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The head of the United Nations has called on Britain and Argentina to avoid any escalation of the row over the Falkland islands. Ban Ki-Moon made the plea as Buenos Aires told the UN that Britain had turned the dispute ‘nuclear’.

In Buenos Aires, we recently learned, the ubiquitous “No problem,” of contemporary English conversation is replaced by the phrase “No hay drama” — or, translated literally: “There is no drama.”

The ornate architecture of Buenos Aires, spanning colonial, art deco and neo-gothic styles, could easily have been lifted from Paris, Barcelona or Rome.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - London's U.N. ambassador warned Argentina on Friday that Britain would "robustly" defend the Falkland Islands if necessary, but added that his country remained open to bilateral talks with Buenos Aires on any issue except the islands' sovereignty.

Long Beach Opera presents "Maria de Buenos Aires" at the Warner Grand Theatre in San Pedro.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A former U.S. diplomat testified Thursday that American officials knew Argentina's military regime was taking babies from dead or jailed dissidents during its "dirty war" against leftists in the 1970s, and it appeared to be a systematic effort at the time.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - A former U.S. diplomat testified Thursday that American officials knew Argentina's military regime was taking babies from dead or jailed dissidents during its "dirty war" against leftists in the 1970s, and it appeared to be a systematic effort at the time.

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BUENOS AIRES - Argentina will officially lodge a protest against Britain's 'militarization' of the disputed Falklands islands with the United Nations on Friday, officials said.

Buenos Aires (dpa) - "I have instructed our foreign minister to make a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council and Assembly about this militarization of the South Atlantic," she said late Tuesday. The area includes the Falkland Islands, or Islas Malvinas in Spanish, which have been British territory since 1833 but are claimed by Argentina. A two-month conflict in 1982 between the ...