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Ex-dictator who waged Argentina’s Dirty War dies
Former dictator Jorge Videla, who ruled Argentina during its “Dirty War,” died in prison Friday while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. He was 87. Videla, who led Argentina at the head of a military junta between 1976 and 1981, died of natural causes, according to a medical…
U.S. hedge funds reject ‘convoluted’ settlement offer from Argentina
Two US hedge funds suing Argentina for full payment on defaulted bonds Friday rejected the country’s offer to settle the suit with a deal that would give them just 25 percent of what they were seeking. “Argentina’s years of defiance cannot be cured by a convoluted offer to give (the…
Argentines remember Margaret Thatcher as ‘cold, aggressive, and odious’
Argentines offered bitter reflections on Margaret Thatcher on Monday, portraying the late former British prime minister as a warmonger who prolonged the Falkands War for political ends. Several Argentine veterans of the 1982 conflict that provided Thatcher with one of her career’s defining chapters reacted with delight at news of…
Survivors reflect on Pope Francis’ role in Argentina’s bloody ‘dirty war’
Nobody in early 1976 was aware of the scale of the killing programme that Argentina’s military were secretly starting to execute. “At the beginning, we saw the military as saviours who had come to deliver us from the violence of the ultra-right death squads and far left terrorists that had desolated…
Questions remain over Pope Francis’ role during Argentina’s dictatorship
Jorge Bergoglio was head of the Jesuit order in the 1970s when the church backed military government and called for patriotism Despite the joyful celebrations outside the Municipal Cathedral in Buenos Aires yesterday, the news of Latin America’s first pope was clouded by lingering concerns about the role of the…
Falklands set to reaffirm their British status in referendum vote
Falkland Islanders were to vote Monday on the final day of a two-day referendum designed to make clear their staunch desire to remain British despite Argentina’s increasingly bellicose sovereignty claims. In a move instigated by residents themselves, 1,672 eligible voters are being asked whether they want the Falkland Islands to…
Argentina argues it cannot repay $1.3 billion to U.S. bondholders in appeals court
Argentina on Wednesday faced a key appeals court hearing in New York in its battle not to pay $1.3 billion to holdout bondholders in a struggle rooted in the country’s 2001 debt default — and which is raising fears of a new crisis. In a sign of the importance of…
Israel ‘surprised’ by Argentina-Iran deal
Israel’s foreign ministry said it was “surprised” by Argentina’s agreement with Iran to create an independent commission to investigate the 1994 attack on a Buenos Aires Jewish centre. “We were surprised by the news,” foreign ministry spokesman Yigal Palmor told AFP. “We are waiting to receive full details from the…
‘Anonymous’ hacks Argentina data agency
Hacker group Anonymous blocked the official website of Argentina’s National Institute of Statistics and Census amid an international stand-off over claims the country has lied about its economy. “They lie to the people, but the people are true to their word,” the hacker collective’s Argentina branch wrote on its Twitter…
Chilean volcano spews ash along border with Argentina
Southern Chile’s Copahue Volcano belched plumes of ash skyward Saturday, prompting authorities there and in neighboring Argentina to issue a low-level alert. While the 2,965-meter (9,700 foot) volcano straddles the two countries’ border, its crater, where most of the activity was under way, leans toward the Argentine side, experts told…
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