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Swiss hand over banking info to Argentina

The Swiss government said Monday it has handed banking documents over to Argentina in a $25 million dollar corruption probe linked to former President Carlos Menem and French defense company Thales.

Argentina bombing whistleblower allegedly tortured

A criminal attorney who accused former President Carlos Menem of covering up the nation's worst terrorist attack testified Wednesday that he was kidnapped and tortured last week by masked gunmen seeking information about the case.

Argentine ex-President Menem refuses to testify

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem has refused to testify in his trial on charges of illegally trafficking arms during the 1990s.

Argentine ex-president charged in video conference

A three-judge panel formally charged former President Carlos Menem with arms trafficking Friday as he watched on live video from hundreds of miles away because doctors say he is too ill to travel.

Argentine judge links ex-president to bombing

An Argentine judge ordered former President Carlos Menem Thursday to testify at an upcoming trial over an alleged cover-up after a 1994 bombing of a Jewish center that killed 85 people.

Argentine ex-president no-show as arms trial opens

Former Argentine President Carlos Menem was a no-show Thursday at the opening of his trial on charges of illegally selling arms to Ecuador and Croatia in the early 1990s.

Argentine prosecutor seeks Menem arrest

A prosecutor sought the arrest of former President Carlos Menem on Thursday, accusing him of covering up the involvement of a Syrian-Argentine businessman in the bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people.

Divorce is final for former Argentine president

Former Miss Universe Cecilia Bolocco says her divorce from former Argentine President Carlos Menem is complete.

Ex-Argentine Leader in Stable Condition

Former President Carlos Menem was in stable condition Wednesday, a day after collapsing while delivering a speech in central Argentina, authorities said.

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Menem: the other side of Cristina Kirchner
Source: blog.panorama.it

Former Argentine president attacks the first lady, favorite candidate in the elections on October 28. Populism, corruption and nepotism are his accusations. And he declares Cristina also enriched during the days of last dictatorship (exclusive interview in Italian and in English)

Menem charged with weapons sales
Source: BBC News

Argentina's former President Carlos Menem has been charged with involvement in the illegal sale of weapons to Croatia and Ecuador during the 1990s. His passport has been withdrawn and assets worth $120m (£60m) frozen to pay for any fine resulting from the case.

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