Friday, Apr 24th
Last update08:11:02 AM GMT
Human Rights Nordic countries top gender equality list; US is 27th
Nordic countries again topped this year's scorecard measuring equality between women and men in 130 countries. The gap between men and women was widest in Yemen, with Chad, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Benin, Morocco, Egypt, Turkey, Ethiopia and Bahrain near the bottom of the list.
The United States moved up four places to 27 this year, closing just over 71 percent of the gender gap.
 Two women reported to be relatives of assassinated Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani who were arrested... |
 The annual March of Return, which typically draws tens of thousands of Palestinians inside Israel, was... | ||
 A display of 20,000 teddy bears appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Thursday... |
 Israeli forces dispersed a student protest in the village of Umm al-Khair on Sunday, after barring... |
