Mar 14 U.N. Country Rankings Show Fastest Progress in Developing Nations By Larisa Epatko An annual assessment of 187 countries released Thursday shows the economies of countries such as Brazil and China continuing to grow, but also improvements in areas such as education and income in more than a dozen developing nations. 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
Mar 11 Watch Western Allies Have ‘Muted’ Response to Kenya’s Presidential Election For more on the local and global fallout from the latest presidential election in Kenya -- a key ally of the United States -- Gwen Ifill talks with Jendayi Frazer, former U.S. assistant secretary of State for African Affairs. Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch As UN Levels New Sanctions, Pyongyang Threatens Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack As UN Levels New Sanctions, Pyongyang Threatens Pre-emptive Nuclear Attack… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch News Wrap: U.S. and China Push for New Sanctions on North Korea In other news Tuesday, the U.S. and China pushed the UN for new sanctions on North Korea against the country's nuclear program. Also, the Senate Intelligence Committee approved John Brennan for CIA director, moving his nomination on to the full… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch Examining the Decision to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Syrian Opposition Forces Examining the Decision to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Syrian Opposition Forces… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch News Wrap: Thousands of Shiites Protest Deadly Bombing Pakistan In other news Monday, thousands of Shiites in Pakistan protested for a second day against a bombing that killed 89 people. Also, U.N. investigators are calling for suspected Syrian war criminals to come before the International Criminal Court. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Assessing the Threat of North Korea’s Nuclear Program North Korea's launch of another nuclear test has triggered panic in the west. Jeffrey Brown gets an assessment of North Korea's nuclear capabilities from Charles "Jack" Pritchard, former special envoy for North Korea negotiations under President George W. Bush, and… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch United Nations, World Leaders Condemn North Korea’s High-Level Nuclear Test North Korea launched its third high-level nuclear test since 2006, triggering global outcry and an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Jeffrey Brown reports that the latest test comes just weeks after the U.N. voted to impose more sanctions… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch News Wrap: Interim Senator Named as John Kerry Gives Farewell Speech In other news Wednesday, John Kerry gave his farewell speech on the floor of the Senate before starting his new position as secretary of state. Also, donor countries pledged more than $1.5 billion in humanitarian aid for Syria. Continue watching