16/12/2012 | Argentina

China blocks Argentine corn exports

Chinese authorities quarantined two containers holding corn from Argentina, after detecting genetically modified strains that had not been approved beforehand, alleged the chinese buyer.

18/12/2012 | Argentina

Ghana government confirms release of Libertad frigate

06/11/2012 | Argentina

Argentine citizens' expenses abroad drop 14%

The amount of Argentine citizens that travelled abroad rose 8.5 percent in September, but due to the dollar clamp, their expenses in foreign countries dropped 14 percent, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

10/11/2012 | Argentina

UK's Unite union supports Libertad Frigate

The United Kingdom’s largest labour union Unite today condemned the seizing of the Argentine navy Libertad frigate in Ghana.

02/12/2012 | Argentina

'Capitalist institutions precariously affect Argentine sovereignty'

Argentine Ambassador to the UK Alicia Castro spoke out over the Libertad Frigate issue at conference in London this weekend stating that it was “not correct that a private capitalist institution can precariously affect sovereign debt restructuring and interfere with Argentine sovereignty.”

06/09/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 7.5% in July

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during July dropped 7.5 percent compared to the same month in 2011, and totalled 215,511 people, while the Argentine citizens that travelled abroad climbed 20.2 percent, according to a government report.

28/09/2012 | Argentina

Israel 'disappointed' by Argentina-Iran AMIA dialogue

The Israeli government said it was disappointed by the new dialogue between Argentina and Iran over bettering bilateral relations and advancing in the search for justice over the AMIA Jewish community centre bomb blast case that caused 85 deaths in 1994 in Buenos Aires.

05/10/2012 | Argentina

Foreign tourism drops 5.2% in August

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during August increased 5.2 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and totalled 200,904 people, according to a government report.

17/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK arrives to Angola on official three-day visit

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.

18/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'The South Atlantic must be kept free from militarization'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner highlighted today the importance of keeping the South Atlantic region as "an area of peace, free of militarization,” during her speech before the National Assembly of Angola today.

27/07/2012 | Argentina

Argentine flag stolen from Obelisk

The City Government said that an Argentine flag that was next to the Obelisk was stolen on Tuesday during a pro-Hugo Chávez demonstration.

16/02/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas oil rig exploring in Argentine seas

The Malvinas issue has taken another turn, which could heighten diplomatic tension regarding sovereignty between Argentina and Britain after one of the drilling platforms hired by a Malvinas company was found exploring in Argentine waters on Thursday.

03/04/2012 | Argentina

Foreign Ministry blasts UK PM's comments over Malvinas War

The Argentine Foreign Ministry made a sharp comeback to the comments made by UK Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday, on the thirtieth anniversary of the Malvinas War between Argentina and the UK, blasting the UK's persistent glorification of colonialism. Cameron yesterday labelled Argentina’s invasion of the Islands, “a profound wrong.”

19/04/2012 | Argentina

Macri admits YPF would remain Argentine if elected president

City Mayor Mauricio Macri once again criticized the Fernández de Kirchner administration over the decision to expropriate YPF, although he acknowledged that were he chosen president in 2015 the company would remain in the hands of the state. 

13/06/2011 | Argentina

Military cargo seized by Argentine gov't returned to the US

The US embassy in Buenos Aires announced that the local government has finally returned the cargo seized from an American military plane that landed at the Ezeiza airport amidst espionage accusations last February.

28/06/2011 | Argentina

Argentines' indebtedness reaches record rate

The Argentine people’s debt has reached a new historic level, according to a private report. During the first term of 2011, the debt amount contracted regarding salaries reached 21.8 percent, when in 2000, before the default crisis, it was at of 21.6 percent. Inflation and payments plans seem to be the cause of the increase.

03/01/2012 | Argentina

Robbers steal US$140,000 from Argentine tourist

Robbers broke into an Argentine tourist's house in Punta del Este on Monday and stole at least US$140,000 while she was out for a walk, Uruguayan officials reported.

14/02/2011 | Argentina

US government 'puzzled, disturbed,' by local officials' actions in plane case

BuenosAiresHerald.com exclusive.- As bilateral relations between the US and Argentina remain tense after the local authorities seized “sensitive material” from a US Air Force plane that landed in the country last Thursday, the US State Department has addressed the controversy, calling the government’s actions “puzzling and disturbing.”

