• Record rains, flooding in Buenos Aires kill 5

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    A man rides a paddleboard after heavy rains lashed Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 2.

    A violent storm with torrential rain and powerful wind left five people dead Tuesday in Buenos Aires as it knocked out power, downed trees and damaged homes, officials said.

    A record 6.1 inches of rain fell in about two hours in some parts of the city.

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    Vehicles tossed by the storm sit along a street in Buenos Aires.

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    A woman looks at the flooded living room of her home.

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    A man perches above the water next to a boat in a flooded street.

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    Residents sit on a bench in a flooded public square.

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    A wall collapsed at a school in San Fernando, north of Buenos Aires, due to heavy rain and wind.

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  • Buenos Aires hosts tango world cup

    A couple rehearses before competing in the Tango Dance World Cup 2012, salon category, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 20, 2012.

    Natacha Pisarenko / AP — From Aug. 14 to 28 Buenos Aires hosts the Tango Buenos Aires Festival and Dance World Cup. Dancers from 32 countries compete in two categories of the championship:  tango Salon, with 357 couples participating and  tango stage with 134 couples. The two-week long event offers more than 500 free dance lessons, concerts and recitals. Hundreds of professional dancers teach the eight basic steps of tango in the city where it was born.

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    Italy's dancers Eloina Martins, left, and Paolo Nelzi, second from left, among others, wait to compete in the 2012 Tango Dance World, Aug. 20.

    Ramiro Perez sprays his hair before competing in the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup, Aug. 20.

    Dancers get ready backstage before competing in the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup, Aug. 20.

    Couples compete in the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup, Aug. 20.

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  • Natacha Pisarenko / AP

    Pole dancer Sharon Pacheco of Colombia stretches as she prepares to perform in the annual Miss Pole Dance South America 2011 competition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 11. Dancers from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela vied for a chance to participate in the 2012 Miss Pole Dance World Championship to be held in the United States.

    Dancer prepares for Miss Pole Dance South America 2011

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    Maybe the caption should include, "Don't try this at home," as I can only imagine the cramps that would ensue.

  • Daniel Garcia / AFP - Getty Images

    Picture of a carriage set on fire by furious passengers taken after firemen extinguished the last flames, near Liniers station in Buenos Aires, on May 2. Commuters infuriated by train delays Monday set fire to at least 11 cars on a rail line linking Buenos Aires to its populous western suburbs. Commuters reacted angrily after service was suspended following a derailment near a station in the city, but Justice Minister Juan Pablo Schiavi said the privately owned operator, Trenes de Buenos Aires, had lodged a complaint of "sabotage."

    Argentines burn trains, angry over delayed commute

    AP reports:

    Angry mobs in Argentina have burned train cars in at least three stations after a derailment caused long delays in Monday's commute.

    Police say the mobs also attacked ticket booths, train conductors and officers who tried to restore order.

    Huge plumes of smoke went up from at least three trains along the Sarmiento line, which links the capital with western suburbs.

    Dozens of people were involved and several were arrested.

    Buenos Aires Trains spokesman Gustavo Gago says it's not easy to set a train on fire, but the mobs appeared to be well-organized, destroying security cameras and coming prepared to for the arson attacks.

  • Denisse Pato Beratis / Reuters

    In this photograph taken with a mobile phone, a woman lies injured atop a taxi where she fell from the 23rd floor of the Hotel Panamericano in Buenos Aires on Jan. 24. A spokesman for the SAME emergency medical services told media that the unidentified 30-year-old woman survived with multiple injuries the fall onto the top of a taxi, whose driver had stepped out just moments before the impact. Hotel spokesmen confirmed that the woman fell from the 23rd floor, although she was not a registered guest, and couldn't confirm the reason for the fall.

    Woman survives 23-story fall onto a taxi in Buenos Aires

    By Carissa Ray

    It's amazing now that cell phones with cameras are the norm in so many areas, that moments we would have in the past had to depend on the imaginations of movie directors to witness, are now able to be captured by passers by.

    Read developing information on this story here.

  • Clash between resident neighbors and squatters at Villa Soldati camp in Buenos Aires

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    Makeshift shelters set up in the Indoamericano Park are seen at Villa Soldati neighborhood in Buenos Aires December 11, 2010. According to local media reports, three people were killed during clashes between neighbors who were protesting squatters occupying the park.

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    People carry the coffin containing the body of alleged squatter Juan Quispe, from Bolivia, during his funeral service in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010.

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    Children sit at a makeshift shelter in a land occupied by squatters of Villa Soldati neighborhood, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. Clashes between resident neighbors and squatters left, according to local media, at least four people killed and 30 injured after the neighbors tried to evict the squatters by their own means.

    By Elena Grothe

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  • Enrique Marcarian / Reuters

    Professional pole dancer Elizabeth Munoz of Peru performs her routine in the Miss Pole Dancing Argentina and Sudamerica 2010 competition in Buenos Aires on Nov. 6. Munoz won the title of Miss Pole Dancing Sudamerica 2010 in the professional category, beating 15 other finalists selected from around the region.

    Polar attraction

    By Katie Cannon, Senior Multimedia Editor

    While pole dancing is frequently associated with gentlemen's clubs, strip clubs, and the circus, it has actually become a recognized form of exercise in which participants receive both an aerobic and anaerobic workout. There are a number of pole dancing schools that offer classes from accredited instructors across the country. The artistic display of athleticism has taken a step beyond recreation and has become sporting, as pole dancing competitions have cropped up. While the contests have only been around for several years, a number of competitors are pushing for the sport to be included in the Olympics. The U.S. Pole Dance Federation's West Coast regionals just wrapped up in the Bay Area, and winners will advance to the U.S. Pole Dance Championships that will be held in New York at some point in March.

  • Martin Acosta / Reuters

    Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner greets sympathizers while accompanying the hearse of her husband, former President Nestor Kirchner, from the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace to the local airport for a flight to their home province of Santa Cruz, in Buenos Aires on Friday, Oct. 29. Tens of thousands of Argentines paid tribute to Kirchner, whose death rallied markets but robbed his wife and successor President Cristina Fernandez of her closest adviser. Kirchner, 60, was Argentina's most powerful politician and a leading contender for next year's presidential election.

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