez said the measures her allies were pushing through would finally make the nation's courts more democratic and responsive... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:04:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2042530-argentine-congress-aims-to-democratize-courts.html 2013-04-25T01:04:43Z 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/business/economy/1987886-argentina-offers-to-pay-debts-with-cash-bonds.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina proposed a creative way out of its debt showdown Friday night, describing a mix of cash and bonds that it suggested would amount to a huge profit, but not a gargantuan one, for the investors it calls "vulture funds." The government's lawyers gave an appellate panel in New York a proposed payment plan that could tak... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 05:17:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1987886-argentina-offers-to-pay-debts-with-cash-bonds.html 2013-03-30T05:17:38Z 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/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/1962626-argentina-asks-pope-to-help-falklands-dispute.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says she has asked Pope Francis to help defuse the long-running dispute between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands. Fernandez told journalists after she met with the new, Argentine-born pope Monday at the Vatican that she has asked for his intercession to "facilitate dialogue" over th... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:35:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962626-argentina-asks-pope-to-help-falklands-dispute.html 2013-03-18T16:35:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960176-argentina-boot-camp-politically-savvy-pope.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Pope Francis has honed his leadership skills in one of the most difficult classrooms on the planet: Argentina, where politics has long been a blood sport practiced only by the brave. Rising through Argentina's Roman Catholic hierarchy in times of dictatorship, capitalist excess, economic crisis and populist fervor, Francis h... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1960176-argentina-boot-camp-politically-savvy-pope.html 2013-03-16T22:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959224-pope-explains-name-urges-church-poor.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The focus of Pope Francis' papacy began to emerge Saturday as he offered some intimate insights into the conclave that elected him pontiff, describing how he was immediately inspired to name himself after St. Francis of Assisi because he wants to see a church that is "for the poor." His comments provided further evidence that this firs... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:48:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959224-pope-explains-name-urges-church-poor.html 2013-03-16T20:48:35Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1906276-argentine-trains-perilous-year-crash.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The bustling "Once de Septiembre" station in the heart of Buenos Aires looks much the same as it did nearly a year ago, when Argentina's worst train accident in 40 years shook this ornate building. Except for a new coat of paint and a few renovated platforms, the same decades-old trains shuttle in and out, moving tens of tho... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:30:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1906276-argentine-trains-perilous-year-crash.html 2013-02-22T02:30:53Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865882-argentine-princesss-dad-dictatorship-history.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Prince Willem-Alexander's ascension to the Dutch throne in April promises to be a shining moment on the world stage for his wife, Maxima, and her home country of Argentina. But there will be a glaring absence at the ceremony. Queen Beatrix's announcement this week that she'll step aside and let her son become king raised new... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 03:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1865882-argentine-princesss-dad-dictatorship-history.html 2013-02-04T03:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852750-israel-angered-argentina-iran-bombing-probe.html JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel summoned the Argentinian ambassador on Tuesday in protest over an agreement between Iran and Argentina to jointly investigate the bombing 19 years ago of a Jewish center that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires and that was widely blamed on Tehran. The terror attack was the deadliest on Argentinian soil, coming just two years after a ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1852750-israel-angered-argentina-iran-bombing-probe.html 2013-01-29T08:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1827944-government-food-price-claims-baffle-argentines.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Six pesos a day. That's all it takes to eat in Argentina, at least according to the government. But on the streets of the capital, 6 pesos doesn't stretch beyond a pack of chewing gum, or a cup of yoghurt, or a single "alfajor" cookie. Argentina's traditional caramel-and-chocolate treats are tasty, but don't provide what the... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1827944-government-food-price-claims-baffle-argentines.html 2013-01-17T21:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1814188-venezuelas-vp-havana-to-chavez-family.html CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela's vice president flew to Cuba on Friday to visit the ailing Hugo Chavez and his family, while the leaders of Argentina and Peru also traveled to Havana saying they hoped to ask about the Venezuelan president's condition. The 58-year-old president is fighting a severe respiratory infection a month after he underwent canc... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 01:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1814188-venezuelas-vp-havana-to-chavez-family.html 2013-01-12T01:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1789374-argentinas-fight-defaulted-debt-takes-step.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It's been a decade since Argentina tarnished its reputation worldwide and became an economic misfit by engaging in the biggest sovereign debt default in history, yet it is still haunted by the old bonds. Although Argentina's government restructured nearly all of the debt defaulted in the 2001 economic crisis, President Crist... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 05:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1789374-argentinas-fight-defaulted-debt-takes-step.html 2012-12-28T05:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1788432-argentina-dismisses-case-president.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina's highest penal court confirmed a stay on proceedings against an ex-president over charges that he failed to prevent the killing of protesters during the country's worst economic crisis. Fernando De la Rua declared a state of siege on Dec. 20, 2001, seizing special powers to deal with rioting and looting. Five prot... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1788432-argentina-dismisses-case-president.html 2012-12-27T15:38:00Z