The former military nurse made history last year after being appointed as the first female Jarl on Shetland’s second largest island, Yell. Different regions across the isles select a Guizer Jarl - a ...

Why being a female North Korean soldier is reportedly so harsh. Tropical Storm Melissa update as "catastrophic" conditions to ...

The Echo's first female reporter was a real trailblazer and led an extraordinary life - here are some of her memories ...

Aerial view of Lysefjord, Norway. Winding road, steep cliffs, and fjord landscape. Filmed in 4K with drone. No narration.

The Norwegian national, the husband of former Commonwealth Games 800m champion Diane Modahl, is accused of two counts of raping a child and five counts of sexually assaulting a child. He is also ...

The 15 European films to be pitched in Tallinn will compete for the €20,000 ($2) Eurimages Co-Production Development Award.

LOS ANGELES — Former investment banker Austin Beutner, an advocate for arts education who spent three years at the helm of the Los Angeles Unified School District, appears to be laying the groundwork ...

The U.S. Army has updated its grooming standards, effective Oct. 12, to realign with warfighting priorities. The new policy follows a recent directive that also eliminated most facial hair exemptions ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Mayra Diaz was a 17-year-old high school senior working toward enlisting in the Army when she heard the news that Spc. Vanessa Guillen, another young Hispanic woman with dreams of the ...

The soldiers have transitioned to a unique phase of “check-up days,” specifically developed for captivity survivors, including long-term medical monitoring. Six months after returning to Israel, five ...

Before Pete Hegseth became defence secretary, it is fair to say that he did not always see the point of women in some parts of the army. “Our military runs on masculinity. It’s not toxic at all, it’s ...

GENEVA (AP) — In the male-dominated world of soccer leadership, many of the trailblazing women have come from Norway. The Norway team at the Women’s European Championship is captained by the first ...