The Brazil beach gig was far bigger – but Argentines filled a soccer stadium and clashed with police on the streets outside as the Rolling Stones rocked Buenos Aires with their A Bigger Bang tour.

Thousands of Argentines have taken to the streets for the third consecutive day, demanding the resignation of city officials they blame for corrupt and slipshod fire safety inspections that paved the way for a nightclub fire that killed 183 people.

Argentina football star Diego Maradona has checked out of hospital following 12 days in intensive care for heart and lung problems.

An Argentine judge has rejected a French request to extradite former Argentine Naval officer Alfredo Astiz, wanted for his alleged role in the deaths of two nuns during the South American country’s “dirty war”, a news report said.

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was arrested today as part of an investigation into illegal arms sales by his government during the 1990s, local media reported.