Argentina

• Friday, December 24th 2010 - 07:25 UTC

  Serious rioting in Buenos Aires leaves thousands of trainl commuters stranded

  

  Serious rioting broke out Thrusday in the heart of Buenos Aires when protesting outsourced workers interrupted railway services in one of the main central stations, Constitucion, which then triggered a furious reaction from passengers. Law enforcement officials were surprised by the intensity and extent of the rioting that left several policemen and civilians injured and tens of arrests.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2010 - 08:14 UTC

  Sweden to close embassy in Argentina because of budget constraints

  

  The Swedish government Wednesday said it would close five embassies next year due to budget constraints, among them offices in Argentina.

• Thursday, December 23rd 2010 - 08:09 UTC

  Former Argentine dictator Gneral Videla sentenced to life in prison

  

  The strongman of Argentina's 1976-1983 military Junta General Jorge Videla, was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for crimes against humanity committed during the so called “dirty war” against left-wing dissidents.

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:32 UTC

  Oil World reduces Argentine soybean crop estimates because of lack of rain

  

  Oil World has for a second time in two weeks reduced Argentina soybean crop hopes warning that, thanks to dry weather, it could be on course for a fall of more than 20%.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 05:19 UTC

  High Court ruling favours 9.500 former conscripts Malvinas war veterans

  

  A ruling from Argentina’s Supreme Court admitted “Malvinas war veteran condition” to a petty officer who was deployed in Puerto Belgrano and Rio Grande during the 1982 conflict thus enabling him to a veteran’s pension.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 05:14 UTC

  Argentina’s current account balance down to 900 million USD in third quarter

  

  Argentina's current account balance--the broadest measure of a country's transactions with the rest of the world—posted a 900 million US dollars surplus in the third quarter, but was down slightly from expectations and the performance from a quarter earlier.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 00:15 UTC

  CFK promises 6.000 border patrols to combat crime and rash of land grabs

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced Monday the launching of operation “Guard Watch” with the deployment of 6.000 border guards throughout the Greater Buenos Aires with the purpose of combating the insecurity wave and putting an end to the rash of illegal occupation of open spaces by organized squatters.

• Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 19:09 UTC

  Conflicting assessments of Argentina’s defence policy and military capabilities

  

  Conflicting assessments of Argentina’s military capacity, defence policies and future planning were given by the brand-new Defence minister, Arturo Puricelli and a former minister from the opposition.

• Saturday, December 18th 2010 - 03:10 UTC

  Argentine population grows 10.6% in a decade, totals 40.09 million

  

  Argentina has 40.09 million inhabitants, up 10.6% from the 2001 figure of 36.2 million, according to preliminary results from the 2010 National Census of Population, Households and Homes released on Friday.

• Friday, December 17th 2010 - 23:58 UTC

  Venezuela crucial to consolidate “energy front” says Cristina Kirchner

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner underlined the significance of Venezuela as a full member of Mercosur which should enable the group to consolidate an energy front.