05/07/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín announces proposal of affordable homes scheme for young people

During a rally, Radical presidential candidate Ricardo Alfonsín announced his proposal of a financing scheme that would help young people afford a property.

17/08/2011 | Argentina

French woman murdered in Salta was raped by two men, test results suggest

According to judicial sources, 29-year old Cassandre Bouvier, one of the two French tourists murdered in the Salta province last month, was raped by at least two people before she was murdered.

06/09/2011 | Argentina

Judge ratifies arrests of five suspects in Candela case

The judge handling Candela Rodríguez’s case ratified the detention of five people involved in the kidnap and murder of the 11-year-old girl.

21/09/2011 | Argentina

26 people injured during Spring Day celebrations in Palermo

Spring Day celebrations in the Tres de Febrero park, in Palermo, left a total of 26 people injured and 14 people arrested after several incidents were registered when students were celebrating the arrival of spring, police officials said.

29/09/2011 | Argentina

Two people arrested at Ezeiza Int'l Airport after cocaine bust

Two employees in a firm employed by the Ezeiza International Airport were detained on Thursday after they loaded two bags containing 40 kilos of cocaine on a flight bound for South Africa.

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.

22/02/2012 | Argentina

'I flew 15 metres forward due to the impact,' says Once crash victim

The accident that saw a Sarmiento line train crash into the platform at Once station this morning and left some 340 people injured, affected hundreds of people on their morning commute. One of the passengers named Fabián, stated to press, “I flew 15 forward due to the impact. I had people piled on top of me, none of us could move.”

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Once train crash: 12 bodies remain unidentified

Twelve bodies out of the 50 fatal victims of the train crash that occurred yesterday morning on the tracks of Once station, remained unidentified today, City Civic Defence head Daniel Russo informed this morning.  

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Current list of injured admitted to City Hospitals

Forty-six people were still being treated for their injuries at various city hospitals following the train crash at Once station yesterday. The list given was published by the City Health Ministry this morning.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Gov't to act as lead plaintiff in train crash probe

Following the train crash that killed 50 people and left more than 700 injured yesterday, Planning Minister Julio De Vido and Transport Secretary Juan Pablo Schiavi came on stage today to give details about the investigation.

24/02/2012 | Argentina

Lucas Menghini Rey found dead in train carriage

12/03/2012 | Argentina

'Politics is one of the best places for youth,' CFK

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner made a spirited defence of the young militants of the Kirchnerite organization “La Cámpora,” calling them “one of the most wonderful things to have happened to this national and popular project.”

03/04/2012 | Argentina

Armed gang takes over private neighbourhood, holds 27 hostage

An armed gang containing at least five delinquents took over a private neighbourhood close to the Greater Buenos Aires area of Luján and took at least twenty-seven people hostage, thereafter ransacking four homes.

07/04/2012 | Argentina

Scioli asks people in storm-hit areas to 'remain calm'

The governor of the Buenos Aires province, Daniel Scioli, asked residents in areas still severely affected by last Wednesday’s storm to “remain calm,” and assured that Government officials are working intensely to restore power and water services.

10/04/2012 | Argentina

Once tragedy: Federal Court overturns Gov't's role as plaintiff

The Federal Criminal Court today overturned the resolution that enabled the State government to be the plaintiff in the case investigating the causes of the train crash at Once station that killed 51 people in February.

17/04/2012 | Argentina

'We will not be supporting this decision,' Macri on YPF nationalization

City Mayor Mauricio Macri came on stage today to reiterate the centre-right PRO party’s negative stance on the National Government’s decision to put forth the expropriation of petrol company YPF, throwing sharp critique against it. “I would like to communicate that we are not going to support this decision,” the city official stated.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Gov't extends intervention into TBA train company

The Government extended again their intervention into the TBA trains -which runs the Sarmiento and Mitre lines- for a further fifteen days, in the ongoing investigation into what caused the Once train crash which killed 51 people. The intervention was first opened on February 28.

29/05/2012 | Argentina

'Our differences are with the British government, not its people,' CFK

While celebrating the awarding of 250,000 start-up microcredits at the Government House, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner praised the appointment of British citizen Guy Rider as the head of the International Labour Organization.

