BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Richard Gasquet was replaced by France teammate Gilles Simon for Friday's singles against Argentina in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. France captain Arnaud Clement withdrew Gasquet, citing a nagging right ankle injury, at Thursday's draw. The loss weakens France, which was a strong favorite to reach the semifinals. In Friday's opening singles, Carlos Berlocq will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Juan Monaco was picked to play Simon in the second singles match on Read more [...]

LA PLATA, Argentina — Argentine police and soldiers searched house to house, in creeks and culverts and even in trees for bodies as more than 20 people remained missing Thursday from floods that killed at least 55 people in the province and city of Buenos Aires. The torrential rains stopped and the waters mostly receded Thursday, but a public health and safety crisis gripped this provincial capital of nearly 1 million people, where thousands remained without power or safe drinking water. SANTIAGO Read more [...]

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, who spent much of her childhood in the worst-hit city of La Plata, declared three days of national mourning on Thursday. Meanwhile, the death toll from the flooding rose to 57, with thousands being forced to flee their homes and others living on their roofs. In a two-hour period from late Tuesday into Wednesday, some 40 centimeters (16 inches) of rain fell in La Plata. Argentina's Deputy Security Minister Sergio Berni said on Thursday that the final number Read more [...]