29/10/2012 | Argentina

At least 2 dead, thousands evacuated after storm

The heavy showers have left two dead at Greater Buenos Aires, while thousands had to be evacuated, mainly in Quilmes and La Matanza districts.

01/11/2012 | Argentina

Olavarría teen's autopsy confirms death caused by drowning

The autopsy performed on the body of Jonathan Stramessi, the 17-year-old who was found dead after being missing for four days, confirmed that his death was caused by drowning.

07/12/2012 | Argentina

Three dead in Buenos Aires province after thunderstorm

28/07/2012 | Argentina

Children killed by drowning buried in Moreno

The children who were found dead yesterday from drowning, which included brothers Axel Luna, aged 4, and Elio Sebastián Dos Santos, aged 6, in a sports club swimming pool, were buried today in a private ceremony held by their family members in Moreno, Greater Buenos Aires.

16/10/2012 | Argentina

Retired officer shot dead in Mataderos robbery

A retired Federal Police officer was shot dead last night in the south-western neighbourhood of Mataderos when trying to help neighbours who were being robbed.

26/10/2012 | Argentina

Seven die after supermarket roof collapses in Neuquén

Seven people were confirmed dead today after the roof of a supermarket in Neuquén collapsed, leaving customers trapped under a pile of rubble and debris.

17/07/2012 | Argentina

'I'm going to kill myself,' Luján admitted to boyfriend

Luján Peñalva, 19, one of the young women found dead yesterday in Salta, confessed she was going to kill herself, because she “couldn’t stand” her “horrible life” anymore, after her father had refused to help her record her own CD.

18/07/2012 | Argentina

Salta deaths: Family members dismiss suicide hypothesis

Family members of Luján Peñalva, the 19-year-old girl who was found dead with her friend in Salta on Monday, expressed serious doubt over the investigator’s “suicidal pact” hypothesis, stating that the deaths could be put down to a “double homicide.”

20/07/2012 | Argentina

Man’s body found in Costanera Norte

The body of young man was found dead today at the Costanera Norte Avenue by the Jorge B. Newbery Metropolitan Airport and the Río de la Plata. According to first reports the victim was stabbed to death after leaving a night club in the area.

15/07/2012 | Argentina

Crew member missing after ship fire found dead in cargo hold

Border Patrol firemen found the lifeless body of a missing worker who disappeared on Saturday after a freight ship docked at the La Plata port, in Ensenada, caught on fire, authorities said.

16/07/2012 | Argentina

Salta: Missing teenagers found dead

Two teenagers who had been missing since Saturday in the city of Salta were found dead near the area in which they lived. No hypothesis is being ruled out by the authorities.

17/07/2012 | Argentina

Salta deaths: Judge doesn't rule out suicide

Pablo Farah, the judge leading the investigation, assured today that suicide was “one theory, however others haven’t been ruled out,” regarding the causes of the deaths of the two young women in Salta City, who were found dead by the side of a river yesterday.  

29/05/2012 | Argentina

At least seven dead in Misiones after bus, truck collide

At least seven people have been confirmed dead in Misiones after a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a truck. After the crash, witnesses said the bus immediately caught on fire.

19/06/2012 | Argentina

Prosecutor requests indictment of Schiavi and Jaime

Federal Prosecutor Federico Delgado requested today the prosecution of former transport secretaries Juan Pablo Schiavi and Ricardo Jaime, and another 28 people accused of being linked with the causes of the fatal train accident at Once central station, which killed 51 people.

22/06/2012 | Argentina

Once tragedy: Relatives create memorial for victims

Relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in the train crash at Once station, which killed 51 people in February, created a wall memorial at the central train station today and held a minute’s silence, to mark four months since the tragedy.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Homeless woman found dead in Lagos de Palermo area

An elderly homeless woman was found dead in the City Lagos de Palermo area, in Tres de Febrero park. Police sources confirmed that the woman was around 65 and 75 years old. Her corpse was found floating as the lake was being dredged, shortly after 2 pm.

09/05/2012 | Argentina

Policeman shot dead in Merlo, two arrested

A federal police officer was shot dead last night, before being robbed of his motorcycle. The incident occurred in the Buenos Aires province area of Merlo. Two people have been detained in connection to the murder, including one minor.

