Argentina

• Monday, April 7th 2014 - 06:26 UTC

  Overwhelming majority of Argentines feel insecurity has become the main problem

  

  Eight out of ten Argentines feel that insecurity has been on the rise during recent months while 90% believe that it has become the main problem of the country ahead of inflation, unemployment and corruption, according to a public opinion poll published in Clarin's Sunday edition.

• Monday, April 7th 2014 - 06:05 UTC

  Army occupies favela in Rio because police was unable to retain control

  

  With only 68 days to the World Cup some 2,700 Brazilian troops seized control Saturday of the Mare favela, shantytowns complex, which is considered Rio de Janeiro's last major drug-gang stronghold and located in a strategic area for security reasons: a through area for the city's airport and the Maracaná stadium.

• Monday, April 7th 2014 - 05:50 UTC

  State of emergency in Buenos Aires province overwhelmed by crime and an outbreak of lynching

  

  The governor of Argentina's largest, richest and most populated province declared a 12-month state of emergency following an outbreak of lynching by furious citizens who feel defenceless and 'overwhelmed' by crime. The situation has become a major political issue with magistrates and the Church calling for restrain.

• Monday, April 7th 2014 - 05:43 UTC

  Argentine church baptizes lesbian couple child; now they will fight for a catholic marriage

  

  A daughter of a lesbian couple was baptized by the Catholic Church in Argentina on Saturday, April 5 with President Cristina Fernandez acting as the godmother. It was the first case in the country, a gesture of opening from the institution headed by Argentine Pope Francis.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 05:40 UTC

  Twitter uproar: Cristina Fernandez account blocked to Falkland Islanders

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez caused an uproar on Friday in the Twitter social network when she blocked access to the Falkland Islanders who mocked her statements about the presence of nuclear weapons at NATO' largest base in the South Atlantic, precisely in the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 03:00 UTC

  Argentina thanks Papua New Guinea for its support in the Malvinas claim

  

  Argentina's deputy foreign minister Eduardo Zuaín made an official visit to Papua New Guinea to establish closer political, cooperation and trade links and to thank the local government for their standing support for Argentina's Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty dispute at the UN Special Committee on Decolonization.

• Friday, April 4th 2014 - 02:41 UTC

  “Falklands nuclear missiles turned out to be penguins”

  

  Falkland Islanders replied with a picture of King penguins to Argentine President Cristina Fernandez claims that the Falklands had become NATO's largest base in the South Atlantic and was equipped with missiles that could reach any of the region's countries, and also had “nuclear weapons”.

• Thursday, April 3rd 2014 - 07:32 UTC

  Former president Menem back on trial for the controversial sale of Palermo show land

  

  Former Argentine president Carlos Menem and his former economy minister Domingo Cavallo were both formally indicted for embezzlement over the sale of the Rural Society property in the Buenos Aires high income Palermo neighborhood in 1991 at a price the court yesterday described as “vile.”

• Thursday, April 3rd 2014 - 07:25 UTC

  Argentina's YPF sells one billion dollars in 10-year bonds at 8.75% rate

  

  Argentina’s nationalized oil and gas producer, YPF, sold 1 billion dollars in a bond sale on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. The 10-year bonds will pay 8.75% interest and were five times oversubscribed, YPF said. The U.S. dollar-denominated securities were issued under Argentine law and was considered a great success by the company.

• Thursday, April 3rd 2014 - 07:16 UTC

  Controversy in Argentina over a spate of street lynching of suspected criminals

  

  Argentina's security secretary said on Wednesday that those who take justice into their own hands are “murderers,” referring to recent cases of lynching of suspected criminals, and which has caused a serious controversy among politicians and members of the Judiciary branch.