Argentina expects to have control of the British-held Falkland Islands within 20 years, the country's foreign minister said today.During a visit to London, Hector Timerman said in a joint interview with The Independent and The Guardian newspapers that Argentina would not take military action but that Britain would be forced to compromise soon."I don't think it will take another 20 years," he was quoted as saying by the newspapers."I think that the world is going through a process of understanding Read more [...]

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2013-02-05 21:45 Port Stanley, Falklands (Picture: Supplied) Multimedia   ·   User Galleries   ·   News in Pictures Send us your pictures  Â·  Send us your stories London - Argentina expects to have control of the British-held Falkland Islands within 20 years, the country's foreign minister said in comments published on Tuesday. During a visit Read more [...]

India should encourage its business community to build on economic relations with the countries of the region External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid began an official visit to Chile and Argentina on Tuesday night. This is the first ever visit of an Indian Foreign Minister to Santiago. The fact that Mr. Khurshid will be there less than four months since taking charge is hopefully a sign of evolving priorities towards the region. On January 27-28, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, pro Read more [...]

Showing a bewildering lack of curiosity about life elsewhere than the Camp Nou, little Lionel Messi will formally sign his new Barcelona contract this week.The Catalan giants announced in December that the Argentina superstar, who has been with the club since 2000, was to extend his stay by a further two years. The deal will keep him at the club until June 30, 2018, when he will have just celebrated his 31st birthday.The Press Association report: Messi is currently with the Argentina squad ahead Read more [...]

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Maxima’s parents already missed out on their daughter’s 2002 wedding to avoid offending Dutch sensibilities about human rights violations by the South American junta. Anticipating more unpleasant questions, Maxima told the prime minister that her parents won’t attend her swearing-in as queen, either.Zorreguieta is 85 now, and Argentina has been a democracy for nearly 40 years, but the country’s violent history remains an open wound.Lawyers in both countries are trying to determine whether Read more [...]

In the working class neighborhood of La Boca, Susan Martinez was doing just that, patiently sewing sequins onto the costumes her children would wear with their neighborhood’s murga, “Los amantes de La Boca,” or “The Lovers of La Boca.” The name referred both to the neighborhood and the soccer team Boca Juniors, among the most popular in Argentina and the world.For Martinez and others in the neighborhood, the Buenos Aires carnival is “all heart and pure passion,” and the murgas are a Read more [...]

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Argentina has filed its final written arguments in a court showdown with creditors in New York, suggesting the nation's economy would be ruined and a dangerous global precedent would be set if it loses its appeal. In briefs filed minutes before the appellate court's deadline, early Saturday Buenos Aires time, the South American government refused to cede any ground to a group of holdout creditors it calls "vulture funds." The briefs also said Read more [...]