19/05/2012 | Argentina

Former judge shot dead in robbery attempt

A former Lomas de Zamora judge was shot dead today by unknown attackers who entered his private estate in Glew, in the area of Almirante Brown, Buenos Aires Province, police sources said.

30/04/2012 | Argentina

Former policeman detained accused of Quilmes triple crime

A former policeman was detained accused of the homicide of three friends who were shot dead in a house in the locality of Bernal, Quilmes district. He was arrested as he was trying to escape and triggered a shooting at Barracas neighbourhood, in Buenos Aires City.

30/04/2012 | Argentina

Four corpses found buried in Hudson

Four people were found buried and dead in the garden of a house located in Hudson. Neighbours said that they are relatives of a convict.

06/05/2012 | Argentina

Banfield’s football player killed in shootout

Banfield’s reserve football team player Lautaro Bugatto (20) was shot dead at his house’s front door in Southern Greater Buenos Aires district of Almirante Brown during a shootout between a Buenos Aires province police officer and robbers. The officer was detained and remains in custody.

20/03/2012 | Argentina

Six-year-old found dead in private neighbourhood in BA province

A six-year-old boy was found dead in his home on Tuesday, in the gated community of San Eliseo, in the area of San Vicente, southern Buenos Aires Province. His mother has been arrested by the police and is now the main suspect in the case after they noticed several scratches on her arms, official sources said.

11/04/2012 | Argentina

Preventive imprisonment ordered for mother accused of killing her 6-year-old son

Public Prosecutor in Presidente Perón Leandro Heredia, ordered preventive imprisonment today for Adriana Cruz, accused of drowning her 6-year-old son in the jacuzzi of their home in the gated community of San Vicente on March 20, in Buenos Aires Province.

17/04/2012 | Argentina

Pedestrian shot dead in Retiro

A man was shot dead at the Retiro neighbourhood in Buenos Aires City after a confusing episode. Police sources reported that they are investigating if it was a robbery or an execution.

07/01/2012 | Argentina

Coach overturns in Corrientes: Two dead, 20 injured

Two women died this morning and another twenty were injured after a coach overturned on national highway Route 14, Tapebicuá junction, close to Paso de los Libres.

08/01/2012 | Argentina

Couple found dead in Palermo

A man and his girlfriend were found dead in their Palermo apartment by Police officials on Sunday morning. Investigators are considering several scenarios, including a possible murder-suicide case.

22/02/2012 | Argentina

'Should this have happened on Carnival holiday, it would've been less terrible,' Schiavi

Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi stated during an appearance before journalists -questions were not allowed-  that the train was slowing down as it entered the station, but “it did not stop,” and assured that “we have enough material” to determine the causes of the accident.

26/12/2011 | Argentina

At least 16 dead in road accidents

27/12/2011 | Argentina

Córdoba: Dead baby found on roof of home; mother arrested

A two-month-old baby was found dead this morning on the roof of it's home in Río Cuarto, Córdoba province. The mother, a 19-year-old teenager, was arrested after she had first reported her baby kidnapped. First reports indicated the infant could have died of suffocation.

01/01/2012 | Argentina

Río Negro Governor shot dead

Recent elected Governor of Río Negro Carlos Soria died around 5am Sunday of a shot to the face.  Soria was at a small farm of his property in General Roca, Río Negro. Authorities are investigating accidental or domestic fight hypotheses. Sources said Soria's wife, Susana Freydoz, was questioned by Judge Emilio Stadler. Vice-governor Alberto Weretilneck will be sworn-in Tuesday.

04/11/2011 | Argentina

Chacabuco crash: seven remain hospitalized in 'severe condition'

Four children and three adults remain hospitalized “in severe condition,” after the fatal crash which took place Thursday night between a van and a lorry along Route 7, along kilometre 180, between Chacabuco and Carmen de Areco. Five children and three adults died in the accident. Junín’s General Prosecutor reported that the truck driver “was indicted.”

17/11/2011 | Argentina

9-year-old Tomás found dead

The body of missing 9-year-old Tomás Dameno Santillán was found on the outskirts of Lincoln, a town in the Buenos Aires province, where he had gone missing last Tuesday.

