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Football riots leave 55 hurt after top Argentine club River Plate is demoted

27.06.11
Riots break out after legendary Argentine football club River Plate are relegated to the country's second division for the first time in its 110-year history... more

Commuters set fire to Argentine trains

03.05.11
Angry mobs in Argentina burned trains in three stations around the capital Buenos Aires after a derailment caused long delays ... more

Michael Buble's home robbed during his wedding

05.04.11
Michael Buble's home was broken into while he was getting married in Argentina... more

Michael Buble marries Luisana Lopilato

01.04.11
Cry Me A River singer Michael Buble has married his fiancee Luisana Lopilato... more

Buenos Aires commuters riot over rail closure

24.12.10
Police in Buenos Aires use water cannon and tear gas to quell a riot started by commuters... more

Metropolis is a work of genius

10.09.10
Believe the hype. Twenty-five minutes of lost footage, found in Buenos Aires, make new sense of Lang’s masterpiece, Metropolis ... more

Strange case of the Oscar in The Secret In Their Eyes

13.08.10
The Secret in their Eyes is well-made, intelligently using humour to alleviate its drama, and contains two outstanding performances... more

Latinos with passion in Tanguera

05.08.10
Some tango shows track the development of tango itself but Tanguera is different for having a distinct plot... more

Nacho Figueras: the stud

16.07.10
Argentinian Nacho Figueras is the polo world's poster boy. He's been voted the second sexiest man in the world and is the face of Ralph Lauren. Now he is using his considerable talents to bring polo to a wider audience... more

Argentina gives gay couples right to marry

15.07.10
Argentina becomes the first Latin American country to legalise gay marriage... more

Carlos Tevez will return for Chelsea clash

23.02.10
Video: Man City striker will be back to face the Blues after making his way to Buenos Aires, where his partner gave birth prematurely to their daughter... more

Argentine MPs go on rampage

03.12.09
Politicians in Argentina pushed, punched and threw chairs at each other during a volatile session to choose the president of a northern province's lower house... more

Ex-Miss Argentina dies after cosmetic surgery on buttocks

01.12.09
A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks... more

BREAKING NEWS: Air France had bomb threat before disaster

03.06.09
A bomb threat was received by Air France four days before one of its aircraft vanished over the Atlantic, it has been revealed... more

Sampling Argentina

10.05.09
Horse riding, hiking up glaciers, doing the tango: Argentina was never going to be a relaxing second honeymoon destination for Jackie Annesley... more

Nicola Slater makes light work of transsexual

22.04.09
Tennis: Britain's Nicola Slater thrashed the first transsexual to play in a professional women's tennis tournament for more than 30 years... more

Slick moves from Tango Fire

19.03.09
The 10-strong troupe in Tango Fire are young and energetic, with a whiplash slickness and conspicuous glamour.... more

Holocaust denier bishop back in UK

25.02.09
A British Roman Catholic bishop who was asked to leave Argentina after making "deeply offensive" comments about the Holocaust has arrived back in Britain... more

Playing Piaf

15.08.08
As she opens to great acclaim at the Donmar Warehouse, Elena Roger reveals how her Argentinian upbringing made her perfect casting for the role of the tortured French singer... more

Elena Roger is Playing Piaf

15.08.08
Elena Roger reveals how her Argentinian upbringing made her perfect casting for the role of the tortured French singer Edith Piaf.... more

CDs of the week

01.08.08
Natty's music is a cheerful affair, there are some memorable moments on Conor Oberst's record and ABC are back.... more

Bono up close

21.02.08
U2 3D is rock that's just a bit too temperate to be properly radical and the show looks rehearsed to the minutest detail.... more

Ballroom the Latino way

30.01.08
Buenos Aires Tango is a great show. It's Argentine tango, the smooth, slip-slide variety.... more

Masterly modern tango

20.09.07
Ignore the dodgy showbiz title, Tango Fire sizzles with stand-out couplings ready to whisk you off into the Argentinian night.... more

Engaging documentary

13.09.07
Blagging, beaches and Nike all feature in Gabe and Benjamin Turner's engaging documentary In the Hands of God.... more

A winter's tale with a Latin beauty all of its own

23.08.07
Born and Bred is beautifully shot, with one of Latin America's best film-makers, Pablo Trapero making the film a real pleasure to watch.... more

Tango is taken to the dark side

16.04.07
Bajofondo Tango Club received an ecstatic reception from a packed Barbican Hall crowd, with many getting up on stage to dance for the last songs.... more

These folk are better by Degrees

15.01.07
8 Degrees of Separation showcased old folkie Vashti Bunyan, plus newer acts Adem, Vetiver. But Juana Molina was the real revelation, says Andre Paine.... more

It takes ten to tango

06.11.06
The ghost of nuevo tango master Astor Piazzolla hovered over Brixton as dub and reverb shook the ground and in the middle of everything was the 10-piece collective Gotan Project.... more

Sizzling taste of Argentina

08.09.06
Tango has suffered many a cheesy showbiz crime since it escaped from the brothels of Buenos Aires. So it's a joy to report that Tango Fire is a sizzling, sensual taste of the real thing.... more


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