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China Rescues 115 Miners Trapped for 8 Days
More than 100 Chinese miners were pulled out alive Monday after being trapped for over a week in a flooded coal mine, where...
Angelina Jolie Continues to Do That Hero Thing
With her many good deeds, Angelina Jolie is quietly becoming a modern-day Mother Teresa, particularly in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the UN...
Obama Names Charities to Share His $1.4 Million Nobel Award
President Obama named ten charities this week that will share the $1.4 million award that comes with his 2009 Nobel peace prize.
“These organizations do...
Taliban’s Top Military Commander Captured
The Taliban's top military commander has been arrested in a joint CIA-Pakistani operation in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi, two Pakistani intelligence...
U.S. Unveils Plan to Help Afghan Women Build Better Lives
Empowering women is critical to improving life in Afghanistan and key to a brighter future there. Last week the Obama administration unveiled a plan...
American Muslims Work With Mormans to Help Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti
As churches worldwide mobilize in Haiti’s greatest time of need, a spirit of cooperation is highlighted by Muslims in the US and their ongoing...
Japan Pledges $5 Billion to Rebuild Afghanistan
Japan pledged this week to provide $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan over the next five years to and to speed the delivery of...
Canadian Soldiers Adopt Lone Monkey in Kanduhar
A little monkey named Lucy has become the apple of the eye of a group of Canadian soldiers working out of Kandahar Airfield....
Al-Qaida Faces Recruitment Crisis, Anti-terrorism Experts Say
Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida is under heavy pressure in its strongholds in Pakistan's remote tribal areas and is finding it difficult to attract...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Jolie-Pitt Mark Refugee Day with $1M Donation and Emotional Speech
Actress Angelina Jolie commemorated World Refugee Day in Washington last week. She is the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for refugees and has...
The World’s Most Peaceful Nation Named
The South Pacific nation of New Zealand, already renowned for it's scenic beauty, has strengthened its idyllic image by being named the Most Peacful Nation...
Buy One Ikea Solar Lamp, One Free to a Child Refugee
Starting this month, every sale of a solar powered bedside lamp at IKEA will generate an additional lamp as a donation to a child...
Three Cups of Tea Author Still Building Peace – and Schools – in Afghanistan
Greg Mortenson has been promoting peace by building schools and purging ignorance in Pakistan and Afghanistan for more than a decade.
"If...
What Iran’s Jews say
ESFAHAN, Iran – Over the entrance to a synagogue nestled in this ancient city is a banner saying: "Congratulations on the 30th anniversary of...
Iran Invited by Group of Eight to Meeting on Afghanistan
Iran said on Monday it had been invited by Group of Eight president, Italy, to an international meeting on Afghanistan, which is also expected...
US and EU Should Be High on Afghan Opium
US President Barack Obama has called for new ideas on the world's seeming intractable problems. Well here's one that could undermine the Taliban in...
IKEA Donates Plush Toy Proceeds to Kids’ Education in Poor Countries
Thanks to IKEA and its customers, scores of projects aimed at improving the education of school children around the world will benefit from a...
Benazir Bhutto Honored During 60th Anniversary of Declaration of Human Rights
Marking the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights December 10, the United Nations honored individuals for outstanding work...
Measles Deaths Dramatically Cut by 74 Percent Worldwide
Measles deaths have plummeted by some 74 percent worldwide since 2000, the United Nations announced yesterday. Thanks to improvements in routine and immunization activities,...