Buenos Aires - Several thousand people attended the funeral Thursday in Buenos Aires of former Argentine president Raul Alfonsin, in a grand show of support for the man who led his country out of an era of dictatorship.
The social democrat Alfonsin, who died Tuesday of lung cancer at age 82, was president from 1983 to 1989, following a bloody dictatorship in which an estimated 30,000 people are believed to have been killed by military and paramilitary forces. Most of the bodies have never been found.
Buenos Aires - The deaths in the United States of 21 polo horses belonging to the Venezuelan team La Lechuza Caracas caused a stir Tuesday in Argentina, the country of origin for most of the animals.
Buenos Aires - Argentine golf legend Roberto De Vicenzo showed Monday his disdain of comparisons with compatriot Angel Cabrera, who won his second Major this weekend at the Masters. In 1968, De Vicenzo himself failed to win in Augusta because he made a mistake in writing. He accidentally signed for a four on the 17th hole, when in fact he had taken three, and under the rules he had to accept the higher score. He should have been involved in a play-off with American Bob Goalby, but he ended up being runner-up.
London - Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner praised Thursday what she perceived as Latin American successes in the Group of 20 (G20) summit in London.
Buenos Aires - Diego Maradona is an expert in extremes, and he got another dose of them as Argentina coach in recent days, with glory in Saturday's thrashing over Venezuela and disaster in Wednesday's historic and humiliating 6-1 loss to Bolivia.
