Britain’s deployment of nuclear weapons in response to Argentina’s peaceful efforts to resolve the Malvinas issue is a grave violation of Chapter 1 Article 2(4) of the UN Charter (which prohibits the threat of force), a new report says. According to the report, the Malvinas were terra nullius [no man’s land] when the French colonized the islands in the 18th century. They were then sold to... 

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner delivers a speech in front of a picture displaying the Malvinas Islands painted in the same colors as Argentina’s national flag, the government palace, Buenos Aires, February 7, 2012. Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has announced plans to build a museum dedicated to the Malvinas War to honor the marines that were killed... 

Argentina’s Industry Minister Debora Giorgi Amid an ongoing dispute over the Malvinas Islands between Argentina and Britain, the Argentinean industry minister has called on the country’s top companies to stop importing British products, Press TV reports. Argentina’s Industry Minister Debora Giorgi on Tuesday called the bosses of at least 20 top firms to urge them to import goods produced elsewhere... 

Here in Argentina, when we watch the terrible things that are happening today in Greece, we can only exclaim, “Hey!! That’s exactly what happened in Argentina in 2001 and 2002…!” ­A decade ago, Argentina too went through a systemic Sovereign Public Debt collapse resulting in social turmoil, worker hardship, rioting and street fights with the police. Some months before Argentina exploded,... 

February 22, 2012 picture shows the commuter train that crashed into in the Argentinean capital Buenos Aires’ Once train station at the rush hour after its brakes failed. At least 49 people have been killed and over 600 others injured after a packed train slammed into the end of the line in the capital Buenos Aires’ busy Once station, officials said. Federal Police Commissioner Nestor Rodriguez... 

A single Vanguard class submarine Argentina’s foreign minister has accused the UK of deploying nuclear weapons near the disputed Falkland Islands, militarizing the South Atlantic. Hector Timerman voiced the accusations as he lodged a formal protest with the UN on Friday. He said Argentina had intelligence that Britain had deployed a Vanguard class submarine in the area. “Thus far the UK refuses... 

Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner delivers a speech in front of a picture displaying the Malvinas Islands painted in the same colors as Argentina’s national flag, the government palace, Buenos Aires, February 7, 2012. Argentina says it will file a formal complaint with the United Nations over Britain’s “militarization” of the disputed Malvinas (Falklands) Islands. Amid growing tensions... 

A Britain Royal Navy submarine The UK is sending a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands (also known as Malvinas Islands) amid growing tensions between Britain and Argentina over the disputed territories. According to media reports on Saturday, British Prime Minister David Cameron has personally approved the deployment of the Trafalgar-class vessel, believed to be either HMS Tireless or HMS Turbulent,... 

In a bid to secure its last outpost in South America, the British government is to deploy its most sophisticated warship to the occupied Falkland Islands to give a clear war message to Argentina. The Ministry of Defense revealed that destroyer HMS Dauntless will sail to the South Atlantic in order to substitute frigate HMS Montrose in the coming weeks. It was claimed that the deployment was long planned... 

A British senior military figure says Britain would not be able to confront Argentina over Las Malvinas, sending a clear signal to British officials to stop boasting of UK’s military capability. Former head of the British army General Sir Michael Jackson said that it would be impossible for the British military to confront Argentina in case a military confrontation takes place over the sovereignty... 

Brazil's Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota (L) welcomes Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, January 18. Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota says all Latin American nations back Argentina against Britain over the disputed Malvinas islands, which Britain claims as its own, calling it Falklands. Latin America and the Caribbean “back Argentine... 

A new report authored by Deputy Minister Gennadiy M. Gatilov of the Russian Foreign Ministry that is circulating in the Kremlin today warns that the Obama regime is pushing through the US Congress new and draconian “Police State” laws over the fears held by American oligarchs that an Argentina-type “movement” is about to sweep them all away. The fears of a wider crackdown on dissent by the... 

The sun appears to be exploding as it rises above the Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is likely that the light has been distorted by clouds passing in front of the sun. Click on the image to enlarge it. According to NASA, the photo is not fake and the photographer saw this unusual sun rise with his own eyes, indicating that this effect was caused by neither reflections nor distortions... 

Rating agency DBRS Incorporated has upgraded its ratings on Argentina´s long-term foreign and local currency securities to “B” from “B (low)”. According to the international report, strong growth in neighboring Brazil -Argentina’s main trade partner- and highly favorable world agricultural commodity prices have led to a strong recovery in 2010-2011 GDP growth. However, the Canadian... 

A train-bus crash in Buenos Aires has killed nine people and injured 212 others. At least 9 people have died and 212 injured in Buenos Aires when a train hit a bus which was then crashed into another train head-on. Alberto Crescenti, the director general of Argentina’s emergency medical system, said that at least 20 of the injured were in critical condition, The Associated Press reported on Tuesday. Argentine...