23/11/2011 | Argentina

Bussi not dead but in critical condition, officials assure

Tucumán’s former oppressor Antonio Bussi is in critical condition, close family members said, and assured that he is “dying”. Last Monday, the former Tucumán de facto governor was hospitalized due to a heart condition and even though he remains stable, his situation is “irreversible.”

23/08/2011 | Argentina

San Juan: missing man found dead

Miguel Mateo Muñoz, a young man who disappeared ten days ago in San Juan province, was found dead in a canal in the area of Jáchal, 170 kilometres from San Juan province’s capital.

03/09/2011 | Argentina

Multiple traffic accident in Luján: three fatalities

Three teenagers were killed this morning and another eighteen people were injured following a multiple traffic accident between a school bus, a truck and six cars, along the final part of the Autopista de Oeste highway at the junction with Buenos Aires province area of Luján.

03/11/2011 | Argentina

At least eight dead after van collides head-on with truck near Chacabuco

A van collided head-on with a truck on Route 7, near the Buenos Aires province area of Chacabuco, leaving at least five children and three adults dead. Thirteen people were hospitalized with injuries, three of them in the intensive care unit.

24/06/2011 | Argentina

Car crash in Mendoza leaves four dead, two injured

A car crash in the Villa Nueva district of Guaymallén killed three women and a young man this morning, leaving the two other passengers severely injured. The driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle causing the car to crash into a tree, police officials informed. The victims were all aged between 20 and 25 years old.

21/07/2011 | Argentina

Five dead and three injured after trucks crash in Salta

Five people died this morning and another three badly injured, after two pickup trucks crashed along Route 5 in Salta province, on the access road in the direction of Río del Valle, Salta police informed.

07/08/2011 | Argentina

Dead infant's mother admits to making up robbery story

The mother of the infant who was allegedly murdered by robbers last month in the city of Ayacucho confessed on Sunday that she made up the entire story about being robbed after she discovered the lifeless body of her 4-month old daughter. 

23/04/2011 | Argentina

One dead, two injured in Ramos Mejía bus crash

The accident occurred at around 6AM this morning along Rivadavia Avenue at 13000, when two buses crashed into a car. A young man was killed and another two were injured, who were then sent to a local hospital to be treated. Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

07/05/2011 | Argentina

Multiple car accidents leave three dead, many injured

Two fatal car accidents occurred in Buenos Aires province this morning, claiming the lives of three people, and injuring four. One person died this morning, and four people injured after two vehicles crashed into one another in San Justo, in Buenos Aires province.

31/05/2011 | Argentina

Two dead in Borda Hospital fire

Two people died this morning after a fire broke out inside the psychiatric hospital José T. Borda, in Barracas neighbourhood, firefighters reported. The victims were patients of the hospital's Penitentiary Unit.

11/03/2011 | Argentina

Lorry crash in Pilar leaves one dead, traffic delays

Two lorries crashed along the Panamerican highway, along motorway route 8 towards the Capital, killing one and injuring another person involved in the accident.

24/03/2011 | Argentina

Multiple traffic accidents overnight cause 6 deaths

Multiple traffic accidents caused six deaths overnight into this morning, as a couple and their baby were killed along motorway 7 at kilometre 320 after crashing into a coach. Another accident occurred last night along motorway 34 in Santa Fé leaving 3 dead and one seriously injured.

25/03/2011 | Argentina

Multiple traffic accidents, death toll rises to 15

At least fifteen people have died in recent hours as a consequence of traffic accidents and crashes along different motorways across the country. Most have occurred in the Buenos Aires province, largely due to the huge influx of traffic headed toward tourist towns.

03/02/2011 | Argentina

One dead after failed plunder of derailed train in José Léon Suárez

At least one person was killed and several others were injured after a gang tried to plunder a derailed freight train and clashed with the police in the José León Suárez district, Buenos Aires province. Unrest is beginning to grow in the area, as residents protest in front of the local police station.

14/02/2011 | Argentina

Crash between lorry and bus leaves 2 dead, 9 injured

A bus heading to Mar del Plata and a lorry which was parked on the verge of motorway 2 crashed this morning leaving at least two people dead and 9 wounded, according to police officers.

