GM to invest $740 mn in new Argentina factoryGeneral Motors will invest $740 million in Argentina through 2016 on its first South American factory turning out aluminum motors, Buenos Aires announced.
08 July 2014
In Argentina, dinosaur hunters embark on next phaseA few months ago, Argentine scientists found the remains of a giant dinosaur. Now they look forward to digging up hundreds more fossils, but what they really want is the big one's head.
Argentina says won't make next bond payment in USArgentina will not make a bond service payment due June 30 in New York as ordered by a US judge, the economy ministry said Wednesday, moving the country closer to default.
19 June 2014
Argentine president says country will avoid debt defaultPresident Cristina Kirchner said that there would be no default in payment of Argentina's restructured debt, after a US Supreme Court ruling piled pressure on the country's finances.
Fossils of 'largest' dinosaur found in ArgentinaPaleontologists in Argentina's remote Patagonia region have discovered fossils of what may be the largest dinosaur ever, amid a vast cache of fossils that could shed light on prehistoric life.
19 May 2014
Retired Brazil colonel who admitted torture found deadA retired Brazilian colonel who last month admitted carrying out torture during the country's 1964-1985 military dictatorship has been found dead following a break-in at his suburban Rio home, police said Friday.
26 April 2014
Police arrest 250, seize weapons in ArgentinaA series of raids west of Buenos Aires yielded 250 arrests and unearthed firearms and drugs, police said Monday, the second such operation in as many weeks.
22 April 2014
Chevron, YPF ramp up Argentina shale investmentUS oil giant Chevron and state-controlled YPF unveiled plans Thursday to spend another $1.6 billion to develop Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale formation for oil and gas projects.
Pope popular in US but sex scandals cast long shadowA year after being chosen Pope Francis is very popular with American Catholics though his handling of the pedophile priests' scandal left many underwhelmed, a new study found.
IMF says no panic in emerging marketsThe International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that there was no panic in emerging markets even as countries like India, Turkey and Argentina were facing sharp capital outflows and currency pressures.
29 January 2014
Fidel Castro meets Cristina Kirchner in HavanaCuban leader Fidel Castro lunched with Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner on Sunday on the sidelines of a summit of regional leaders.