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Messi's brother out of house arrest on 100,000 euro bail

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

The older brother of Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi has been released from house arrest after paying a 100,000-euro bond, Argentinian media said Tuesday. Matias Messi, 35, was sentenced to house arrest in his hometown in Rosario, 300 kilometers (190 miles) north of Buenos Aires, last week for possession of a gun. The detention came after he was found in a driftingRead more

WTO, under fire from US, meets in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES - Muslimchronicle

The World Trade Organisation opened a conference on Sunday under the cloud of US hostility to multilateral trade accords. The 164-member WTO is also wracked by disagreements over China and has been struggling to kickstart stalled trade talks.Buenos Aires meeting, which lasts through Wednesday, is the first in the era of US President Donald Trump, who has pummeled the bodyRead more

Under-fire WTO meets in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

Under fire from the United States, wracked by disagreements over China and unable to kickstart stalled trade talks, the World Trade Organization meets under a cloud in Argentina from Sunday. The Buenos Aires meeting will be the first in the era of US President Donald Trump, who has pummeled the 164-member body relentlessly since taking office, even describing it asRead more

Argentina's Kirchner says arrest order violates law

BUENOS AIRES - Muslimchronicle

Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner lashed out Thursday at a judge's order seeking her arrest as "an excess that violates the rule of law." Kirchner, 64, held a press conference in Buenos Aires to hit back at charges from Judge Claudio Bonadio, who ordered her arrest for treason for allegedly covering up Iran's involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing of aRead more

Argentina judge orders arrest of ex-president Cristina Kirchner

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

An Argentine judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of former president Cristina Kirchner for allegedly covering up Iranian involvement in a 1994 bombing at a Buenos Aires Jewish center that left 85 people dead. Judge Claudio Bonadio also called on the Senate to begin procedures to strip her of her parliamentary immunity, which requires a two-thirds majority. The 64-year-old formerRead more

Kirchner says arrest order 'violates the rule of law'

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner lashed out Thursday at a judge's order seeking her arrest as "an excess that violates the rule of law." Judge Claudio Bonadio ordered her arrest and called on the Senate to strip her of her parliamentary immunity for allegedly covering up Iranian involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.Read more

Argentina judge orders arrest of ex-president Cristina Kirchner: source

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

An Argentine judge on Thursday ordered the arrest of former president Cristina Kirchner for allegedly covering up Iranian involvement in a 1994 bombing at a Buenos Aires Jewish center that left 85 people dead, according to a judicial source. The order also removes the judicial immunity of Kirchner, who served as president from 2007-2015 and is now a senator. SheRead more

Brazil's Gremio win third Copa Libertadores crown

Buenos Aires - Muslimchronicle

Brazilian side Gremio won their third Copa Libertadores crown on Wednesday with a 2-1 triumph over Argentina's Lanus in La Fortaleza stadium. Gremio arrived in Argentina off a 1-0 win in the first leg of the final in Porto Alegre, and bolstered their advantage with first-half goals from Fernandinho and Luan. Fernandinho's blistering left-footed shot -- after he had stolenRead more