20/02/2011 | Argentina

Three dead after being hit by train in José C. Paz

Three teenagers died after being run over by a train of the San Martín line in the José C. Paz area. The accident took place after 5 am in an area close to where to trains collided last Wednesday killing four, fire department officials said.

11/12/2010 | Argentina

Local, national gov't officials continue negotiations, hope to stop violent clash between Villa Soldati residents, squatters settling nearby

Officials from both national and local governments met again this afternoon in order to continue negotiations and find a solution to the extremely violent confrontations between angry residents in the Villa Soldati area and the squatters living inside the Iberoamericano Park nearby, that have already left four people dead and many more injured. The first emergency meeting had ended last night in no agreement between the parts, which were represented by officials from both governments and the squatters.

11/12/2010 | Argentina

One more dead, nine injured after Villa Soldati residents collide with squatters in bloody confrontation

A 19-year old man was killed and at least nine people were seriously injured in a violent clash between residents in the Villa Soldati area and squatter families settling in the Indoamericano Park nearby, the head of the SAME emergency services confirmed.

04/01/2011 | Argentina

One dead after construction site collapses in Villa Soldati

A construction worker died and two others were injured after a construction site collapsed in Villa Soldati. The victim was killed after being buried in rubble while conducting the drilling for the site’s sewage system.

24/12/2012 | World

Two New York firefighters shot dead at scene of fire

At least two upstate New York firefighters were shot and killed and two wounded today at the scene of an early morning house fire in a suburb of Rochester, according to local news reports.

28/12/2012 | World

India gang-rape victim dies in Singapore hospital

The Indian gang-rape victim whose assault in New Delhi triggered nationwide protests died in hospital of injuries suffered in the attack, a Singapore hospital treating her said.

02/01/2013 | World

Over 60,000 dead in Syria conflict, UN says

14/12/2012 | World

Factbox: 5 most recent deadly school shootings in the US

The Connecticut shooting is the third deadly school shooting to take place this year in the US. The other two occurences took place in April at Oikos University, where seven people were killed and in February at Chardon High School in Ohio, where three students were killed. Since Columbine in 1999, 210 people died in violent shootings in the US.

17/12/2012 | World

Schools in two other Connecticut towns in lockdown

Schools in two Connecticut towns were in lockdown today, the first day children returned to class since Friday's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

21/12/2012 | World

Four dead, 3 police injured in Pennsylvania shooting, media reports

Four people were killed today during a shooting in Frankstown Township, Pennsylvania, including the gunman, while three Pennsylvania state troopers were injured, the Altoona Mirror reported, citing the county prosecutor.

16/10/2012 | World

Feds raid Massachusetts lab tied to meningitis outbreak

Federal agents raided the Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak that has killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 others, federal prosecutors said.

01/11/2012 | World

Spain: 4 dead, several injured in Halloween party stampede

Four women were killed and several injured last night in a stampede after a flare was reportedly set off during a large Halloween party at a Madrid indoor venue.

04/12/2012 | World

Typhoon hits south Philippines

The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year pounded the southern island of Mindanao today and about 40 people were dead or missing, media said, after the storm destroyed homes and brought down power and communication lines.

17/06/2012 | World

LA police beating victim Rodney King found dead

Rodney King, who came to symbolize racial tensions in the United States after his 1991 beating at the hands of police led to deadly riots in Los Angeles a year later, was found dead in a swimming pool today in Rialto, California, police said. He was 47.

23/07/2012 | World

Death toll rises to 14 in Texas truck crash

Fourteen people died after a pickup truck jammed with 23 suspected illegal immigrants veered off a rural South Texas highway on Sunday and struck a tree, police said.

01/10/2012 | World

At least 36 dead after Hong Kong ferry sinks following collision

At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong in one of the city's worst maritime accidents.

10/04/2012 | World

Syrian activists say at least 26 dead in Homs attacks

At least 26 people were killed in the Syrian army's bombardment of the Bayada and Khalidiya districts of the city of Homs, activists said.

11/04/2012 | World

Shooter of black Florida teen arrested, charged with murder

A Florida prosecutor filed a murder charge against the neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot and killed unarmed, black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that has captivated the United States and prompted civil rights demonstrations.

