News of death

Two new suspects charged in relation to Liam Payne’s death

Today 00:22 Judge orders host of suspects to testify, including businessman Rogelio Nores and employees from hotel where One Direction star died.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Late One Direction singer Liam Payne finally laid to rest at UK funeral

20-11-2024 16:29 Late One Direction star’s bandmates Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson among mourners at service in Buckinghamshire.

TRAGEDY IN PALERMO

Police charge trio in connection with Liam Payne’s death

07-11-2024 19:24 Three people charged with supplying British musician with drugs, one with abandoning a person in a vulnerable state who later died. One Direction star consumed cocaine, alcohol and a prescription antidepressant before falling to his death last month at a hotel in Buenos Aires, prosecutors reveal.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Liam Payne's body repatriated to UK from Argentina

06-11-2024 17:52 Liam Payne's body has been released by authorities in Buenos Aires and is on the way to the airport for repatriation; Large funeral in late singer’s hometown expected.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Report: Liam Payne's body to be repatriated this week

05-11-2024 22:30 Liam Payne's family expect hisbody to be released by authorities in Buenos Aires and repatriated this week; Large funeral in late singer’s hometown expected.

OBITUARY

Abuelas and Madres founder Mirta Acuña de Baravalle dies at 99

04-11-2024 14:30 Mirta Acuña de Baravalle, one of the founders of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo and Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, has died at the age of 99.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Liam Payne's father meets with prosecutor as probe into singer's death deepens

24-10-2024 00:30 Late star’s father briefed on the details of the autopsy, examinations and witness statements; Prosecutors deny releasing toxicology tests, though multiple reports citing preliminary test results say cocaine was found in One Direction star’s body.

OBITUARY

Former Health minister Ginés González García dies aged 79

18-10-2024 14:41 Veteran politician and physician Ginés González García, whose lengthy career in public service ended in disgrace during the coronavirus pandemic, dies at the age of 79.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Father of late One Direction star arrives in Argentina

18-10-2024 13:10 Geoff Payne, father of late One Direction pop singer Liam Payne, arrives in Argentina ahead to oversee efforts to bring his body home.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Tributes pour in for Liam Payne after tragic death in Palermo

17-10-2024 21:47 One Direction members say they’re 'completely devastated' by loss of bandmate as fans gather to remember late pop star; British singer fell to his death from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Palermo on Wednesday night; Investigators rule out foul play as preliminary autopsy results emerge.

TRAGEDY IN PALERMO

Liam Payne: What we know so far about circumstances of star's death

17-10-2024 15:46 The circumstances of pop star's Liam Payne's death at a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening remain unclear. Here's what we know so far.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Late One Direction star remembered by fans, loved ones

17-10-2024 13:19 Tributes pour in Thursday for late British singer, who fell to his death from the balcony of a hotel in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Local media leak images of Liam Payne's hotel room in Argentina

17-10-2024 10:26 Upon the artist’s demise, images of the hotel where he was staying were shared online almost immediately. Details also emerge of calls to emergency services before tragedy in Palermo.

ENERGY & GAS

Oil workers strike after death after Vaca Muerta drilling field

09-10-2024 11:20 Vista Energy reports death of Miguel Fernández, 40, following an accident at Bajada del Palo Oeste field at Vaca Muerta formation; Unionised workers stage protest as they demand “no for more deaths” and call for more investment in safety.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Documentary brings dictatorship 'death flights' trauma to big screen

20-09-2024 16:44 Director Nicolás Gil Lavedra premieres new film 'Traslados,' an investigative documentary on a very dark chapter of the nation’s not-too-distant history: the “death flights” carried out by the 1976-1983 military dictatorship.

death of diego maradona

Maradona medical team's negligence trial postponed to next year

12-09-2024 23:06 Court postpones until March 2025 the start of the trial of seven health professionals over alleged negligence in the death of Diego Armando Maradona.

FATAL CRASH

Nine-year-old Argentine motorbike racer dies after Brazil crash

18-06-2024 22:56 Young Argentine junior motorbike rider Lorenzo Somaschini has died after suffering serious injuries in a crash in São Paulo.

OBITUARY

Businessman Gregorio Pérez Companc dies aged 89

14-06-2024 16:55 Gregorio Pérez Companc was one of the most iconic businessmen in the last 40 years and had one of the top five fortunes in Argentina.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Trial of Maradona’s medical team postponed until October

29-05-2024 21:32 Court postpones trial into 2020 death of Diego Armando Maradona, originally scheduled for next week, until October 1.

death of emiliano sala

Football club puts losses at 120 million euros in dispute over striker's death

22-04-2024 14:09 Cardiff City files complaint in French court claiming losses of more than 120 million euros following dispute with Nantes over Emiliano Sala's death in a plane crash five years ago.

DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA

Court sets June date for trial into Diego Maradona’s death

19-03-2024 15:02 Oral Criminal Court N°3 of San Isidro sets June 4 start date for trial into legendary Argentine footballer’s death in November 2020; More than 200 witnesses set to be called with eight accused facing between 8 and 25 years in jail if found guilty.

HEAVY STORMS & FLOODING

Corpse found floating in Lanús after heavy storms flood Buenos Aires

12-03-2024 16:06 Storm hit the city of Buenos Aires and the suburbs: floods, fallen trees and cancelled flights.

