Pablo Schoklender declared before Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide and pointed at Hebe de Bonafini, as the one who made all decisions within the organization and refused being the “organized” of an illicit organization the embezzled the Government funds it received.

The AFIP tax agency carried out a surprise operation in Downtown Buenos Aires that ended in the arrest of an illegal money exchange dealer at the intersection of Lavalle and Florida, who was “outspokenly” selling dollars, Euros and reals.

The City government announced that the rubbish recollection services in the metropolitan area could not operate due to a lock out at the CEAMSE landfill that would not let trucks dispose their loads correctly.

Buenos Aires stocks fell today, with the Merval benchmark stock index moving down 1.8 percent to  2,121.52 points.

Moody's rating agency downgraded today the ratings of the Spanish regions of Catalunya, Murcia, Andalucia and Extremadura. The investor’s service agency informed the downgrading was due to their poor fiscal performance last year and the “low probability that the regional governments will be able to meet the 2012 deficit target set by the central government.”

Judge Norberto Oyarbide said today that his decision to close the wiretapping investigation stance putting Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri closer to being tried has been "poorly interpreted."

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived to Angola this morning, beginning a three-day visit in which she will meet her counterpart, José Eduardo Dos Santos in addition to leading a trade mission alongside 400 Argentine businessmen.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warnedthat military action against sovereign states could lead to a regional nuclear war, starkly voicing Moscow's opposition to Western intervention ahead of a G8 summit at which Syria and Iran will be discussed

An oil spill was discovered off Brazil's coast near the country's Espirito Santo state, Brazil's Navy said  the latest in a series of spills that have raised questions about the safety of a massive expansion of the country's oil production capacity.

State-controlled Argentine energy company YPF said it risks having its American Depositary Shares (ADS) delisted by the New York Stock Exchange since it is not complying with all regulatory requirements.

Argentina's Gross Domestic Product increased 0.6 in April year-on-year, according to the Activity General Index (IGA-OJF) elaborated by the private agency Orlando J. Ferreres & Asociados.

A decision by Greece to leave Europe's common currency zone would raise big questions about the impact on Spain, Italy and other euro zone countries with big debt loads that are undergoing structural reforms, the head of the World Bank said.

Protesting Chilean students marched again in the streets of Santiago de Chile to demand free education and deep reforms in the country’s schooling system. The demonstration ended up with a clash between hooded protesters and the police.

Speaking as a guest on the Ambito Debate TV show, Chaco governor Jorge Capitanich said he respects Scioli’s statements but added that he believes “his responsibility now is to govern.”

Vélez Sársfield defeated holder Brazil's Santos 1-0 in the match for the quarter-finals of the Libertadores de América Cup.

Boca Juniors, the only team that has chances to win 3 tournaments this semester, defeated Brazil's Fluminense 1-0 in the match a for the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Libertadores de América Cup.

Facebook Inc priced its initial public offering at $38 a share, giving the world's No. 1 online social network a $104 billion valuation in the third largest offering in US history.

The national government urged the city government to take responsibility for a subway strike that was affecting millions of commuters, while Metrovías subway company called city officials to join wage negotiations.

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits in the US held steady at a seasonally adjusted 370,000, the Labor Department said.

Juan Martín Del Potro was eliminated of the Rome Masters by French Jo-Wilfred Tsonga by 6-4 and 6-1 at the pre-quarter finals. Earlier, Mónaco lost to world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia by 4-6, 6-2 and 6-3.

Rock band Van Halen postponed more than 30 concert dates of their US summer tour, leading to speculation the "Runnin' with the Devil" group was feuding again.

Cuban President Raúl Castro's daughter is scheduled to visit California next week to speak at a conference of experts on Latin America during a rare US trip by a member of Cuba's ruling family.