02/05/2012 | World

Egypt clashes over army rule leave up to 11 dead

Eleven people were killed in Cairo, medics said, when armed men attacked protesters demanding an end to army rule, prompting several candidates to suspend presidential campaigns and heightening doubts on the transition to democracy.

02/04/2012 | World

Gunman kills at least 7 at Oakland college, other wounded

A gunman opened fire at a private Christian college in Oakland, California on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding three others before a suspect, reportedly a former student, was taken into custody, authorities said.

05/04/2012 | World

Shooter of unarmed Florida teen gets second lawyer

The 28-year-old neighbourhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Florida has acquired extra legal help, hiring a veteran criminal defence lawyer and media pundit.

09/04/2012 | World

Prosecutor rules out grand jury in Trayvon Martin case

The special prosecutor investigating the shooting death of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin ruled out using a grand jury in the case, meaning her office alone will decide whether to charge shooter George Zimmerman with a crime.

23/03/2012 | World

Obama gets personal over killing of black Florida teenager

US President Barack Obama weighed into the controversial killing of a black teenager in Florida in very personal terms, comparing the boy to a son he doesn't have and calling for US "soul searching" over how the incident occurred.

26/03/2012 | World

Killer of Florida teen told police he was attacked first

A neighbourhood watch captain told police he fatally shot Trayvon Martin after the teenager punched him, knocked him down and slammed his head into the ground, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

31/03/2012 | World

Bombs kill 9, wound at least 70 in Thai Muslim south

Nine people died and at least 70 were injured in a series of bomb explosions today in Thailand's Muslim south, the latest in a wave of violence blamed on separatists in a region bordering Malaysia, police and officials said.

19/02/2012 | World

Three dead, up to 8 missing in Washington state avalanche

Three people were killed and as many as eight others were missing on Sunday after an avalanche near a Washington state ski resort, authorities said.

08/03/2012 | World

Two dead in shooting at Pittsburgh hospital

Two people were killed in a shooting at a psychiatric institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and one of the dead was believed to be the shooter, the hospital said.

11/03/2012 | World

Japan mourns tsunami dead; grapples with aftermath

With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear rallies, Japan marked on Sunday one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power and the nation's leaders. 

12/10/2011 | World

Eight dead, one wounded in California shooting

A gunman opened fire at a busy hair salon in the Southern California coastal town of Seal Beach, killing eight people and critically wounding another, police said.

31/01/2012 | World

More than 60 dead in east European cold snap

More than 60 people have died in a cold snap across Eastern Europe, authorities said today, forcing some countries to call in the army to help secure food and medical supplies and set up emergency shelters for the homeless.

10/02/2012 | World

Explosions kill 25 in Syrian city of Aleppo

Two explosions outside security bases in Aleppo killed 25 soldiers and civilians today, Syrian television said, in the worst violence in Syria's commercial hub in an 11-month-old revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.

10/06/2011 | World

Helicopters open fire to disperse Syrian protesters

Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising.

06/09/2011 | World

At least two dead in Nevada mass shooting

A gunman opened fire at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nevada today, killing one person and wounding some 10 others before taking his own life, authorities said.

07/09/2011 | World

Dozens killed in Russian hockey team plane crash

A passenger plane carrying a Russian ice hockey team to a season-opening match crashed after takeoff from a provincial airport today, leaving 43 people feared dead.

02/05/2011 | World

Osama bin Laden killed in shootout with US forces in Pakistan

02/05/2011 | World

US stocks slip after early bounce caused by bin Laden's death

US stocks slipped as an early bounce on Osama bin Laden's death gave way to questions around the longevity of the market's recent rally. European shares hit a two-month high in holiday-thinned trade on optimism the earnings season will stay strong in the near-term and in a knee-jerk reaction to news al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed.

07/05/2011 | World

Syria army attacks Banias, raising sectarian tension

Syrian forces shot dead six civilians in an attack on Sunni districts in the mixed city of Banias, rights campaigners said, raising sectarian tension in a country gripped by pro-democracy protests.

10/02/2011 | World

Small plane crashes in Ireland, six dead

Six people were killed and six were injured when a small passenger aircraft crashed and caught fire in heavy fog at Cork Airport in southern Ireland, police said.

