A former Uruguayan military officer suspected of participating in Argentina's "Dirty War" was extradited from Brazil to Argentina to face charges, the state-run Agencia Brasil reported.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Argentina on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
I spent the Christmas holidays in two very similar nations, with two radically different histories.
A woman watching the Dakar Rally in Argentina died Saturday after a vehicle in the event went off the track, striking her and other fans, race organizers said.
Rain-fueled flooding in Argentina has killed at least two people and forced the evacuation of 3,000 residents, officials said Tuesday.
I am riding in a small boat along the banks of the murky Parana River and I feel lucky. Lucky that the rain finally subsided and the sun has come out in Argentina, and lucky that my job occasionally puts me into situations like this, where I get to spend a gorgeous morning island-hopping in the pursuit of a story.
Laura Feldman was kidnapped by the Argentine military on February 18, 1978. The 18-year-old was never seen by her family again, a victim of the ruthless regime that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. For 31 years, her sister Ana searched for answers -- and her remains.
Argentina's last dictator and five military leaders who helped rule the country more than 25 years ago went on trial Monday on human rights charges.
Federal authorities in Argentina are investigating the death of a key witness in a human rights trial that started Tuesday, the official news agency reported.
Eight people died early Monday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when a city bus and a police ambulance collided, the government news agency reported.
A former Uruguayan military officer suspected of participating in Argentina's "Dirty War" was extradited from Brazil to Argentina to face charges, the state-run Agencia Brasil reported.
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Argentina on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
I spent the Christmas holidays in two very similar nations, with two radically different histories.
A woman watching the Dakar Rally in Argentina died Saturday after a vehicle in the event went off the track, striking her and other fans, race organizers said.
Rain-fueled flooding in Argentina has killed at least two people and forced the evacuation of 3,000 residents, officials said Tuesday.
I am riding in a small boat along the banks of the murky Parana River and I feel lucky. Lucky that the rain finally subsided and the sun has come out in Argentina, and lucky that my job occasionally puts me into situations like this, where I get to spend a gorgeous morning island-hopping in the pursuit of a story.
Laura Feldman was kidnapped by the Argentine military on February 18, 1978. The 18-year-old was never seen by her family again, a victim of the ruthless regime that ruled Argentina from 1976 to 1983. For 31 years, her sister Ana searched for answers -- and her remains.
Argentina's last dictator and five military leaders who helped rule the country more than 25 years ago went on trial Monday on human rights charges.
Federal authorities in Argentina are investigating the death of a key witness in a human rights trial that started Tuesday, the official news agency reported.
Eight people died early Monday in Buenos Aires, Argentina, when a city bus and a police ambulance collided, the government news agency reported.
Substitute Martin Palermo's close-range finish deep into injury time earned Argentina a thrilling last-gasp 2-1 win over Peru in Buenos Aires just minutes after Diego Maradona's side looked to have suffered yet another World Cup qualifying setback.
The lower house of Argentina's Congress has approved a controversial media law that spells out media ownership rules and calls for the creation of a regulatory agency.
Argentina are set to get more competitive rugby matches after it was confirmed they will join an expanded Tri-Nations series from 2012.
They are football's royalty, the marquee players whose almost super human ability on the ball wins cups and championships; their faces adorn billboards and magazine covers from China to Colombia.
A tornado in northeastern Argentina killed 10 people and injured at least 45 late Monday, the state-run news agency reported Tuesday.
Five-times world champions Brazil booked their place at next year's World Cup finals in South Africa with a 3-1 win in Argentina that keeps the home side's qualification prospects -- and coach Diego Maradona's future -- in the balance.
I'm off to Argentina for Saturday's anticipated World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil. It's a clash that resonates through the global game -- the two great South American rivals, producers of an extraordinary quantity of the greatest players ever, going at each other with regional pride at stake.
Honduras suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina on Tuesday in retaliation for having its ambassador expelled from Argentina last week.
With South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup resuming next month, the top four positioned teams of the continent tested their strength in what ended up being worthwhile friendly matches on Wednesday. While Brazil, Argentina and Chile claimed hard-fought victories in Europe, Paraguay lost in Asia.
