DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Prosecutors call for Maradona's medical staff to face trial 14-04-2022 16:25 Prosecutors investigating the 2020 death of football legend Diego Maradona request that the eight medical professionals who treated him be tried for negligent homicide.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Putin’s propaganda machine undercut by social media blackout 04-03-2022 22:28 Social media companies are better prepared to crack down on Russian propaganda, moving more quickly at the request of multiple governments and the EU.
CATHOLIC CHURCH Probe finds ex-pope Benedict failed to act in German abuse cases 20-01-2022 15:21 Former pope Benedict XVI knowingly failed to take action to stop four priests accused of child sex abuse in Munich in the 1980s, according to a damning independent report published Thursday that risks shattering the ex-pontiff's reputation.
MARADONA ALLEGATIONS Cuban woman alleges Maradona abused and raped her 23-11-2021 10:17 Mavys Álvarez Rego, a 37-year-old Cuban woman who had an affair with Diego Maradona as a minor 20 years ago, accuses late footballer and his entourage of violence and abuse, including rape and holding her against her will.
Human rights ICC to probe possible Venezuela rights violations 05-11-2021 01:06 International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes against humanity were committed during Venezuela's clampdown on anti-government protests in 2017
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil senators back criminal charges against Bolsonaro 27-10-2021 12:42 A Brazilian Senate commission approved a damning report on Tuesday that recommends criminal charges be brought against President Jair Bolsonaro, including crimes against humanity, for his Covid policies.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Matías Morla, Maradona lawyer, says late star's medical treatment was 'very bad' 26-10-2021 10:01 Diego Maradona's former lawyer, Matías Morla, summoned to testify as a witness in the criminal case investigating legendary footballer's death. Prosecutors are looking to determine if there was neglect or malpractice in his treatment and care.
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK Chile's opposition accuses President Piñera after Pandora Papers report 06-10-2021 13:01 Opposition lawmakers in Chile said Tuesday they will present a parliamentary charge that could lead to the removal of President Sebastian Piñera following allegations related to the Pandora Papers leak.
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK Pandora Papers: the latest mega leak on tax-dodging 06-10-2021 09:35 The Pandora Papers leak is the latest – and biggest – to shine a light on tax evasion of the rich and powerful from the whistleblowing International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
PANDORA PAPERS LEAK Argentina ranks third for offshore bank accounts in 'Pandora Papers' leak 05-10-2021 09:25 New leak of nearly 12 million documents from financial services firms shows how elite use tax havens to stash assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Number of Argentines appear, including Gianfranco and Mariano Macri, Jaime Durán Barba, Daniel Muñoz, Ángel Di María, Javier Mascherano, Mauricio Pochettino and Zulemita Menem.
COURTS Court tells daughter of Hugo Moyano to return cash seized in raid 01-09-2021 20:22 Judge tells Karina Moyano, daughter of veteran trade unionist Hugo Moyano, to hand over 600,000 pesos and US$434,000 within the framework of money-laundering and drug-trafficking probe.
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.
Death of Diego Maradona Maradona's daughters deny harassing his ex-lawyer in court testimony 19-08-2021 15:32 Two daughters of Diego Maradona investigated for alleged digital harassment for their messages on social networks against the lawyer Matías Morla in the middle of a dispute over the use of the brand 'Maradona.'
MARADONA BRAND ROW Court gives back brand rights to former Maradona lawyer Morla 13-08-2021 21:21 Court revokes ban on Matías Morla, Diego Maradona's former lawyer, from using the late footballer's brand and imaging rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS Court investigates FARC for recruitment of 18,000 children 11-08-2021 15:57 Colombia's former rebel group being investigated over alleged recruitment of more than 18,000 children to fight in guerrilla conflict against state.