18/02/2011 | Argentina

Court urges US, Uruguay for information on Juliá case

National Court sent two exhorts to the United States and Uruguay in order to obtain information linked to the leasing contract of the plane that the brothers Gustavo and Eduardo Juliá used to transport 944 kilograms of cocaine, which were discovered in Barcelona, Spain, on January 2.

13/06/2011 | Argentina

Military cargo seized by Argentine gov't returned to the US

The US embassy in Buenos Aires announced that the local government has finally returned the cargo seized from an American military plane that landed at the Ezeiza airport amidst espionage accusations last February.

06/01/2011 | Argentina

Three Argentines detained in Spain with 900 kilos of cocaine

Two sons of a retired Argentine brigadier were detained when they arrived at Barcelona’s El Prat airport in a private plane from the Argentine company Medical Jet with more than 900 kilos of cocaine, according to sources from Spain’s police.

12/01/2011 | Argentina

Four Argentine children die after drowning in Brazil

Four children between 6-11 years old have died after drowning in an artificial lake. The lake is part of a tourist park where the children were playing, and said to have entered the area looking for a place to cool off.

14/01/2011 | Argentina

Spanish Police assures it knew the plane carried 944 kilos of cocaine

Spain's Interior Minister and Vice-President Afredo Pérez Rubalcaba announced that the Spanish Civil Guard was informed about the plane carrying 944 kilos of cocaine to Barcelona’s airport before it landed. The sons of former Argentines brigadier-generals, Gustavo and Eduardo Juliá and Matías Miret, remain arrested.

15/12/2010 | Argentina

Foreign tourism climbs 24.8% in October

The number of tourists that arrived in Argentina during October gained 24.8 percent compared to the same month last year, according to a report of the Indec national statistics bureau.

17/12/2010 | Argentina

2010 National Census reveals population of 40,091,359

The 2010 National Census revealed the Argentine population to be of 40,091,359, showing a 10.6 percent increase compared to results of the 2001 census, Indec director Norberto Itzcovich explained.

21/12/2010 | Argentina

Dockworkers to continue block of Avellaneda Bridge

Workers in the Argentine United Dockworkers Union (SUPA) blocked for the second consecutive day the entrance to the Nicolás Avellaneda Bridge on the Greater Buenos Aires side, which unites the Avellaneda neighborhood with the city, as part of a protest led by Exolgan employees who demand higher salaries and improved labour conditions. The blockade will continue on Wednesday.

03/12/2012 | World

Argentine ambassador to UK denies 'harassment' against vessels

Argentine ambassador to London Alicia Castro strongly rejected the complaints from the British Government about alleged “harassment actions” against vessels carrying out activities in the area surrounding the Malvinas Islands.

14/12/2012 | World

Argentines in Connecticut astonished

14/01/2013 | World

UK considers Argentine invasion of Malvinas 'highly unlikely'

The UK’s defence minister Andrew Robathan said he considered an Argentine invasion of the Malvinas Islands “highly unlikely” and the country’s military power “is not the same as it was under General Leopoldo Galtieri” in 1982.

27/02/2012 | World

UK risks Argentine ire with South Atlantic marine reserve

Britain said on Monday it was creating one of the world's biggest marine reserves around the cluster of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands claimed by Argentina, a move that may fuel tensions already rising before the 30th anniversary of the Malvinas war.

14/05/2012 | World

Up on the roof of NY's Met museum in 'Cloud City'

Argentine artist Tomas Saraceno combines art, architecture and science in a striking installation on the rooftop garden of The Metropolitan Museum of Art that gives visitors a different perspective of the sky, clouds and the city around them.

13/07/2012 | World

Delta plane forced to return to NY on suspicious finding, Argentine woman questioned

The discovery of suspicious wires in plastic straws aboard a Madrid-bound Delta Air Lines jetliner last night forced the plane to return to New York. Two passengers were questioned but neither was held, one of them an Argentine woman.

