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Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina’s Disappearer in Chief, Dies at 87
He would never have been cast to play the role of a bloody South American dictator in a Hollywood film. Soft-spoken, deeply religious, rake thin and awkward, his lean face cut horizontally by an incongruously thick walrus …
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The ruler of Qatar proposes a $1 billion-fund to help Palestinians in East Jerusalem, Peru declares an environmental state of emergency in its rainforest, and British judges have ruled that an Islamic preacher wanted on terrorism …
The Pope and Argentina’s President: Friends at Last?
Though the President of Argentina was the first world leader received by the Argentine Pope, the two have a rough history
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China is the world’s fifth largest arms exporter, Cossacks are expanding their role in Russia’s public sphere and Argentina’s president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is scheduled to meet Pope Francis on Monday
New Pope Shows Eye for Symbolism
As a Cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio didn’t always have the smoothest relations with the press. Said to be shy, he gave few interviews, preferring to address his congregation directly. Journalists in his native Argentina accused …
Why the First Latin American Pope Inspires Less Hope Than We Hoped
To their discredit, some princes of the church live like princes. But Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, Argentina’s most powerful Roman Catholic prelate, isn’t one of them: he’s a priest who leads a humble lifestyle that reflects his …
Why the Election of Pope Francis Is Important for Latin America
From the moment Spain’s first boat arrived on the shores of the Western Hemisphere, the Catholic Church’s influence permeated the region, and its longstanding influence has yet to cease.
Habemus Papam: Francis, the First Pope from the Western Hemisphere
Almost everyone had forgotten about the Argentine. But he almost beat out Ratzinger the last time around.
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Falkland Islanders went to stay under British rule, Spaniards are abandoning their horses as they struggle to make ends meet and China agrees to talks with U.S. over cyber hacking
Is the Falkland Islands’ Referendum a Farce or a Landmark Moment?
When asked about her identity, Laura Jayne Minto Ceballos, a 19-year-old Falkland Islander studying in the U.K., has a less than straightforward answer. Her father’s family hails from Scotland and her Chilean mother was born in …
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez dies, thousands flee their homes as violence grows in eastern DR Congo and David Beckham becomes China’s soccer ambassador
Japanese PM Links Falklands War with Senkaku Dispute
Japan’s Prime Minister looks to former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher for inspiration in the territorial conflict with China over the islets in the East China Sea