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Turkey-Armenian Thaw After Presidents Watch World Cup Match Together
An inspired meeting of rivals from Turkey and Armenia over a football match has opened a crack in the wall of silence between the...
Cyprus Leaders to Resume Direct Peace Talks
The leaders of divided Cyprus are to enter direct peace negotiations on September 3 aimed at ending the 34-year-old division of the island --...
Afghanistan Making Significant Progress in Mine Clearance
More than 38,000 anti-personnel mines have been cleared in the past six months across Afghanistan – one of the most heavily mined countries in...
El Salvador Ambassador Saved Thousands From Nazis
"He was El Salvador's equivalent of Oskar Schindler, a man who was given a chance to do something about the Holocaust - and...
Britain’s Oldest Man at 112 Years Has Great Memory (Video)
Britain's oldest man, thought to be one of three surviving UK World War I veterans, is celebrating his 112th birthday. He has a great...
WWII Vets Finally Get to See the Memorial Built in Their Honor
They last donned uniforms nearly 70 years ago, but thanks to volunteers and donations to the Honor Flight network, World War II veterans finally...
Four-Legged Heros Honored for Saving Lives of Owners, Infant
How many people owe their life to a loveable pet? The Purina Animal Hall of Fame this week honored five incredible dogs as heros...
Russia Closes Down Plutonium Reactor
"Russia has shut down a weapons-grade plutonium reactor as part of a deal with the United States to reduce the risk that loose nukes...
The 50th Anniversary Of The Peace Symbol
In case you missed this gem in Friday's 'On This Day in History' column (featured every day at the bottom of the Good News...
Disabled Veterans Serve in New Mission Tutoring Disadvantaged Kids
Amidst the flood of young disabled veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, a group of older veterans organized themselves to help ease the return...
Polish Priest Wins Templeton Prize for Uniting Science and Religion
Michael Heller, a Polish Roman Catholic priest and cosmologist whose intellectual and religious life has been grounded in the insights of both science and...
Marine Saves Iraq Dog Giving it New Florida Home
It all started with simple acts of kindness toward an abused and injured dog, just one more victim in the war in Iraq. Then,...
George Clooney Named UN’s Messenger of Peace
Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney has been apointed a United Nations. Messenger of Peace by the Organization's chief, Ban Ki-moon who recognized the actor as...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2007!
Looking back and choosing the top good news stories of the year was a happy exercise and I've concluded that 2007 was a good...
Homeless World Cup Film to Premiere at Sundance
KICKING IT is an intimate film that chronicles the lives of seven homeless athletes who achieve goals on the football field while overcoming poverty...
6 Things You Can Do Today To Launch Your Dream (Part Two)
Stephanie Ngo Pham came to the United States in 1979 as a Vietnam War refugee, arriving at New York’s JFK Airport cradling her three-month-old...
Gorillas Snatched Illegally Finally Returned to Wild
Four rare gorillas caught up in a five-year international tug-of-war are expected to finally be flown back to the wilds of Cameroon, their home,...
Massive New Rainforest Reserve Opens to Protect Congo Apes
A new nature reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will become the world's largest continuous protected area for great apes, particularly the...
Wildlife Makes Dramatic Return to Sudan
7,000 elephants, 1,500 giraffes, and 500 oryx antelopes have returned to Sudan after a 22-year civil war had driven them out. One wildlife official...
Korean Leaders Declare Commitment to Peace
Almost a year after North Korea tested an atomic weapon, the nation's leader pledged to permanently shut-down nuclear operations by year's end and pursue...