Bach waits in the wings as Rogge reign nears end

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 19:30

The six candidates bidding to be elected to the most powerful position in sport as president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) girded their loins for one final day of campaigning on Monday in Buenos Aires.

IOA continues to defy IOC on chargesheet clause

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 15:50

The suspended Indian Olympic Association continued to be in a defiant mood despite the IOC`s tough stand on the chargesheet clause, saying Indian law would prevail on these matters and the world body cannot force these provisions upon it.

Substantial support for Madrid`s Olympic bid

Last Updated: Thursday, September 5, 2013, 15:42

The final opinion poll on Madrid`s bid for the 2020 Olympics was published on Thursday, showing overwhelming popular support for the Games` return to Spain.

Major decisions set for IOC Session in Buenos Aires

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2013, 13:27

September promises to be an important month in the history of the Olympic Movement, with three key decisions scheduled to be made during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, over the next few days.

Jail chief quits after 13 escape Argentine prison

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 12:21

Argentina replaced prisons chief and offered reward worth USD 89,000 for help capturing 11 dangerous inmates who tunneled their way out of a maximum-security prison in a Buenos Aires` suburb.

13 inmates escape Argentine maximum security prison

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 10:18

Thirteen inmates escaped through a tunnel they dug in a maximum security prison in Argentina, officials have said.

UN failed to properly probe Baghdad bombing: De Mello partner

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 10:52

The United Nations has failed to properly investigate the devastating truck bombing that destroyed the UN mission in Baghdad 10 years ago and killed envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello, his former partner has charged.

Argentina begins doling out free `Viagra`

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 09:28

Argentina has begun distributing a free state-produced version of the erection-boosting drug Viagra for the first time, in a move intended to curb its misuse, health authorities announced on Thursday.

Buenos Aires to host 2018 Youth Olympics

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 22:04

The third Youth Olympics will be hosted by Buenos Aires in 2018, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge announced Thursday following a vote by the IOC members at an Extraordinary IOC Session here.

Heavy rains claim 54 lives in Argentina

Last Updated: Thursday, April 4, 2013, 11:05

The toll from the heavy rains that have lashed Buenos Aires and nearby parts of the country now stands at 54, Argentine authorities said.

Pope`s former neighbour recalls his `love` letter

Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2013, 21:26

Amalia Damonte, the Argentine woman who grew up as neighbour of Pope Francis, says she was very briefly the object of his affections when they were both 12.