Apr 12 Family feud may threaten France's far-right party By Daniel Costa-Roberts It's a tale of political melodrama -- long-simmering tensions between the father and daughter who lead France's insurgent far-right political movement threaten to escalate into a full-blown schism, threatening their party's ascendency. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 2:44 What do the numbers say about trouble for China's economy? By PBS News Hour As the second-largest economy in the world, China's official growth rate is one of those statistics that people around the world pay attention to. But some say there is evidence that its economy is in greater trouble than can be… Continue watching
Apr 12 Kerry tells opponents of Iran nuclear deal to 'hold their fire' By Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is urging congressional opponents of an emerging nuclear deal with Iran to "hold their fire" until they see a final agreement later this year. Continue reading
Apr 12 Nearly half of Spain's electricity came from renewables last month By Carey Reed In March, 47 percent of Spain's electricity came from renewable sources. Continue reading
Apr 12 Can Obama sell both Iran and Cuba plans to Congress? By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press After triumphs abroad, President Barack Obama is finding stern challenges at home to his foreign policy breakthroughs, facing hard sells to skeptics over U.S. shifts, first on Iran and now Cuba. Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 25:15 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 11, 2015 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 11, 2015, the United States and Cuba take another step toward normalizing relations, the Obamas release their tax returns; find out what they paid and what they give, and in our signature segment, the… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 3:28 Staying power? How durable are improved relations with Cuba? By PBS News Hour President Obama's and Cuban President Raul Castro's meeting Saturday is being heralded as a new era of diplomatic relations between the two countries. But many obstacles still remain until the two can reach normalized ties. Carla Robbins, an Adjunct Senior… Continue watching
Apr 11 In historic meeting, Obama and Castro vow to turn page on relations By Jim Kuhnhenn, Josh Lederman, Associated Press The leaders of the United States and Cuba held their first formal meeting in more than half a century on Saturday, clearing the way for a normalization of relations that had seemed unthinkable to both Cubans and Americans for generations. Continue reading
Apr 11 El Salvador set to become deadliest peacetime country in the world By Tracy Wholf March of this year was the most deadly month on record in El Salvador in more than a decade. Continue reading
Apr 11 Obama, Castro vow to pursue new future for US and Cuba By Josh Lederman, Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press Cuban President Raul Castro, in a speech to the Summit of the Americas, ran through an exhaustive history of perceived Cuban grievances against the U.S. dating back more than a century. Continue reading