Argentinean Politics
Argentina claims progress for Falkands talks with Britain
Mar 18, 2010 20:48 EDT
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana said that there has been progress in creating the conditions for Britain to discuss the ownership of the potentially oil-rich Falkland Islands.
Buenos Aires' famed Teatro Colon to reopen May 24
Mar 17, 2010 18:08 EDT
Buenos Aires' famed Teatro Colon opera house to reopen May 24 after 4-year restoration. South America's most famous opera house will reopen May 24, nearly four years after it shut down for a monumental restoration that has run two years over schedule.
Suspect: Charges in Argentine bomb case are 'lies'
Mar 09, 2010 21:36 EST
Iranian suspect in Argentine Jewish center bomb case calls charges 'lies'. An Iranian accused of masterminding the 1994 bombing of a Jewish cultural center that killed 85 people dismissed the allegations as "lies" on Tuesday and said he won't appear before an Argentine court.
Argentine president celebrates local film's Oscar
Mar 08, 2010 15:32 EST
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez congratulates director, actors of Oscar-winning film. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is congratulating the director and actors of the "The Secret in Their Eyes," a local film that won the Oscar for best foreign-language film.
Latin America's 1st gay marriage law takes effect
Mar 04, 2010 16:43 EST
Mexico City enacts Latin America's 1st gay marriage; gay couples line up for licenses. Throngs of Mexico City gay and lesbian couples registered for marriage licenses Thursday, the day Latin America's first gay-marriage law took effect.
Latin America's 1st gay marriage law takes effect
Mar 04, 2010 16:43 EST
Throngs of Mexico City gay and lesbian couples registered for marriage licenses Thursday, the day Latin America's first gay-marriage law took effect.
Argentina's Kirchner loses Senate majority
Mar 04, 2010 00:34 EST
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner suffered a double blow, losing her Senate majority and seeing her choice to head the central bank rejected by a key committee.
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Mar 03, 2010 14:50 EST
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
Argentina's Kirchner loses congressional majority
Mar 03, 2010 14:17 EST
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner's government on Wednesday lost its ruling majority in the Senate, weeks after it lost its majority in the lower house.
No need for US mediation over Falklands: govt
Mar 02, 2010 10:16 EST
Downing Street said on Tuesday there was no need for Washington to mediate in the stand-off with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands, as it was simply not up for discussion.
US ignores Argentine call for Falklands mediation
Mar 02, 2010 07:21 EST
Washington has urged London and Buenos Aires to resolve a simmering row over the Falklands but refused to respond to an Argentine request to act as a mediator between the two.
US ignores Argentine call for Falklands mediation
Mar 02, 2010 07:18 EST
Washington has urged London and Buenos Aires to resolve a simmering row over the Falklands but refused to respond to an Argentine request to act as a mediator between the two.
Clinton balks at Argentine request for Falklands mediation
Mar 01, 2010 23:26 EST
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered to help Britain and Argentina resolve a simmering row over a south Atlantic archipelago but balked at an Argentine request for US mediation.
Argentina asks US help to end Falklands spat
Mar 01, 2010 20:55 EST
Argentina asks US help to resolve Falklands spat; Clinton says US will ask both sides to talk. Argentina asked for U.S. help Monday in resolving a brewing dispute with Britain over the Southern Atlantic islands that were the subject of a brief war more than 25 years ago and where Britain has begun drilling for oil.
Clinton sidesteps mediation role in Falklands dispute
Mar 01, 2010 20:47 EST
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday sidestepped an Argentine request to mediate in its long-running Falklands dispute with Britain.
Argentine leader changes debt repayment plan
Mar 01, 2010 14:29 EST
Argentine leader changes debt repayment plan, reducing amount of reserves to be used. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez announced a new plan Monday to use reserves to pay some of the national debt after legal wrangling complicated her original idea of creating a $6.6 billion fund from reserves.
Clinton adds Argentina to Latin American tour
Feb 28, 2010 22:22 EST
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will add a stop in Argentina to her Latin American tour, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
Argentina urges UN chief to intervene in Falklands row
Feb 25, 2010 00:09 EST
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana pressed UN chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene in an ongoing row over oil drilling by a British firm in waters off the disputed Falkland Islands.
Argentina urges UN chief to intervene in Falklands row
Feb 24, 2010 23:46 EST
Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana pressed UN chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene in an ongoing row over oil drilling by a British firm in waters off the disputed Falkland Islands.
Argentina presses for UN help in Falklands dispute
Feb 24, 2010 19:14 EST
Argentina lobbies UN to persuade Britain to reopen Falkland islands sovereignty. Argentina's foreign minister asked the head of the United Nations on Wednesday to help resolve a dispute with Britain over a vast swath of the southern Atlantic Ocean where Britain has begun drilling for oil.
