Argentina’s bid for Falklands as new government vows to regain it

Argentina's government has vowed to press for the 'return' of the FalklandsNew Argentine Conservative government wants a peaceful resolutionDiplomatic ties between the UK and Argentina deteriorated during the eight-year rule of Cristina KirchnerBy Gerri Peev for the Daily Mail Published: 01:55 GMT, 5 January 2016 | Updated: 02:00 GMT, 5 January 2016 View comments Argentina's Read more [...]

WATCH: Soccer player in Argentina gets pepper sprayed by police

In Argentine soccer, San Martin de Mendoza striker Javier Villaseca did not have a good match at the weekend. Playing against Defensores in a playoff in the Federal B division, fans invaded the field and stripped him of his uniform. He then ran towards the police and gets pepper sprayed as a result right in the face. Check it out. That's a shame. Gotta control your anger, bro. For news, stories, results and more, follow us on Twitter: @CBSSportsSoccerShouldn't have done it, player. (Youtube Read more [...]

Here’s why Argentina’s new president Macri let the peso crash

A worker looks through the window of a bureau de change which shows US currency value in Buenos Aires on December 17, 2015. (EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP/Getty Images) For many Argentines, this was not a happy holiday season. On Dec. 17, holiday shopping became much more expensive. That’s when the country’s newly elected centrist president, Mauricio Macri, followed through on his campaign promise to dismantle the country’s stringent exchange controls. Argentines were now free to sell their country’s Read more [...]

Argentina’s new govt pushes claims to Falkland Islands on UK, seeks ‘peaceful …

READ MORE: £46mn radar system pledged for Falklands/Malvinas remilitarizationOn Sunday, Argentinian President Mauricio Macri’s center-right government released its first official statement concerning the islands, which Buenos Aires refers to as Las Malvinas.“For decades, the international community has considered the question of Las Malvinas as one of colonialism which must be stopped and has urged Argentina and the United Kingdom to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the sovereignty dispute Read more [...]

Argentina reaffirms sovereignty over Malvinas

1. Iran says Saudi Arabia cannot cover up its mistake of executing top Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by breaking off diplomatic ties with Tehran.2. More protests are held across the world against Saudi Arabia’s execution of Sheikh Nimr.3. Turkish police arrest at least ten people during a pro-Kurdish rally outside a college in Istanbul.4. The Israeli Foreign Ministry says Egypt has sent a new ambassador to Tel Aviv after more than three years.5. The Argentinean Read more [...]

Dakar Rally spectators injured in auto accident in Argentina

At least four spectators were taken to hospital after vehicle driven by competitor Guo Meiling plowed into the crowd at the Dakar Rally on Saturday in Argentina, race organizers confirmed. The accident in Argentina occurred 6.6 kilometers (4.1 miles) into the 11-kilometer (6.8-mile) route for the first day of the famed race, which has been held in South America since 2009. As this year’s favourites look to fill the void left by the fact that the event’s recent specialists Read more [...]