Argentina

• Tuesday, December 23rd 2014 - 06:09 UTC

  Sexual abuse scandal hits Argentine Air Force Academy

  

  Male 23-year-old cadet discharged, turned over to the courts over two allegedly proven cases of rape and at least five other attempts against junior ranking women.

• Tuesday, December 23rd 2014 - 04:05 UTC

  Buenos Aires Zoo orangutan granted writ of 'habeas corpus'

  

  Animal not just things. Unprecedented court ruling indicates that although not human, 29-year-old Sandra has the right to be set free to live in a Brazilian sanctuary.

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 23:56 UTC

  Argentine convicts want to form their own political party for 2015 presidential elections

  

  Leader of the presumed innocent hopes to lure 200,000 of his fellow prison inmates to vote for “one candidate.” (most likely FPV)

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 20:45 UTC

  Argentina: Jigger owners request to start squid season earlier

  

  The Chamber of Jigger Owners from Argentina (CAPA) has requested the Federal Fisheries Council (CFP) the anticipated start of the squid (Illex argentinus) season in 2015.

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 08:35 UTC

  Poet, writer Horacio Ferrer dies in Buenos Aires at age 81

  

  Author of Ballad for a Madman (Balada para un loco), the Uruguayan born artist was a close collaborator of Astor Piazzolla's and other tango musicians.

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 08:31 UTC

  Beauty pageants banned in Argentine city over sexism

  

  Chivilcoy first place in the country to prohibit government agencies to sponsor these events and discourage potential private organizers

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 08:19 UTC

  Soldier's helmet case still unclear, newspaper reports

  

  British veteran of the 1982 Falklands War claims to have killed an Argentine soldier with his bayonette and now wants to give the helmet to the family, but... ¿did it happen as he says?

• Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 04:47 UTC

  Pope welcomes Argentina ambassador, appoints new camerlengo

  

  French clergyman who made the famous 'Habemus Papam' announcement when Francis was elected becomes the new person to be in charge of the Vatican in case of vacancy

• Sunday, December 21st 2014 - 23:44 UTC

  'Inflation above 30%', says De Mendiguren

  

  Lawmaker and member of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) José Ignacio de Mendiguren said that inflation is not 40% as some private indexes say, but he pointed out that it is not around 24% as the government says either. “I think it is over 30%,” he said.

• Saturday, December 20th 2014 - 06:33 UTC

  Power cuts hit Buenos Aires as temperature rises

  

  Sweltering heat props up use of air conditioning. 'Specific failures' along the distribution line spark street, social media protests