Argentina Star
ArgentinaStar.com Tuesday 9th February 2010 Edition 40/2010
bullet Navigation corner
bullet Argentina News
bullet South America News
bullet World News
bullet Business News
bullet Entertainment News
bullet RSS Directory rss

bullet Market Indices corner
DJIA graph
DJI: 103.84 9908.39 1.04%
FTSE: 31.41 5092.33 0.62%
NAS: 15.07 2126.05 0.70%
Nikkei: 10.69 9941.13 0.11%

bullet They said it corner
"It is unfair you enjoy a safe life while our brothers in Gaza suffer greatly. Our attacks will continue as long as you support Israel. "
Osama bin Laden
The al-Qaeda leader was addressing U.S. President Barack Obama in a recently-released videotape.

bullet Exchange Rates corner
$£€ United States, Dollar Euro Argentina, Peso Brazil, Real Peru, Nuevo Sol
United States, Dollar - 0.732 3.837 1.867 2.894
Euro 1.365 - 5.241 2.551 3.952
Argentina, Peso 0.260 0.190 - 0.486 0.749
Brazil, Real 0.535 0.392 2.054 - 1.538
Peru, Nuevo Sol 0.347 0.254 1.335 0.649 -

bullet More Argentina News corner
UK Afghan death toll matches Falklands loss
Afghan death toll passes Falklands
UK Afghan deaths top Falklands war

bullet Sports corner
We are not ending our relationship: Jolie, Pitt
Gold for Indian boxers, women's football and men spikers
Wasim Akram included in probe panel
Inter Milan widen lead through win over Cagliari
Mallorca ahead of Sevilla in battle for fourth place
Alex Rodriguez gets cosy with Cameron Diaz
Zardari's interference in PCB's internal affairs damaging Pak cricket: Imran Khan
Gascoigne arrested for drink-fuelled disturbance in North Yorks

bullet Media corner
Twins learn of teen brother's death on Facebook
University worker accused of extorting student file sharers
TiVo: Super Bowl plays trumped ads
ABC News: Bi-Coastal Mess: Winter Strikes East and West
McClatchy Newspapers: As U.S. stocks fall again, should Greek debts worry us?
Kazakh Newspapers Protest Confiscations
Hariri to inaugurate annual gathering for newspapers, news publishers
EA's game arsenal coming to Facebook?

bullet Subscribe corner
Get Argentina Star headlines sent daily.

bullet Add Headlines corner
Add Argentina news headlines to your site.
Start here.
bullet Argentina Star corner
Breaking News
Afghan death toll exceeds Falklands War
The death of a soldier in Afghanistan yesterday took the number of fatalities in the conflict to 256, meaning more British service personnel have died in action in Afghanistan than during the 1982...

British death toll in Afghanistan matches Falklands
Britain vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan on Monday after the death toll there reached the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war, amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new onslaught is...
Death of three soldiers takes UK Afghanistan losses to 256 – more than in Falklands war
ve device (IED) on Sunday evening. Task Force Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel David Wakefield said: "Two of our comrades have been cruelly taken from us, but their bravery and fortitude will not...
More breaking stories
World News
Mogadishu residents flee impending fightMogadishu residents flee impending fight
There have been more terror attacks linked to rebel and government forces in Mogadishu,...

Terror attack averted in Pakistan
Pakistani police claim to have prevented an attack on a five-star hotel in Lahore, the country's second largest...
Sri Lankan army arrests former commander Sri Lankan army arrests former commander
Sri Lankan military officials have ordered the arrest of the former Army commander who lost the presidential...
More international stories
Business News
Finnish phone company to defend US lawsuitFinnish phone company to defend US lawsuit
Mobile-phone giant Nokia has indicated it will defend allegations made in the US that it committed securities fraud by concealing information about production delays and price...

