Argentina

Argentina sentences ex-generals to life (Moldova.org)

30 Aug 2008

Two ex-military leaders from Argentina's former dictatorship have been sentenced to life in prison for ordering the deaths of an opposition lawmaker.The ex-generals -- Luciano Benjamin Menendez and Antonio Domingo Bussi, both in their 80s -- maintained their innocence, La Nacion reported.Menendez and Bussi were convicted of the 1976 disappearance and death of Sen. Guillermo Vargas Aignasse.Some ...

Argentina sentences ex-generals to life (UPI)

30 Aug 2008

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Two ex-military leaders from Argentina's former dictatorship have been sentenced to life in prison for ordering the deaths of an opposition lawmaker.

Argentina July Construction +9.8% On Year, +18.5% On Mo - INDEC (Nasdaq)

29 Aug 2008

BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Argentina's July construction activity was up 18.5% from the previous month and up 9.8% on the year, the national statistics agency, INDEC, announced Friday.