20/10/2012 | Argentina

Scioli to present teen suffrage vote to BA province Legislature

Buenos Aires Governor Daniel Scioli is to present a bill in the next few days to lower the voting age to 16 to the provincial Legislature, in line with the initiative the Kirchnerite administration is pushing through Congress.

30/10/2012 | Argentina

High ranking police officers arrested in Santa Fe

The Chief and deputy chief police officers  of Pérez locality in Santa Fe province were arrested today along with other seven officers within the framework of a probe which investigates the alleged hiding of evidence collected during a proceeding.

28/04/2013 | Argentina

Pérez Esquivel: 'This isn't democratization of justice, it's submission"

Nobel Peace Prize recipient Adolfo Pérez Esquivel discussed his statements on the controversial judicial reform spearheaded by the National Government and said that even though “a reform would be healthy for this country” he does not agree with the Government's proposal.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

De Narváez calls Scioli, recognizes Governor’s victory

Udeso’s candidate Francisco De Narváez called Governor Daniel Scioli and congratulated him for his victory in Buenos Aires province.

24/10/2011 | Argentina

Pérez assures Mendoza will work 'side by side' with the Gov't

Mendoza province’ Governor-elect, Kirchnerite Francisco “Paco” Pérez, committed to work “side by side” with President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “to trigger the growth of the province and the whole region.”

09/12/2011 | Argentina

Catamarca, Mendoza and La Rioja province Governors sworn in

Alongside City Mayor Mauricio Macri and Jorge Capitanich in Chaco, three governors took office today. Luis Beder Herrera in La Rioja, Francisco Pérez in Mendoza and Lucía Corpacci in Catamarca.

11/12/2010 | Argentina

Multilateral call for action in order to stop incidents in Villa Soldati

Officials in the UCR party, as well as Nobel Peace Prize winner Alfonso Pérez Esquivel urged both governments to come up with an "immediate solution" in order to put a stop to the violent confrontation between Villa Soldati residents and the squatter families settling in the Indoamericano Park.

15/08/2011 | Argentina

'These weren't the results we were hoping for,' Pérez admits

Civic Coalition leader Elisa Carrió came out in sixth place in the primary elections, the worst result of her political career, for which she decided to avoid the cameras and not make any statements.

06/09/2011 | Argentina

Pérez Esquivel sends letter to Obama with advice on how to 'avoid default'

Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel sent a letter to US president Barack Obama, in which he offers some suggestions on how to leave an economic crisis behind in case of a financial default. 

18/03/2013 | World

Obama nominates Tom Perez as secretary of labour

President Barack Obama today nominated Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as labour secretary, a Cabinet member who will play a key role in the administration's efforts to raise the minimum wage and reform immigration laws.

18/03/2013 | World

Obama's labour pick Perez faces Republican scrutiny

President Barack Obama nominated Tom Perez, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, as labour secretary - a job that would give him a key role in the administration's efforts to raise the minimum wage and reform immigration laws.

13/01/2012 | Latin America

Guatemala congressman killed as inauguration nears

A Guatemalan congressman was shot dead in his car within blocks of the legislative assembly today, one day before a new president and new body of lawmakers take power.

24/02/2011 | Latin America

Uribe files complaint against Pérez Esquivel over Twitter spat

Former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe will sue Argentine Nobel Peace price winner Adolfo Pérez Esquivel for slander after he said the former head of state "didn't care for peace."

12/09/2011 | Latin America

Guatemala faces run-off with retired general favored

A right-wing retired general promising a crackdown on rampant crime led Guatemala's Sunday presidential election, although he fell short of the votes needed to avoid a run-off in November.

07/11/2011 | Latin America

Retired general wins Guatemala election

A retired right-wing general promising a crackdown on violent crime won Guatemala's presidential yesterday’s election and will be the first military man to take power since democracy was restored in 1986.

05/08/2012 | Sports

Pérez far from days of glory