Argentina
EU files WTO suit over Argentina's import restrictions
BRUSSELS/GENEVA - The European Union filed a suit against Argentina's import restrictions with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday, intensifying the disputes between the South American nation and its trading partners.
EU files WTO suit over Argentina's import restrictions
BRUSSELS/GENEVA - The European Union filed a suit against Argentina's import restrictions with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday, intensifying the disputes between the South American nation and its trading partners.
Analysis: Argentina faces deficit for first time in years
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina is on track to end 2012 with a primary budget deficit for the first time since the country started recovering from its sovereign debt default a decade ago, government data suggest.
Analysis: Argentina, Asia rebounds offer false hope for Greece
BRUSSELS - Greece should not be lulled into believing an exit from the euro would lead to the sort of short shock and sharp rebound that Argentina and Asian nations experienced when they devalued their currencies more than a decade ago.
Spain's Repsol cancels LNG cargoes to Argentina
BUENOS AIRES - Spain's Repsol has canceled its contract to supply Argentina with liquefied natural gas (LNG), just weeks after the country seized control of the energy company's majority stake in YPF , a document obtained by Reuters on Friday showed.
Analysis: Argentines jump through new hoops to get dollars
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's quest to keep dollars in the country is spawning illegal money trades inside offices and even schools. But big companies have fewer ways to skirt currency controls and must adapt to the country's offbeat, changeable rules.
Repsol sues Argentina over giant YPF seizure
MADRID/NEW YORK - Repsol YPF SA , the large Spanish oil and gas company, on Tuesday sued Argentina for seizing control of formerly state-owned energy company YPF SA , in which Repsol held a majority stake.
Petersen Group to miss YPF debt payment: source
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's Petersen Group will not make a roughly $400 million syndicated loan payment to banks that helped it buy a stake in energy company YPF , a source with direct knowledge of the situation said on Tuesday.
Repsol to sue Argentina over YPF seizure
MADRID - Repsol has started the process to claim more than $10 billion compensation from Argentina for seizing the Spanish oil group's stake in Argentine energy company YPF , in an arbitration case that could drag on for years.
Exclusive: Brazil targets Argentina with trade licenses
BRASILIA - Brazil escalated a growing trade fight with Argentina on Monday by throwing up extra bureaucratic obstacles to import certain perishable products, a senior government official told Reuters, imperiling its involvement in a major regional trade group.
Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life, protests erupt
CAIRO - Hosni Mubarak, toppled by an uprising last year after 30 years ruling Egypt, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday for his role in killing protesters after a trial that sets a precedent for holding Middle East autocrats to account. | Video
Are African governments suppressing art?
The dust is finally settling on the storm that was kicked off in South Africa by a controversial painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed.

