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Argentina Sinks Switzerland in World Cup QF

They will now face the winners of Belgium - USA for a place in the semifinals.

(RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil) - Angel Di Maria’s strike in the 11th hour of extra time sunk Switzerland and snatched Argentina a place in the FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.

A goalless draw seemed inevitable until, on 118 minutes, Lionel Messi produce one of his patented dribbles to set up the Real Madrid man, who duly booked La Albiceleste a trip to Brasilia.

Nigeria Through Despite Messi-Inspired Defeat

Even in a World Cup packed full of thrilling games, this was one of the best yet, and the tone was set as early as the third minute.

(RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil) - Argentina secured top spot in Group F and preserved their unblemished record at Brazil 2014 with a 3-2 win over Nigeria illuminated by braces for Lionel Messi and Ahmed Musa.

Alejandro Sabella's side will be joined in the Round of 16 by the Super Eagles, who contributed greatly to this enthralling match and progress due to Iran's defeat to already-eliminated Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Messi Leads Argentina to Victory Over Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Susic's side will now hope to regain some ground in their remaining group matches against Iran and Nigeria.

(RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil) - Lionel Messi created one goal and scored a brilliant second as Argentina kicked off their FIFA World Cup campaign with a 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Barcelona star provided the spark in a largely tense and evenly matched encounter at the Maracana, which ended with La Albiceleste having taken an early lead in Group F.

Pope Francis Linked to Exocet Missile Acquisitio​n, According to British Government Source

Margaret Thatcher's Death and Queen's Pending Resignatio​n are Connected.

(BRUSSELS / LONDON) - Whatever it is that dwells in Rome behind the mask of religion and empire is inexorably being revealed.

And its mask slipped further yesterday with more startling revelations involving the new Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio.

Argentina: Justice vs. The Rule of Law

The order of a judge in New York could cause havoc to Argentina's economy.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina ) - The majority of Argentina's creditors are bond holders who did not sell out to vultures when the default occurred in 2001.

They waited until a new government in Argentina offered to exchange the defaulted bonds for new bonds that would allow them to recover their losses. Argentina has vowed to keep on paying what it considers it's legitimate debts but not give a penny to the vultures.

Cowboy Rob

Cowboy Rob had been pushed from pillar to post ever since he arrived in Argentina last March.

(PATAGONIA, Argentina) - The latest chapter in the life of a wayward cowboy began with a garbled phone call on a sunny Monday afternoon.

Most of our calls are garbled because they are in Spanish and the earpiece in our cheap handset makes everyone sound like a frightened chicken. This call, however, was in English...

Malvinas in Britain`s Imperialist Claws

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner says the UK harbors secret plans to plunder the natural resources.

(TEHRAN) - The simmering tensions over the Malvinas Islands or Falkland Islands (off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic) as called by the British occupiers.

The British Royal Navy is planning to send the Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless, a state-of-the-art warship, to the region on her maiden mission

Occupy El Bolson

Public protest is firmly entrenched here as one of the central pillars of Argentine political life.

(EL BOLSON, Argentina) - I thought we were going to have occupy el bolson, but it turned out to be just more of the same ordinary everyday protest that we live with down here. If you are interested in the story, it is here for your disposal.

Last week we got word from our barrio information network that the occupy movement was to come Patagonia with a special edition of “Occupy El Bolson” this past Saturday.

RAF Tornado Pilots Abort Targets to Avoid Civilians

To kill or not to kill; for once it was not a question.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An article in The Telegraph by Con Coughlin today details the kind of moral military story we don't hear too often in our Wikileaks-based world.

Royal Air Force Tornado jets returned to their base after a raid on Libyan military forces loyal to Gaddafi, with their weapons still slung underneath the wings of their airplanes.

New Agricultural Agreement in Argentina: A Land Grabber`s `Instruction Manual`

The "instruction manual" contains a set of clauses entrenching a business model that maximises the company's profits and leaves it free of liability.

(BUENOS AIRES ) - What are the implications when one of China's most powerful agribusiness firms starts acquiring thousands of hectares of land in the Province of Rio Negro, Argentina for the production of soyabeans, wheat, and oilseed rape to ship back to China?