VACCINES FOR SALE? The Sputnik saga continues 07-08-2021 11:44 Several sub-national jurisdictions throughout Argentina have announced their own plans to procure Covid-19 vaccines. Both Buenos Aires City and the provinces of Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta and Jujuy have come out publicly with their plans to purchase the inoculations, yet not a single one has arrived to the country yet. by Agustino Fontevecchia
BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO Brazil's electoral court to probe Bolsonaro for attacking voting system 03-08-2021 15:04 Brazilian leader lashes out at electoral authorities for ordering an investigation of his campaign against nation's electronic voting system, saying he refused to be "intimidated" and that the country "is under attack."
Death of Diego Maradona Maradona's doctor questioned as probe into star's death continues 28-06-2021 15:26 Prosecutors question Diego Maradona's personal physician, Leopoldo Luque, who stands accused, along with six other medical professionals, of having neglected the ailing football icon in his final days.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Prosecutors to question Maradona's doctor in manslaughter probe 27-06-2021 08:58 Prosecutors will on Monday question Maradona's personal physician Leopoldo Luque, who is implicated with six other medical professionals in having neglected the ailing football icon in his final days.
Death of Diego Maradona Medical coordinator denies responsibility in Maradona death 22-06-2021 10:25 Nancy Forlini, 52, the medical coordinator in charge of Diego Maradona's home treatment, denied responsibility for his death during questioning. Sheis the fourth of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Nurse tells prosecutors Maradona barred her from treating him 16-06-2021 12:41 A second nurse accused of neglecting Diego Maradona during the last days of his life was questioned by local prosecutors on Wednesday. Dahiana Gisela Madrid, 36, is one of seven people under investigation for manslaughter.
Maradona Investigation Maradona's nurse first to be questioned over his death 14-06-2021 19:19 Maradona's nighttime carer is suspected of lying when he claimed the World Cup winning captain was sleeping and breathing normally hours before he died — an autopsy revealed he was dying at that time.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona's doctor, six others, to be questioned over footballer's death 14-06-2021 10:04 Diego Maradona's personal physician and six other caregivers accused of neglecting the football icon in his final days will be questioned by prosecutors in Argentina from Monday.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Questioning of medical team over Maradona's death delayed 29-05-2021 10:42 Interrogation of late footballer's medical team under formal investigation for manslaughter delayed until June 14.
Death of Diego Maradona Maradona's medical team face manslaughter investigation over his death 20-05-2021 13:00 Seven people have been placed under formal investigation for Maradona's death, including the football star's neurosurgeon Leopoldo Luque, psychiatrist Agustina Cosachov and psychologist Carlos Diaz.
CFK CLEARED ‘Dollar futures’: Case against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner dismissed 13-04-2021 22:16 Former president and host of former officials cleared of fraud in relation to futures contracts for the purchase of dollars; three-judge panel unanimously rules to dismiss allegations against vice-president, one of eight graft cases she faces in courts.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona lawyer blasts late star's daughters over inheritance dispute 06-04-2021 14:31 Matías Morla, Maradona's former lawyer, hits back at the late Argentine football legend's daughters, Dalma and Gianinna, after his offices were raided by anti-fraud police, accusing them of abandoning their father.
Death of Diego Maradona Fans, family members demonstrate to demand justice in Maradona death probe 11-03-2021 15:01 Hundreds of football fans and three of Diego Maradona's children demonstrate in Buenos Aires to demand justice and a deeper invesigation into events surrounding the late footballer's death on November 25.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Expert panel begins debating cause of Maradona's death 08-03-2021 14:30 Panel of 20 experts begins debating cause of football icon Diego Maradona's death, to determine if there was negligence on the part of health care professionals.
MIDDLE EAST ICC opens Israeli-Palestinians war crimes probe 03-03-2021 14:57 Palestinian authorities hail decision by ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to open probe into alleged war crimes, a move Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu describes as "the essence of anti-Semitism."
