Argentina
Argentine approach on YPF settlement sets floor for deal
MADRID/BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's $5 billion informal compensation offer for seizing Repsol's stake in energy firm YPF sets a floor for talks but the cash-strapped country may struggle to come up with a better offer.
Repsol rejects $5 billion offer from Argentina for YPF
MADRID - Spanish oil major Repsol's board of directors unanimously rejected on Wednesday a $5 billion noncash compensation offer from Argentina for its expropriation of energy firm YPF , saying the offer does not reflect Repsol's loss.
Argentina asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear debt appeal
NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES - Argentina has taken its legal battle with "holdout" creditors to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking that body to overturn a lower court ruling in a case whose outcome could push the country into default.
Book Talk: The dark doubts in the heart of a Mormon missionary
TOKYO - They're a familiar sight around the world, whether in northern Japan or southern Argentina: a pair of men in dark suits, with nameplates, often riding bicycles as they go about their job preaching the Mormon religion.
Britain rejects involvement of pope in Falklands dispute
UNITED NATIONS - Britain and a representative of the Falkland Islands on Thursday rejected the idea of Pope Francis intervening in the long-running dispute with Argentina over the islands, which Buenos Aires claims are Argentine territory.
Breakaway Argentine mayor could trump ruling party in October vote
BUENOS AIRES - The savvy young mayor of Tigre, Argentina, has fostered a real estate boom, tightened security and brought celebrities to town, boosting his image to the point where pollsters say he poses a challenge to the ruling government.
Itau Unibanco to buy stake in Cencosud credit card business
SANTIAGO - Brazil's largest private-sector bank, Itau Unibanco Holding SA , will buy a 51 percent stake in Chilean retailer Cencosud's credit card business in Chile and Argentina for $307 million, the companies said on Monday.
Insight: The big money bails on Argentina - again
BUENOS AIRES - More than a decade after Argentina's epic financial collapse of 2001-02, many investors are rushing for the door once again.
South Koreans, Argentines most satisfied with healthcare, poll finds
NEW YORK - Healthcare has improved in many countries in the last five years, but patients in South Korea, Argentina and Japan are the most satisfied with their medical care, according to an Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
U.S. justices agree to hear BG Group arbitration case
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear British company BG Group Plc's appeal over a $185.3 million arbitration award it won against Argentina that an appeals court later threw out.
Egypt on the edge after Mursi rebuffs army ultimatum
CAIRO - President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt's political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. | Video
Ethiopia and Eritrea: An elusive peace on the cards?
Ethiopia and Eritrea are still at each others’ throats. The two neighbours fought hammer and tongs in sun-baked trenches during a two-year war over a decade ago, before a peace deal ended their World War I-style conflict in 2000. Furious veRed Sea, UNrbal battles, however, have continued to this day.
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