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  • India Seeks Co-operation With Argentina In United Nations Other Multilateral Forums

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  • Pablo Milanes Returns to Argentina

    Buenos Aires, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer songwriter Pablo Milanes, one of the mainstays of the Nueva Trova movement, return to Argentina after two years to perform on September 26 at the Gran Rex theater in the capital. Milanes will presented to the Argentine public the CD "Renaissance", an album that offers a musical exploration around various Cuban rhythmic which has not ...

  • Chile to Extradite Argentine Ex-Judge Over Human Rights Cases

    Supreme Court of Chile (Photo: Wikimedia) Chile's Supreme Court has authorised the extradition of ex Argentine judge Otilio Ireneo Roque Romano, to be investigated for his role in the 1976-1983 military dictatorship. Otilio escaped to the neighbouring country two years ago to avoid trial for his alleged involvement in over 100 cases of crimes against humanity, during Argentina's last ...

  • Argentine court throws out key part of judicial reform law

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down a key part of a judicial reform law championed by President Cristina Fernandez that would have mandated the election of members of the board that chooses federal ...

  • Argentina Supreme Court rejects law that would put judicial system control up for popular vote

    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's Supreme Court has struck down key elements of a judicial reform the government hoped would rapidly make the courts more responsive to majority rule. The court says it's unconstitutional to require direct popular elections for an expanded magistrates' council that hires and punishes judges. The law would have expanded the council from 13 to 19 ...

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Eyes Wide Shut

"Eyes Wide Shut" has been with Stanley Kubrick for a long time. He first purchased the rights to the source material, Viennese author Arthur Schnitzler's 1926 novella "Traumnovelle" ("Dream Story"), back in 1970, when he first came up with the odd notion of making a hard-core blue movie with two Hollywood mega-stars. ...

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  • Chile to Extradite Ex Judge Linked to Argentina Military Regime

    Santiago, Chile, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Chilean Magistrate Sergio Muñoz authorized today the extradition to Argentina of ex judge Otilio Romano, accused of violating human rights during the military dictatorship of the late Gen. Jorge Rafael Videla (1976-1981.)The ruling of Munoz, a member of the Supreme Court of Justice, must be ratified now by the Fifth Criminal Court of the top ...

  • Argentina Goes to UN to Claim Sovereignty Over Falklands

    Buenos Aires, June 18 (Prensa Latina) Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman will travel to New York Thursday to attend the session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, in which he will claim again his country's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. Timerman will put forward his country's stand, ratifying its full willingness to find a peaceful solution to the dispute, ...

  • Workshops promote mental health in Argentine capital

    Under the guidance of health professionals, residents of Buenos Aires meet weekly to discuss personal problems and do activities that promote mental health. About 3,000 people participate in the program, which operates under a public hospital. Volunteers conceive and lead the workshops to rebuild social ties lost in the big ...

  • Breakaway Argentine mayor could trump ruling party in October vote

    BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The savvy young mayor of Tigre, Argentina, has fostered a real estate boom, tightened security and brought celebrities to town, boosting his image to the point where pollsters say he poses a challenge to the ruling ...

  • Pope Francis Writes to Parish Priest Friend in Argentina

    States He Lives in Domus Sanctae Marthae To Avoid Being IsolatedBy StaffVATICAN CITY, May 29, 2013 (Zenit.org) - "Dear Quique,Today I received your letter of May 1. It gave me much joy. The account of the patronal feast brought me fresh air. I am well and have not lost my peace in face of a totally astonishing event, which I hold as a gift of God. I try to maintain the same way of being and ...

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