Argentina

Friday, December 8th 2017 - 08:35 UTC
Judge indicts Cristina Fernandez for treason and puts Timerman under house arrest

A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people and injured hundreds, a court ruling said.
Friday, December 8th 2017 - 08:20 UTC
Falklands/Buenos Aires Ezeiza airport direct flight by a RAF Voyager transport

A RAF Voyager transport, in a direct link from MPA in the Falkland Islands landed on Thursday morning at Ezeiza airport in Buenos Aires with 25 members of the HMS Protector crew, on time to catch a midday British Airways flight to London. It has been decades since an RAF unit lands in the Argentine capital international airport.
Friday, December 8th 2017 - 00:38 UTC
British Embassy in Buenos Aires celebrated centenary of ambassador's residence

The British Embassy in Buenos Aires celebrated the first 100 years of the Ambassador’s Residence, a building that is on Argentina’s national heritage list and regarded as one of the most beautiful British diplomatic residences in the world.
Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 08:04 UTC
Russia offering Argentina MIG-29 aircraft, reveals Moscow top official

Russia has sent Argentina all the necessary materials for taking part in a tender for fighter jets with its Mikoyan MiG-29 aircraft, Deputy Director of the Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation Anatoly Punchuk told TASS news agency.
Tuesday, December 5th 2017 - 07:26 UTC
Malvinas relatives of soldiers buried at Falklands Darwin cemetery are informed on the Red Cross report

Two groups of four families of Malvinas fallen combatants will be informed on Tuesday of the results of the identification of Argentine soldiers buried in the Falklands Darwin cemetery, contained in the report delivered last Friday by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Monday, December 4th 2017 - 07:55 UTC
Argentine navy reports three objects registered on sonar search for ARA San Juan

The Argentine navy is trying to make a visual inspection of another three objects that registered on a sonar search for remains of the ARA San Juan submarine that vanished 18 days ago with 44 crew members aboard in the South Atlantic.
Saturday, December 2nd 2017 - 09:45 UTC
Argentina climbs one level in Moody's rating, but still below investment grade

Argentina’s credit rating was raised one level by Moody’s Investors Service as President Mauricio Macri’s macroeconomic reform policies seem to have started to take hold, bolstering optimism about the nation’s long-term prospects.
Friday, December 1st 2017 - 20:51 UTC
Falklands response to results of the ICRC humanitarian forensic identification project

The Falkland Islands government has released a response to the results of the International Committee of the Red Cross humanitarian project to identify the remains of the Argentine combatants buried at the Darwin cemetery. The project was the result of a December 2016 agreement between United Kingdom and the Argentine governments, facilitated by the Falklands government.
Friday, December 1st 2017 - 20:36 UTC
Falkland/Malvinas: ICRC presents results of humanitarian forensic identification project

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday handed out its forensic reports resulting from the work it carried out to identify the mortal remains of Argentine soldiers buried in Darwin cemetery.
Friday, December 1st 2017 - 09:39 UTC
Red Cross delivers report on unidentified Argentine combatants buried in Falklands

The International Committee of the Red Cross is scheduled on Friday to hand the Argentine government the final report on the 121 graves of unknown Argentine combatants who fought in the South Atlantic conflict in 1982 and are buried in the Darwin cemetery, and whose remains were analyzed for identification earlier this year by a forensic team.