Social sites causing concern to businessSocial sites causing concern to business
A report which has been released through IT security company Sophos, has shown that businesses are suffering more attacks from social media...
US now minor player in Latin American arms salesUS now minor player in Latin American arms sales
Russia has displaced the US as main supplier of arms to Latin American...
More business stories

bullet Hundreds try to escape during Uruguay prison fight corner

Montevideo, Feb 7 (IANS/EFE) Close to 400 inmates tried to escape from a prison outside Montevideo during a massive brawl between two groups of inmates, the daily Ultimas Noticias said Saturday.

The incident required the intervention of an elite National Police unit known as the GEO, which rushed to help the 15 prison guards on duty when the fight broke out, and which ended with one seriously injured convict being taken to hospital.

Why the brawl started is still unknown, according to the daily, though penitentiary officials quoted in the newspaper believe it was due to the overcrowded living conditions inside the jail.

Apparently it all began when some 60 inmates belonging to two different gangs started a fight in the prison courtyard, several of them armed with knives they had made themselves in jail.

As the battle unfolded, another 400 inmates who were in the courtyard at the time tried to get away by opening one of the prison gates amid the confusion.

The intervention of prison guards and their reinforcements from police and the GEO, who cordoned off the outside of the prison, kept the jailbreak from succeeding.

Friday afternoon a search of the Comcar prison on the outskirts of Montevideo led to the seizure of a grenade, almost 500 gram of marijuana, 35 knives and 30 liters of homemade alcohol.

In the same prison less than 10 days ago the authorities found a grenade, a handgun and more than 200 knives.

Human rights are 'systematically violated' in Uruguayan prisons due to the degrading conditions and overcrowding in which the inmates live, according to a recent report published by the United Nations.

The miserable conditions make inmate riots and protests a common occurrence.

The government announced in April of last year a plan to immediately combat overcrowding in jails, which included the transfer of 1,250 prisoners to new detention centres set up in government buildings, including barracks and hospitals.

According to 2007 figures - the latest available - Uruguay's prison population totals about 8,000 inmates.


bullet Argentina Star corner
A star in newspaper reporting, the Argentina Star provides a complete coverage of Argentina news, bringing you breaking news, what's happening in local and global sports, and a host of other features.

From the capital, Buenos Aires, extending to all parts of the country, neighbouring countries and the general region, the Argentina Star covers it all. And it doesn't stop there.

Global news, finance, and business reports are provided and updated regularly. Whether it's local, regional or international, news, sports or business, there can be no more comprehensive a coverage than that provided by the online newspaper, Argentina Star. That is our objective, and we strive very hard to achieve it.

The task is not always easy, as obtaining news in this part of the world in English can be very time-consuming and frustrating. Virtually all newspapers that publish in the region, and Internet news services, for obvious reasons report in the local language.

The Argentina Star is a resource for local news and information, and provides live, and updating weather forecasts for Buenos Aires and other major cities in the country. There's also a news poll where readers can register their votes on topical issues making the news.

bullet Feedback corner
  • Comments or suggestions for this site? Use our contact page.
  • Have your say. Post on our letters forum.
  • See what others say on our letters forum.
  • bullet Sponsored Links corner

    bullet Argentina Weather corner
    Bariloche11°C/52°F
    Buenos Aires24°C/75°F
    Cordoba23°C/73°F
    Mar del Plata18°C/64°F
    Mendoza27°C/81°F
    Rosario22°C/72°F

    Latin America
    National Weather

    bullet Movie Review corner

    bullet Europe corner
    Opposition leader slams Victoria government over attacks on Indians
    Swastikas, racist graffiti smeared on French mosque
    Polish-born artist completes 40-metre picture of late pope
    Pete Doherty voted worst celebrity neighbour

    bullet Seniors corner
    Study finds link between older mothers, autism
    Ohioan gets 44 years for retirement home standoff
    Elderly Alberta woman freezes to death, alone
    Older women have more abortions than teens

    bullet News Survey corner
    Stock markets around the world are falling again. How do you think they will fare by the end of the year?


    bullet Hotel Review corner
    The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, Canada
    The Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, Canada

    After getting off the Greyhound bus I trudged through the Whistler Village to the bottom of Whistler Mountain, and there to the...


    bullet Football corner