30/05/2012 | Argentina

Death toll rises to 10 in Misiones coach crash

The death toll rose to a total of ten people following the collision last night between a coach and a truck in the area of Caraguatay, Misiones, the mayor of Montecarlo, Julio César Barreto confirmed today.

08/06/2012 | Argentina

Fire kills two, injures at least 22 in old people's home

Two senior citizens were killed after a fire broke out in an old people’s home in the Buenos Aires City neighbourhood of Floresta. Another twenty-two people were injured as a result of the fire, and were taken to local hospitals to be treated.

11/06/2012 | Argentina

'If Gov't lifted currency exchange restrictions, people would flock to buy dollars,' Cavallo

Former economy minister Domingo Cavallo assured that had the restrictions to buy US currency not been applied by the local Government “people would be flocking to buy dollars.”

23/06/2012 | Argentina

Six injured after elevator plummets inside a building

Six people were injured today after the lift they were travelling in plummeted inside a building in downtown Buenos Aires. Early reports said that the lift fell from the eighth floor to the ground floor of the building.

14/07/2012 | Argentina

'Politics isn't about seeing to famous people,' Mariotto

Buenos Aires province vice-governor Gabriel Mariotto, criticized Governor Daniel Scioli again today, stating that “politics is not about seeing to famous people and taking pictures with sportsmen.”

17/08/2012 | Argentina

Lorry collides into two buses, injures seven

Seven people were injured this morning after a cargo lorry collided into a bus, causing it to crash into another bus along a main avenue in the city neighbourhood of San Telmo.

17/08/2012 | Argentina

Concrete shop canopy collapses downtown, kills one

A concrete canopy collapsed in the City neighbourhood of San Nicolás killing one person, who was identified as 33 year- old Octavio Galimberti, a lawyer.

30/10/2012 | Argentina

Rains cease in BA, more than 3,000 remain evacuated

02/11/2012 | Argentina

Luján floods: Officials say area back to normal within two days

Urban control officials said today that the flood waters in Luján City were beginning to lower and that the city should be back to normal within two days. Nevertheless, at least 500 people remain evacuated.

13/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't to fine electricity companies for AR$158 million over power cuts

The government today announced it would fine the main electricity providers Edenor and Edesur for the power cuts that affected thousands of people across Buenos Aires on November 7.

08/12/2012 | Argentina

Eight killed in road accidents in Buenos Aires province

At least eight people were killed today in car accidents today in Buenos Aires province. The first took place in Mar del Plata, the other in the area of Burzaco, south of the province.

13/12/2012 | Argentina

Five injured in a shootout in downtown BA

Five people were injured today in Buenos Aires city centre in a shootout between police and delinquents in broad daylight.

19/12/2012 | Argentina

Weather warning for heavy rain, storms across country

Forecasters released a weather warning today for storms and heavy showers across Buenos Aires and the central provinces of the country. Temperatures in the capital city are to range between 19 and 29 degrees.

21/12/2012 | Argentina

Looting attempt on San Fernando supermarket spurs tension

Tension was created between military officers and residents of the San Fernando area after three hundred people tried to ransack and loot the Carrefour hypermarket on the Panamerican highway.

25/12/2012 | Argentina

57 people admitted to emergency rooms with fireworks burns

At least 57 people were admitted in several hospitals across the capital city after suffering fireworks burns or damage to their eyes during the Christmas Eve celebrations. The number of victims has slightly decreased compared with 2011.

15/01/2013 | Argentina

Gov't defends re-opening of Once crash platform

Interior and Transport minister Florencio Randazzo spoke out today after the re-opening of Platform 2, where the Once station crash occurred almost a year ago, defending the measure and calling it "very good news."

16/01/2013 | World

Helicopter crashes into crane on London tower, two killed

A helicopter crashed into a crane on top of one of Europe's tallest residential blocks in central London today, killing two people as it burst into flames and threw plumes of smoke into the foggy air.

16/01/2013 | World

Kate's London wedding hotel wins royal warrant

Britain's Queen Elizabeth has awarded a royal warrant to the family-owned London hotel which captured the attention of nearly two billion people around the world when Kate Middleton stepped from its doors on her way to marry Prince William.

