Argentina

• Saturday, May 12th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Angry Protesters Swarm Kirchner's Sister

  

  Striking teachers and public workers tossed eggs and flour at President Nestor Kirchner's sister on Saturday, jostling the Cabinet minister as she visited the president's home province of Santa Cruz.

• Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Political turmoil in Kirchner's province: third governor in 15 months

  

  The governor of the Patagonia province of Santa Cruz resigned Thursday following three weeks of provincial employees and teachers' protests which have caused political chaos in Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's stronghold.

• Friday, May 11th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  More “gas” to Falklands sovereignty dispute in UN climate conference

  

  Argentina accused United Kingdom on Thursday of wrongly counting the Falkland Islands' greenhouse gases in its national data during a United Nations climate conference in Germany.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Recovery of the “Irizar” could take more than two years

  

  Damages suffered by the Argentine icebreaker “Almirante Irizar” when fire broke out on board, are far more serious than originally announced and full repairs could take more than the estimated two years revealed this week the Buenos Aires press.

• Wednesday, May 9th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Mrs. Kirchner tipped as candidate for October 28 presidential elections

  

  Argentina formally announced this week that elections for president and Congress would be held on October 28. A presidential run off between the two most voted candidates, if needed, is scheduled for November 25.

• Monday, May 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina hosts South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone meeting

  

  Argentina is hosting the two days Third Preparatory Seminar for the VI South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone ministerial meeting with the participation of officials from 24 country members of the organization.

• Monday, May 7th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina: quasi air collision because of lack of radar coverage

  

  Two aircrafts almost crashed in mid air in the area of control of Buenos Aires main airport Ezeiza, claimed on Monday the Argentine commercial pilots association. The accident was avoided appealing to an alarm system directly operated from the aircrafts.

• Sunday, May 6th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Argentina arrests Ghana flagged jigger allegedly poaching

  A Ghana flagged jigger with Chinese crew was captured Sunday afternoon by the Argentine Coast Guard allegedly fishing inside the Argentine economic exclusive zone 370 kilometers south east of the city of Necochea.

• Saturday, May 5th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Airline pilots warn lack of radars in Buenos Aires airports

  

  The International Federation of Airlines Pilots Associations, with over 100.000 members globally has warned that pilots operating in Argentine airspace must exercise extreme vigilance and awareness because of the lack of radars in the Buenos Aires area.

• Friday, May 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Basic training in human rights for Argentine troops

  Hundreds of Argentine troops are headed back to class for a different sort of basic training — in human rights.