Argentine President Denies Cover-Up in Bombing Inquiry
BUENOS AIRES — President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina made an impassioned defense on Sunday of her role in the investigation into the fatal bombing of a Jewish community…
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Rafa is back: Equals long-standing record with Buenos Aires title romp
Argentina legend Guillermo Vilas led the way with 46 wins in clay court tournaments so it was fitting that today’s “King of Clay” drew level with him by winning the…
USA Today: Fox Should Distance Self From ‘Truth-Challenged’ O’Reilly
combined. But now O’Reilly stands exposed of the same kind of puffed-up truth-bending he so regularly derides on his show. O’Reilly said he was in “active war zones” in the…
CBS Releases Footage of O’Reilly’s Buenos Aires Coverage, Settling Nothing
CBS News has responded to Fox News host Bill O’Reilly’s request and released the footage of its coverage of the conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina during the 1982…
Thousands Protest In Argentina Demanding Answers In Prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s Death
Thousands of Argentines marched in the capital Wednesday demanding answers in the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman exactly one month after he was found in his bathroom with a…
Argentine Case Draws International Tensions
INTENDENTE ALVEAR, Argentina — Fallout from the mysterious death of a federal prosecutor raised diplomatic tensions between Argentina and the United States on Tuesday, on the eve of a controversial…
Anguish in Argentina After Mysterious Murder of Prosecutor
Every week, The WorldPost asks an expert to shed light on a topic driving headlines around the world. Today, we speak with leading Argentinian journalist Nelson Castro about the mysterious…
Ex-Spy Chief Called to Testify in Investigation of Argentine Prosecutor’s Death
BUENOS AIRES — The lead investigator in the mysterious death of Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor who accused Argentina’s president of trying to shield Iranians from responsibility over the 1994 bombing…
Why A 1994 Terror Attack Is Still Haunting Argentina Today
The bombing that demolished a Jewish community center in Argentina 20 years ago has continued to leave its mark on the nation. Following the tragic attack, the government’s investigation has…
No Quit, for Serena Williams, Is a Double-Edged Sword
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams is now prepared to confess what led to her stumbling about the grass in a bizarre and brief doubles match at Wimbledon last year. “I…
Kirchner Makes a Plea for Argentina to Remain United
BUENOS AIRES — In a veiled reference to the fallout from the mysterious death of a federal prosecutor this month, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina blamed unspecified forces…
President Fernandez Calls For Dissolution Of Argentina’s Intelligence Services
In her first public comments since the mysterious death of a prosecutor rocked Argentina, President Cristina Fernandez is calling on Congress to dissolve the country’s current intelligence services. Fernandez said…
Journalist Who Reported on Argentine Prosecutor’s Death Flees to Israel
JERUSALEM — Damian Pachter, the journalist who broke the story of the recent death of an Argentine prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, has…
Argentina Points to Spy After Lawyer’s Eerie Death
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s government asserted on Friday that an ousted spymaster was involved in the murky events around the death of the prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a…
Argentine Phone Calls Detail Efforts to Shield Iran
BUENOS AIRES — Intercepted conversations between representatives of the Iranian and Argentine governments point to a long pattern of secret negotiations to reach a deal in which Argentina would receive…
‘Pope’s Rabbi’ Abraham Skorka Urges Calm After Jewish Prosecutor Dies In Argentina
WASHINGTON (RNS) Rabbi Abraham Skorka, Argentina’s most famous Jewish citizen and a close friend of Pope Francis, was on the road this week when news from Buenos Aires shocked his…