President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attends the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington
President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attends the opening plenary of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention Center in Washington on April 13, 2010. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool
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Argentina's latest effort to tease out billions of U.S. dollars said to be held by citizens through sweeping tax breaks and interest earnings received lukewarm response, though this may change.
As Europe struggles with multiple eurozone crises and economic downturn, emergent Latin America is tilting toward the Pacific region as a potential major partner for its diverse inventory of commodities, processed goods, minerals and other raw materials.
Tens of thousands Argentinians gathered in Buenos Aires to protest a government proposal to reform the judiciary, inflation and crime.
Argentina is having to import fuel to cope with shortages after fire damage to a state-run refinery in La Plata, 35 miles southeast of Buenos Aires, officials said.
Security will be tight for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral, London's Metropolitan Police have announced.
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica was caught unawares by an open microphone referring to his Argentine counterpart as "the old lady."
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is headed for another confrontation with farmers after the government announced hefty increases in tax on grain exporters.
Pope Francis, acclaimed worldwide as a powerful new champion for the world's poor, risks becoming embroiled in Agentina's increasingly strident rhetoric of a sovereignty claim on British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands.
The international community is called on to recognize the wishes of Falkland Islanders, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said.
Argentina's hopes of becoming a major potash producer and exporter are at risk of a setback after Brazilian mining major Vale announced it is abandoning a $6 billion Rio Colorado project in the country's north.
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