21/02/2011 | World

Suicide bomber kills 30 in Afghanistan as US envoy visits the country

A suicide bomber killed at least 30 people in a government office in northern Afghanistan, officials said, with violence spiralling across the country even before an expected spring offensive.

12/03/2011 | World

Tour bus crash in US, 14 dead

A tour bus that was returning from a casino scraped along a guard rail and slammed into a pole, leaving a jumble of bodies and twisted metal along Interstate 95. Fourteen passengers were killed.

11/12/2010 | World

Bernard Madoff's elder son dead in suicide

Mark Madoff, the elder son of convicted swindler Bernard Madoff, was found hanged in his New York City apartment in an apparent suicide, police and his lawyer said.

21/01/2011 | World

Three shot dead at Albania anti-government protest

Three men were shot dead as protesters battled police at an anti-government rally in the Albanian capital, in what Prime Minister Sali Berisha called an opposition attempt to foment a Tunisia-style uprising.

24/01/2011 | World

Suicide bomber kills 35 at Russia's biggest airport

A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Russia's biggest airport in an attack that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the north Caucasus region.

12/08/2012 | Latin America

Mexican mayor-elect, campaign manager found shot to death

An opposition politician elected in Mexico's July 1 vote and his campaign manager were found shot to death in a truck early Sunday morning in the central state of San Luis Potosi, which has seen a spike in drug gang-related violence in the past week.

14/08/2012 | Latin America

Gunmen kill 8 in hail of bullets at Mexican strip bar

Suspected drug cartel gunmen stormed a strip bar and shot dead eight men in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey in an apparent dispute over drug dealing.

29/01/2013 | Latin America

Brazilian cities crack down on nightclubs after deadly fire

Cities across Brazil are beginning to crack down on nightclubs to ensure they comply with fire regulations following a weekend blaze that killed 234 people at a club in the southern university town of Santa Maria.

08/06/2012 | Latin America

18 dead and 37 injured after coach crashes in Bolivia

At least eighteen people were killed and thirty-seven injured, after a passenger coach skidded off a main road and fell some 120 metres into a ravine along los Yungas routeway, in the area of La Paz.

22/07/2012 | Latin America

Famed Cuban dissident Oswaldo Payá dies after car crash

One of Cuba's best-known dissidents, Oswaldo Payá, leader of the Christian Democratic Movement, died in a car crash, religious and dissident sources said.

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.

28/01/2012 | Latin America

Fire kills 26 patients at rehab centre in Peru

At least 26 people died and twelve were injured today, after a fire broke out in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the district of San Juan de Lurigancho in Lima, the Health minister in Peru, Alberto Tejada informed.

05/02/2012 | Latin America

Crime erupts during police strike in Brazil's Bahia

A police strike in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia sparked a wave of murders and other violence in World Cup host-city Salvador, local media reported, just two weeks ahead of Carnaval celebrations that are expected to attract visitors from around the world.

25/02/2012 | Latin America

Two killed in blaze at Brazil Antarctica base

A fire broke out at Brazil's research station in Antarctica on Saturday, killing two navy personnel and forcing the evacuation by helicopter of about 40 other people, the government 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.

25/01/2012 | Latin America

Two buildings collapse in Rio de Janeiro

Two buildings partially collapsed after a violent explosion at downtown Río de Janeiro, next to the Teatro Municipal, one of the symbols of the City.

26/01/2012 | Latin America

Rousseff expresses her condolences to Río tragedy’s victims

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff expressed her concern over the tragic collapse of three buildings in Río de Janeiro that left five dead and at least sixteen missing. She sent her condolences to the victims and hopes that those missing appear alive.

07/05/2011 | Latin America

Eleventh body pulled from collapsed Mexico mine

Rescuers recovered an 11th body from a collapsed coal mine in northern Mexico late last night and kept searching for three more missing bodies.

13/07/2011 | Latin America

Small plane crashes in Brazil killing 16 people

An airplane crashed shortly after take-off from Brazil's northeastern city of Recife early, killing all 16 people on board, rescue and air force officials said.

