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Queen Elizabeth Visits UN, Ground Zero in NYC Tour

UNITED NATIONS (July 6) -- In her first address to the U.N. General Assembly in more than half a century, England's Queen Elizabeth II urged the world body to provide leadership on global challenges like climate change, poverty and terrorism, stressing that "so much remains to be done." At the same time, in her...

UFOs at the UN -- A Close Encounter

(June 25) -- Will the European Union disclose any UFO files it might have, as one lawmaker called for several days ago, perhaps bringing new facts to a field long relegated by government officials as science fiction? Maybe, but this isn't the first time world leaders have had a close encounter with UFOs. As AOL News...

Report: India Has More Cell Phones Than Toilets

(April 19) -- In the global rush toward modernization, some luxuries are outpacing the necessities. According to a new study released by the United Nations University, more people in India now own cell phones than have access to proper sanitation, including the use of a toilet. In 2008, just 366 million of India's 1.2...

Maternal Death Studies Spark Public Health Debate

(April 14) -- Editors of a prestigious medical journal and experts at the United Nations are clashing over global maternal death rates, with the dispute revealing how politics can play into public health issues. On Monday, researchers at the University of Washington published surprising findings in The Lancet medical...

Five Ways to Check on How to Donate to Haiti

(March 31) -- In the weeks following the earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of people asked me to whom they should give donations. I made cursory recommendations based on organizations whose work I already knew. But for the most part, I put off their questions. I did so for two reasons. First, I knew the real need for aid in...