28/12/2011 | Latin America

Jaque approved as Argentine ambassador to Colombia

Former Mendoza governor Celso Alejandro Jaque was approved by the Colombian government as the new Argentine ambassador in Bogota, sources in the Foreign Ministry announced.

29/07/2012 | Latin America

Argentine man found dead in trunk in Punta del Este

A 59-year-old Argentine man was found dead in the trunk of a car in the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este. The man driving the vehicle is currently under arrest after he admitted to beating and choking the victim to death after a fight.

31/05/2011 | Latin America

Bolivia asks Iranian official to leave country after Argentine complaint

The Bolivian Government asked Iranian Defence Minister Ahmad Vahídi, accused by local authorities of masterminding the AMIA terrorist attack in 1994, to leave the country after an Argentine attorney asked Interpol to arrest him, Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said.

20/11/2011 | Latin America

Twenty Argentine tourists injured after bus overturns in Uruguay

About twenty Argentine tourists were injured after a passenger bus overturned close to the Uruguayan town of Salto, police officials said.

27/12/2011 | Latin America

Argentine consul found dead in Bolivian border town

Bolivian authorities announced on Tuesday that they had found the body of interim Argentine consul in Bolivia, Antonio Deimundo Escobal, in the town of Yacuiba, near the border with Argentina. Forensic officials said that the evidence suggests it was a suicide.

15/12/2012 | Sports

Agüero leads Manchester City to win at Newcastle

A clinical early strike by Argentine Sergio Agüero helped champions Manchester City beat Newcastle United 3-1 today and cut Manchester United's Premier League lead to three points.

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 | Sports

Lauro makes history in shotput finals

31/08/2012 | Sports

Del Potro defeats Harrison, advances in US open

Argentine top-seeded player Juan Martín Del Potro defeated Ryan Harrison 6-2, 6-3, 2-6 and 6-2 and advanced to the third round of men’s singles at the US open.

09/08/2011 | Sports

Chela eliminated in Montreal’s first round

Tennis player Juan Ignacio Chela has been eliminated in the first round of the Montreal Masters 1000, after being defeated by local Vasek Pospisil by 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4 in two hours and 23 minutes.

29/08/2011 | Sports

Mónaco advances to US Open’s second round

Tennis player Juan Mónaco achieved the second round of the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, after defeating Italian Andreas Seppi by 7-6 (7-1), 6-2 and 6-2.

14/07/2012 | Sports

Mónaco through to Stuttgart final

Second-seeded Juan Mónaco soared through to the Mercedes Cup final in Stuttgart today, after beating Spanish player Guillermo García López (87) in the semis by 6-3, 3-6, and 7-5 in a 2 hour and 40 minute match.

06/01/2011 | Sports

Argentine Lucas Moreno pulls out of Dakar Rally

Argentine pilot Lucas Moreno, from the Team Palau Kawasaki, suffered a severe accident during the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally 2011 in the race covering the road from Calama to Iquique, Chile, and had to retire from the competition.

14/03/2011 | Sports

Menotti leaves intensive care unit, remains hospitalized

Argentine World Cup winning coach Cásar Luis Menotti has left intensive care today after suffering from lung problems, a source at the Hospital Italiano revealed.

18/03/2011 | Sports

Sounders sign midfielder Rosales

Major League Soccer's Seattle Sounders have signed Argentine midfielder Mauro Rosales, the club said. The playmaker joins the Sounders in time for Saturday's game at the New York Red Bulls.

21/12/2010 | Entertainment

'El secreto de sus ojos', nominated for London awards in 2011

The Argentine film, "The secret in their eyes," ("El secreto de sus ojos") directed by Juan José Campanella, won an Academy Award for "Best Foreign Film" in the 2010 Oscars. The film also won three Goya awards, and has now been tipped for more glory in 2011.

21/11/2011 | Entertainment

Foo Fighters confirm Argentine gig for April 2012

Following many rumours and speculations, US rock band The Foo Fighters finally joined the wave of international visits to Argentina by confirming two dates at River Stadium for April 3 and 4.

18/05/2012 | Multimedia

CFK joins in on traditional African dancing in Angola

After her meeting with the Angolan Women’s Organization NGO, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner joined in on a bit of traditional African dancing as she was escorted through the streets of Luana, during her official visit to Angola.