Tigre president Sergio Massa has described last night's abandoned Copa Sudamericana final against Sao Paulo as one of the most shameful days in Brazilian football history and urged the Argentinian Football Federation to take strong action after claims his players were the victims of violence.Brazilian hosts Sao Paolo were crowed champions after Argentinian side Tigre refused to return for the second half at the Morumbi stadium, claiming their players had been attacked by security officials in Read more [...]

Sao Paulo of Brazil late Wednesday were declared winners of the Copa Sudamericana, the second biggest club tournament in South America, following a fight between players and officials as the teams left the pitch at halftime. Argentinean side Tigre accused Brazilian police of pulling guns on their players, and said they were attacked by security officials. The alleged violence would be the latest in a series of controversies involving Brazilian police and security officials, 18 months before the Read more [...]

2012-12-13 12:59 A demonstrator, wearing a T-shirt that reads in Spanish "We are not your prostitutes", stands in front of police officers during a protest. (Victor R Caivano, AP) Multimedia   ·   User Galleries   ·   News in Pictures Send us your pictures  Â·  Send us your stories Buenos Aires — The acquittal of 13 people accused in the Read more [...]

The acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution for "VIP clients" has spread shock and outrage across Argentina, prompting street protests and calls by political leaders to impeach the three judges who delivered the verdict. Many called the ruling a setback for Argentina's efforts to combat sex trafficking, which Read more [...]

The acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution for "VIP clients" has spread shock and outrage across Argentina, prompting street protests and calls by political leaders to impeach the three judges who delivered the verdict. Many called the ruling a setback for Argentina's efforts to combat sex trafficking, which began largely as a result of Susana Trimarco's one-woman, decade-long quest to find her missing daughter, Read more [...]

Victor R. Caivano | Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 4:21 pm Demonstrators and police officers clash during a protest against the acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The acquittal on Tuesday of 13 people accused in the disappearance of Marita Veron, a young woman who Read more [...]

Investors who hold Argentina’s restructured bonds asked a federal appeals court in New York to join their challenge with an appeal filed by Argentina in a case involving the country’s defaulted bonds. Calling themselves the Exchange Bondholder Group, the investors, who agreed to exchange defaulted debt for new bonds, asked the U.S. Court of Appeals in Manhattan today to consolidate the appeals and to consider their arguments alongside Argentina’s at a Feb. Read more [...]

A court in Argentina has found all defendants innocent in the high-profile case of a woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution a decade ago.The 13 people on trial in the province of Tucuman had faced up to 25 years if convicted on charges that they abducted María de los Angeles "Marita" Verón and made her work as a prostitute in 2002.Verón's mother, Susana Trimarco, launched a one-woman campaign to hunt for her, and rescued hundreds of women from sex slavery along the Read more [...]

A court in Argentina has found all defendants innocent in the high-profile case of a woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution a decade ago.The 13 people on trial in the province of Tucuman had faced up to 25 years if convicted on charges that they abducted María de los Angeles "Marita" Verón and made her work as a prostitute in 2002.Verón's mother, Susana Trimarco, launched a one-woman campaign to hunt for her, and rescued hundreds of women from sex slavery along the Read more [...]

A court in Argentina has found all defendants innocent in the high-profile case of a woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution a decade ago.The 13 people on trial in the province of Tucuman had faced up to 25 years if convicted on charges that they abducted María de los Angeles "Marita" Verón and made her work as a prostitute in 2002.Verón's mother, Susana Trimarco, launched a one-woman campaign to hunt for her, and rescued hundreds of women from sex slavery along the Read more [...]