Argentina

Wednesday, January 30th 2013 - 06:36 UTC
Kingmaker of Argentine soccer stepping down in 2015 after 36 years

Argentine Football Association (AFA) chief Julio Grondona will step down in 2015 after 36 years in the job, he said on Tuesday. The 81-year-old senior FIFA vice-president, widely criticised for the way in which he has run the AFA, will not seek re-election for the first time since he came to power in 1979.
Wednesday, January 30th 2013 - 06:34 UTC
Good and bad news for Argentina disputes at World Trade Organization

The World Trade Organization decided to implement two dispute resolution panels, one to probe accusations of unfair trade practices against Argentina by the US, the EU and Japan and another regarding Argentina’s claim that US-sanctioned measures affect their meat and lemons exports.
Wednesday, January 30th 2013 - 06:32 UTC
Argentina rejects as ‘improper’ Israel’s objection of an agreement with Iran

The Argentine government rejected Israel’s decision to summon the Argentine ambassador in Tel Aviv to discuss recent agreement between Argentina and Iran, saying it considered it an “improper” move that goes “against the traditional, friendly relationship” between both nations.
Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 06:02 UTC
UK wants to control South Atlantic access and resources, claims Argentina

Argentina claimed at the CELAC summit in Chile that the UK has converted the Falkland Islands into one of the “most militarized territories in the world” with the sole purpose of exploiting the natural resources of the Islands and control access to Antarctica.
Tuesday, January 29th 2013 - 03:02 UTC
Are Falkland Islanders the Mapuches of the South Atlantic?

By John Fowler - Frequently controversial newspaper columnist, Matthew Parris, who was a member of the British Parliament during 1982, has not been noted in the past as a supporter of the Falkland Islands in their struggle to avoid annexation by Argentina. It was something of a surprise therefore to read an article by him in The Times of January 26 entitled Argentina’s hypocrites is steeped in blood.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 20:13 UTC
An Argentine queen for the House of Orange; Beatrix steps down April 30

Dutch Queen Beatrix, who turns 75, announced she was abdicating in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king on April 30. Willem-Alexander, 45, is married to Argentine born Princess Maxima Zorreguieta and has three young children.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 19:00 UTC
“Fortress Falklands” Spanish version of G. Bound latest book launched in Uruguay

“Fortress Falklands, life under siege in Britain’s last outpost”, Graham Bound’s newest book on the subject of the Falkland Islands has been published in Spanish in Uruguay, allowing Argentines to, “learn a thing or two that might surprise them,” Graham told Penguin News this week.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 17:59 UTC
Argentine Jewish community blast agreement on ‘truth commission” with Iran

Argentine Jewish community organizations, DAIA and AMIA strongly rejected on Monday the government of President Cristina Fernandez decision to sign an agreement with Iran for the naming of a special ‘truth’ commission referred to the 1994 attack to a Jewish organization in Buenos Aires which left 85 dead and hundreds injured.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 06:27 UTC
Cristina Fernandez delaying Mercosur/EU discussions for a free trade agreement

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez downplayed immediate discussions for the trade and cooperation agreement between EU and Mercosur arguing that the South American block should elaborate and discuss new proposals to be presented to the Europe Union on the last quarter of this year.
Monday, January 28th 2013 - 06:02 UTC
Hedge funds insist in New York court Argentina must pay defaulted bonds

Hedge fund investors who refused to join two sovereign debt restructurings by Argentina urged a US court in New York to force the country to pay them.