FREQUENTLY controversial newspaper columnist, Matthew Parris, who was a member of the British Parliament during 1982, has not been noted in the past as a supporter of the Falkland Islands in their struggle to avoid annexation by Argentina. It was something of a surprise, therefore, to read an article by him in the Times of January 26, entitled Argentina's hypocrites are steeped in blood. The impetus for the article, which began, "The Falklands was just a pantomime skirmish. But the wiping out of Read more [...]

Sometimes you just can't avoid a sucker punch. CNN reporter Nestor Dib couldn't when he covered anti-government protests in Argentina last fall. It came out of nowhere and knocked him off his feet. Expect that same KO to your system from high fructose corn syrup when it sneaks into food where you would never expect it, like "healthy" frozen entrees -- really! HFCS messes with your appetite-control hormones, encouraging you to overeat, and it adds body fat, increases your risk of heart disease and Read more [...]

2013-01-28 15:45 Argentine President Cristina Kirchner. (File, AFP) Multimedia   ·   User Galleries   ·   News in Pictures Send us your pictures  Â·  Send us your stories Jerusalem - Israel's foreign ministry said on Monday it was "surprised" by Argentina's agreement with Iran to create an independent commission to investigate the 1994 attack on Read more [...]

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner speaks with journalists as she leaves the Espacio Riesco where the CELAC Summit is being held in Santiago, Chile, on Jan 27. AFPpic ARGENTINE President Cristina Kirchner on Sunday announced an agreement with Iran to create an independent commission to investigate the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish centre in Buenos Aires. Iran confirmed the deal. Argentina has long accused Iran of masterminding the deadly attack and has since 2006 Read more [...]

“Historic” was how President Cristina Fernandez described the agreement signed Sunday in Africa by foreign ministers Hector Timerman and Ali Akbar Salehi.A van loaded with fertilizer and fuel oil was exploded on July 18, 1994, leveling the Argentine Israelite Mutual Association building. As with a separate attack that destroyed Israel’s embassy in Buenos Aires two years earlier, killing 29, it has never been solved.Argentine prosecutors have formally accused six Iranians of coordinating the Read more [...]

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina said on Sunday it had agreed with Iran to establish a "truth commission" in a bid to resolve the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center that Argentine courts accuse the Iran of sponsoring.Argentine President Cristina Fernandez agreed to open talks with Tehran on the attack last year in a sharp change in diplomatic policy that irked Israel and drew criticism from Jewish leaders in Buenos Aires and the United States.Fernandez said foreign ministers Read more [...]

Fink held his own in the physical contest, scoring a goal and drawing five exclusions. And, though Argentina rallied in the second half for an 8-5 victory in the exhibition, it was clear the high school kids got a lot out of the game."It's always great to experience something new, play against a different style of water polo," said the Princeton-bound Fink. "It's always great to play against different countries and compare their style of play to yours, not really to see which one's better but just Read more [...]

By Tyne-Talk January 27 2013 Yesterday Argentinian side San Lorenzo published what has been described as an "open letter" to the club, allegedly from Newcastle United defender and club captain Fabricio Coloccini. For the most of January San Lorenzo appeared to be under the impression that Newcastle would willingly release Coloccini from his contract and allow him to move to Argentina for free. However, last week things went (unsuprisingly) wrong for them when Newcastle Read more [...]

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Posted by Muhammad Iqbal SANTIAGO: Argentina and Brazil need to open up to European goods and push ahead with the long-stalled Mercosur free-trade talks, the European Union's trade chief said on Saturday before EU and Latin American leaders meet to try to break the deadlock. A free-trade deal with the South American trade bloc Mercosur, made up of Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela, Uruguay and Paraguay, would be a major prize for Europe as it tries to emerge from three years of economic crisis. But Read more [...]