Morning Briefing

Save the Children's 13th annual "State of the World's Mothers" report, released Tuesday, "shows Niger as the worst place to be a mother in the world -- replacing Afghanistan for the first time in two years," and ranks Norway as the best place to be a mother, according to a Save the Children press release. "The ranking, which compares 165 countries around the globe, looks at factors such as mothers' health, education and economic status, as well as critical child indicators such as health and nutrition," the press release notes (5/8). "In addition to its annual ranking, the charity's report emphasized the issue of children's nutrition," Global News Desk writes, adding that the report "noted that one in four of the world's children are chronically malnourished or stunted -- with little access to proper nutrients" (Diao, 5/8).