Death of Pablo Neruda

Chile to reopen probe into mystery death of poet Pablo Neruda

20-02-2024 15:32 An appeals court in Santiago ordered the reopening of the investigation into the death of Neruda, who many believe was poisoned by the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Russian opposition leader

Navalny's widow vows to take up the fight for Russia's 'freedom'

20-02-2024 13:24 Yulia Navalnaya on Monday vowed to continue her husband Alexei Navalny's fight after his death in a Russian prison last week, for which she blamed the Kremlin.

Death of Russian Activist

Top Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison

16-02-2024 14:09 Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's most prominent critic, died on Friday in an Arctic prison; Protests begin as Western officials blame Putin for death of opposition leader.

DEATH OF FORMER PRESIDENT

Chile mourns Sebastián Piñera as remains flown to lie in state

07-02-2024 13:24 Three days of mourning and ceremonies got underway Wednesday for Chile's ex-president Sebastián Piñera, who died a day earlier in a helicopter crash; Funeral set for Friday.

ENVIRONMENT

Chile wildfire death toll rises to 131

06-02-2024 16:46 Death toll from weekend inferno that razed hilltop neighbourhoods in coastal region of Chile rises to 131.

CRIME & SECURITY

Suicide or murder? Nine years on, Nisman’s death is still a mystery

18-01-2024 17:31 January 19 marks the new anniversary of the day when the prosecutor was found lifeless in the bathroom of his flat in Puerto Madero.

BUENOS AIRES CITY

Woman killed following fire, explosion at building in Buenos Aires

12-12-2023 15:09 One woman reported dead after explosion at building located next to Labour Secretariat offices in Buenos Aires; 42 people receive treatment as firefighters battle to extinguish flames.

FOOTBALL

Maradona death trial assigned court as European court dismisses brand claim

08-11-2023 18:04 European General Court backs decision by bloc’s Intellectual Property Office to deny the registration of the assignment of rights to the Diego Maradona brand to a private firm linked to his former lawyer.

On this day: October 27a

On this day: The day Néstor Kirchner died

27-10-2023 16:32 Forty-seven days before he died, Néstor Kirchner had undergone a coronary angioplasty, but no-one dreamed that he would lose his life before the next presidential election.

Election 2023: Paso primaries

Final week of campaigning overshadowed by killing

10-08-2023 18:06 Campaign closing rallies suspended in wake of death of 11-year-old girl Morena Rodríguez in Lanús; Sergio Massa, Axel Kicillof, Juan Grabois, Patricia Bullrich, Néstor Grindetti and Martín Lousteau all cancel activities in wake of crime.

Human rights

Aircraft used in 1977 death flight repatriated to Argentina

27-06-2023 11:07 Skyvan PA-51 cargo plane used in the 1977 flight in which three members of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo human rights group and two French nuns, among others, were killed is successfully repatriated and returned to Argentina.

DEATH OF NATACHA JAITT

Four years after death, investigators gain access to Natacha Jaitt's iPad

20-06-2023 15:45 Four years after model and media personality’s body was found unresponsive at a party salon in Benavídez, prosecutors finally gain access to the tablet device in her possession on the night she died.

EDITORIAL

Crime time versus electoral timetables

17-06-2023 06:01 If nature abhors a vacuum, democratic politics also needs new men and women to fill its leadership vacuum.

EXTREME POVERTY

Homeless man dies from cold as polar wave hits Buenos Aires

13-06-2023 17:43 Man identified only as Héctor found dead in Villa Crespo as temperatures plummet at night in Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area; More than 3,400 individuals classified as homeless in City Hall’s latest homelessness census.

Death of Diego Maradona

Eight accused of wrongdoing in Maradona's death will stand trial, rules court

18-04-2023 15:33 Members of Diego Maradona's eight-strong medical team will stand trial for their alleged role into legendary footballer's death and face between 8 and 25 years in jail.

TRIBUTES TO VENEZUELA LEADER

Venezuela's Hugo Chávez remembered on 10th anniversary of his death

06-03-2023 12:14 Supporters of the late leftist president Hugo Chávez of Venezuela paid tribute to him Sunday in an old military barracks housing the remains of the iconic socialist leader on the 10th anniversary of his death.

Unrest in Peru

Peru investigating security force role in protest deaths

14-02-2023 13:41 Peruvian prosecutors investigating whether security forces were to blame for the deaths of several protesters during anti-government demonstrations in December.

DEATH OF LUCIO DUPUY

Verdict due in trial for horrific killing of five-year-old Lucio Dupuy

31-01-2023 14:20 Late child’s mother and partner in the dock for gruesome killing of Lucio Dupuy; Prosecutors have accused both of aggravated homicide and repeated acts of sexual abuse; Duo face life imprisonment if convicted, verdict due on Thursday.

LOSS OF LEGEND SPARKS DEBATE

Pelé, Maradona, Messi: Who is the greatest of all time?

30-12-2022 13:20 The sad passing of Brazilian football icon Pelé and Lionel Messi’s World Cup triumph in Qatar with Argentina has reignited debate over who is the real GOAT.

BRAZILIAN LEGEND DIES AT 82

'Rest in peace, Pelé,' – Messi, Argentina hail Brazilian great

29-12-2022 18:37 World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi leads tributes from Argentina as football icons bid Brazilian hero Pelé farewell.

OBITUARY

Pele: Eternal king of the beautiful game

29-12-2022 16:57 Pelé was the best-loved footballer of his or any other generation, the eternal master of the beautiful game. But his impact went far beyond the pitch.

Breaking news

Brazilian football legend Pelé has died, confirms family

29-12-2022 16:18 Brazilian football icon Pelé – widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the 'beautiful game' – has died at the age of 82, after battling kidney problems and colon cancer.