Diego Maradona broke his silence Thursday, a day after he was sacked as Argentina's national coach, saying he was betrayed and lied...

After losing his job as Argentina's football coach, Diego Maradona has accused Argentina Football Association president Julio Grondona of 'lying' and team manager Carlos Bilardo of...

The kangaroo and all other Aussie marsupials, such as wombats and Tassie devils, have a common South American ancestor, suggests new...

The Argentine Football Association had said several weeks ago that it planned to offer him a new four-year deal, and Maradona said Grondona asked him in a meeting Monday to continue but without seven...

BUENOS AIRES - ARGENTINA President Cristina Kirchner has expressed her sadness at Diego Maradona's sacking as national football coach, saying the star did not deserve his treatment. Kirchner...

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided not to renew Maradona's contract following the team's 4-0 defeat by Germany in the World Cup quarter-finals. Maradona, who was informed on Monday...

The countries agreed on Wednesday to set up a joint environmental programme to monitor water quality in the Uruguay River. The agreement puts an end to a seven-year dispute over the Finnish...

Argentina and Uruguay agreed on Wednesday to establish a commission of science and technology to monitor the Uruguay River on the border of both countries.The commission will include four scientists...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Diego Maradona says he was lied to and betrayed by Argentina soccer officials who decided not to renew his contract as coach of the national team. The former superstar...

Argentina named squad for a friendly against Ireland on Tuesday. World Cup players Lionel Messi, Javier Macherano and Gonzalo Higuain have been included in Argentina's squad for next month's...

MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Telefonica on Thursday reported a 16% rise in second-quarter net income and a revenue gain of 9%, beating analysts' forecasts, as weakness in its home market of Spain was...

MELINCUE, Argentina -- Sleuthing by high school students in Argentina has helped crack a three-decade-old mystery surrounding the disappearance of a Frenchman and his Mexican girlfriend during the...

BUENOS AIRES -- Carlos Saint James, who heads the Argentine Renewable Energy Chamber, is optimistic that Argentina could become the next Saudi Arabia when it comes to renewable energy sources...

Wellington Phoenix FC have signed Argentine midfielder Oscar Roberto Cornejo (L) for this Australian A-League season. 27-year-old Cornejo, nicknamed Toto, is an attacking midfielder who has played...

Diego Maradona says the decision to no longer coach Argentina was not made by him and accused national team director Carlos Bilardo of betrayal.Speaking for the first time since Argentine officials...

Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez, the forwards who led Uruguay to fourth place at the World Cup, were left out of the squad to play Angola in a friendly in August in Portugal.Coach Oscar Tabarez will...

Outgoing Argentina coach Diego Maradona has launched a sensational attack on AFA president Julio Grondona and director of national teams Carlos Bilardo, claiming he was "lied to" and "betrayed" and...

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Argentina and Uruguay have agreed to a joint environmental monitoring program along the shared Uruguay River, ending a seven-year pollution controversy over a Finnish paper mill...

Diego Maradona accused Argentine soccer chiefs of betraying him on Wednesday, a day after they voted unanimously to end his tenure as national team coach. The Argentine Football Association (AFA)...

By Luis Andres Henao Buenos Aires - Diego Maradona accused Argentine soccer chiefs of betraying him on Wednesday, a day after they voted unanimously to end his tenure as national team coach. ...

Uruguay and Argentina finally reached on Wednesday an agreement for the joint monitoring of the River Uruguay which should end the long-standing dispute over the construction of the Finnish...

An emotional Diego Maradona, looking to be close to tears, said Wednesday the decision to leave as Argentina coach was not made by him and accused national team director Carlos Bilardo of betrayal. ...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two bodies dug up in Argentina have been identified as a French activist and his Mexican girlfriend who disappeared during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship,...

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Diego Maradona has accused Argentina football chief Julio Grondona of lying and team manager Carlos Bilardo of treason in a bitter tirade against the two men he believes plotted...

BUENOS AIRES, July 29 — Diego Maradona accused Argentine football chiefs of betraying him yesterday, a day after they voted unanimously to sack him as national team coach. The Argentine...

Diego Maradona says he was lied to and betrayed by Argentina soccer officials who decided not to renew his contract as coach of the national team. The former superstar whose team was beaten by...

and throughout Latin America found upside support from a buying spree on Wall Street, following better-than-expected corporate earnings and forecasts from a number of companies,...

Zenit.org ).- A seminar currently under way in Santiago is analyzing current pastoral care for workers in Latin America and suggesting ways in which bishops can improve this ministry.The seminar,...

July 28 (Bloomberg) -- Diego Maradona said he was lied to by Argentine Football Association President Julio Grondona and betrayed by the national team’s manager Carlos Bilardo before his...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- An emotional Diego Maradona, looking to be close to tears, said Wednesday the decision to leave as Argentina coach was not made by him and accused national team director...

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Diego Maradona on Wednesday accused Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona of "lying" and team manager Carlos Bilardo of "treason".Maradona launched his...

Argentina's football fans will have to get used to watching their team in action without their favourite legend on the sidelines. During the World Cup, where Argentina were at the wrong end of a 4-0...

eked out a slight gain and Mexican stocks ended higher Wednesday, but each market pulled away from intraday highs after the head of the U.S. Federal Reserve said the outlook of the economy was...

Last Updated: July 28. 2010 7:54PM UAE / July 28. 2010 3:54PM GMT As excuses go, it takes some beating. But then, Diego Maradona has always been a controversial character, as he showed in Mexico in...

A meeting with President and Prime Minister of Argentina Cristina de Kirchner is scheduled, to discuss the bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them in all fields. A number of agreements will...

Brazil's main stock index gained ground Wednesday, aided by a jump in Vivo Participacoes SA shares after a Spanish telecom heavyweight won its battle for control of the Brazilian mobile-services...