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Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner case dismissed by Argentine federal judge

A controversial case against Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has been dismissed by a…

10 years ago

Argentina dissolves intelligence agency after Alberto Nisman’s death

Argentina's Congress has voted to dissolve the country's intelligence agency. The Intelligence Secretariat will be replaced with a new federal…

10 years ago

Festival del Habano 2015: American boost for Cuba’s cigar festival

Cuba's annual cigar festival (Festival del Habano) is being held in Havana between February 23 and February 27. The communist…

10 years ago

Antonio Ledezma: Venezuela indicts Caracas mayor for coup plot

Venezuela has indicted Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma for plotting violence against the government - a move strongly condemned by the…

10 years ago

Venezuela: Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma arrested amid accusations of coup attempt

Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma has been arrested amid accusations of a coup attempt in Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro said the…

10 years ago

Rio Carnival 2015: Beija-Flor samba school wins Rio de Janeiro contest despite controversy

Brazilian samba school Beija-Flor, which is alleged to have received funding from Equatorial Guinea, has been crowned champion of Rio…

10 years ago

Alberto Nisman: Hundreds of thousands rally over prosecutor’s death in Buenos Aires

Hundreds of thousands of Argentines have rallied in Buenos Aires to mark one month since the death of prosecutor Alberto…

10 years ago

Rio Carnival 2015: Samba Parades in the Sambodromo

Rio Carnival has become world-famous through the Samba Parade, a show, a display and competition of the Rio samba schools.…

10 years ago

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner may be investigated over Amia attack

Argentine prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita has asked a federal judge to investigate President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner over allegations she helped…

10 years ago

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s tweet on Chinese accent sparks outrage

Twitter users in Argentina and China have ridiculed President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for poking fun at how the Chinese…

10 years ago