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Where Are the World’s Happiest Countries?

If you’re happy and you know it, you probably live in one of these countries.

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Do Not Return to Sender: 16 Kilos of Cocaine Mailed to U.N. Headquarters

A botched attempt at sending 16 kilos of cocaine lands the drug in the mailroom of the United Nations

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UN: One Third of Food Produced for Human Consumption Is Uneaten

A new report suggests that some 1.3 billion metric tons of food in the world is lost (on the production side of the food supply chain) or wasted (on the consumption side) each year. That’s about one-third of total edibles produced for humans.

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The Five Influential Women Honored at the DVF Awards

Iconic designer Diane Von Furstenberg hosted a fete Friday night in New York to toast Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Smart and three other inspirational women in honor of International Women’s Day.

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Exclusive: WikiLeaks Says Hillary Clinton Should Resign

In an exclusive interview with TIME, conducted via Skype from an undisclosed location, WikiLeaks head — and Person of the Year contender (place your votes) — Julian Assange said that America’s secretary of state should resign over cablegate. Video of the exchange after the jump.

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Haiti Rioters Blame Cholera on UN Peacekeepers

Protesters in Haiti attacked United Nations forces yesterday, accusing them of causing the country’s cholera outbreak.

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United Nations Report: Norwegians Have It Better Than You

Oh, come on, Norway. The competition isn’t even fun anymore.

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Real-Life Men in Black? UN to Appoint Space Ambassador

Forget negotiating conflicts in the Sudan.  The United Nations is set to act as earth’s first contact with aliens.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves before speaking during the Millennium Development Goals Summit at the U.N. headquarters in New York

Booin’ Near The UN: New York Gives Ahmadinejad A Piece of Its Mind

New York knows how to welcome Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

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Quotes: Barack Obama on the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks

“Many in this hall count themselves as friends of the Palestinians. But these pledges must now be supported by deeds,” – BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States, speaks from the U.N., calling on nations to support the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks (Via the Christian Science Monitor)