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Finland says happiness is a skill which can be taught in an in-person master class in June. An all-expenses-paid trip for 10 will teach wellbeing, lifestyle, health and balance.

There are around 10,000 U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon. The U.N. says they will remain at their posts in southern Lebanon -- even as Israel conducts ground operations against Hezbollah.

The United Nations Security Council has made its choice for the next secretary general: Former Portuguese Prime Minister and former head of the U.N. refugee agency, Antonio Guterres.

While non-binding, the resolution passed Friday is bound to raise international pressure on Israel as a sign of widespread concern about its military campaign in Gaza.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports that high-tech companies are cutting jobs by un-hiring the new college graduates who have yet to report to work. The graduates are paid as much as two months' salary as an un-signing bonus.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that Iraq appears to be violating a United Nations program that allows it to sell oil and buy food and medicine for needy citizens. There's evidence that Iraq is re-exporting some of the food and medicine to other countries. Iraq refuses to allow UN inspectors to evaluate living conditions 10 years after the UN imposed economic sanctions. And it refuses to allow UN weapons inspectors into the country.

Child soldiers have fought by the thousands during the country's war. The Houthis signed what the U.N. described as an "action plan" to end and prevent recruiting or using children in armed conflict

Taurasi leaves her basketball career as the most decorated woman to ever play, with three WNBA titles, three NCAA titles and six Olympic gold medals to her name.

Just more than a year ago, Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) stood in the way of controversial U.N. ambassador pick John Bolton. The Bush administration worked around Senate opposition by giving Bolton a recess appointment to the job. Now Bolton is back up for Senate confirmation.

Host Bob Edwards talks to Newsweek Reporter Donatella Lorch about the UN embargo on diamond purchases from the rebels fighting to overthrow Sierra Leone's government. The UN hopes the ban will cut funding to the civil war, which has caused thousands of deaths in the West African country. Lorch says that implementing the embargo will be difficult for a variety of reasons.