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Twelve Amazing Teens Changing the World
After receiving nearly 1,500 nominations for its 2006 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program, 12 inspiring kids have been recognized for their outstanding efforts to...
Healing the Wounds of War
Read an inspiring story on the 60 Minutes Web site about soldiers who are living without limbs, but doing so while helping others to...
Israel Opens Crossing to Gaza Eases Crisis
Israel made a decision to open the main cargo crossing to the Gaza strip for the first time in several months out of humanitarian...
In Southern Sudan, 250 demobilized child soldiers trade weapons for textbooks
UNICEF officials, parents, and local and military leaders celebrated the demobilization of 250 youngsters from armed forces and groups in Southern Sudan last week....
U.S. WWII Flying Ace Dies, Lived Heroic and Humble Life
Fred Christensen was an ace pilot in World War II. He always flew his P-47 Thunderbolt with a stray black cat he found named...
Hundreds of thousands of young Sudanese to go to school for first time thanks to UN aid
3 April – In a massive campaign to double the number of children in school as part of peace dividend, hundreds of thousands of...
Bald Eagle Numbers Soar
USA Removing Eagle from Endangered Species List
After nearly four decades on the endangered species list, bald eagles are soaring once again, their population climbing...
Palestinians and Jews: Working Together. Eating Together.
Palestinians and Jews have finally found a place where they can safely meet and listen to each other’s grievances and understand each other’s pain...
Special Knitting Forces Help Afghan Kids One Stitch at a Time
Susan Marcus Palau realized while knitting that she could bring a little comfort to the innocent victims of the “war on terrorism”, especially the...
Emotional Reunions for Koreans after 50 years
Emotions ran high this week at Seoul's Convention Center in South Korea as 100 Korean families from both sides of the border were reunited...
Goodwill Summit Ends 50-year Korean Cold War
The first meeting ever between the leaders of North and South Korea sparked friendship between former foes and produced an historic accord that pledges...
Old Enemies Turn Into New Heroes During Floods
Some good came out of the flooding that swept through Mozambique in 2000. At the same time as marooned Mozambicans on high ground were...
Greece and Turkey Advance a Friendship
Greece and Turkey came to the brink of war in 1996 over a deserted islet in the Agean. Last week, Greek Prime Minister...
83-Year-Old Reconnects Two Koreas
The founder of the Hyundai conglomerate, a self-made billionaire who left North Korea in 1933 at the age of 18 to seek his fortune,...
Ted Turner Donates $1 Billion to the U.N.
"Trying to set a new standard for gallantry," billionaire Ted Turner announced to a delighted gathering of United Nations supporters that he would donate...