25/12/2012 | Argentina

BA neighbourhoods left without power

Various parts of the capital city and Greater Buenos Aires were left without power for the second day in a row today, following Monday’s intense heat that threw thermometers up to a rocking heat index of 46 degrees.

09/03/2012 | Argentina

Villa 31 residents lift Illia highway entrance blockade

A group of Villa 31 shanty-town residents lifted the 12 hour roadblock they had staged in Castillo street and the access to the Illia highway. They will meet on Monday with City's Government Secretary in order to negotiate two school buses to take their children to nearby kindergartens.

26/07/2012 | Argentina

Protesters lift Buenos-Aires La Plata highway road block

Protesters lifted a road block they had staged at the Buenos Aires-La Plata highway, which connects the City with Buenos Aires province's capital La Plata.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

Intense traffic as tourists return from long weekend

15/12/2010 | Argentina

Pan American Highway and 9 de Julio re-opened

The central area blockages have been lifted, and those of the Pan American Highway, however traffic could still be slow.

08/03/2011 | Argentina

Intense traffic as tourists return from long weekend

As the carnival holiday long weekend finishes, an intense traffic flow converges on Highway 2 and into the metropolitan area. An estimated two thousand cars drove through the highway, but no considerable delays or accidents were reported.

09/03/2011 | Argentina

National, City Gov’t clash over Illia Highway delays

Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi and Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri clashed over the delays in the completion of works on the Illia Highway. During a press conference, Schiavi assured that the government "has never engaged in dialogue with the City over the highway" and urged the Macri administration "to stop fooling around.”

12/10/2012 | World

War intensifies across Syria

Rebels battled to hold onto Syria's main northeastern highway today as government forces fought insurgents on several fronts across the country.

02/12/2012 | World

Tunnel collapses in Japan killing three

A tunnel on a major highway in central Japan collapsed today, killing at least three people and starting a blaze, Japanese media reported.

27/09/2011 | Latin America

Bolivia defence minister quits over police raid

Bolivia's defence minister resigned to protest a police crackdown on anti-highway demonstrators, heaping pressure on President Evo Morales over his handling of the unrest.

28/09/2011 | Latin America

Bolivia protesters to resume march against Amazon road

Bolivian demonstrators opposed to the construction of a road in the Amazon vowed to resume a month-long protest march that has become a major challenge to leftist President Evo Morales.

10/04/2012 | Latin America

Bolivia says to revoke Amazon highway contract

Bolivian President Evo Morales said today he was rescinding the contract awarded to Brazil's OAS to build a road through the Amazon forest, casting further doubt on a project that unleashed fierce anti-government protests last year.