Juan Mendez on International Human Rights
"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...
"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...
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...
Tim Ferriss | Posted 11.17.2011
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...
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 ...
Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Lee Schneider | Posted 11.17.2011
The amazing things that have happened to me recently include kismet, random romance, encountering the famous and meeting my future wife in an unheated...
Odile Weissenborn | Posted 05.25.2011
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.
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...
Yanqui Mike Skowronek | Posted 05.25.2011
An American-born Argentine travels to Denver to cover the DNC, and gets a taste of America.
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...
Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011