22/02/2011 | Argentina

Fire in Oyarbide's offices 'intentional,' Fire dept says

Forensic investigators have determined that the fire that broke out in the offices of Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide on February 14th was intentional.

07/04/2011 | Argentina

CFK avoids speaking of reelection, says her role in office is 'absolutely temporary'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that she remains committed to “expanding and institutionalizing” her political agenda, since her role in office “is absolutely temporary.”

21/05/2011 | Argentina

CFK picks Filmus-Tomada for BA city mayoral race; official ceremony held today

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has decided on Senator Daniel Filmus as the ruling Victory Front candidate for the Buenos Aires city mayoral race, with Labour Minister Carlos Tomada as his running mate, official sources said. The announcement will be made official this afternoon from 5PM, where the two favourites will join the President in a special ceremony.

09/03/2012 | Argentina

Profile: John Freeman

The UK’s newly-appointed Ambassador to Argentina, Dr John Freeman, who is to take office during the winter months in Buenos Aires, has a long history working as a diplomat. Freeman has worked all over the world, including different placements in South Africa, Germany and Singapore.

12/07/2012 | Argentina

'Being a government official is not just about pursuing a seat in office,' Boudou

Vice-President Amado Boudou assured today that “to govern is to make decisions and fight when needed, and being an government official is not just about pursuing a seat in office” as he led a rally in the Greater Buenos Aires area of Bragado.

28/10/2012 | Argentina

Argentina, Iran to meet at UN office to discuss AMIA case

Officials from the Argentine and Iranian governments will meet on Monday in their first work session surrounding the case investigating the terrorist attack against the AMIA Jewish community organization in 1994.

14/03/2012 | Argentina

IMF confirms plans to close Buenos Aires office

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will close its Buenos Aires office allegedly in protest to Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno’s decision to accuse the organization in court, urging it to explain how it calculates Argentina’s inflation rate. However, the organization told the BuenosAiresHerald.com that the measure is due to budgetary reasons.

07/02/2013 | Argentina

Boudou says 'there's no way' he would leave office

Vice-President Amado Boudou assured he is not thinking of resigning from office, said he has nothing to hide about his assets and insisted that there is no relation between him and businessman Alejandro Vanderbroele, who acquired the mint printing company formerly known as Ciccone.

08/02/2012 | World

UK replies: 'There'll be no negotiations with Argentina on Malvinas sovereignty'

01/03/2012 | World

UK Foreign Office: 'flights are a matter for the islanders to consider'

After President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced her intentions to reinstate regular flights between Buenos Aires and the Malvinas Islands, the British Foreign Office said any discussion of the flights was a matter for the islands' government to consider.

12/03/2012 | Latin America

‘Economic blockade to the Falklands (Malvinas) not right,’ says UK’s Browne in Chile

During his two-day official visit to Chile, United Kingdom’s Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne criticized what he called an “economic blockade” to the Malvinas Islands by saying it “wasn’t right.”

10/08/2012 | Sports

Alicia Castro attends Las Leonas gold medal match

The Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Alicia Castro attended the women’s gold medal hockey match between Argentina and the Netherlands at the Olympic Park in London today.

12/08/2012 | Entertainment

Revamped 'Bourne' captures movie box office crown

Action movie "The Bourne Legacy," with new star Jeremy Renner, raced to the No. 1 spot on US and Canadian box office charts with an estimated $40.3 million in ticket sales over the weekend. 

26/08/2012 | Entertainment

'Expendables 2' punches up second US box office win

Action movie "Expendables 2" kept the No. 1 spot at US and Canadian box offices for a second week as two new films provided light competition during a slow movie-going weekend.

07/10/2012 | Entertainment

'Taken 2' grabs movie box office crown

Liam Neeson thriller "Taken 2" captured the No. 1 spot on movie box office charts over the weekend with a brawny $50 million take from theaters in the United States and Canada.

14/10/2012 | Entertainment

Thriller 'Taken 2' earns second US box office win

Liam Neeson thriller "Taken 2" won a battle between two hostage movies over the weekend, holding on to its top box office rankings for a second week with $22.5 million from ticket sales at US and Canadian theaters.

30/12/2012 | Entertainment

'The Hobbit' keeps US box office crown for 3rd week

The dwarfs and elves of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" prevailed at the North American box office again over the weekend, as its $32.9 million in ticket sales topped both the star-packed musical "Les Miserables" and the western "Django Unchained."

20/01/2013 | Entertainment

Chastain horror film 'Mama' takes big box office win

Jessica Chastain overpowered Mark Wahlberg, Arnold Schwarzenegger and others as her low-budget horror flick emerged as the North American weekend box office champ and her Oscar-nominated "Zero Dark Thirty" captured the second spot as well.

27/01/2013 | Entertainment

Witch-hunting 'Hansel & Gretel' wins US box office

A grown-up "Hansel & Gretel" grabbed the weekend box office title, pulling in $19 million in US and Canadian ticket sales with its reinvention of the fairy tale characters as fierce bounty hunters.

04/12/2011 | Entertainment

'Twilight' movie wins slow box office weekend

The newest "Twilight" vampire movie ruled the domestic box office for a third time with $16.9 million in ticket sales over one of the slowest movie-going weekends of the year, studio estimates released showed. 

15/05/2011 | Entertainment

'Thor' hammers away at box office competition again

"Thor" reigned at the North American box office for the second weekend in a row, as the raunchy women's comedy "Bridesmaids" beat expectations to come in second.

06/02/2011 | Entertainment

'The Roommate' leads soggy Super Bowl box office

"The Roommate," a low-budget thriller that received a unanimous thumbs-down from top critics, opened in the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, as the studios braced for the annual sales hit from Sunday's Super Bowl.

08/04/2012 | Entertainment

'Hunger Games' leads int'l box office

Movie sensation "The Hunger Games" survived fresh competition from the "Titanic" and the gross-out "American Pie" gang to notch its third domestic box office win over the weekend.

24/06/2012 | Entertainment

Disney's 'Brave' rides to US box office win

Disney's new animated movie, "Brave," about a rebellious, red-headed princess battled to the top of movie box office charts over the weekend, scoring $80 million in ticket sales around the world.