A Palestinian woman talks about going out on a limb years ago to work with left-wing Israelis on co-existence — an effort that ended in disappointment.
The president initially declined but then accepted the outstretched hand of a dancer at the state dinner in Buenos Aires. The first lady also took the floor for the famous Argentine tango.
The president's visit falls on the 40th anniversary of Argentina's military coup that led to the so-called Dirty War. He has promised to declassify documents shedding light on what the U.S. knew.
Authorities around the world are boosting security at airports and train stations after the suicide-bombings in Belgium. One option, used in other countries, is screening passengers at the front door.
At least 30 people died in the attacks at an airport and metro station in Brussels Tuesday. The identities of some of the victims are slowly being made public.
Belgium sends more Western fighters to Syria than anywhere else in the world. The problem now is that some 120 of those people have returned to Belgium, radicalized and with battlefield experience.
President Obama's plan to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay got its first formal hearing in Congress. Republicans said after the Brussels attacks, allies wanting to close the prison are likely reconsidering. And if the Guantanamo prison is a recruiting tool for terrorists, they asked, would not an American lockup have the same effect? Officials also confirmed that released detainees have killed Americans.