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Pope Francis' maintained diplomacy while meeting with his political nemesis Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Monday.
Along with his name, Argentine Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio will be giving up his humble apartment in Buenos Aires for St. Peter's Basilica and title of Pope Francis I. But is he the leader the church desperately needs.
An ice bridge connected to a glacier in Argentina's Patagonia region collapsed and the footage was filmed by a tourist lucky enough to witness the rare show in person, Live Science reports.
Wednesday features a number of interesting friendly matchups including England vs. Brazil, Spain vs. Uruguay, and France vs. Germany. However the most unique confrontation of the day is the game between Sweden and Argentina. At the center of this matchup will be the highly anticipated battle between Lionel Messi and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. However, reports indicate that this clash of titans may not even occur.
The Davis Cup returned on Saturday for the World Group doubles matches, leading three teams to advance to the quarterfinals in April.
Queen Beatrix announced on Monday that she would abdicate the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander on April 30, 2013. The prince's wife, Princess Maxima, will in turn become the nation's first Argentine-born queen.
The Argentine president has again stirred up relations with Britain in a fresh demand for the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).
Argentinian officials in Cordoba were forced to close down a private mountain after a mass suicide doomsday event was posted on Facebook.
Lionel Messi has now established himself as the greatest goal scorer in soccer history after shattering Gerd Müller's 40 year record of 85 goals in a calendar year.
Barcelona is the best team in Spain and continues to hold a solid eight point lead over rival Real Madrid. They will look to make sure that remains intact (or extends if Madrid loses or draws) when they take on Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
Argentine born Sergio Aguero was nominated among the top 23 a year ago for the Ballon D'Or and has once again proven that he is one of the top players in the world.
Tuesday's match between Chile and Argentina has tremendous implications for the two squads.
The World Cup Qualifiers 2014 continue on Tuesday but before that, let us take look back at some of the best goals from Friday’s matches. They are in no particular order.
After last Sunday's Clasico, it was clear that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were the only true contenders for the Ballon D'Or 2012. Many expected the rivalry to get a closer look this coming as the two players returned to their national teams to help in the World Cup Qualifiers. However, after one game one player is starting to regain the lead for the best player of the year award.
The CONMEBOL enters Day 8 of World Cup Qualifications for the first time since September in the last set of qualification games in 2013. The top four has Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, and Uruguay. Chile sits in fifth while Venezuela breathes down their necks. Peru, Bolivia, and Paraguay are starting to fall behind as time runs out.
