A man paddles through a flooded street after a rainstorm in Buenos Aires on April 3, 2013. At least 54 people have lost their lives and thousands have been left homeless after days of heavy rains caused flash floods in and around Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, officials say. In La Plata, a city about 40 miles (60 kilometers) south of Buenos Aires, 46 people were reported to have died after more... 

A record 40 centimeters of rain fell on the city of La Plata, Argentina, during a two-hour period on April 3, 2013. At least 25 people have lost their lives after torrential rains in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires triggered flooding, officials say. “The bodies began to appear as the water subsided,” Daniel Scioli, governor of the coastal province of Buenos Aires where the flooding occurred,... 

Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timerman with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has once again called on British authorities to enter talks over the Malvinas Islands at the United Nations. The request came on Tuesday, after Timerman along with other South American ministers met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who said the UK has declined the Argentinean... 

Argentina’s Jorge Bergoglio, elected Pope Francis I, appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals at the Vatican on March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina has been elected as Pope. He is the first Pope from Latin America in the history of the Catholic Church. The new Pope was announced by French Cardinal Jean-Louis... 

Argentinians gathered in capital Buenos Aires after a nationwide campaign was launched to collect one million signatures against a UK-backed referendum on the sovereignty of the Malvinas Islands, Press TV reports. People of all walks of life including war veterans, students, and artists gathered at the Obelisk monument to say that South Atlantic territories seized by the UK centuries ago, belong to... 

The residents on Falkland Islands are set to vote on March 10-11, 2013 Falkland Islanders are taking part in a controversial referendum, to decide whether or not the residents want to remain under Britain’s control, as Argentina dismisses the ballot as illegal. During two days, Sunday and Monday, the polling stations will be open for 1,672 eligible voters to cast their ballot. The vote is a yes or... 

Argentinean lawmakers have approved an agreement with Iran to probe the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. According to the agreement, approved by Argentina’s Congress on Thursday, an independent “truth commission” would be established to investigate the attack. “I am no one’s puppet. The country is no one’s puppet. We assume our political commitment... 

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has accused Argentina of “bullying and intimidatory” behavior following his Argentine counterpart Hector Timmerman’s comments that the Malvinas Islands (Falklands) will be controlled from Buenos Aires in 20 years. Hague insisted that the South Atlantic islands will remain under British rule for centuries, labeling Timmerman’s remarks as “fantasy”... 

Argentine Foreign Minister said there is no such thing as Falkland islanders as they are British citizens living in the disputed territory. Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has said that there is no such thing as Falkland islanders, but they are British citizens living in the disputed territory. Speaking at a press conference in London on Wednesday, Timerman said “The Falklands islanders... 

The Falkland Islands will be under Argentina’s control within 20 years, the country’s foreign minister told British press, claiming that the UK “has never missed an opportunity to miss an opportunity to find a solution” to the issue. Speaking to reporters from The Guardian and The Independent, Hector Timerman stressed that “not one single country in the world” supports Britain’s claims... 

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Hector Timerman Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timerman says the Israeli regime has no right to interfere in the proceedings of the AMIA issue underway between Argentina and Iran. Israel recently called for an explanation about an agreement between Iran and Argentina to set up a fact-finding committee to investigate the 1994 deadly bombing at a Jewish center in Buenos... 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued Argentina with a ‘declaration of censure’ for providing inaccurate inflation and GDP data and has given it until September 29th to amend the problems or will impose sanctions. The IMF Friday called on Argentina to fix its statistics “without further delay” “The fund has issued a declaration of censure against Argentina in connection... 

Argentina has dismissed Britain’s proposal for a referendum that would let residents of the disputed Malvinas Islands decide whether to remain under British colonial rule as “illegal.” “The referendum is illegal because the United Nations declared it to be a nation implanted since 1833 when London invaded and expelled the Argentine inhabitants,” Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector... 

Argentina and Iran signed a document on the establishment of a special commission, which will investigate circumstances of the explosion of a Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires in 1994. Israel was outraged with the move and demands explanations from Argentinian President Kirchner. Argentina’s position is simple: if you are looking for justice, why not use all means to succeed. A car bomb... 

A series of military options are being considered by UK defense chiefs as tension mounts between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, a report by the Sunday Telegraph claims. Extra troops, warships and Typhoon combat aircraft could be dispatched to the islands if needed, ahead of the March 11 referendum on the island’s future, the newspaper claims, citing sources in Britain’s military. The...