Written by The AP Wednesday, 26 February 2014 13:10 A gay couple from Russia's Olympic city of Sochi has gotten married in Buenos Aires and plans to seek asylum in Argentina. Alexander Eremeev and Dmitry Zaytsev married at the civil registry in Argentina's capital, accompanied by gay rights activists who say Argentina should provide refuge to people who are being persecuted for their sexual orientation in other countries. The two men are preparing their Read more [...]

Repsol SA's board agreed to accept at least $5 billion for Argentina's expropriation of its YPF SA unit, ending a two-year international dispute. Argentina will issue as much as $6 billion in bonds that the Spanish oil company can sell or hold until maturity, according to a Repsol filing on Wednesday to regulators. The debt won't be satisfied until Madrid-based Repsol has received $5 billion, even if the bonds default, the company said after a board meeting today. The deal Read more [...]

PARIS Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Paris Club of creditor nations has received clarification from Argentina on its recent debt repayment proposal, but is not yet in a position to respond, its secretary general said on Wednesday. Eager to settle disputes with its creditors, Argentina outlined its conditions for repaying the roughly $9.5 billion in debt it owes Paris Club members last month."We have just received clarification from Argentina, we are not in position now to provide feedback to Argentina," Read more [...]