Argentine ex-leader to face graft trial

An Argentine judge Friday said that ex-president Cristina Kirchner must face trial over alleged corruption related to the awarding of public contracts in her southern political stronghold of Patagonia. Cristina Kirchner is suspected of "illicit association," "irregularities in the awarding of public contracts in the province of Santa Cruz," and having benefited from contracts awarded to Baez's Austral construction group to the tune of $2.4 billion, according to the Judicial Information Center (CIJ).