The popular Argentinian president has no need of nationalistic stunts. The reason may lie partly in her Patagonian roots

The Peronist leader combines glamour with political acumen, enormous popularity and a tough determination to beat down her rivals.

Online title: 'She's not just another Evita'

Young Argentines express surprising viewpoints 30 years after the war with Britain

Thousands have left Europe in search of employment and a more relaxed lifestyle in Buenos Aires

President Cristina Kirchner's running mate for October's election uses a Fender Telecaster guitar to get his message across

Thousands sign petition against opening of Nike branch on site of Cafe Richmond, once frequented by Greene and Borges

Cristina Fern‡ndez de Kirchner crackdown on sex workers comes as a surprise in a nation where prostitution is legal

The plates are chipped and it's had the same tables and chairs since 1954. So why are celebrities drawn to this small eaterie in Buenos Aires?

Bone with bullet hole found by Russians in 1946 came from an unknown woman, not the German leader

Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar was gunned down in 1993. In an exclusive interview, his son tells Uki Goñi why he had to seek reconciliation with the children of Pablo's victims