REUTERS
Mazlan Othman
E.T. -- phone the UN!
If an alien ever lands in your back yard and says, "Take me to your leader," the United Nations is giving you someone to call.
Mazlan Othman, an obscure Malaysian scientist, will be named as the Earth's official alien-spacecraft greeter. She's expected to announce her new role at a conference next week.
While Hollywood and most Americans assume the president of the United States would speak to aliens on behalf of earthlings, the United Nations thinks real extraterrestrials should get a more globalized response.
Othman, head of the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, backs that view.