Argentina

Police suspect smuggling syndicate at work behind Argentina ordeal

2 Mar 2013

Police are investigating whether three Hongkongers who were detained by a gang of Chinese men in Buenos Aires for about a week over a broken vase, initially worth US$800,000, were recruited by a...

Hong Kong teenagers detained in Buenos Aires return home

1 Mar 2013

Two Hong Kong teenage girls – who were allegedly detained in Argentina after damaging a valuable antique vase and a painting – returned home on Friday morning.

City Digest, February 25, 2013

25 Feb 2013

Two teenage girls from Hong Kong allegedly detained in Buenos Aires, Argentina, by men demanding compensation for a valuable vase they had broken are safe and expected to go home soon, Secretary...

Briefs, February 24, 2013

24 Feb 2013

Boyfriend arrested over harbour body

The 43-year-old boyfriend of a woman found dead beneath a Cotai Water Jet ferry has been arrested for murder. The 37-year-old woman's naked body was...

Hong Kong teen travellers believed missing in Argentina

23 Feb 2013

Police are tracing the whereabouts of two Hong Kong teenage girls, believed to have gone missing in Argentina.

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Climbing towards success

Argentina has built up a world-class wine industry, luring a flood of wine tourists, but boosting the quality quotient is still keeping its winemakers hard at work.

Bride Edith Casas ties knot with her twin sister's killer in Argentina

A woman married the man convicted of killing her twin sister in a Valentine's Day wedding that was boycotted by the bride's family and sparked a demonstration.

Argentina says Falkland Islanders ‘do not exist’

Argentina’s Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said on Wednesday that the Falkland Islanders “do not exist” after snubbing the chance of talks with their government members.

Argentina in US court fight over bonds payouts

In briefs filed minutes before the appellate court's deadline, on Saturday, the South American government refused to make concessions to creditors it called "vulture funds". The briefs also said...

MIDDLE EAST

Israel angered over Argentina-Iran bombing probe

Israel is angered by an agreement between Iran and Argentina to jointly investigate the bombing of a Jewish centre that killed 85 people in Buenos Aires 19 years ago and will summon the...

FALKLAND ISLANDS

Falklands to vote on current status on March 10-11

Falkland Islanders will be asked specifically whether they want the archipelago to retain it status as a British overseas territory in a referendum on March 10 and 11, its government announced.