• Priests found guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school

    Priests found guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school

    Nov 25, 2019 11:25 PM EDT

    ... supported us. ... This has changed my life, which is evolving,” said Vanina Garay, 26, speaking with the help of an interpreter. The case has shocked Argentines — as did the revelation that Corradi had been previously accused of similar offenses at a sister agency, the Antonio Provolo Institute in Verona, Italy ...

  • Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina

    Priests accused of abusing deaf students go on trial in Argentina

    Aug 05, 2019 07:43 PM EDT

    MENDOZA, Argentina (AP) — Downcast and sitting in a wheelchair as his historic trial began Monday in Argentina, the Rev. Nicola Corradi didn't look like the man former students at an institute for the deaf say was the force behind years of "indescribable" torment through alleged sexual abuse. The 83 ...

  • Argentine Senate rejects legalizing elective abortion

    Argentine Senate rejects legalizing elective abortion

    Aug 09, 2018 01:11 PM EDT

    ... to reach a consensus because the problem will continue to exist exactly as it did before we began this debate," said former President Cristina Fernandez, who is an opposition senator. "We need to make an effort to resolve this," she said.___ Associated Press writer Almudena Calatrava contributed to this report.

  • As Trump inflames trade battles, other countries make deals that leave U.S. behind

    As Trump inflames trade battles, other countries make deals that leave U.S. behind

    Jul 26, 2018 06:47 PM EDT

    ... bordering the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Alliance this week began talks of a free trade agreement with the South American bloc Mercosur, made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. That comes as Mercosur, the world’s fourth largest trading bloc, is pushing to conclude a free trade agreement with ...

  • Obama: U.S. slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina

    Obama: U.S. slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina

    Mar 24, 2016 12:52 PM EDT

    ... is essential to moving forward. "We've been slow to speak out for human rights and that was the case here," Obama said, standing alongside Argentina's new president, Mauricio Macri. Obama said his administration will endeavor to make amends by declassifying even more documents that could shed light on ...

  • In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal 'person' status in Argentina

    In landmark ruling, orangutan granted legal 'person' status in Argentina

    Dec 22, 2014 05:46 PM EDT

    A court in Argentina has ruled that an orangutan was entitled to some basic rights as a "non-human individual" and can live in a partially free primate sanctuary, local media reported Sunday. Animal right lawyers argued that Sandra, held in captivity for 20 years in Argentina, was being illegally ...

  • Juan Gelman, Argentine poet who fought against a military junta, dies at 83

    Juan Gelman, Argentine poet who fought against a military junta, dies at 83

    Jan 25, 2014 02:11 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Finally tonight: remembering a poet who challenged his country's military dictators.   Jeff is back with that. JEFFREY BROWN:  Juan Gelman was an Argentine poet who became a major literary figure throughout Latin America and in Spain.  He was also known for his fight against the military ...

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    Watch Pope Francis Make His First Appearance

    Mar 13, 2013 09:24 PM EDT

    Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Buenos Aires, Argentina, who was announced to be Pope Francis, appeared on the Vatican balcony to greet onlookers in St. Peter's Square and say a prayer.

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    Argentinian First Lady Kirchner Elected President

    Oct 29, 2007 10:25 PM EDT

    KWAME HOLMAN: Before thousands of cheering supporters at a Buenos Aires hotel, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner celebrated the election returns that transformed her from Argentina's first lady to its next president.CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER, President-Elect, Argentina (through translator): We have won by a landslide, maybe with the ...

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    Falling Peso in Argentina

    Jan 07, 2002 05:00 AM EDT

    ... LERRICK: I don't believe so. I believe that first and foremost the Argentines must come up with their plan. It has to be an Argentine plan and should not be an IMF plan, a US Treasury's, a G-7 plan, because the Argentines are the people who have ...