Mar 25 Argentine filmmaker remembers his country’s disappeared By Meredith Lee As President Barack Obama concluded his Latin America trip in Argentina this week, he sought to mend one of the U.S.’s most historically troubled relationships in the region involving the rise of a brutal military regime. Continue reading
Mar 24 Hello, Buenos Aires: The Obamas do the tango By Josh Lederman, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — He could not resist the forbidden dance. President Barack Obama wasn't in Argentina for 24 hours before he found himself doing the tango Wednesday night. Continue reading
Mar 24 Obama: U.S. slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina By Josh Lederman and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States was slow to speak out for human rights in Argentina during a dark chapter that still haunts South American nation, but pledged that his administration will do… Continue reading
Mar 23 Obama: U.S. will go after ISIS aggressively By Josh Lederman, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A day after bombs ripped through Brussels, President Barack Obama declared that fighting the Islamic State is his "No. 1 priority" and pledged that the United States will pursue the jihadist group until it is destroyed. Continue reading
Mar 23 In Buenos Aires, Obama aims to boost Argentina’s new leader By Josh Lederman, Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — After years of anti-American posturing by its leader, Argentina has a new president whose outstretched hand has been eagerly accepted by the United States. President Barack Obama on Wednesday rewarded the South American nation with a… Continue reading
Dec 10 Argentina’s new conservative president signals end of Peronist populism By Meredith Lee Argentina’s newly elected center-right President Mauricio Macri signaled his intentions to overturn more than a decade of wide-ranging leftist fiscal and social policies forged by the country’s outgoing Peronist party in his inaugural address Thursday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Argentina ousts incumbent presidential party in runoff election By Meredith Lee In a historic runoff election Sunday, Argentina elected Buenos Aires' pro-business mayor Mauricio Macri over Daniel Scioli, a member of the Victory Front party with President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 7:35 How the children of Argentina’s ‘disappeared’ are being reunited with their birth families By PBS News Hour During Argentina's military dictatorship, as many as 30,000 people simply “disappeared,” including some young, pregnant women, whose babies were then given to couples deemed sympathetic to the regime. What happened to those children, who are now adults? Retro Report, distributed… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 54:14 PBS NewsHour full episode October 19, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Slovenia reopens its border to migrants. Also: More Mideast unrest as Secretary of State John Kerry calls for peace, awaiting decisions from Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan, VW owners left in limbo after the emissions… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch How a low-profile priest transformed into Pope Francis By PBS News Hour Continue watching