Argentina

• Tuesday, February 24th 2015 - 04:39 UTC

  Argentine magistrates lash back at Cristina Fernandez accusations

  

  Argentina's Association of Magistrates and Officials of the National Justice (AMFJN) has responded to recent statements by President Cristina Fernández who described the February 18 rally organized by prosecutors the “baptism of fire” of what she called the “Judicial Party.”

• Tuesday, February 24th 2015 - 04:03 UTC

  Argentine 50-Peso bill in March dedicated to “Malvinas Islands. A sovereign love.”

  

  Argentina's Central bank will make available next March the new 50-peso bill paying tribute to Argentina’s sovereignty over the resource-rich archipelago, under the slogan “Malvinas Islands. A sovereign love.”

• Monday, February 23rd 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  US Justice will release confidential information on a Kirchner´s family business associate

  

  United States Justice authorized the release of confidential information on the investigation of 123 companies allegedly linked to Argentine public works tycoon Lázaro Baez, a close business associate of the Kirchner family and which holdout funds that are suing Argentina in New York court suspect were used to launder US$65 million of funds for the federal government.

• Saturday, February 21st 2015 - 05:17 UTC

  Argentina suggests Judge Griesa to remove Pollack, since he favors 'holdouts'

  

  Argentina's Economy minister Axel Kicillof suggested on Friday that no negotiation is possible with the holdout funds as long as 'special master' appointed by US Judge Thomas Griesa continues in his post, since ”he clearly favors 'vulture funds' (holdouts)”.

• Saturday, February 21st 2015 - 05:05 UTC

  Mistrusted Nisman's ex-wife meets with Supreme Court president Lorenzetti

  

  Argentine President of the Supreme Court of Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti met with Federal Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, the ex wife of late prosecutor Alberto Nisman, sources quoted by the Argentine state-run news agency Telam said.

• Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:17 UTC

  Nisman's former wife strongly rejects suicide hypothesis because of his personality

  

  Argentine Federal judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, late prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s ex wife, rejected the suicide hypothesis, due to his former husband’s personality, much less with a gun, and admitted she was impacted by the people's demand for 'justice' during Wednesday's 'silent march'.

• Friday, February 20th 2015 - 04:04 UTC

  Argentine Justice confirms prosecution of Vice-president Boudou on bribery charges

  

  An Argentine Federal Chamber has confirmed the prosecution of Vice President Amado Boudou for “bribery and negotiations incompatible with the public administration” in the case investigating Cristina Fernandez second-in-command for his alleged involvement in the purchase of the ex printing company Ciccone Calcografica.

• Friday, February 20th 2015 - 00:05 UTC

  Pope meets relatives of AMIA bombing victims same day as the massive 'silent march' for Nisman

  

  A group of relatives of the Buenos Aires 1994 AMIA bombing victims attended a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday, requesting the pontiff’s intervention to have Iran put the citizens of that country allegedly involved in the deadly attack at the disposal of justices in Argentina.

• Thursday, February 19th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  Despite pouring rain thousands turned out in Buenos Aires demanding 'Justice' and honoring Nisman

  

  Thousands of Argentines demonstrators participated worldwide, under different climatic conditions, in the rally led by federal prosecutors to honor late AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, one month after his death. Demonstrators carried Argentine flags, chanted the national anthem and called for “Justice” and an independent judiciary branch.

• Thursday, February 19th 2015 - 05:14 UTC

  Buenos Aires Herald falls in the hands of a group close to Cristina Fernandez

  

  The Indalo Media group which according to Argentine media belongs to businessman Cristobal Lopez, very close to the Kirchner family has purchased 60% of the Ambito editorial group which includes among others the financial daily Ambito, the Buenos Aires Herald and El Ciudadano from Rosario.