Nearly a week after a volcano erupted in Chaiten, Chile, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating the area most affected.
When it comes to the Copa Libertadores, no country compares to the dominance of Argentina. Since Independiente gave Argentina its first title victory in 1964, clubs from the soccer-mad nation have accounted for 21 trophies, far more than any other country, including Brazil.
In 2005 and '06, the final of the Copa Libertadores was an all-Brazilian affair. The South American Federation took action to prevent a repeat, ruling that if two teams from the same country made it through to the last four, they'd be forced to play in the semifinals -- thus ensuring two different countries are represented in the final.
Smoke blanketed the Argentine capital Friday as brush fires apparently set deliberately consumed thousands of acres in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos.
Land-clearing fires covered Buenos Aires in thick black smoke in a huge ecological mess. The president blames her political foes: the farmers
As government billboards called on residents in Buenos Aires to enjoy Friday's planned leg of the Olympic torch run, officials in the Argentine capital were planning for possible disruptions such those that have occurred in other relay cities.
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A truce has temporarily ended her war with the country's farmers. But she's now presiding over a deeply divided nation
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Former Argentine officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo was put on a commercial flight to Argentina on Monday to face charges of human rights abuses, a police source told CNN.
Nearly a week after a volcano erupted in Chaiten, Chile, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating the area most affected.
When it comes to the Copa Libertadores, no country compares to the dominance of Argentina. Since Independiente gave Argentina its first title victory in 1964, clubs from the soccer-mad nation have accounted for 21 trophies, far more than any other country, including Brazil.
In 2005 and '06, the final of the Copa Libertadores was an all-Brazilian affair. The South American Federation took action to prevent a repeat, ruling that if two teams from the same country made it through to the last four, they'd be forced to play in the semifinals -- thus ensuring two different countries are represented in the final.
Smoke blanketed the Argentine capital Friday as brush fires apparently set deliberately consumed thousands of acres in the provinces of Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos.
Land-clearing fires covered Buenos Aires in thick black smoke in a huge ecological mess. The president blames her political foes: the farmers
As government billboards called on residents in Buenos Aires to enjoy Friday's planned leg of the Olympic torch run, officials in the Argentine capital were planning for possible disruptions such those that have occurred in other relay cities.
First London and then Paris protesters have disrupted the symbolic relay. And even more troublesome stops await
A truce has temporarily ended her war with the country's farmers. But she's now presiding over a deeply divided nation
Argentine farmers seething at export taxes on their crops resumed blockades of rural highways Monday after talks failed to end a 19-day-old strike that has halted grain exports and emptied supermarket shelves of meat.
Former Argentine officer Ricardo Miguel Cavallo was put on a commercial flight to Argentina on Monday to face charges of human rights abuses, a police source told CNN.
Argentine farmers lifted roadblocks Friday, easing a 15-day agricultural strike that has caused traffic jams and depleted grocery shelves across the country.
Farmers and their supporters protested Wednesday in hundreds of rural locations in Argentina on the two-week mark of the farmers' strike against an increase in export taxes for their products.
A train slammed into a bus on Sunday killing 18 people and injuring 50, police said.
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The election reveals a worrisome divide among the country's voters -- and a predilection for show over substance in the winning party
Argentine first lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner declared victory Sunday night as election returns showed her leading all rivals in her bid to succeed her husband and become the country's first female president.
Powerful women are nothing new in Argentine politics but next week Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, wife of the current leader of Argentina, is almost certain to move from her role as first lady to become the first ever elected "presidenta."
Before going to Colombia on vacation, Lisa Tomlinson of New York City wanted to brush up on her Spanish. She tried listening to cassettes in the car, but found it too passive.
The barbecue at Bottom Feeders was tasty and ample, but Bobbie Bower hadn't quite had her fill, not once she overheard the conversation at a nearby table. So she paused on her way out, smiled and turned back time and Tide.
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A socialist easily beat a candidate allied with Argentine President Nestor Kirchner for the governorship of a key province in a test of the strength of Kirchner's ruling coalition ahead of next month's presidential vote.
A bag stuffed with $800,000 chills his friendship with Buenos Aires -- and gets in the way of a First Lady's ambitions.
If there was any question who the dominant power in the Western Hemisphere is, Boca Juniors provided an empathic answer on Wednesday. Boca's stunning 5-0 aggregate victory over Gr�mio in the final of the Copa Libertadores was the most one-sided score line in the history of Latin America's ultimate club competition.
Thick fog descended on Buenos Aires on the day of the Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg tie between local heroes Boca Juniors and this year's surprise side, C�cuta of Colombia.
After last week's debacle, most would say Boca Juniors has no chance. But since their surprise loss to C�cuta Deportivo in the first leg of the Copa Libertadores semifinals, the Argentines have put things in perspective, and are convinced they can reach their fifth final in seven years.
With a total of nine titles between them, Argentina's Boca Juniors and Brazil's Gr�mio and Santos are no surprises as Copa Libertadores semifinalists. The same can't be said for the other member of South America's last four. No one could possibly have expected C�cuta Deportivo of Colombia to get this far.
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