Argentina News

The second?ever known tropical cyclone in the South Atlantic Ocean can't escape satellite eyes, and today, the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-12 captured a visible image of Tropical Storm 90Q now located off the coast of Argentina.

Tuesday 2 March Punta Tombo is the largest single colony of penguins on the continent and has a population of more than half a million birds.

A violent storm described as a freak "tornado" killed at least 17 people in the southern part of South America and punched hundreds of houses off their foundations Tuesday, officials said.

Argentina plans to open a Russian-sponsored sturgeon farm to produce black caviar within the next two weeks, according to a press statement released on Tuesday by the Argentinean province La Rioja.

Arsenal Sarandi have moved away from the bottom of the Argentinian Clausura standings with a comfortable 3-0 win over Colon Santa Fe , who missed the chance to go second.

These preliminary measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, including geophysicists on the ground in Chile, paint a much clearer picture of the power behind this temblor, believed to be the fifth-most-powerful since instruments have been available to measure seismic shifts.

By Julia Kumari Drapkin BUENOS AIRES, Argentina a ' Agostina Senese is a vegetarian in a country where cooking beef on the grill is considered a sacred rite.

Argentina has begun using foreign reserves to pay debt, a move blasted by the opposition but welcomed by investors as a sign that the government is closer to restructuring the rest of its defaulted bonds.

Unbeaten Godoy Cruz went one point clear at the top of Argentina's Clausura with a 2-1 win over Lanus on Wednesday night.

BA is a city with a long heritage and honoring its rituals, as evidenced by military honor guards, a lavish cemetery for the wealthy and a fondness for uniforms .

The world has become far too hot for the aptly named Exit Glacier in Alaska. Climbers trek on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, December 16, 2009.

Punk star 'FAT MIKE' BURKETT has heaped praise on the biker thief who stole his cellphone and wallet on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina recently - because he was swift and mugged him without violence.

Buenos Aires , Capital Federal District , Argentina Friday, February 26, 2010 Hola from Buenos Aires, where the only thing they love more than a protest is there futbol, the communist kickball variety for my fellow Americans.

A seven-month-old baby survived for three days with a bullet in her chest after her parents killed themselves and her toddler brother over global warming fears, reports say.

When the shaking stopped, Marioli Gatica and her extended family huddled in a circle on the floor of their seaside wooden home in this gritty port town, listening to the radio by a lantern's light.

Hillary Clinton has offered to help Argentina and Britain resolve the dispute over the Falkland Islands.

Fernandez, facing a hostile Congress for the first time since taking office in 2007, will use the money before next year's presidential election, a move that will 'add fuel to the inflationary fire' in Latin America's second-biggest economy, said Boris Segura, an economist at RBS Securities Inc.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she will bring 20 satellite phones and a technician with her when she visits earthquake-damaged Chile.

The election involves the 4th, 5th and 7th districts, each having two challenge slates.

One of the things that makes Patagonia such a magical place to visit is the large diversity of animal species that you'll encounter as you tour the region.