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A Severed Pig's Head, a Friend's Dead Body and Other Things Not to Bring to a Soccer Game

By Matthew HallMar 31st 2011 – 7:32AM
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You can add the dead guy at a pro game in Colombia last weekend to a list of crazy behavior by soccer fans at games. In the now infamous story, fans in Colombia stole the body of a murdered friend from a funeral home and took his corpse to the stadium to cheer on their favorite team -- a whole new twist on Pro Zombie...

Ex-SC Gov. Mark Sanford, Argentine Lover Hit Uruguay Resort

Jan 26th 2011 – 7:29PM

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A week after divorced South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford left office, he and his Argentine lover he called his "soul mate" were spotted frolicking on the beach in the same resort where their romance began. The Argentine celebrity magazine "Caras," or Faces, published an eight-page spread on...

Argentine Woman Survives Fall From Hotel's 23rd Floor

By Ben MuessigJan 26th 2011 – 7:10AM
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Talk about finding a taxi at the exact moment you need one most. An Argentine woman has reportedly survived a fall from the 23rd story of a hotel in Buenos Aires by landing atop a taxicab. The woman plummeted an estimated 330 feet after hurling herself from the Hotel Crown Plaza Panamericano before she struck a cab on...

Germany Knew Eichmann's Hiding Place Years Before Capture

By Theunis BatesJan 11th 2011 – 8:34PM
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After 15 years on the run, justice finally caught up with Adolf Eichmann on May 11, 1960. The Nazi war criminal -- who organized the deportation of millions of Jews to death camps in German-occupied Poland -- was kidnapped outside his Buenos Aires home by Mossad agents and brought to trial in Israel. He was found guilty of...

Thieves Tunnel Into Argentina Bank Vault, Grab Deposit Boxes

By Lauren FrayerJan 4th 2011 – 8:30AM

Thieves in Argentina have made off with more than 130 safety deposit boxes from a bank vault after spending months digging a 100-foot tunnel from an adjacent building. The heist is believed to have taken place on New Year's Eve while the bank was closed, but it was discovered only when employees returned to work after the...

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EU challenges Argentina trade restrictions at WTO

May 25th 2012 - 06:04AM

BRUSSELS -The European Union is challenging Argentina before the World Trade Organization with claims the South American nations stifles imports to protect its own industry.

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Alvaro Uribe Bomb Plot: Argentina Police Defuse Bomb Ahead Of Former Colombia President Talk

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 22nd 2012 - 04:25PM

Argentine police on Tuesday were defusing a bomb discovered in the ceiling of a Buenos Aires theater only hours before former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to speak there.

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Spain's Repsol sues Argentina over YPF takeover

May 16th 2012 - 09:10AM

MADRID -Spain's Repsol energy firm says it has sued Argentina over its takeover of the company's majority stake in the YPF oil and gas producer.

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PHOTOS: Pictures Of The Week: May 7 - May 13

By Carrie Niland May 15th 2012 - 03:50PM

Taiwanese people pray together during the Taiwan National Buddha's Birthday celebration in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 13, 2012.

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Amado Boudou, Argentina Vice President, Accused Of Illegal Enrichment, Money Laundering, Influence Peddling

By The Huffington Post News Editors May 15th 2012 - 04:31AM

Influence peddling and money laundering allegations haven't been enough to topple Argentina's vice president, Amado Boudou.

Argentina News From the Web

  • 05/25/12 EU challenges Argentina trade restrictions at WTO Source: AOL Money & Finance BRUSSELS -The European Union is challenging Argentina before the World Trade Organization with claims the South American nations stifles imports to protect its own industry.
  • 05/22/12 Alvaro Uribe Bomb Plot: Argentina Police Defuse Bomb... Source: The Huffington Post Argentine police on Tuesday were defusing a bomb discovered in the ceiling of a Buenos Aires theater only hours before former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe was scheduled to speak there.
  • 05/16/12 Spain's Repsol sues Argentina over YPF takeover Source: AOL Money & Finance MADRID -Spain's Repsol energy firm says it has sued Argentina over its takeover of the company's majority stake in the YPF oil and gas producer.
  • 05/15/12 PHOTOS: Pictures Of The Week: May 7 - May 13 Source: The Huffington Post - Culture Taiwanese people pray together during the Taiwan National Buddha's Birthday celebration in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 13, 2012.
  • 05/15/12 Amado Boudou, Argentina Vice President, Accused Of... Source: The Huffington Post Influence peddling and money laundering allegations haven't been enough to topple Argentina's vice president, Amado Boudou.

Background on Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic ( ), is a country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil.

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