A fierce storm described in places as a "tornado" shredded hundreds of houses and killed at least 14 people in the southern part of South America on Tuesday, officials said.

Argentina recalls 40,000 IUDs, potentially contaminated with bacteria from poor packaging. Argentina's government is recalling 40,000 IUDs after discovering some of the birth control devices contaminated with bacteria.

Argentina's government is recalling 40,000 IUDs after discovering some of the birth control devices contaminated with bacteria.

Argentina has the most swine flu deaths outside the United States, but the virus is still killing fewer people than normal seasonal flu ? good news for a world waiting to see how it evolves in the southern winter.

Argentina experts: No mutations in swine flu virus, and regular flu remains more deadly. Argentina has the most swine flu deaths outside the United States, but the virus is still killing fewer people than normal seasonal flu ? good news for a world waiting to see how it evolves in the southern winter.

Governments are scrambling to buy up hundreds of millions of doses of swine flu vaccine but health experts warn the poor may lose out as wealthy countries corner strictly limited supplies.

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner on Friday urged that patents not be used in producing a swine flu vaccine -- arguing that such a move could save millions of lives.

Britain announced a spike in deaths related to swine flu on Thursday, but as health experts began grappling with worst-case scenarios, difficult questions over the availability of vaccines emerged.

British health officials announced a spike in deaths related to swine flu Thursday, but as governments issued advice on how to prevent the virus spreading, difficult questions over vaccines emerged.

Mexico's gets praise, Argentina and Britain criticism for swine flu response as caseload grows. As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.

As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health.

The United States will provide 420,000 courses of antiviral medication Tamiflu to fight swine flu in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) said Thursday.