01/03/2013 | Argentina

Scioli blasts Macri in inauguration of legislative year

Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli inaugurated the legislative year at the provincial Congress, where he criticized City Mayor Mauricio Macri by assuring that "by burrying garbage in the Province, anyone can have a 'Green City'."

06/07/2012 | Argentina

Schoklender brothers released on bail

Pablo and Sergio Schoklender were released from the Ezeiza prison Friday night, where they remained detained since May 15th as they are accused of malfeasance and money laundering in the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Foundation.

06/12/2012 | Argentina

Judiciary asks government to avoid ‘pressure on judges’

Judiciary power asked today the national government to “exercise its faculties within the boundaries of the procedural rules and avoid using direct or indirect mechanisms to pressure judges thus affecting their independence," in a communiqué yesterday.

15/12/2012 | Argentina

UN court orders Libertad frigate release, to arrive in Argentina on Jan 9

UN’s International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordered the release of the Libertad naval training ship which was detained in Ghana at the request of holders of defaulted Argentine state bonds. Later, Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli stated that the frigate will arrive in Argentina on January 9.

11/12/2011 | Argentina

Two men arrested after hostage situation ends in Olivos

The Halcón Special Operations Brigade successfully ended a hostage situation in Olivos after five hours of tension that began when two armed robbers broke into a home and took a couple, police sources said.

26/06/2012 | Argentina

Court to rule soon on Schoklender release

Suspect Sergio Schoklender testified once more before Federal Judge Norberto Oyarbide in hopes that he may be released from jail as the case investigating the alleged embezzlement of public funds in the affordable housing programme managed by the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo Foundation.

29/06/2012 | Argentina

Last Once train crash detainee released

A court ordered the release of Carlos Alberto Lluch, a lawyer for Trenes de Buenos Aires, who is accused of withholding important documents related to the probe of the Once train crash.

11/11/2011 | Argentina

Belsunce case: court denies release requests

San Isidro’s Criminal court rejected the release requests presented by the lawyers of Sergio Binello, Guillermo Bártoli, Horacio García Belsunce, Juan Ramón Gauvry Gordon and Juan Carlos Hurtig, all convicted on charges of covering up María Marta García Belsunce’s murder.

15/11/2011 | Argentina

Five convicted in Belsunce case to be released

An appeals court accepted the release request presented by five men convicted of covering up María Marta García Belsunce’s death. Horacio García Belsunce, Guillermo Bártoli and John Hurtig will be released on bail, while Juan Ramón Gauvry Gordon and Sergio Binello will be released on parole.

18/11/2011 | Argentina

Five convicted in Belsunce case released on bail

The five men convicted for the covering up of the murder of María Marta García Belsunce posted bail and will be released from prison today, sources said.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Arrested Railway Union leader Pedraza asks to be released

Railway Union leader José Pedraza requested his release after his arrest for the murder of Worker’s Party member Mariano Ferreyra last October. Mr. Pedraza is being acused of murder since the judge considers he "took part in a previously agreed criminal endeavor."

24/02/2011 | Argentina

Court denies release of Railroad Union chief José Pedraza

Judge Susana Wilma López rejected Railroad Union chief José Pedraza’s request for his release, for which he is to remain in jail for his alleged connection to the murder of Workers’ Party leftist militant Marcelo Fereyra who was killed last October.

22/03/2011 | Argentina

José Arce released from jail on $500, 000 pesos bail

Businessman José Arce, who is accused of having planned his wife's murder, was released from jail after paying $500.000 pesos on bail.

23/12/2011 | World

Former Hungary PM Gyurcsany says released by police

Hungary's former Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has been released, he said after he was detained by police at an opposition protest outside parliament earlier in the day.

03/04/2012 | World

Cheney released from hospital after heart transplant

Former US Vice President Dick Cheney, who underwent a heart transplant 10 days earlier, was released from the hospital on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said.

04/06/2012 | World

Trayvon Martin's killer to ask for new release from jail

Lawyers for George Zimmerman, the neighbourhood watch volunteer charged in the killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, said they would ask a judge to release him from jail again after his bail was revoked last week.

23/04/2011 | World

Thousands march in Hong Kong to demand release of China's Ai

Over one thousand protesters in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of detained Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei, scuffling briefly with police.

20/05/2011 | World

Strauss-Kahn soon set for release on bail

Strauss-Kahn, a global high-flier seen as having a strong shot at the French presidency until his recent arrest, spent the last of four nights at New York's notorious Rikers Island jail. A set of conditions have been set for him to be released on bail, which is expected to be today.

17/07/2011 | World

Former top Murdoch exec Brooks released on bail: police

Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News Corp's British newspaper arm News International, was released on bail after being questioned over the phone-hacking scandal, the Metropolitan police said in a statement.

07/10/2011 | Latin America

Convicted Cuban agent released from Florida jail

A Cuban spy convicted of infiltrating a Cuban exile organization in Florida was released from a US jail after serving 13 years of his 15-year-sentence, his lawyer said.

14/04/2012 | Latin America

Peru says hostages freed, clashes with Shining Path

Peru's Shining Path early on Saturday released 36 gas pipeline workers it took hostage six days ago in a remote jungle region in southern Peru, the government said, saying security forces had clashed with the rebels.

03/08/2012 | Sports

US boxer Floyd Mayweather released from Las Vegas jail

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. was released from a Las Vegas jail after serving two months of a 90-day ssentence for domestic violence, police said.

17/06/2012 | Entertainment

Cheryl Cole shoots to top of UK charts

Singer and reality TV judge Cheryl Cole sped to the top of the British charts with her single "Call My Name" in its first week on release, the Official Charts Company said.

04/09/2012 | Entertainment

Stones to release 50th anniversary album

22/12/2011 | Entertainment

George Michael released from Vienna hospital

British singer George Michael was discharged from a Vienna hospital today after weeks of treatment for severe pneumonia, the Oesterreich newspaper reported.

26/01/2012 | Entertainment

Leonard Cohen's new take on 'Old Ideas'

Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career.

11/04/2012 | Entertainment

Mass murderer Manson denied parole again in California

Mass murderer Charles Manson, one of America's most notorious convicts, was denied parole on Wednesday in his 12th and possibly final bid for release from a California prison, state corrections officials said.

15/11/2011 | Entertainment

Drake finds new groove on 'Take Care'

Despite the success of his hit debut album "Thank Me Later," rapper Drake feels the record never showed his best work. The follow-up "Take Care," available in stores and online Tuesday, is another story.

23/11/2011 | Entertainment

Drake 'takes care' of No. 1 on album chart

Canadian singer Drake jumped straight to No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart with his latest offering "Take Care," while Rihanna dominated the singles chart with three songs in the top 10.

15/12/2011 | Entertainment

Madonna to release new album in January

Madonna inked a deal with Interscope Records that will allow the label run by Jimmy Iovine to release the albums that were originally contracted to Live Nation Entertainment under an ambitious deal that appears to be shrinking in scope.

19/05/2011 | Entertainment

'Titanic' to be released in 3D in theaters worldwide

The acclaimed Hollywood epic "Titanic," will hit movie theaters worldwide in a 3D version next year, Hollywood studios and its director James Cameron said.

05/07/2011 | Entertainment

'Deathly Hallows' not the end for true Potter fans

From the Indian metropolis of Mumbai to the dusty plains of Texas, frenzied fans across the globe are barely a week away from the release of the eighth and final film in the Harry Potter series.

19/10/2011 | Entertainment

Singer, poet Leonard Cohen to release new album

Renowned Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen said on he had recorded his first new album since 2004 and would release it next year.