Buenos Aires: Argentina's president on Tuesday accused Britain of "militarizing the South Atlantic" and vowed to complain to the United Nations as tension rises ahead of the 30th anniversary of the Falklands war. Britain and Argentina went to war over the disputed British-ruled Falkland Islands in 1982, and London rejects Argentine demands for sovereignty negotiations unless the roughly 3,000 islanders want talks to be held. "They're militarizing the South Atlantic...
02:02 PM, Feb 08, 2012
Buenos Aires: Tensions continue to escalate between Argentina and Britain over the Falkland Islands. The Argentinean President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, has said that she will file a protest at the United Nations on what she called the militarisation of the South Atlantic. Both countries fought a war over the Falkland Islands in 1982. Though Britain won the war, Argentina still claims the territory. The issue came to the forefront...
09:51 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Buenos Aires: Barcelona's Lionel Messi was named as Argentina's sports personality of the year on Wednesday, winning the Olimpia de Oro (gold) for the first time. The prize, his first in his home country, is awarded by Argentina's sports writers and follows a year in which his goals helped Barca win Spain's La Liga, the European Champions League and the Club World Cup. "I'm happy and proud of the award....
10:10 AM, Dec 22, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian women's hockey team notched up a facile 4-1 win over Ireland to clinch the bronze medal in the four-nation tournament held in Parana, Argentina. Both the teams were locked 1-1 at half time but India came back strongly in the second session to fire three goals. The goal scorers for India were Jaspreet Kaur (penalty corner 7th min), Anuradha Thokchom (58th min), Vandana Katariya (68th min)...
02:54 PM, Dec 19, 2011
Buenos Aires: A train slammed into a bus trying to beat it across the railroad tracks during rush hour in the Argentine capital on Tuesday, ramming the vehicle into a platform and then striking another locomotive head-on. At least nine people, including the bus driver, were killed and 212 injured, authorities said. The force of the arriving train reduced the bus to a fraction of its width as it became...
02:10 AM, Sep 14, 2011
Fans of Lionel Messi can't wait to catch a glimpse of their hero ahead of the Argentina, Venezuela football match at the Salt Lake stadium. ...
08:19 AM, Sep 01, 2011
Buenos Aires: A cloud of ash spewing from a Chilean volcano caused chaos for air travelers in South America again on Monday and grounded flights as far away as New Zealand and Australia, stranding thousands of passengers. Two airports serving Argentina's capital and the main international airport in Uruguay were closed late on Sunday over safety fears sparked by the ash cloud, which has stretched some 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles)....
01:57 AM, Jun 14, 2011
Buenos Aires: A commercial airplane crashed on Wednesday in Argentina's southern Patagonia region and all 22 people on board are dead, said a local hospital director. Sol Airlines said its Flight 5248 carrying three crew members and 19 passengers, including a baby, communicated an emergency while flying from Neuquen near the Andes to Comodoro Rivadavia along the coast of Patagonia. "Unfortunately there are no survivors. We see burnt remains, everything...
11:12 AM, May 19, 2011
BJP reacts to the verdict in the two-decade-old Bofors payoff case against Quattrocchi. ...
04:11 PM, Mar 04, 2011
Buenos Aires: An Argentine woman survived after jumping from the 23rd floor of a downtown Buenos Aires hotel on Monday, landing on a taxi moments after the driver dashed to safety, the state news agency reported. The 33-year-old woman was in the intensive care ward of a Buenos Aires hospital after the suicide attempt, the Telam agency said. Taxi driver Miguel Cajal said he got out of his parked taxi...
03:45 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Buenos Aires: Breast implants, a luxury cruise ship and bank robbery victims have become the latest targets of Argentine tax inspectors battling rampant evasion in the South American country. Argentines are notorious for evading taxes, and it is common to pay for everything from new cars and houses to breast enlargements with wads of cash, while savers stash their money in off-shore bank accounts or undeclared in safety deposit boxes....
08:38 AM, Jan 13, 2011
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