
Mauricio Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, has forced presidential frontrunner Daniel Scioli into the first run-off vote in Argentina’s history. Marci — a pro-business, center-right candidate — nearly took the lead from Scioli, who benefits from the support of incumbent President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
by Frances Martel26 Oct 2015, 10:36 AM PST0

An Argentine ex-spy chief believed to have information on the killing of prosecutor Alberto Nisman in January is reportedly in the United States, hiding from authorities.
by Frances Martel8 Oct 2015, 11:21 AM PST0

Nothing ever happens in a vacuum. Pope Francis’ ongoing concern for environmental issues, which will attain its fullest expression with the release of his encyclical on human ecology Thursday, has deep roots in his own personal experience, especially as archbishop of Buenos Aires, home to one of the most polluted places on the planet.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.16 Jun 2015, 10:09 AM PST0

Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was formally accused Friday of shielding Iranian officials from prosecution over a 1994 bombing at a Buenos Aires Jewish center, prosecutors said.
by Breitbart News13 Feb 2015, 7:52 PM PST0

On Monday, Argentine authorities announced that gadfly prosecutor Alberto Nisman had apparently committed suicide in his secured apartment. Nisman has long alleged that the Iranian government had a hand in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people.
by John Hayward19 Jan 2015, 12:00 PM PST0