Pope Francis has paid a sombre and largely silent visit to the Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, becoming the third consecutive pontiff to make the pilgrimage to the place where Adolf Hitler’s forces killed more than a million people.

Monsanto has rejected a request by Argentina for more time to collect monies owed by small farmers for royalties on genetically modified soybean seeds.

Chelsea 2 Paris St Germain 2 3-3 on aggregate, PSG win on away goals

CBS News has released video from four stories it aired about the Falklands War in 1982, all part of a dispute involving Fox News Channel host Bill O’Reilly and his subsequent statements about covering the war.

A ‘time of great interior crisis’ early in his career turned Pope Francis into a family man and one who is determined that the Church puts the care of individuals above doctrine, writes Paul Valley

Manchester United’s new signing Marcos Rojo is facing a court case back in Argentina after allegedly injuring a neighbour in a fight with a bottle in November 2010.

Talks aimed at averting Argentina’s second default in 13 years has ended with bitter recriminations as the South American country said it could not accept a deal with US hedge fund creditors it dismisses as “vultures”.

The father of Argentina and Juventus footballer Carlos Tevez was released yesterday, eight hours after being kidnapped in the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Simon Zebo is targeting a place in Joe Schmidt’s Ireland squad for next year’s World Cup.

Argentina 17 Ireland 23

'Britain's Got Talent' finalists Paddy Jones and Nico Espinosa have had a massive argument just days before the final.

Napoli 2 Arsenal 0

Doctors have begun operating on Argentina president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner’s skull to siphon out blood that is pressuring her brain two months after she suffered an unexplained head injury.

The High Court has heard a Filipino woman's attempt to become an Irish citizen was blocked because she works as a live-in cleaner and cook in the Argentine embassy in Dublin.

Pope Francis is reaching out over social media to young followers gearing up for World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro.

Several people have died after a crash between two trains during the morning rush hour in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, officials say.

Maria de Buenos Aires uses tango to create a nightmarish underworld, says Jo Kerrigan.

Pope Francis officially began his papacy as the 266th pontiff today in an installation Mass simplified to suit his style, but still grand enough to draw princes, presidents, rabbis, muftis and thousands of ordinary people to St Peter’s Square to witness the inauguration of the first Pope from the New World.

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1982: Main events

Thousands of people flooded the streets of Argentina's capital in one of the country's biggest anti-government protests in more than a decade.

Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and jailed for 50 years for a systematic plan to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the military junta’s war on left-wing dissenters 30 years ago.

The death toll from a train accident in Argentina has risen to 50, with three children among those killed.

ROBERTO MANCINI can enjoy the festive period safe in the knowledge his Manchester City side are perched at the summit of the Premier League table on Christmas Day for the first time since 1929 and if they continue to brush past opponents as easily as they did Stoke, it will be hard to see them removed.

LAST time around, we had to wait until the very last game of the season for confirmation of what we had long suspected: Manchester United are not in the same league as Barcelona.

Dozens of passengers angered by a seven-hour train service suspension in Buenos Aires began rioting, causing serious damage to the city’s main station and injuring a dozen people, one seriously.

SO happy birthday Maradona, 50 today. And a belated happy birthday to Pelé, who turned 70 this day last week.

THIS was supposed to be all about an exciting forward player, revelling in his youth and capable of changing games on his own.

Argentina asked for US help in resolving the brewing dispute with the UK over the Falkland Islands, where Britain has begun drilling for oil.

The GAA has today announced that the GAA All-Stars tour will return to Buenos Aires in December when the 2008 and 2009 hurlers travel to the Argentine capital for the second time in eight years.

Abbey Travel has packaged a five-night trip which combines magical Rio de Janeiro and the Iguassu Falls.

Five Irish passengers on board an Antarctic cruise ship trapped in ice were tonight preparing to be evacuated to safety.

IT has become an iconic moment in Munster’s Heineken Cup defence.

THE final hours of the January transfer window made an inevitably frenetic start yesterday, as Premier League clubs tried desperately to bulk out their squads ahead of today's 5pm deadline.

Defending champion Steve Stricker reeled in four-shot overnight leader Hunter Mahan and grabbed the early second-round lead at The Barclays today.

The mayor of Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri is looking forward to hosting the Olympic torch and does not expect a repeat of scenes which have marred the global relay.

A train slammed into a bus at a rural Argentine rail crossing early today, killing 18 people and leaving at least 47 others injured, authorities said.

The first five-star gay hotel in Latin America opened in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, an increasingly popular destination on the worldwide gay tourist circuit.

A GOAL-SCORING cameo from defender Carles Puyol put Barcelona on their way to their second Champions League victory of the season to inflict Stuttgart’s second defeat.

SINCE the Rugby World Cup began a month or so ago, Ireland have been plagued with one piece of misfortune or ill luck after another almost on a daily basis.