26/08/2011 | Latin America

Teen shot in Chile anti-Piñera protest dies

A Chilean teenager died, a day after being shot in the chest during massive protests in the capital against President Sebastian Pinera, police said, the first fatality in months of social unrest.

24/02/2011 | Latin America

52 dead in Bolivia due to floods, overflowing of rivers

At least 52 died in Bolivia due to the intense rains and the overflowing of rivers in the last 30 days, while the government began a joint operation with the UN in order to bring food to over 7,000 families affected by the natural disaster in the departments of La Paz, Beni and Cochabamba.

05/03/2011 | Latin America

Fatal bus crash in southern Brazil, 21 dead

At least 22 people have died and 23 seriously injured in a major accident between a bus and a truck along the motorway in Santa Catarina, south of Brazil.

04/05/2011 | Latin America

Coal mine accident in Mexico: 5 bodies found

Rescue teams found five bodies inside of a mine in the municipality of Sabinas, Northern Mexico. Fourteen workers were trapped and feared dead after an explosion at the coal mine.

01/05/2012 | Sports

Norwegian world champion Dale Oen dead at 26

Norwegian world champion swimmer Alexander Dale Oen has died of a suspected heart attack in Arizona at the age of 26, the Norwegian Olympic Committee said today.

24/01/2013 | Sports

Racing member found dead at club's pool

A member and journalist of Racing Club was found dead at the pool of the club's headquarters located in Villa del Parque neighbourhood, Buenos Aires City, and police sources reported that he had a blow in his head.

25/01/2013 | Sports

Autopsy unveils multiple injuries in body found at Racing's pool

The autopsy of the body of Nicolás Pacheco, the Racing Club member found dead at the Buenos Aires City headquarters' pool, unveiled the existence of polytraumatisms that could rule out the drowning hypothesis.

12/12/2012 | Entertainment

Legendary Indian sitarist, composer Ravi Shankar dead at 92

Sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar, who helped introduce the sitar to the Western world through his collaborations with The Beatles, died in Southern California today, his family said. He was 92.

19/12/2012 | Entertainment

Thousands mourn US-Mexican singer Jenni Rivera

Thousands of mourners today packed a Los Angeles theater to pay their final respects to Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera more than a week after her death in a plane crash.

18/04/2012 | Entertainment

Veteran television personality Dick Clark dies at 82

"American Bandstand" host Dick Clark, whose long-running television dance show helped rock 'n' roll win acceptance in mainstream US, died at age 82, a spokesman said.

08/07/2012 | Entertainment

Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine dead at 95 in LA

US actor Ernest Borgnine, whose bulldog appearance made him a natural for tough-guy roles in films like "The Wild Bunch" but won an Oscar for playing a sensitive loner in "Marty," died on Sunday at the age of 95, his longtime publicist said.

10/12/2012 | Entertainment

US-Mexican singer Jenni Rivera dies in plane crash

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died in a plane crash after the small jet she was travelling in went down in northern Mexico, her father said yesterday.

22/05/2011 | Entertainment

Oscar-winning composer accused of rape found dead

Joseph Brooks, the Oscar-winning composer of the hit "You Light Up My Life" and who was awaiting trial on rape charges, was found dead in his New York apartment, having apparently killed himself, police said.

06/02/2012 | Entertainment

Autopsy reveals De Grazia died from asphyxia due to immersion

Autopsy results revealed that model Jazmín de Grazia died from "asphyxia due to immersion in water". On Monday, relatives and friends attended the model's wake in the southern Greater Buenos Aires town of Temperley. The 27-year-old model was found dead in her apartment of Recoleta neighbourhood on Sunday.

12/02/2012 | Entertainment

Legendary singer Whitney Houston dies

13/10/2011 | Multimedia

Building explodes in Rio de Janeiro leaving 3 dead, 13 injured

An explosion apparently caused by a gas leak ripped through a restaurant in downtown Rio de Janeiro this morning, killing at least three people and wounding at least 13, officials said.

11/02/2012 | Multimedia

'I Will Always Love You,' a song that captivated the world

The song that captivated the world: 'I Will Always Love You,' a song written by Dolly Parton in 1973 was brought to the height of it's fame by the late singer Whitney Houston in the 1990s as the theme song to the film 'The Bodyguard.'