Around these parts, Americans anxiously watch our favorite summer economic indicator -- the price of gasoline -- to get a sense of where the economy may be headed. But in Argentina, locals are watching their favorite winter barometer: the price of beef.
The start of the Argentina league football season has been indefinitely delayed while a solution is sought for the debt crisis which is crippling the leading clubs.
Visiting Cruzeiro held home side Estudiantes de La Plata to a scoreless draw Wednesday night in a spirited first leg of the Copa Libertadores final in Argentina.
Argentina's economy is in a perpetual state of uncertainty. As a result, Argentines have learned to live with what they've got -- and make things last.
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband -- who was her predecessor -- have held power since 2003, and Sunday's midterm elections will prove pivotal to her hold on the presidency.
In 1982, they were young men serving their obligatory military service -- Argentine conscripts who fought against the British that year during the Falklands War. More than 25 years later, many of those former combatants are in a legal battle against their former officers, alleging torture, starvation and murder at the hands of their own military.
As with most industries around the globe, the art world has been taking a hit, as collectors pare down purchases on expensive pieces.
They line up early every Saturday morning at the decrepit gymnasium that houses the La Matanza Barter Club.
Argentina's federal prosecutor said he has issued an international arrest warrant for a Colombian suspected of playing a role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center that killed 85 people.
A day after police arrested five people in what authorities described as an anti-Semitic demonstration that turned violent, Jews expressed concern Monday over the attack.
Is Argentine soccer a one-team show? As we near the conclusion of the group stage of the 2009 Copa Libertadores, all but one of the five Argentine participants are in danger of missing out on a place in the knockout phase. Predictably, the only survivor is likely to be Argentina's most dominant club, Boca Juniors.
Diego Maradona's Argentina side have suffered their worst-ever World Cup defeat -- and heaviest loss in over 60 years -- going down 6-1 to Bolivia at La Paz's high-altitude Hernando Siles' stadium.
An estimated 10,000 Argentines marched on the historic Plaza de Mayo in the capital, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday to demand more anti-crime measures, reflecting a top priority among Argentines, according to recent polls.
After months of confrontations, Argentina's government and its farmers appeared Tuesday to have made progress toward resolving their differences.
The governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Daniel Scioli, said Tuesday that he received a death threat possibly linked to narcotraffickers upset at his government's strong anti-drug policy.
In a small farming town 105 kilometers (65 miles) southwest of Buenos Aires, farmers are struggling to nourish their crops and feed their animals. The worst drought in half a century has turned Argentina's once-fertile soil to dust and pushed the country into a state of emergency.
Over the years, the Under-20 South American Championship has been used as a highly effective market platform for future prospects to showcase their skills in an attempt to attract lucrative contracts with top European clubs.
As a player, Oscar Ruggeri bludgeoned his way through 97 games for Argentina, winning one World Cup and two Copa América titles to become one of his country's most successful internationals. His coaching career, on the other hand, has been an extraordinary run of failure. It began reasonably well at San Lorenzo, when he was close to winning the championship in his first season. But it has been all downhill since then.
A blossoming of cinematic creativity has swept Argentina in recent years, bringing about a second golden age of film.
President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner announced Thursday a "contingency plan" to confront the problems affecting Argentina's economy, which has been rocked by the international financial crisis.
An eighth-minute Maxi Rodriguez goal gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park as Diego Maradona's reign as national coach began with a positive result.
Argentina's principal carmakers have ordered some factory workers to take unpaid vacations and slashed work schedules for others after a recent drop in auto exports to Brazil and Mexico.
A Miami court finding piles on the trouble facing President Cristina FernÁndez de Kirchner, whose husband is said to be running the government
Diego Maradona will become Argentina's soccer coach next week, leaving the team in the hands of a national icon whose achievements have been undercut by a controversial history
The northern province of Santa Fe usually boasts lush vegetation in September -- the Southern Hemisphere's spring -- but not this year, as Argentina grapples with its worst drought in a century.
