<span style="color: #222222;">In Argentina, a man attempted to shoot Vice President Cristina Kirchner near her home in Buenos Aires yesterday. Ms. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when a man emerged from the crowd and pointed a handgun in her face. President Alberto Fernandez said, the gun was loaded with five bullets but failed to fire when triggered. The assailant, who authorities identified as a 35-year-old man of Brazilian origin, was quickly arrested and the weapon was seized.<br />''<br />''Argentina's Security Minister Anibal Fernandez said, that Police would open an investigation. According to local media, the attack underscores rising political tension in Argentina and around the region.</span><br />