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100,000 Attend Vatican Peace Vigil for Syria
Over 100,000 people gathered at St. Peter's Square Saturday following Pope Francis' call for a day of fasting and prayer for peace in Syria....
American Ship Delivers Wheat to Feed One Million Syrians
A U.S. ship carrying enough wheat to feed more than one million people for four months was delivered for distribution to the Syrian people....
UK Contribution Provides Syrians With Lifeline of Food
Amid mounting concern about the deepening suffering caused by conflict in Syria, the United Nations World Food Program last week welcomed a generous contribution...
Turkish Leader is Hero for Opening Doors to Syrian Refugees
Treated to a hero's welcome, Turkey's prime minister met Syrian refugees Sunday for the first time since his country opened its doors to tens...
Syria Releases 500 Political Prisoners in Nod to Arab League Peace Plan
Syrian authorities have released more than 500 prisoners accused of involvement in anti-regime activities, state TV reported Thursday, in what appeared to be another...
Arab League Votes to Suspend Syria After Violence
In a stinging rebuke to President Bashar Assad, the Arab League voted Saturday to suspend Syria’s membership if his government does not take steps...
Lebanon, Syria to Establish Diplomatic Relations
Western countries welcomed a historic decision by Lebanon and Syria to open diplomatic relations after talks with the French president Saturday. ...
U.S. and Iraq Invite Iran and Syria to ‘Neighbors Meeting’
In an about-face, the U.S. joined Iraq in a new diplomatic initiative to invite Iran and Syria to a “neighbours meeting” to discuss stabilizing...
Good News in History, November 5
555 years ago, Guru Nanak, the spiritual teacher and founder of Sikhism, was born. A poet, mystic, philosopher, and singer, Guru Nanak’s philosophy centered on...
Good News in History, October 23
Happy 70th Birthday to Ang Lee, the filmmaker who was a stay-at-home dad before gaining fame for directing the Oscar-winning films Brokeback Mountain and...
Good News in History, October 8
On this day in 1945, the microwave oven was patented by Percy Spencer. The self-taught engineer from Howland, Maine, employed by Raytheon at the...
Good News in History, September 7
Happy 94th Birthday to Walter Sonny Rollins was born. Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, Rollins' seven-decade career...
Good News in History, August 23
Happy 73rd Birthday to DC's own Lisa Halaby, famously known to the world as Queen Noor of Jordan. The second-generation Washingtonian married King Hussein...
The Stonehenge ‘Altar Stone’ Mystery is Solved: It Came from Scotland 460 Miles Away
It may have been transported around the coast by sea, or by some sophisticated method the nature of which has not yet been revealed,...
Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
4,000-year-old Tablet Describes Ancient ‘Lunchables’ of Cheese and Meat Carried in a Box
At the ruined site of a 4,000-year-old civilization in Anatolia, clay tablets have been found documenting a mundane but nonetheless fascinating aspect of culture:...
Good News in History, June 26
80 years ago today, the inspirational United Nations Charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco, a document that began with the following:...
Good News in History, May 6
70 years ago today Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old British medical student, became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes—significant because...
Good News in History, April 26
70 years ago, Seven Samurai was released in theaters, the epic cinematic masterpiece co-written, directed, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. A technical and creative...
Good News in History, March 20
205 years ago today, the Burlington Arcade opened in Piccadilly, London. It is one of the precursors of the mid-19th-century European shopping gallery and...