Argentina

A woman holds up a portrait of late prosecutor Alberto Nisman near the funeral home where a private wake was held for him in January in Buenos Aires.

Arrest Warrant For Argentine President Found In Dead Prosecutor's Home

2:52pm February 05, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The prosecutor investigating the death of Alberto Nisman denied the arrest warrant existed. She changed her story today, adding further proof of a tense relationship between the president and Nisman.

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during their talks in Beijing on Wednesday. In a tweet she sent out today, Kirchner appeared to mock Chinese speech.

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Argentina's President, During Visit To China, Mocks Chinese Speech In Tweet

5:56pm February 04, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner appeared to suggest the Chinese have trouble pronouncing their R's and L's — using the words "rice," "petroleum" and "Campora" as examples.

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez unveiled her plan to replace her country's intelligence service with a new agency. She delivered a televised speech while seated in a wheelchair in Buenos Aires.

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Argentina's President Dissolves Intelligence Agency, Citing Prosecutor's Death

1:52pm February 03, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A week after an Argentine prosecutor was found dead on the eve of his testimony about an alleged government cover-up of a terrorist attack, President Cristina Fernandez unveils a new plan.

Argentina's Foreign Minister Hector Timerman on Jan. 15 shows a letter he said was sent in 2013 to Interpol informing it of an agreement reached with Iran's government to investigate the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association that killed

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Argentine Official Says He Sought Cooperation With Iran, Not Cover-Up

3:35pm February 01, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

In an exclusive interview with NPR, Foreign Minister Hector Timerman says he met Iranian officials as part of the effort to find out who was behind the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish center.

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A woman holds up a portrait of late prosecutor Alberto Nisman near the funeral home where a private wake was held for him Wednesday in Buenos Aires.

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Examining The Sinister Background Of Argentina's Spy Agency

1:04pm January 29, 2015

by NPR Staff

The mysterious death of an Argentine prosecutor has renewed scrutiny of the country's Intelligence Secretariat, which conducts domestic surveillance on a scale reminiscent of the former Soviet Union.

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Holocaust survivors light candles during a ceremony at the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) building for Holocaust Victims Memory Day in Buenos Aires, the site of a deadly bombing two decades ago.

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On Holocaust Day, Argentina's Jews Despair Over Deaths, Old And New

6:30pm January 27, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

On a day usually filled with quiet reflection, the Jewish community spoke out forcefully against the president for her handling of a 20-year-old bombing case that remains unsolved.

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In Argentinian Murder Mystery, Prosecutor's Death Spawns Many Suspects

3:32pm January 24, 2015

The death of an Argentinian prosecutor investigating what he said was a government cover-up has the entire country talking. NPR's Lourdes Garcia Navarro tells Scott Simon the latest developments.

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Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association community center, talks to journalists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2013. Nisman was found shot dead in his apartment on Sunday.

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Argentine President Now Says Prosecutor's Death 'Not A Suicide'

4:41pm January 23, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Alberto Nisman, who accused the Argentine leader of covering up Iran's role in a 1994 terrorist attack, was found shot dead in his apartment on Sunday.

A woman leaves a rose in front of the AMIA Jewish community center facilities in Buenos Aires Monday, after Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman was found dead. Nisman had been investigating a 1994 bombing at the center.

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Prosecutor Who Accused Argentine President Of Cover-Up Is Found Dead

5:25pm January 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The federal prosecutor was found dead from a gunshot wound, one day before he was to testify about an alleged cover-up after a deadly terrorist bombing at a Jewish center in Argentina.

A newsstand owner counts Argentine pesos in Buenos Aires. Many Argentines carry large amounts of cash, saying they do not trust banks. This has contributed to a surge in robberies.

Argentina: Where Cash Is King And Robberies Are On The Rise

3:10pm January 04, 2015

by Lourdes Garcia-Navarro

With spiraling inflation and a distrust in banks after the country's 2001 default, Argentines are keeping more cash on hand. And that means robbery rates are spiraling, too.

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