Argentina formally requested that Chile extradite former President Carlos Menem to face corruption charges.

Argentine judicial authorities issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Menem – the second in a week against the former president.

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem has become a father again at the age of 73.

FORMER president Carlos Menem and Santa Cruz province Governor Nestor Kirchner will face off in Argentina’s first-ever presidential run-off on May 18, battling it out over how best to solve the crisis that has crippled Latin America’s third-largest economy.

The Argentinian presidential election on Sunday will be one of the closest in decades, according to opinion polls today.