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Meditation Class Helps Lower Violence at Alabama Prison
Deep inside an overcrowded prison with a reputation for mayhem, former killers and robbers gather regularly in a small room. Eyes closed, they sit...
Chicago Schools Get New Tool in Fight Against Youth Violence
Two Chicago nonprofits, together with the University of Chicago, unveiled a counseling and sports program Wednesday aimed at stemming chronic youth violence in...
Gaza Doctor Lost 3 Children to Violence, but Preaches Peace
In January, during the final hours of Israel's three-week war in Gaza, a pair of Israeli tank shells blasted through a bedroom on...
Endangered Kashmir Deer in Comeback as Violence Dips
An endangered species of red deer found only in Kashmir has made a rapid comeback in the past year due to a decline in...
Violence in Indian Kashmir Lowest in Two Decades
The number of militant attacks in 2008 fell 40 percent in the disputed region of Kashmir -- its lowest levels since an anti-India rebellion...
With Violence Down, Iraqis Celebrate Religious Holiday as They Did in the Past
For the past few years, Nawal Abdulla Hadi of Baghdad couldn't travel to see her family for the Eid al-Adha, giving up the traditional...
Accord Signed to End North Lebanon Violence
Alawites and Sunnis in northern Lebanon's main city signed a reconciliation accord late on Monday aimed at restoring state control to the port and...
South Africans Unite for Immigrants Suffering Violence
Waves of xenophobic violence against immigrants this week has led to an overwhelming positive response by the South African public, through an outpouring of...
CeaseFire Group Successful at Stopping Violence on City Streets
The anti-violence program CeaseFire is successful at stopping shootings in Chicago, a Northwestern University study has found. "Their heavily focused intervention was surprisingly...
UN Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman Calls for Millions to Reduce Violence Against Women
UN Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman called for millions of people to add their name to an online petition for opposing violence against women. "I...
Better Diet Could Prevent Criminal Violence
"Improving the eating habits of would-be criminals could cut rates of crime and antisocial behavior by as much as a third, scientists have...
Violence Drops Dramatically in Iraq After Alliance is Formed
"Violence in Iraq's al-Anbar province has dropped dramatically since the beginning of the year, due in large part to friendly relations between coalition forces...
Shooting Victim Tells How to Stop the Violence (Video)
"Before Virginia Tech, before Columbine, there was Paducah, Kentucky. A 1997 school shooting there left Missy Jenkins Smith paralyzed, but not without hope." ......
Domestic Violence Plummets in U.S.
Domestic violence against spouses and intimate partners in the U.S. fell by nearly two-thirds in recent years, reaching a 30-year low. Government figures show...
Violence Down Sharply in Sub-Saharan Africa
"After decades as the world's most violent region, sub-Saharan Africa is finding peace. Most of the drop in violence is recent." From 2002 through...
Gangs Embrace Truce, Violence Drops 80%
A secret negotiated truce between two of the most dangerous street gangs in Boston has dramatically reduced bloodshed.
"Violence stopped abruptly in July, when a...
Tough New Law Protects Indian Women From Domestic Violence
A landmark new law seeking to protect women from domestic violence has come into effect in India. The law also bans harassment by way...
The Link Between Violence and What We Eat
There is a striking correlation between violence and nutrient in the diet. A clinical trial at the U.S. government's National Institutes for Health and...
Good News in History, May 4
198 years ago today, Frederic Edwin Church, one of the foremost painters in the American landscape movement known as the Hudson River School, was...
Good News in History, April 12
467 years ago, Cuenca was founded in Ecuador, a city of such beauty that it has become known as the "Athens" of South America....