09/01/2013 | World

Accused Colorado massacre shooter posed with weapons

Self-portraits of accused Colorado movie house gunman James Holmes posing with firearms and body armor ended prosecutors' pretrial case against the former graduate student today, but defence lawyers declined to present evidence or witnesses of their own.

08/02/2013 | World

Car bombs in Shi'ite areas of Iraq kill 31

Four car bombs killed at least 31 people at street markets in Iraq today, police and medics said, as sectarian violence grows ahead of provincial elections in April.

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.

05/12/2012 | World

Philippines hopes for survivors as strongest typhoon kills 325

Dozens of soldiers and rescue workers pulled out bodies from mud-drenched debris after the strongest typhoon this year killed at least 325 people in the southern Philippines, with hundreds still missing.

07/11/2012 | World

Syrian rebels fire at, miss Assad's palace

Syrian rebels fired mortars at President Bashar al-Assad's palace in Damascus today but missed, in an attack underlining the growing boldness of forces fighting to end his family's 42 years in power.

31/12/2011 | World

Iraq celebrates US withdrawal

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki declared a new dawn today as Iraq celebrated the departure of American troops at a ceremony held amid tight security and without Maliki's key political rivals.

08/10/2012 | World

UK government to slash welfare after next election

Britain's Conservative-led government will trim an extra 10 billion pounds (US$16 billion) a year from its welfare budget and make cuts across the board in the next phase of austerity if re-elected, its finance minister today.

23/06/2012 | World

German daily sent to all 41 million households

Germany's best-selling newspaper was given away free to almost all of the country's 41 million households today in a controversial celebration of the daily's 60th anniversary that set a world record for largest circulation.

03/06/2012 | World

All 147 people on Nigeria crash flight killed

There were no survivors among the 147 people on board a domestic passenger aircraft that crashed in the Nigerian city of Lagos on Sunday, an official of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.

13/01/2012 | World

Norway judge orders new mental exam for mass killer

An Oslo court today named two psychiatrists to conduct a new examination of Anders Behring Breivik, the anti-Islam militant who killed 77 people last year, in an effort to end inflamed national debate over an initial report that found him psychotic.

13/02/2011 | World

Military rulers dissolve Egypt's parliament

Egypt's new military rulers dissolved parliament and suspended the constitution but said they would govern only until elections to replace ousted president Hosni Mubarak, possibly in six months.

09/03/2011 | World

Forbes top 10 richest people in the world

Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the richest person in the world for the second year in a row, Forbes said on Wednesday.

16/03/2011 | World

Steps to reduce radiation exposure

People remain worried about sudden exposure to large volumes of airborne radiation. Here are some measures people can take to protect themselves from identified radiation sources, provided by the World Health Organisation and the World Nuclear Association:

21/04/2012 | Latin America

Fifteen killed in northern Mexican bar shootout

Fifteen people were killed and at least one seriously wounded in a suspected drug-related shootout on Friday in a bar in northern Mexico, a region that has been brutalized by fighting between criminal gangs.

21/04/2012 | Latin America

Popocatepetl spews smoke, ash: alerts issued

14/09/2012 | Latin America

Guatemala volcano dies down, evacuees return home

Hundreds of Guatemalans forced to flee when the Fuego volcano spewed ash more than three kilometers high started to return home as it simmered down, emergency officials said.

04/01/2013 | Latin America

Worst drought in decades hits north-eastern Brazil

The north-eastern part of Brazil is suffering its worst drought in decades, threatening hydro-power supplies in an area prone to blackouts and potentially slowing economic growth in one of the country's emerging agricultural frontiers.

01/02/2013 | Latin America

Mexico rescue workers search for survivors after Pemex blast

Emergency services worked into the early hours today to find people trapped in rubble under state oil company Pemex's headquarters in Mexico City after an explosion that killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100.

14/11/2012 | Entertainment

Channing Tatum dubbed People's sexiest man alive

Actor Channing Tatum, who set female hearts fluttering in the summer movie hit "Magic Mike", was named the sexiest man alive by People magazine.

16/11/2011 | Entertainment

Bradley Cooper is People's ‘sexiest man alive’

Bradley Cooper is the latest Hollywood heartthrob to be named People's sexiest man alive, the magazine announced today.