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De Narvaez recourse to Court to be a presidential candidate, and Dhualde supports him

De Narvaez recourse to Court to be a presidential candidate, and Dhualde supports him


Former president Eduardo Duhalde said that Francisco De Narvaez “has the right” to present himself before the Supreme Court that adjudicates whether he can be a candidate for president in 2011.

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Charlie Sheen pleads not guilty

Charlie Sheen pleads not guilty


According to courthouse sources, “U.S. actor Charlie Sheen pleaded not guilty before a court in Aspen, Colorado, on three counts of assaulting his wife during a domestic fight.”

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The Court encouraged the President to act with “moderation and balance”

The Court encouraged the President to act with “moderation and balance”


After president Cristina Fernandez talking of “hired judges” the Supreme Court issued a statement which urged “those who have responsability in government” to speak with “moderation and balance.”

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Court prohibits use of stun guns by Metropolitan Police

Court prohibits use of stun guns by Metropolitan Police


Judge Andrea Danas ordered the Metropolitan Police not to use so-called temporary Taser guns.

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A Colombian Court says “no” to Uribe’s new reelection

A Colombian Court says “no” to Uribe’s new reelection


The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled Friday against holding a referendum that could have cleared the way for President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third consecutive term.

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Traffic court at 9 de Julio by anti-Kirchner groups

Traffic court at 9 de Julio by anti-Kirchner groups


Picketers cut the traffic on the main avenue of Buenos Aires claiming for social plans. As always, the target was the Ministry of Social Development, led by Alicia Kirchner, located at 9 de Julio yand Belgrano.

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Pakistani scientist found guilty of attempted murder

Pakistani scientist found guilty of attempted murder


A US court has found a Pakistani female scientist, dubbed “Lady Al Qaeda”, guilty of attempting to murder US agents while she was detained for questioning in Afghanistan. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

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Ten Americans are arrested for trying to take 34 children out of Haiti

Ten Americans are arrested for trying to take 34 children out of Haiti


Ten Baptist workers to appear in Port-au-Prince court after attempting to take youngsters out of country. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

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London: Woman accused of having sex with a 12 year old boy

London: Woman accused of having sex with a 12 year old boy


A British single mother faces jail after she allegedly slept with a 12-year-old boy almost 200 times.

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After the obstacles in Buenos Aires, Ushuaia welcomes long-awaited gay marriage

After the obstacles in Buenos Aires, Ushuaia welcomes long-awaited gay marriage


After a failed attempt to get married in Buenos Aires, Alex Freyre and José Maria Di Bello managed to formalize the first gay wedding in the country and Latin America in a registry office in Ushuaia.

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Charlie Sheen spends Christmas in jail following domestic violence charges

Charlie Sheen spends Christmas in jail following domestic violence charges


Actor Charlie Sheen was arrested on domestic violence charges Friday morning. The Two and a Half Men star, was booked am on felony charges of second-degree assault and menacing, and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief, all of which were “coupled with a domestic violence component,” the Aspen Police Department said.

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Teenager who was denied to sail around the world solo goes missing

Teenager who was denied to sail around the world solo goes missing


Dutch police say teenage sailor Laura Dekker, whose bid to become youngest person to sail around the world was forbidden, has gone missing since Friday.

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AMIA: Telledín will be prosecuted again

AMIA: Telledín will be prosecuted again


The court ordered a new prosecution for lawyer Carlos Alberto Telleldin in the AMIA case. Telleldin is accused of having built the Traffic van that blew up at theestablishment.

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Berlusconi: “I have the balls to run Italy”

Berlusconi: “I have the balls to run Italy”


The speech led to the latest episode in a growing rift between Berlusconi and Gianfranco Fini, the speaker of the lower house of parliament who is supposedly his main conservative ally but has been increasingly critical of him in recent weeks.

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Policeman accused of murdering teacher Fuentealba is sentenced to life imprisonment

Policeman accused of murdering teacher Fuentealba is sentenced to life imprisonment


The High Court yesterday upheld the life sentence of Jose Dario Poblete, the policeman from Neuquén who murdered teacher Carlos Fuentealba on 4 April 2007.

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Albistur’s dismissal over the mishandling of the official guidelines is reversed

Albistur’s dismissal over the mishandling of the official guidelines is reversed


Court II of the National Criminal and Federal Correctional Chamber reversed the dismissal of the Media Secretary, Enrique Albistur, in the cause that investiges the ill-management of electoral public advertising.

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Compulsory DNA test becomes law

Compulsory DNA test becomes law


On Wednesday, the Argentine Senate passed the law allowing courts to order the compulsory taking of biological samples to determine the identity of persons incriminated in crimes against humanity.

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An Argentine to serve as judge in the International Criminal Court

An Argentine to serve as judge in the International Criminal Court


The current director of the Human Rights Ministry, Silvia Fernandez de Gurmendi, will be a judge in the International Criminal Court (CPI), the court created 11 years ago by the Rome Statute, which conducts cases on genocide, war crime and against humanity.

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Macri will not appeal the ruling that enabled a gay wedding

Macri will not appeal the ruling that enabled a gay wedding


The Head of Government of Buenos Aires, Mauricio Macri, said through a video that he will not appeal the court ruling authorizing same-sex marriages and he stressed the right of citizens to “freely choose whom they want to live with”. (VIDEO AVAILABLE)

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Case Cáceres: The accused are given preventive detention

Case Cáceres: The accused are given preventive detention


The court of San Martin, as expected, announced the preventive detention of the youngsters who shot the former National Team player, Fernando Caceres, in an attempt to assault.

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