News of attack

US warns of 'credible threats' to Kabul airlift in wake of suicide bombing

27-08-2021 15:19 At least 72 civilians and 13 US troops killed in Thursday’s attack near Kabul airport, which has been claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.

DIPLOMATIC OUTRAGE

Iran leader names another AMIA bombing suspect as official, angering Argentina

26-08-2021 23:37 Argentina expresses “strongest condemnation” of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi’s decision to appoint Mohsen Rezaei, wanted by Interpol for 1994 AMIA terror attack, to his government. News comes just two weeks after Ahmad Vahidi was named interior minister.

AMIA BOMBING

Government condemns appointment of Iranian minister linked to AMIA attack

12-08-2021 16:17 Leading suspect in the 1994 terrorist attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre nominated as government minister by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s new president, sparking a diplomatic protest from Argentina.

AMIA BOMBING: 27 YEARS ON

Families reiterate call for justice on 27th anniversary of AMIA bombing

18-07-2021 15:38 Families of the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre renewed their demands for justice Sunday as they marked the 27th anniversary of the horror attack.

COURTS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner demands dismissal of Iran MoU case

16-07-2021 23:51 Vice-President calls for trial against her on charges of covering up the involvement of Iranian leaders in the 1994 bomb destruction of the AMIA Jewish community centre to be quashed, branding it "a judicial and political scandal."

ATTACK ON PRESIDENT

Colombia offers US$800,000-reward in attack on president's helicopter

27-06-2021 08:47 Colombian government offers reward for information related to attack on a helicopter carrying President Iván Duque near the Venezuela border.

SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP?

'An insult' — Trump responds to two-year Facebook ban

04-06-2021 14:59 Facebook says it has banned former US President Donald Trump for two years, saying he deserved the maximum punishment possible for violating platform rules over a deadly attack by his supporters on the US Capitol.

Political violence

Homemade bomb attack on La Cámpora offices in Bahía Blanca condemned

26-05-2021 16:44 Politicians condemn attack on the La Cámpora youth movement’s offices in Bahía Blanca, which featured a homemade explosive device.

BILATERAL RELATIONS PLUNGE

Fernández hits back at Bolsonaro over military's role during pandemic

15-04-2021 12:47 President Alberto Fernández responded to a mocking attack from his Brazilian counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday, following the Argentine leader's announcement of tightened restrictions to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.

UNREST IN PATAGONIA

President targeted by mob battling to keep mining out of Chubut

16-03-2021 08:20 Alberto Fernández forced to dodge protesters as they launch attack on minibus transporting president in Lago Puelo.

CHUBUT PROVINCE

At least 7 arrested following attack on president's convoy in Chubut

15-03-2021 15:21 Police have made at least seven arrests following an attack on a vehicle carrying President Alberto Fernández in Lago Puelo over the weekend.

CHUBUT PROVINCE

Protesters in Lago Puelo attack bus carrying President Fernández

13-03-2021 15:33 Dozens of protesters kicked and threw rocks at a minibus carrying President Alberto Fernández on Saturday as he visited an area in Patagonia devastated by forest fires.

TRUMP ERA DRAWS TO CLOSE

Prosecutors believe pro-Trump rioters sought to 'assassinate' lawmakers

16-01-2021 08:45 Washington heads into lockdown ahead of Wednesday’s inauguration of US president-elect Joe Biden; Trump to depart White House and head to Florida before event.

Diego Armando Maradona (1960-2020)

Sport pays tribute to Maradona with tears, applause, silence, banners and song

29-11-2020 08:12 On the first weekend of sporting action since the death of Diego Maradona, sports, leagues and teams round the world on Saturday paid tribute to the Argentine football great.

TERROR ATTACK

France on 'emergency' footing after knifeman kills three at church

31-10-2020 09:32 Nation on highest alert setting after knife-wielding man kills three people at a church in Nice, in what officials described as a “terror attack.”

CRIME & SECURITY

Federal police officer killed in fatal stabbing attack near MALBA

29-09-2020 18:14 Inspector with the Federal Police stabbed to death just outside the MALBA Latin American art museum in Palermo on Tuesday afternoon.

Former president

Macri 'breaks silence' to launch fierce attack on Fernández

13-09-2020 23:52 Former president pens column for La Nación, accusing Peronist leader of leading a “systematic and permanent attack” on Constitution.

September 11

Coronavirus pandemic alters 9/11 remembrance in the US

10-09-2020 17:03 19 years after the September 11 terror attacks, the United States will remember the victims while keeping coronavirus protocols in mind.

AMIA attack

Renewed calls for justice, 26 years on from AMIA bombing

17-07-2020 16:24 26 years after the bombing attack on AMIA Jewish community centre, a crime for which no-one has been detained, the Jewish community renews its call for justice.

FOOTBALLER SLAIN

Fans mourn ex-footballer 'Trinche' Carlovich, revered by Maradona as 'world best'

09-05-2020 23:34 Hundreds of supporters paid their respects on Saturday to former Central Córdoba star Tomás 'Trinche' Carlovich, a player Diego Maradona called the best in the world, at an open-air wake at a stadium in Rosario.

Brutal Attack

Woman attacked and four-year-old son killed in Santa Cruz town

21-02-2020 16:26 A Salta woman and her four-year-old son were attacked by two men in the Santa Cruz town of Puerto Deseado.

Rugby Murder

Cellphone of rugby player shows video of attack

03-02-2020 15:53 The phone, which reportedly belongs to Lucas Pertossi, contains images and a video of the attack. The footage also shows the events prior to the beating, where the group momentarily lost and tried to look for Báez Sosa.

THE DEATH OF QASSEM SOLEIMANI

Trump hails Iranian general’s killing, Tehran warns of ‘harsh retaliation’

04-01-2020 08:23 US president declares “reign of terror is over” as Iran vows to take revenge for death of general killed in a US airstrike.

London Bridge

UK police confirm two killed in London Bridge terrorist attacks

29-11-2019 20:05 British police shot a man on London Bridge in the heart of Britain's capital on Friday after a stabbing that left several people wounded. The Metropolitan Police force said the circumstances surrounding attack are still unclear.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Macri defends multilateralism before world leaders at UN

24-09-2019 22:41 President reiterates Malvinas sovereignty demand and calls on members of the international community to tackle ongoing crisis in Venezuela and help Argentina bring perpetrators of AMIA bombing to justice