Manchester United's Carlos Teves was sent off as Paraguay held Argentina to a 1-1 draw in Buenos Aires on Saturday to top South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup.
True to the script, an outstanding Argentina team brushed aside all opposition in Beijing as it successfully defended its Olympic gold medal. La Albiceleste proved far superior to all the teams it faced in China as Sergio Batista's squad cruised to six successive victories, scoring 11 goals (second only to Brazil) while only conceding two (best at the Games).
BEIJING -- It was a zany night at Workers' Stadium, a Brazil-Argentina soccer showdown that included a Kobe Bryant-driven human stampede, a good-old-fashioned journalist scuffle, the sight of Diego Maradona talking on a 1980s-style cellphone and a beleaguered Brazilian manager who dressed like a Club Kid, coached like a fraidy-cat and, in the end, mistook me for an Englishman.
In a nationwide measure, Argentina has granted gay couples the right to collect the pensions of their dead partners.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi scored the first goal and set up the extra-time winner on Saturday for defending champions Argentina as they beat the Netherlands 2-1 to earn a mouthwatering semifinal showdown against Brazil.
With such incredible potential at its disposal, Argentina should proceed to the decisive stages of the Olympic Games without breaking a sweat. Los Albicelestes proved their superiority in the first round by winning all three of their group matches and playing some highly effective soccer. Bit some unexpected weaknesses were also revealed.
Argentine authorities are exploring a possible link between the deaths of 14 children and an experimental vaccine they were taking in a clinical trial run by GlaxoSmithKline
Argentine senators have approved a bill declaring obesity and other eating disorders diseases covered by the nation's public and private health care programs
South American powerhouses Argentina and Brazil qualified for the quarterfinals of the Olympic football tournament with contrasting victories on Sunday.
World rugby champions South Africa thrashed Argentina 63-9 in a one-off Nelson Mandela Tribute Test match at Johannesburg's Ellis Park on Saturday.
The U.S. men will be walking a line no more than a few microns wide at the Beijing Olympics, where they're set to open play against China on Sunday.
If you're ready to take pity on the teams participating in the Olympics Games, now's the time to do so. With a week to go before the soccer tournament kicks off, you can only imagine what Argentina has in store for its unlucky opponents.
Rivalries don't get much bigger than Argentina and Brazil. Politically, there's no love lost, but when it comes to soccer, both nations absolutely despise each other.
A three-month standoff between the Argentine government and farmers over export taxes turned violent Saturday.
Argentine farmers are planning their next move after the country's president announced plans to fund a public works program with revenues from a controversial agrarian export tax.
The fortunes of Argentina's new leader are falling even faster than those of the former First Lady she's been compared to
Farmers on Friday moved quickly to reject President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's tax concessions made a day earlier.
Farmers in Argentina decided Wednesday to resume a strike that cut exports, blocked roads and emptied store shelves last month.
When it comes to the Copa Libertadores, no country compares to the dominance of Argentina. Since Independiente gave Argentina its first title victory in 1964, clubs from the soccer-mad nation have accounted for 21 trophies, far more than any other country, including Brazil.
Argentina remained number one in the FIFA world rankings Wednesday while Paraguay -- they top the South American World Cup standings after four games -- climbed two slots to 24.
Argentina's economy minister has resigned in the wake of a crippling farmers' strike that emptied store shelves and cut exports, the country's news agency reported.
Smoke blanketed the Argentine capital Friday as brush fires apparently set deliberately consumed thousands of acres in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos.
As government billboards called on residents in Buenos Aires to enjoy Friday's planned leg of the Olympic torch run, officials in the Argentine capital were planning for possible disruptions such those that have occurred in other relay cities.
Sublime skills aside, the three finalists for last year's MVP award had two things in common: All were newcomers to MLS, and all are Latino.
Argentine farmers seething at export taxes on their crops resumed blockades of rural highways Monday after talks failed to end a 19-day-old strike that has halted grain exports and emptied supermarket shelves of meat.
Argentinians planning to travel to the northern part of the country, Brazil and Paraguay were lining up for vaccinations Tuesday, because of a yellow fever breakout that has killed at least 21 people in the region.
