August 3, 2006
A U. K. truck dealer is selling his British Harrier fighter jet for $38,000. According to The Sun, Christ Kelly is participating in the Auto Trader exhibit to find a buyer for his jet and claims the Harrier saw action in the Falklands War against Argentina.
|
|
June 29, 2006
Two days before Germany faces Argentina in the World Cup, Argentina tax officials confiscated a man's plasma tv because of tax evasion. According to press reports, it was the latest move in a shock campaign by Santiago Montoya, the top tax man in Buenos Aires province, to stop tax evasion in Argentina.
|
|
|
June 28, 2006
Three World Cup soccer fans pretended to be disabled in order to buy cheap tickets - but were then thrown out after being caught dancing in excitement during the game. The three fans, all from Argentina, even bought wheelchairs in order to get a better glimpse in a special section of the soccer stadium in order to watch their country play against Holland.
|
|
May 12, 2006
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Friday became victim to a bikini protester's charm during a protest against his country's plans to start up a pulp mill. The half dressed lady forced herself into a photo of European and Latin American leaders only to see Chavez give her a kiss. A Greenpeace activist and carnival queen, Evangelina Carrozo, walked pass security men and stripped herself in a bikini and long leather boots. Carrozo carried a placard that read, "No pulp mill pollution. "
|
|
April 27, 2006
A parrot has spent five days under police "interrogation" in prison in Argentina in a related custody case. Two neighbors, Jorge Machado and R. Vega, were disputing ownership of the bird and locked in a fierce custody battle.
|