GENEVA — The Swiss government said Monday it has handed banking documents over to Argentina in a $25 million dollar corruption probe linked to former President Carlos Menem and French defense company Thales.

Argentine president decrees $2.6 billion in cash handouts for children of unemployed

Argentine leader decrees subsidies for poor kids

Argentine Congress considers legalizing same-sex marriage despite church opposition

Argentine Congress considers same-sex marriage

Argentine environmental secretary fined for failing to clean up river in Buenos Aires

Argentine enviro secretary fined for dirty river

Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil team up to protect Atlantic Forest, halt deforestation

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Three South American nations announced a joint plan Tuesday to establish protected zones in the vast Atlantic Forest as part of an effort to halt deforestation by 2020.

Uruguay Court rules amnesty unconstitional in dirty war murder; citizens to vote on law Sunday

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s Supreme Court on Monday declared unconstitutional a law that has provided amnesty to military officials accused of murders, disappearances and other human rights violations during the country’s dictatorship.

Argentine Senate approves law dismantling media monopolies, president to sign

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina’s Senate overwhelmingly approved a law that will transform the nation’s media landscape on Saturday, and President Cristina Fernandez quickly signed it into law.

Argentine astronomer calculated orbits of Halley’s Comet and Saturn’s outermost moon

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pedro Elias Zadunaisky, an Argentine astronomer and mathematician whose calculations helped determine the orbit of Saturn’s outermost moon, Phoebe, as well as Halley’s Comet, died Wednesday. He was 91.

List of endangered monuments from World Monuments Funds

Afghanistan: Old City of Herat

Argentina: Buenos Aires Historic Center, Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires

Apache to supply 50 million cubic feet per day of gas through Argentina’s Gas Plus Program

HOUSTON — Oil and gas company Apache Corp. on Monday said it secured new contracts to supply 50 million cubic feet of natural gas per day through Argentina’s Gas Plus Program.

Buenos Aires zoo officials say 3 endangered eagles to be released in the wild following rehab

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine zoo plans to release three endangered crowned eagles back into the wild after several months of rehabilitation during captivity.

Argentine team rescues adventure couple from dangerous hike atop Patagonian glaciers

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A British-French couple trying one of the world’s most difficult hikes — more than 250 miles (400 kilometers) of Andean glaciers that straddle the border between Chile and Argentina — had to give up after terrifying wind and snow nearly buried them alive.

Tango dance and music granted protected cultural status, put on UNESCO world heritage list

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tango was declared part of the world’s cultural heritage by the United Nations on Wednesday and granted the international seal of approval Argentina and Uruguay have long sought for the dramatic dance and its sensual moves.

The race to host the 2016 Olympics to come down to close finish at IOC vote in Copenhagen

LONDON — Close your eyes and imagine the possible scenarios in 2016.

Argentine police try to dislodge laid-off workers from Kraft Foods plant

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine police have used force to remove laid-off workers occupying a Kraft Foods plant since last month.

Threats reach Argentine president over radio during helicopter commute: ‘Kill her’ says voice

Argentina’s ‘Angel of Death’ spy on trial for deaths of 2 French nuns, journalist, activists

Argentine judge overturns decision to allow Latin America’s first gay marriage

Pope holds up ‘84 Argentina-Chile Beagle agreement as model of peace winning over war

Heavy rains in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil kill 12; over 20K forced to evacuate homes

Argentina leader urges US to do more to resolve Middle East conflict

SC panel says Gov. Sanford should face ethics accusations tied to probe into travel, finances

Colombia’s top cop: Escobar’s son directly involved in drug lord’s crimes

Israeli president predicts Chavez, Ahmadinejad will ‘disappear’ before long

Buenos Aires marriage license is a first for same-sex couples in Latin America

Pro-gov’t group defends Argentina media law, counters criticism from international editors

Press group: Latin American governments increasingly intervening in business of journalism

AP interview: 15 years after Pablo Escobar’s death, son comes forward, asks forgiveness

Latin America news editors: Region’s populist leaders restrict press freedom, silence critics

Trial begins for Argentina’s last dictator, ex-generals for kidnapping, torture and murder

Switzerland hands over banking documents in Argentina corruption case, official says