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Argentina links union officials to riots
Argentinean President Christina Kirchner’s government has blamed two top officials from the country’s trade unions for organizing a wave of protests, which has resulted in the deaths of four people and injured some 100 others, says a Press TV report.
A day before the violent incidents last week, General Confederation of Labor (CGT) Secretary-General, Hugo Moyano, and Pablo Micheli, the head of...
Argentina condemns UK's Queen Elizabeth Land move
Argentina has protested against Britain’s act to name an area of Antarctica, Queen Elizabeth Land.
Argentina has protested against Britain’s imperialistic move to name a large area of Antarctica, which has long been claimed by the South American nation as its own, as Queen Elizabeth Land.
Argentina’s protest came in the form of a note to British ambassador in Buenos Aires John Freeman, criticizing...
Argentinean frigate leaves Ghana after winning UN court battle
Sailors prepare to board Argentinean frigate Libertad in Tema, Ghana on December 19, 2012, after an international tribunal ordered its release.
An Argentinean warship has left Ghana after a UN court ordered its release following an injunction by a US hedge fund to detain it in Accra.
Port spokesman Lawrence Atumbine said the Libertad set sail from the port of Tema after Ghana’s Supreme Court “nullified”...
Argentineans stage anti-government rally over financial woes
Thousands of Argentinean workers have streamed into the streets of Buenos Aires to demand higher pays and lower income taxes, Press TV reports.
In the third anti-government rally in Argentina since August, top trade unions demonstrated against President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner government’s economic policies and the country’s spiraling inflation on Thursday.
Protesters, backed by the trade...
Argentina president summons congress after trafficking case
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner delivers a speech in Buenos Aires on December 9, 2012.
Argentina’s president has summoned the country’s congress to potentially change a law on prevention and punishment of human trafficking after a court acquitted 13 people accused of running a trafficking ring.
On Thursday, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner summoned the Argentine National...
Mass evacuation ordered in Buenos Aires after chemical container explodes
A chemical container has exploded in Buenos Aires, Argentina, blanketing the capital in a huge toxic cloud. Residents are being told to stay inside while a mass evacuation from the area surrounding the blast has been ordered, local media report.
The container filled with pesticide caught on fire after a chemical reaction between its contents and exploded. As the flames were put out, yellow smoke billowed...
Fitch Ratings downgrades Argentina on default concerns
The Fitch ratings agency has downgraded Argentina five notches, saying the country could default on its obligations to US creditors. That’s after a US judge ordered Argentina to set aside $ 1.3bn for debt repayment by December 15.
The rating agency cut its long-term rating for Argentina to “CC” from “B,” with the short-term rating being cut to the level one step above default – to “C”...
Venezuelans and Argentinians hold demo to condemn Gaza War
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Caracas condemn the Israeli regime.
Pro-Palestine demonstrators in Venezuela and Argentina have expressed resentment against the recent deadly attacks by the Israeli regime on the Gaza Strip.
Angry Venezuelan nationals and Palestinian immigrants took to the streets in the capital, Caracas, on Thursday, waving Palestinian flags and beating drums in a show of solidarity...
Argentina loses court battle in Ghana against US hedge fund
A sailor from the Argentinean frigate Libertad seized in a port in Ghana in connection with a debt dispute, runs pas the frigate at Tema Port near Accra. Argentina prepared, October 21, 2012
Argentina has lost its international court battle against a US hedge fund over an impounded navy ship in Accra after a judge blocked an attempt to challenge the authority of Ghanaian courts.
Accra’s Commercial...
Argentina Unrest: Brought to you by Goldman Sachs
The US-engineered “Arab Spring” brought us the “April 6 Youth Movement” in Egypt, run by Wall Street-backed Mohammed ElBaradei in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood, the “February 17 Revolution,” consisting of Al Qaeda terrorists of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group in Libya, and now Argentina has the “8N,” or “November 8″ movement working in coordination with foreign-owned...
Argentina warns Ghana over detained ship
A sailor from the Argentinian frigate Libertad seized in a port in Ghana in connection with a debt dispute, runs pas the frigate at Tema Port near Accra. Argentina prepared, October 21, 2012
Argentina has warned Ghana that it will take legal action in an international court if it refuses to release a naval vessel it has seized.
“The Ghanaian government has until tomorrow, Tuesday 13, to sort out...
Argentinians hold largest anti-government demos in decade
Protesters hold a demonstration at the iconic Obelisk in Buenos Aires on November 8, 2012.
Thousands of people have held demonstrations in Argentina to protest against the policies of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
The protests on Thursday night are said to be Argentina’s biggest anti-government demonstrations in more than a decade.
Demonstrators in Argentina are infuriated by the rising...
Argentina workers protest new labor risk legislation
Workers in Argentina have staged a massive protest to voice their anger at the new labor risk legislation which they say protects only the insurance companies, Press TV reports.
The demonstrators gathered outside the National Congress in the capital city, Buenos Aires, to protest a bill submitted by President Cristina Fernandez last week which the workers say seeks to defend profits of Labor Risk...
Argentina opens talks with Iran about AMIA
Making a U-turn, Argentinean President Cristina Kirchner has announced she is now willing to talk to Iran, a country she accuses of master-minding the worst ever terror bombing on Argentine soil 18 years ago.
Immediately, Argentine Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman met with his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi with the explicit goal of “reaching the truth”.
Dangerous Truths…
Zionists...
Argentina’s president lashes out at IMF over 'red card' warning
Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez addresses world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2012 in New York City.
Argentine president has blasted the International Monetary Fund after the financial institution warned the Latin American country could get ‘a red card’ for failing to provide reliable data on its economy.
The head of the IMF Christine Lagarde on Monday...