News of palermo

Five charged over death of late One Direction singer Liam Payne

30-12-2024 16:09 Prosecutor's office announces that five people charged in the investigation into the death of British musician Liam Payne in October 2024 have been indicted, with two remanded in custody.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Father of late One Direction star arrives in Argentina

18-10-2024 13:10 Geoff Payne, father of late One Direction pop singer Liam Payne, arrives in Argentina ahead to oversee efforts to bring his body home.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Tributes pour in for Liam Payne after tragic death in Palermo

17-10-2024 21:47 One Direction members say they’re 'completely devastated' by loss of bandmate as fans gather to remember late pop star; British singer fell to his death from a third-floor balcony of a hotel in Palermo on Wednesday night; Investigators rule out foul play as preliminary autopsy results emerge.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

One Direction 'completely devastated' by loss of bandmate

17-10-2024 19:16 "We're completely devastated by the news of Liam's passing, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say," say One Direction bandmates in a statement.

TRAGEDY IN PALERMO

Liam Payne: What we know so far about circumstances of star's death

17-10-2024 15:46 The circumstances of pop star's Liam Payne's death at a hotel in Buenos Aires on Wednesday evening remain unclear. Here's what we know so far.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Late One Direction star remembered by fans, loved ones

17-10-2024 13:19 Tributes pour in Thursday for late British singer, who fell to his death from the balcony of a hotel in Palermo, Buenos Aires, on Wednesday.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Local media leak images of Liam Payne's hotel room in Argentina

17-10-2024 10:26 Upon the artist’s demise, images of the hotel where he was staying were shared online almost immediately. Details also emerge of calls to emergency services before tragedy in Palermo.

TRAGEDY IN PALERMO

‘I don’t believe it’ – Fans in Argentina mourn loss of Liam Payne

17-10-2024 01:17 Devastated fans flock to doors of Palermo hotel where British singer died Wednesday night, laying flowers and lighting candles in honour of late pop star.

by Cimran Naik

POP STAR TRAGEDY

Fans pay tribute to One Direction star who died at Palermo hotel

16-10-2024 21:58 Distraught fans gather outside the hotel in Palermo where British singer Liam Payne tragically died.

PALERMO RAIL CRASH

Courts probes two for Palermo train crash, but focus turns to signallers

13-05-2024 16:24 President Javier Milei’s government will declare a “railway emergency” following crash on San Martín line last week, reveals presidential spokesperson.

BREAKING NEWS

At least 30 people hospitalised after trains collide in Buenos Aires

10-05-2024 11:28 Emergency services and police on site after two trains collide in Palermo; At least 30 people transported to hospital in wake of crash, but no fatalities reported.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Platense, Rosario Central head to scorching Santiago del Estero for final

14-12-2023 15:11 Santiago del Estero possesses a fantastic-looking, shiny new stadium, and it is in the Madre de Ciudades that the unlikely duo of Platense and Rosario Central face off in the final of the Copa de la Liga this Saturday.

by Dan Edwards

PALERMO

Dead man's body found floating in Palermo lake

25-09-2023 16:58 Police and judicial sources working to establish cause of death after man estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old found dead floating at the Victoria Ocampo Lake in Buenos Aires City neighbourhood of Palermo.

CRIME & SECURITY

Suspect in fatal Palmero stabbing has long record of armed robbery

06-09-2023 15:33 Suspect Isaías José Suárez has been arrested 13 times before and convicted five times in the last 11 years. He now faces new charges for murdering engineer Mariano Barbieri in Plaza Sicilia, Palermo.

CRIME & SECURITY

City police make arrests in investigation into Palermo stabbing

05-09-2023 12:43 Two suspects have been arrested for the killing of 42-year-old Mariano Barbieri last Wednesday night in Palermo, according to police sources.

CRIME & SECURITY

Palermo gang rape victim tells court she didn’t consent

04-09-2023 16:04 Six detainees could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison for February 2022 gang rape; Trial, which is taking place behind closed doors, lasts into September.

CRIME & SECURITY

42-year-old man dies after fatal stabbing attack in Palermo

31-08-2023 14:50 New father Mariano Barbieri, 42, dies at hospital from wounds sustained in a fatal stabbing attack in Palermo; After being attacked and having his mobile phone stolen, the victim managed to stagger to an ice cream store where he pleaded for help and told police: "I don't want to die."