Gerry Hadden

Health workers attend a protest on October 7, 2014, outside Madrid's La Paz Hospital calling for Spain's health minister, Ana Mato, to resign after a Spanish nurse contracted Ebola.

At the hospital where a Spanish nurse got Ebola, workers say their training was poor

A Spanish nurse has become the first person known to be infected with Ebola outside of West Africa during the current outbreak. Spanish health officials are baffled why their anti-infection procedures failed, but workers at the hospital complained last year that their infection training wasn't good enough.

At the hospital where a Spanish nurse got Ebola, workers say their training was poor
New Zealand flag photo

New Zealanders will vote on whether to update their flag

New Zealanders will vote on whether to update their flag

The NJ governor's staff aren't the only politicos messing with traffic

The NJ governor's staff aren't the only politicos messing with traffic
German musician Heinz Ratz leading his refugee band on a recent night in Giessen Germany.  The tour is designed to draw attention to the plight of tens of thousands asylum seekers in Germany, many of whom wait decades in detention for their cases to be de

World music all-stars head out on tour, with a reprieve from German detention centers

World music all-stars head out on tour, with a reprieve from German detention centers

German Hipsters Not Winning Friends in Berlin

German Hipsters Not Winning Friends in Berlin

Spain Mourns for Victims of Train Derailment

The government in Spain has declared three days of national mourning, after last night's train derailment in the northwest region of Galicia. Dozens of passengers were killed, many were injured.

Spain Mourns for Victims of Train Derailment

Spain Arrests Members of Hells Angels Motorcycle Club

Police in Spain arrested 25 members of the Hells Angels motorcycle club on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca. Spanish authorities accuse the club members of drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, money laundering and corruption.

Spain Arrests Members of Hells Angels Motorcycle Club

Spain's Financial Crisis Sends Actors Into Homes

The bad economy and new taxes have deterred Spaniards from spending on culture and many theaters are closing, but a small group of actors may have found a way to survive.

Spain's Financial Crisis Sends Actors Into Homes

In Spain, Everyone Assumes Corruption

Corruption is rampant in Spain. It's so bad that even when corruption isn't at play, people assume it is. The World's Gerry Hadden tells the tale of a street closure in his own neighborhood in Barcelona.

In Spain, Everyone Assumes Corruption

Cyprus Banks Reopen

Banks in Cyprus reopen after a two-week closure sparked by negotiations over an EU-IMF bailout, but withdrawals are being tightly controlled.

Cyprus Banks Reopen

Need for Cyprus Financial Bailout Sparks Protests, Concern in Europe

Cyprus, like its Mediterranean neighbor Greece, needs a financial bailout. But a plan by the European Union to partially pay for the bailout with a tax of up to 10 percent on customers' bank deposits sparked protests and a run on ATMs in Cyprus.

Need for Cyprus Financial Bailout Sparks Protests, Concern in Europe

How to Avoid Eviction in Spain, If You're a Duke

A member of Spain's royal family is among those having trouble paying the mortgage, but apparently the Duke of Palma doesn't have to worry about losing his home. His bank has given him a four-year reprieve on payments.

How to Avoid Eviction in Spain, If You're a Duke

Yes, A Mediterranean Diet is Good For You

News of a new study showing that a "Mediterranean diet" is good for your health isn't really news for people in Spain.

Yes, A Mediterranean Diet is Good For You

Spanish Baker Starts a Bread War

A baker in the region around Valencia, Spain, has his own answer to the national economic crisis. He's selling loaves of bread for just 20 euro cents. Other bakers are furious, claiming he's selling below cost to put them out of business.

Spanish Baker Starts a Bread War

Disguised as Police, Armed Robbers in Belgium Net $50 Million Worth in Diamonds

Armed robbers have made off with a "gigantic" haul of diamonds after a rapid raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium.

Disguised as Police, Armed Robbers in Belgium Net $50 Million Worth in Diamonds