Feb 09 Watch Greek Deficit Sends Financial Tremors Through EU The financial markets remain unstable as disagreement persists within the European Union about how to deal with swelling debt levels in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Jeffrey Brown talks to an economist for insight. Continue watching
Apr 27 WHO Increases Swine Flu Alert Level By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization Monday raised its global alert level for the swine flu virus outbreak from a phase three to a phase four, verifying that the virus is spreading from human to human in community-level outbreaks. Continue reading
Jan 13 Prado Museum, Google Earth Partner Up To get a real close look at some of the best paintings housed in Spain's Prado Museum, you no longer have to trek to Madrid. Google and one of the world's most famous galleries announced Tuesday they have teamed up… Continue reading
Jun 09 High Fuel Prices Lead to Protests in Europe By PBS News Hour Truck drivers in Spain and Portugal blocked roads Monday to protest soaring global fuel prices, which also caused the national average price of gasoline in the United States to rise above $4 per gallon over the weekend. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch Surnames Reflect Changing Face of America The shifting balance of surnames in America reflects its rapidly changing demographics. Essayist Richard Rodriguez ruminates on the increasing occurrence of his own last name. Continue watching
Oct 31 Court Clears Alleged Ringleader, Convicts 21 in Madrid Bombings By PBS News Hour A Spanish court Wednesday convicted 21 people of involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people, but in a surprising move, acquitted an alleged mastermind. Continue reading
Feb 13 Watch Chavez’s New Policies Divide Venezuela Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's new policies, including the nationalization of oil, have received mixed reviews within the country. Margaret Warner gives a report from Caracas. Continue watching
May 11 Watch Africans Search for Better Lives in Europe The countries of Morocco and Spain are looking for solutions to stem the tide of thousands of Africans, who risk their lives traveling across deserts and straits to illegally immigrate to European shores. Continue watching
Mar 22 Basque Separatist Group Declares End to Violence By PBS News Hour ETA, a Basque separatist movement that has plagued the Spanish government for nearly 40 years, declared a permanent cease-fire Wednesday, ending a bloody campaign that has killed at least 850 people. Continue reading
Apr 02 Bomb Defused on High-Speed Train Rail in Spain A bomb was found under the tracks of one of Spain's high-speed rail systems Friday morning, halting the Madrid-Seville route at the start of the country's busy Easter week travel period. Continue reading