news worldnews southamerica ----- ## Latest Argentina News ### [A history of controversies over wine][1] [![Australian bush fires: wines left tasting like 'pub ashtray'][2] ][1] The dispute between Argentina and Spain over Rioja is the latest in a long line of international disagreements involving wine that have resulted in controversy and - in many cases - in court action. 04 May 2011 ### [Spain and Argentina in wine row: a tale of two La Riojas][3] [![Argentina has won the right to label its wines La Rioja following a 12 year diplomatic and legal battle with the Spanish wine-producing region of the same name. ][4] ][3] The La Rioja region of Spain is a small province bordering the Basque country, known as the province of seven valleys. 04 May 2011 ### [Argentina wins 12-year Rioja wine dispute][5] [![Argentina has won the right to label its wines La Rioja following a 12 year diplomatic and legal battle with the Spanish wine-producing region of the same name. ][4] ][5] Argentina has won the right to label its wines La Rioja following a 12 year diplomatic and legal battle with the Spanish wine-producing region of the same name. 04 May 2011 ### [Argentina: bus drivers sought, no men need apply][6] [![A town near Buenos Aires, wary of the screeching stops and careening turns it says typifies male drivers, has hired exclusively women to shuttle its passengers around. ][7] ][6] A town near Buenos Aires, wary of the screeching stops and careening turns it says typifies male drivers, has hired exclusively women to shuttle its passengers around. 26 Apr 2011 ### [Israel 'supplied arms to Argentina during Falklands War'][8] [![Israel 'supplied arms to Argentina during Falklands War' ][9] ][8] Israel secretly supplied arms and equipment to Argentina during the Falklands War due to Prime Minister Menachem Begin's personal hatred of the British, a new book discloses. 20 Apr 2011 ### [Penguin chicks suffering from mystery disorder that leaves them bald][10] Penguin chicks are suffering from a mystery condition that is causing them to lose their feathers and has left scientists baffled. 09 Apr 2011 ### [Argentina's president stokes up claim to the Falklands][11] Argentina's president is stoking up patriotic sentiment over the Falklands by ordering that each school have a classroom named after a soldier killed in the conflict with Britain. 04 Apr 2011 ### [U2 light up Buenos Aires on world tour][12] U2 take to the stage in La Plata, Argentina for the first of three concerts in the country as part of their '360 Tour'. 31 Mar 2011 ### [Israel angered by Argentine 'deal' to stop Iran terrorist inquiry][13] Israel demands Argentina explain alleged deal with Iran to stop investigating terrorist bombings that killed 114. 28 Mar 2011 ### [Two Americans 'killed when raft overturned'][14] An Argentine news agency says two tourists from the United States have been killed in an accident at one of the waterfalls in the Iguazu Falls area of northern Argentina. 21 Mar 2011 ### [Argentina's president will use Falklands as key to re-election][15] Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, Argentina's president, is using her refusal to appoint an ambassador to Britain as a demonstration of her hardline on the Falkland Islands, a key plank of her platform for election in October. 13 Mar 2011 ### [Argentines offered chance to buy final resting place next to Eva Peron][16] Argentines are being offered the chance to secure a final resting place next to the tomb of Eva Peron - if they have nearly £200,000 to spare. 06 Mar 2011 ### [Argentine military dictators on trial over baby kidnappings][17] Two former Argentine military dictators have gone on trial charged with the kidnapping of babies allegedly seized from political prisoners and opponents minutes after birth. 28 Feb 2011 ### [Cristina Kirchner still favourite for Argentine election][18] President Cristina Kirchner is the favourite to win Argentina's election this October and secure a second term, according to recent polls. 09 Feb 2011 ### [The Kirchners and the Perons: Argentina's power couples][19] As Argentina's first elected female president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has inevitably faced comparisons with Eva Peron. 09 Feb 2011 ### [Nestor Kirchner's former secretary claims she was his mistress][20] A former secretary of Nestor Kirchner, the late ex-president of Argentina, has claimed she was his long-term mistress weeks after being sacked by his widow and successor, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. 09 Feb 2011 ### [Woman survives 330ft fall][21] 30-year-old woman in Argentina saved after falling onto the roof of a taxi. 25 Jan 2011 ### [Funds for presidential trip stolen in Argentina][22] Thieves in Argentina have stolen the cash that President Cristina Fernandez was to use on a trip to the Middle East. 14 Jan 2011 ### [Pint-sized T-Rex ancestor discovered in Argentina][23] The ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex who lived when dinosaurs were the underdogs 230 million years ago, has been disovered by scientists in Argentina. 14 Jan 2011 ### [Britain's isolation on Falklands grows][24] Brazil's decision to prevent a Royal Navy ship docking in Rio de Janeiro was probably motivated by political expediency but will still raise concerns that Britain is becoming increasingly isolated in relation to the Falklands Islands. 11 Jan 2011 ### [Falklands Islands: timeline of tensions since the war][25] Here is a timeline of events surrounding the Falkland Islands since 1982 11 Jan 2011 ### [Royal Navy ship turned away][26] The Royal Navy's Falkland Islands protection ship has been turned away from docking in Rio de Janeiro in an indication that Brazil's new government could back Argentine claims to the islands. 10 Jan 2011 ### [Dakar Rally 2011][27] Stage 7: Arica to Antofagasta 10 Jan 2011 ### [Argentine pilots arrested in Spain for smuggling cocaine][28] Two sons of former high-ranking military leaders in Argentina have been arrested in Spain after police allegedly discovered almost a tonne of cocaine on board a medical transport aircraft. 07 Jan 2011 ### [Train passengers riot in Argentina][29] Crowds of passengers in Buenos Aires have rioted after a seven-hour suspension of train services. 24 Dec 2010 [More stories from this section][30] Related Sections ### [Travel][31] ### [World News][32] ### [South America][33] ### [Brazil][34] ### [Chile][35] ### [Comment][36] In Argentina [![A mass brawl at an Argentinian football match prompts the referee to send off everyone, including the backroom staff.][37] ][38] ### [36 red cards in mass brawl][38] [![Dakar Rally 2011: cars, bikes, trucks and quads race across Argentina and Chile][39] ][40] ### [Dakar Rally 2011][40] [![Combined photo showing the process of the solar eclipse over Easter Island][41] ][42] ### [Easter Island: solar eclipse in pictures][42] [![Prisoners escape after guards put dummy in watch tower ][43] ][44] ### [Prisoners in daring jail-break][44] [![A member of the cartel is arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. 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