Entertainment

Saturday, March 3rd 2012 - 04:43 UTC
Morrissey joins the controversy saying the “Falklands belong to Argentina”

Morrissey has waded into the row over the Falkland Islands telling the audience at an Argentine gig that they “belong to you”. The former Smiths front-man, who counts Prime Minister David Cameron among his fans, made the remarks during a concert in Cordoba, Argentina.
Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 05:50 UTC
Professional football players’ transfers reached 3 billion dollars in 2011 says FIFA

FIFA Transfer Matching System GmbH has published on Thursday the first edition of the annual report Global Transfer Market 2011. This report provides a comprehensive insight into football transfers worldwide, on which over 3 billion dollars was spent last year in the professional male football market.
Wednesday, February 29th 2012 - 01:43 UTC
Pink Floyd lead singer says the Malvinas Islands “belong to Argentina”

Former Pink Floyd lead singer Roger Waters, who has nine shows scheduled in Buenos Aires at the River Plate stadium this March, assured that the Malvinas Islands “belong to Argentina. He also stated that the 1982 war between Argentina and the UK “saved then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s political career.”
Monday, February 27th 2012 - 12:12 UTC
Meryl Streep takes third Oscar portraying Lady Thatcher in “The Iron Lady”

Meryl Streep, who holds the record with 17 for the most Academy Award nominations by any actor, won the Oscar for best lead actress on Sunday for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady”, hero of the Falkland Islands.
Wednesday, February 15th 2012 - 00:24 UTC
FIFA warns Argentina football leaders about Falklands’ conflict reference

FIFA has asked Argentina's football leaders to explain reports that their league has been named after a naval ship sunk by British forces during the Falkland Islands conflict 30 years ago.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 20:15 UTC
Baroness Meryl Thatcher wins Bafta best actress for “The Iron Lady”

Meryl Streep won the best actress at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Bafta, for her performance in The Iron Lady, continuing a triumphant awards season that looks set to carry her all the way to Oscar glory.
Thursday, February 2nd 2012 - 23:08 UTC
Iron Lady, basically a mediocre film, according to the Argentine reviews

Meryl Streep may have been nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady” but Argentine critics reviewed the film as ‘mediocre’ during its premiere in Buenos Aires on Thursday.
Tuesday, January 31st 2012 - 05:17 UTC
The itsy-bitsy tanga and ‘fio dental’ succumbing to bikinis and ‘gordinhas’

The Girl from Ipanema has put on a few kilos and for many sun basking in Brazil’s beaches the country’s iconic itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny tanga just doesn’t suffice anymore.
Saturday, January 28th 2012 - 09:51 UTC
‘King Leo’makes the cover of this week’s TIME magazine but not in the US

Argentine born Lionel Messi, three-time FIFA player of the year, is on the cover of this week's Time, but only if you buy it in Europe, Asia or the South Pacific. The United States cover is actually devoted to “The Power of Shyness”.
Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 15:10 UTC
Dutch school girl mariner completes youngest round the world solo

Dutch schoolgirl sailor Laura Dekker, who has fulfilled her dream to become the youngest round-the-world sailor, arrived late on Saturday on the Dutch Antillean Island of St Maarten in the Caribbean, a year and a day after starting her epic voyage and breaking all the records she set out to surpass.