Argentina
Argentina strikes $4.6bn debt deal with ‘vultures’ to end 15-year dispute
Argentina has struck a $4.6bn (£3.3bn) deal with creditors to end a bitter 15-year battle over its debt and pave the way for its status as a financial...
Young dolphin dies after being passed around beach for tourist selfies
A young dolphin has died after beachgoers took it from the sea to pose for photographs with it.
Dolphin dies being passed around for selfies on Argentina beach
A young dolphin has died after beachgoers took it from the sea to pose for photographs with it. Huge crowds gathered around the small animal on the...
Never mind sharks, we’ve closed the beach after a snake invasion!
An invasion of poisonous snakes washed downriver in recent floods forced authorities to close beaches to summer holidaymakers in northern Argentina.
At least 41 people die as bus carrying border officers plunges off Argentina bridge
A bus carrying police officers has crashed into a ravine in the north of Argentina, killing at least 41 people.
Outgoing Argentina leader Fernandez boycotts successor’s swearing in
Outgoing Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is boycotting the inauguration of her successor on Thursday.
Argentina’s outgoing president entreats country to protect her legacy
In her last speech as Argentine president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner entreated the thousands of supporters gathered to bid her farewell in the centre...
Opposition leader Macri ousts free-spenders from power in Argentina
Conservative opposition challenger Mauricio Macri won Argentina’s presidential election on Sunday, bringing to an end more than a decade of free-spending...
Argentines go to polls with frontrunner seeking first-round election victory
Argentines vote for a new president on Sunday with outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez’s candidate the favourite to win despite deep divisions over...
Man arrested after wife and autistic son ‘locked in cage for years’
A man in Argentina has been arrested after authorities raided his home where he allegedly kept his wife and autistic son locked inside a cage for at least...
Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires is world capital of bookstores
All across Argentina’s capital, lodged between the steakhouses, ice cream shops and pizzerias, is an abundance of something that is becoming scarce...
Argentine helicopter crash is deadliest incident in reality TV history
The worst accident in the history of reality television claimed 10 lives when two helicopters collided in the rugged mountains of La Rioja province, Argentina,...
In spite of scandal, case against Argentine president moves forward
The prosecutor who inherited a high-profile case against Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Friday reaffirmed the accusations, formally renewing...
Argentina to disband intelligence service after prosecutor death
President Cristina Kirchner said that she would disband Argentina’s intelligence service, after a prosecutor was found dead just hours before he...
Argentinian ambassador demands BBC apology over ‘Top Gear’ Falklands row
The Argentinian ambassador to the UK has demanded a public apology from the BBC following the row over a “Top Gear” special filmed in the South...
In the red: Argentine slides into default as debt talks collapse
The collapse of talks with U.S. creditors has sent Argentina into its second debt default in 13 years and raised questions about what comes next for financial...
Immortality beckons: Germany in form, but history favours Argentina
It’s time. After a monthlong marathon, and after seeing off the challenge of some of world football’s biggest names, Lionel Messi, a player...
Here are the 10 best players at this World Cup (there’s even a Brazilian!)
Lionel Messi and Neymar are among the 10 players nominated for the award given to the World Cup’s best player.
Axel Kicillof is the most dangerous politician in Latin America
On Monday, Argentina’s Economy Minister Axel Kicillof will meet with a special master of the court to negotiate his country’s debt with a group...
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