Death of Diego Maradona Maradona's daughters give testimony to probe into footballer's death 01-03-2021 16:42 Maradona's daughters, Gianinna and Jana, have contributed fresh witness testimonies to the involuntary manslaughter probe into their father's death.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Prosecutors convene medical board to rule on Maradona's death 23-02-2021 13:17 Prosecutors to convene a medical board on March 8 to decide whether or not Diego Armando Maradona received proper medical treatment before his death.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Maradona death probe widens to include nurses, psychologist 09-02-2021 09:17 A psychologist and two nurses – one male, one female – who helped care for Diego Maradona before his death have been added to a widening involuntary manslaughter probe.
Lava Jato Brazil's watershed 'Lava Jato' graft probe ends with a whimper 08-02-2021 15:20 One of the biggest corruption investigations in history wraps up after falling into scandal itself.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Investigators await test results as fallout from Maradona’s death rumbles on 03-12-2020 23:59 Toxicological studies, heart tests, swabs, investigations and questions of care – the ‘circus’ surrounding the death of footballing great Diego Maradona continues to grow, but still no indictments.
DEATH OF DIEGO MARADONA Leopoldo Luque denies wrongdoing as Maradona death probe heats up 30-11-2020 00:30 The home and offices of Diego Maradona’s personal doctor, Leopoldo Luque, were raided on Sunday as the investigation into the late football legend's death took a dramatic twist.
TERROR THREAT? Argentina tightens border after tip-off warns of bomb attack on Jewish community 15-11-2020 10:34 Security Ministry opens probe after anonymous tipster warns Embassy in London that explosive material is due to cross border with Paraguay “for a bomb in Argentina with a Jewish objective.”
Corruption & the courts Court confirms corruption trail for Fernández de Kirchner, De Vido 02-10-2020 01:18 Federal Criminal Cassation Court confirms trials of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Julio De Vido and a host of businessmen, ruling objections from vice-president's legal team to be "inadmissible."
HUMAN RIGHTS Mexico to pursue soldiers, federal police in Ayotzinapa abduction probe 27-09-2020 17:43 Mexican authorities issue 25 arrest warrants for those who carried out and knew about the abduction of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014, including for the first time members of the military and federal police.
Political turmoil in Peru Peru police search homes of officials in impeachment case 13-09-2020 09:26 Police in Peru raid homes of key government officials as part of an investigation into allegations President Martín Vizcarra obstructed a graft probe.
Political turmoil in Peru Peru in renewed political turmoil as Vizcarra faces impeachment 13-09-2020 09:16 Some of Peru's lawmakers are calling for the dismissal of President Martín Vizcarra based on audios in which he is heard coaching two officials close to him for a congressional investigation into corruption.
Lava Jato Brazil extends 'Lava Jato' corruption probe 10-09-2020 08:59 Brazilian attorney general's office extends country's biggest-ever corruption probe, Operação Lava Jato, until January 31, granting the increasingly controversial investigation a new lease of life.
World News Ex-Spanish king flees to United Arab Emirates amid scandal 17-08-2020 12:02 Whereabouts of former king Juan Carlos I of Spain had been unknown for two weeks.
ILLEGAL ESPIONAGE SCANDAL Arribas, Majdalani sent to trial in illegal espionage case 06-08-2020 17:31 Gustavo Arribas and Silvia Majdalani, leaders of the AFI intelligence agency during Macri administration, committed to trial for illegal espionage, abuse of authority and falsification of public documents.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Controversial judge sends Dujovne to trial before stepping down 01-08-2020 09:32 Federal judge Rodolfo Canicoba Corral ends long court career in explosive style, sending former economy minister Nicolás Dujovne to trial on charges of malfeasance and abuse of authority.
CORRUPTION & THE COURTS Cuadernos: Judge pulls trial order against Fernández de Kirchner 23-06-2020 23:48 Citing a lack of evidence, Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi cancels trial order against vice-president related to a chapter of the 'Cuadernos' notebooks graft case related to the Techint multinational. De Vido also among beneficiaries.