South American giants Argentina have stayed top the FIFA world rankings for the fifth straight month.
Argentina ends the year ranked No. 1 in the world, swept both South American club competitions in 2007 and may boast the most balanced domestic league in the world. So why does it feel like the year is ending on such a down note?
Argentina's World Cup qualifying campaign suffered a setback with a shock 2-1 defeat to Colombia in Bogota on Tuesday night.
With dizzying talent at its disposal, most in the soccer world figured Argentina would have no trouble waltzing through South America's World Cup qualifying, which got underway just over a month ago. A spot at South Africa 2010 seemed to be a foregone conclusion.
Finally, some positive news from Argentina. It seems like all we hear from the most competitive league in Latin America is reports of violence and corruption.
Argentina have taken over at the top of the FIFA world rankings, with World Cup winners Italy slipping two places to third.
Gabriel Milito's first international goal and another superb strike by Lionel Messi gave Argentina a 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Venezuela in Maracaibo.
Argentina continued their outstanding World Cup form with an emphatic 30-15 victory over Ireland at the Parc des Princes on Sunday which sealed top spot in Pool D.
Argentina pulled off one of the great upsets of rugby World Cup history when they beat hosts and major favorites France 17-12 in the opening match in Paris.
Hooligans and soccer have always gone together like fish and chips, but in Argentina, they've never had as much influence on the sport as they do now. The effects of hooliganism are getting way out of hand, to the point that the fútbol has taken a back seat to violence and corruption.
Even if it failed to lift its first trophy in 14 years, Argentina showed signs of why it should still be considered a serious candidate to fight for the 2010 World Cup.
MARACAIBO, Venezuela -- It's Argentina against Brazil once more in the final of the Copa Am�rica, and time for another clash of South American styles between the continent's big two.
MARACAIBO, Venezuela -- There's been an idea going around South American soccer that the gaps are narrowing between the historic powers and the traditionally weaker teams.
1. ARGENTINA The government's decision to ration gas and electricity for firms rather than raise prices for residential consumers does little to address mounting woes in the energy sector and helps set the stage for future economic problems.
If it keeps playing like this, Argentina should lift its 15th Copa Am�rica in a walk.
Maracaibo is a city with two seasons: summer and the fires of hell.
The Copa Am�rica isn't strictly the Brazil and Argentina Show, though the intrigue surrounding South America's biggest powerhouses certainly suggests otherwise.
Boca Juniors failed to build on a first-minute goal and were held to a 1-1 draw at home by arch-rivals River Plate in the meeting of Argentina's two biggest clubs on Sunday.
The Paraguayan football championship, due to start on Friday, was postponed at 24 hours notice on Thursday because of a row involving rival factions within the national association, a spokesman said.
Coach Marcelo Loffreda has renewed his call for Argentina's addition to the Six Nations championship, to the point of calling the tournament their natural home.
Biarritz Olympique lock Jerome Thion will miss France's test matches against New Zealand and Argentina this month with a foot injury, sports daily L'Equipe reported on Wednesday.
Olympic champions Argentina thrashed Turkey 83-58 to reach the semifinals of the world basketball championship in Saitama on Tuesday.
1. MEXICO Calderón's narrow victory is likely to be upheld, but a polarized landscape and a weak mandate will constrain his ability to govern.
Arsenal's new 60,000-seater Emirates Stadium will host a prestigious South American derby between Brazil and Argentina on September 2.
Argentina is a prime market for making and selling renewable biodiesel fuel thanks to cheap land and labor, as well as bumper crops of soybeans.
Argentina coach Jose Pekerman has confirmed he will not carry on in the job, the football association's president said in a newspaper interview on Wednesday.
FIFA will investigate the incidents that led to players and officials from Germany and Argentina clashing on the pitch after the World Cup hosts won their quarterfinal penalty shootout.
Players and officials from both teams clashed on the pitch after Germany beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup in Berlin on Friday.
Germany and Argentina were level at 0-0 at half time in their World Cup quarterfinal in Berlin's Olympiastadion on Friday.
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