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Juan Mendez on International Human Rights

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Jim Luce

"The U.N. simply does not have adequate support of the world powers," Juan E. Mendez told me. Coming from anyone, this might be less important. From...

Argentina: Buenos Aires Architecture Guide

globalpost.com | Julia Jumari Drapkin | Posted 05.25.2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Wander the neighborhoods of Buenos Aires and it's hard not to wonder about the mix of architecture. The house next door, th...

Top 3 Travel Spots: Tim Ferriss And Kevin Rose's Picks

Tim Ferriss | Posted 11.17.2011

Tim Ferriss

In this episode, we discuss our top 3 favorite travel spots. Details include favorite areas, seasons, things to look for and, occasionally, things to look out for...

Tracking same-sex marriage around the world

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

This week, two men in Argentina became the first same-sex married couple in Latin America. The gay rights activists from Buenos Aires were married in ...

Argentine River Cleanup Greeted With Skepticism: Can The Job Be Done?

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Joseph B. Treaster

Argentina has some of the most severe pollution in the world. The country's leaders have mainly ignored the issue and there has been little public clamor.

Argentina protesters to Peres: You deserve Nobel for murder

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 05.25.2011

Thousands of people in Buenos Aires protested against President Shimon Peres' visit to Argentina on Monday, some of whom carried a banner telling the ...

Kirchner and Clarin: Argentina Media Fight Gets Personal

AP | By MICHAEL WARREN | Posted 05.25.2011

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP)-- An epic battle between Argentina's two reigning powers -- the presidency and media giant Grupo Clarin -- started with a...

Iran's cabinet appointment angers Argentinians

WorldFocus.org | WorldFocus.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Fifteen yeas ago, the worst terrorist bombing in Argentine history took place, killing 85 people at a Jewish cultural center. Iranian agents were said...

Ahmad Vahidi, Iranian Cabinet Nominee, Wanted In Bombing Of Argentine Jewish Center

Posted 05.25.2011

HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, Associated Press Writer CAIRO — The man Iran's president has named to be defense minister is wanted in the 1994 bombing of a...

Argentina Election: Crime Wave Becomes Election Focus

wsj.com | MATTHEW MOFFETT | Posted 05.25.2011

BUENOS AIRES -- Fear of an increasing crime wave in Argentina is turning into a major issue for President Cristina Kirchner's government ahead of next...

Cannes Reveals Directors' Fortnight Titles

Dygest.net | Dygest.net | Posted 05.25.2011

Francis Ford Coppola is to open the 41st edition of Directors' Fortnight (May 14-24) with his Argentina-set family drama "Tetro". The self-financed pr...

Dengue Fever Spreading, Worsening In Latin America

Inter Press Service | Marcela Valente | Posted 05.25.2011

BUENOS AIRES, Apr 21 (Tierramérica) - The population's susceptibility to suffering more severe forms of dengue is worrying health experts, as the e...

The Incredible Power of Chance Events

Lee Schneider | Posted 11.17.2011

Lee Schneider

The amazing things that have happened to me recently include kismet, random romance, encountering the famous and meeting my future wife in an unheated...

Cristina vs. Hillary: International Women's Day in Argentina

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 05.25.2011

Odile Weissenborn

Despite the Argentine government's effort to make International Women's Day a public holiday, and despite its female president, Argentina isn't recognized for its prominent women.

Melting Man: Red Cross-Sponsored Activist "Melts" On Sidewalk

Treehugger | Kimberley D. Mok | Posted 05.25.2011

A young man melting into a puddle of himself is something you don't see everyday, much less in a busy public square. Yet this humourous but surprisin...

Blogging The DNC For Buenos Aires Expats

Yanqui Mike Skowronek | Posted 05.25.2011

Yanqui Mike Skowronek

An American-born Argentine travels to Denver to cover the DNC, and gets a taste of America.

Argentina Cattle Herders Forced To Cut Back Beef Production

AP | JEANNETTE NEUMANN | Posted 05.25.2011

Argentines are passionate about their beef -- from cattle grazed on the sprawling pampas grasslands, it's a national staple, delivered inexpensively a...