Jun 16 Kerry tours Arctic Circle to see climate change impact By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited Norway's extreme north, viewing areas where climate change has melted ice and opened new sea lanes. Continue reading
Dec 15 Denmark stakes claim to oil-rich North Pole By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Monday, the European nation delivered an official claim to a United Nations council in New York, part of a the race to own the Arctic that includes Norway, Canada and Russia. Continue reading
Nov 14 Don't count on corporate gender quotas to break the glass ceiling By Simone Pathe Could increasing the percentage of women on corporate boards have a trickle-down effect on the workforce? That's not the case when quotas, and later sanctions, are used to force businesses to invite more women to the boardroom. Continue reading
Feb 08 What we're watching Saturday By Kayla Ruble PBS NewsHour is following the news of the day, from Afghanistan to Sochi. Continue reading
Mar 14 Top Five and Bottom Five Countries in U.N. Ratings By Larisa Epatko As in the U.N. Development Program's last review in 2011, Norway reigns supreme and the United States made the top five, while the African nations of Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo came in last. Continue reading
May 08 Watch The Best and Worst Places to Be a Mom Norway is the healthiest country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report released by the international non-profit Save the Children. The worst: West Africa's Niger. Gwen Ifill and Save the Children President Carolyn Miles discuss… Continue watching
May 07 Best and Worst Countries for Moms By Jenny Marder Save the Children Report: Best and Worst Countries to be a Mom… Continue reading
Apr 16 Watch News Wrap: 6 U.N. Observers Arrive in Syria to Monitor Cease-Fire In other news Monday, an advance team of six U.N. observers arrived in Syria overnight to monitor a fading cease-fire. The Syrian army shelled several districts in Homs and at least 14 were killed in blasts, according to activists. Also,… Continue watching
Nov 02 Norway Tops U.N. Development Ranking; DR Congo Comes in Last By Larisa Epatko The Democratic Republic of Congo, with its ongoing violent struggle over natural resources, and Norway, with its $255 billion GDP, find themselves on opposite ends of the spectrum in the U.N. Development Program's annual rankings released Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Norway's FM: Many Questions Yet to Be Answered on Attacks The deadly attacks in Norway on July 22 marked the country's worst violence since World War II. Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store joins Judy Woodruff to discuss how the nation is coping, how the Internet is affecting extremism, the… Continue watching