Argentina

• Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 04:04 UTC

  Argentina's S. Court ratifies its authority; questioned Justice Fayt attends Tuesdays' meeting

  

  Argentine Justice Carlos Fayt showed himself publicly on Tuesday morning as he readied to attend the Supreme Court to participate of a meeting of the country's highest court with four sitting Justices, as they regularly do on Tuesdays.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 03:52 UTC

  Unemployment in Argentina stable at 7.1%, but jobless have stopped looking for work, said Indec

  

  Argentina's Indec stats office latest release shows that unemployment was stable in the first quarter, at 7.1% in the yearly comparison, but that is only because some of the jobless have stopped looking for work, as employment rates continued a declining trend which started in 2011.

• Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:15 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez comes out strongly in defense of minister Kicillof

  

  President Cristina Fernandez has questioned accusations against Economy Minister Axel Kicillof over his alleged YPF monthly salary of 400.000 Argentine Pesos (approx 35.000 dollars).

• Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:06 UTC

  Scioli and Randazzo, the two hopefuls competing for Cristina Fernandez legacy

  

  Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli and Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo will be the only Argentine presidential candidates to compete in the coming August incumbent Victory Front, PASO primaries.

• Friday, May 15th 2015 - 07:01 UTC

  UN praise for Argentina's maternity and children's social protection schemes

  

  Argentina has substantially improved its social protections for maternity and young children, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).

• Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 08:45 UTC

  Malvinas war veterans appeal abuses case to Inter American Human Rights Commission

  

  Malvinas war veterans have taken their Human rights abuse case against Argentine officers to the Inter American Human Rights Commission, IHRC, following on Argentina's Supreme Court decision rejecting the case because of time limit.

• Thursday, May 14th 2015 - 07:38 UTC

  Argentine Supreme Court confirms Chief Justice and challenges Cristina Fernandez

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court has signed an “extraordinary accord” confirming the re-election of Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti to the chair until 2019, in a meeting attended by Justice Carlos Fayt who has been the target of an ongoing attack from the administration of president Cristina Fernandez, which wants the 97 year judge impeached.

• Wednesday, May 13th 2015 - 07:37 UTC

  Nisman's criminal case against President Cristina Fernandez was buried on Tuesday

  

  The criminal case against President Cristina Fernandez was closed Tuesday when federal judges from Cassation Court accepted a prosecutor’s decision not to pursue accusations that she had conspired to shield Iranians suspected of planning the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires.

• Wednesday, May 13th 2015 - 07:21 UTC

  Argentina's congress to begin evaluation of Justice Fayt's health condition

  

  Argentina's Lower House Impeachment Committee has approved a motion to begin evaluations on the health of Supreme Court Justice Carlos Fayt, in order to determine whether the judge has the physical and mental capacity to continue in his post.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2015 - 06:25 UTC

  Argentina reacts to hedge funds attempt to block a fresh debt emission

  

  Argentina has launched a stinging attack on hedge funds attempting to block payment on last month's Bonar 24 debt issuance, stating that the petition shows the 'vulture funds' desperation following the successful auction.