COLORS Magazine was willed into existence in 1991 by photographer Oliviero Toscani and art director Tibor Kalman. Its goal was simple: "to show the world to the world.” The publication looks at social issues around the world through thoughtful prose and meaningful visuals. Visitors can click on the Stories tab to click through a visual field of photos that lead to such stories as military service...

The Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs has made its Monthly Bulletin of Statistics available (after subscription) on the web. Each issue contains the tables from the print version to "present current monthly economic statistics for most of the countries and areas of the world." The countries for which data is available vary widely by table, and...