Argentina
Chile volcano: Ash cloud grounds more flights
June 11, 2011A cloud of ash from an erupting volcano in Chile is continuing to cause travel chaos in parts of Argentina and Uruguay. The cloud has also affected flights in the south of Brazil. Flights from the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, and Montevideo in Uruguay...
10 most important world events of 2007
February 22, 2011Definitely, the 2007 year was a year of earthquakes and the year of introduction Windows Vista. 1. The Writers Guild of America goes on a strike that lasts until February 12, 2008. More than 12,000 writers joined the strike. The strike's goal was...
3 Questions: Battle over Falklands
October 20, 2010The decades-long stalemate between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands is heating up again. British military officials say they intend to complete an ongoing series of military maneuvers – which include missile tests – on and...
Horse hit by Villagra's car during Rally of Argentine
August 18, 2009Rally car driver Federico Villagra hit a wild horse during the Rally Argentina on a dirt track in Patagonia (see graphic video of the crash below). Villagra was unable to avoid one of horses that crossed the road, sending the horse flying 30 feet (about...
Argentina was home to 8-ton dinosaur
October 17, 2007Some of the world's biggest dinosaurs once roamed what is now Argentina, scientists have determined. A team of paleontologists from Argentina and Brazil this week announced the skeleton they discovered about 56 miles north of Neuquen on the shores...
Argentina reasserts Falklands claim
January 25, 2007BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Falklands War, Argentina is once again asserting its claim to the Falkland Islands. Argentina last week claimed the British stole the islands in 1833, the Washington Post reported...
British government warned in 1976 to seek deal over Falklands
December 29, 2006London (dpa) - The British government was warned as early as 1976 that Argentina had plans to invade the Falkland Islands and was urged to negotiate over the South Atlantic Islands, National Archives published Friday showed. Documents placed in the...