03/08/2012 | Argentina

Gov't makes final payment of Boden 2012

The Government today made its final $2.2 billion payment on bonds issued to savers whose dollar- denominated bank accounts were frozen by the Government a decade ago.

03/08/2012 | Sports

Hammerthrow: Cerra fails to make grade for the final

Argentine athlete Juan Ignacio Cerra failed to make the grade this morning in the men’s Hammer Throw qualifiers, coming in 18th place. The 35-year-old from Santa Fe province was competing in Group B and achieved a 68.20-mark throw.

03/08/2012 | Argentina

Hospitals bartering for supplies

03/08/2012 | Entertainment

How Elton John redeemed self from 'disgusting' past

More than 20 years ago singer-songwriter Elton John was, by his own admission, living a disgusting life of self-pity and drug abuse. Then he met Ryan White.

03/08/2012 | Argentina

'Inflation is a very serious problem,' Caló

Metal workers union leader and anti-Moyano faction leader Antonio Caló assured today that “inflation is a very serious problem, especially for workers,” and added that “it must be fought against by everybody, not only by the Government.”

03/08/2012 | Entertainment

Jackson’s mother’s disappearance explained

03/08/2012 | Entertainment

Juan Cruz de Urquiza

03/08/2012 | World

Kenya orders electronic vote register for March polls

Kenya's cabinet ordered the election commission to introduce an electronic register of voters, a day after the organisation said it had dropped plans to acquire the technology, raising fears of election fraud.

03/08/2012 | The World

Kurds seek separatist state between Syria and Turkey

By Carolina Barros Is the Syrian crisis entering its final phase? In the last few days, while the bloodshed of this pitiless war peaked, a stunned international community witnessed yet another failure of mediation (as former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan resigned yesterday as the UN special envoy).

03/08/2012 | Sports

Lauro makes history in shotput finals