Argentina

• Thursday, February 23rd 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Argentine group insists with Falklands’ self determination and sharing natural resources

  

  A group of Argentine intellectuals, academics and free-thinkers have criticized President Cristina Fernandez government strategy of confronting the UK on the Malvinas Islands sovereignty dispute and called for dialogue that guarantees the self determination of the Falkland Islanders.

• Thursday, February 23rd 2012 - 05:14 UTC

  Mujica says presence of Prince William in Malvinas is not a ‘nice’ gesture

  

  Uruguayan president Jose Mujica said that the presence of Prince William, heir to the British Crown, in the Malvinas Islands is a gesture “not at all nice” and called for the dispute with Argentina not to become military because it’s no good for anybody, least for the region.

• Thursday, February 23rd 2012 - 04:51 UTC

  Protesting police take over main provincial station in the north of Argentina

  

  Rioting police in the north of Argentina took over their main communications centre in Posadas, capital of the province of Misiones as they claimed for better working conditions and a salary hike. Likewise, the policemen requested to be allowed to unionize their men.

• Thursday, February 23rd 2012 - 04:40 UTC

  Two-day mourning in Argentina over the train accident; UK condolences

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernández issued a two day mourning period over the train accident in one of Buenos Aires main stations which left 50 people dead and 676 injured.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 18:19 UTC

  Train crash in Buenos Aires leaves 49 dead and at least 600 injured

  

  At least 49 people were killed and 600 injured after a train crashed early Wednesday morning while pulling into one of Buenos Aires main railway stations, city officials confirmed.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 17:33 UTC

  Brazil and Uruguay with the most expensive per capita Legislative branch

  

  Uruguay has the second most expensive per capita Legislative branch and also as a percentage of the government’s overall expenditure, although Uruguayan lawmakers earn half their best paid neighbours in Brazil, according to reports in the Montevideo press.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 16:39 UTC

  Argentine health authorities cleared MSC Armonia: “there is no risk”

  

  Argentine Health Minister Juan Manzur confirmed Wednesday morning that the situation on the MSC Armonía cruise ship, which lost a crew member last Friday to a possible flu virus, “was under control” and “normal” after it arrived to Buenos Aires port to be inspected by customs and health authorities.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 04:04 UTC

  Argentina begins offensive to strengthen ties with CARICOM members

  

  Argentina is hoping to use its “strong political commitment” with St Lucia to strengthen ties with the wider Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping, its ambassador Marcelo Aldo Salviolo has said.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 01:20 UTC

  Argentina’s Malvinas policy leads no where; China and Taiwan, an inspiring example

  

  Argentina has fallen prisoner of two conflicting positions on the Malvinas Islands issue which lead no where in the objective of claiming sovereignty over the South Atlantic Islands, says Carlos Perez Llana a former Argentine ambassador in Paris and political science and diplomacy professor.

• Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 - 01:15 UTC

  Double medical check for MSC Armonia passengers and crew in Montevideo

  

  Passengers and crew from the Italian cruise vessel MSC Armonia had to undergo a medical check-up when they docked in Montevideo Tuesday morning following the death of a member of the crew who is believed to have caught a type of flu virus.