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Malala Donates Prize Money to Rebuild Gaza School
"The U.N. agency that assists Palestinian refugees says Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has donated $50,000 to rebuild a U.N. school in Gaza...
Malala Yousafzai Becomes Youngest-ever Nobel Prize Winner
Citing the "fraternity between nations" which Alfred Nobel mentioned as one of the criteria for the award, a Muslim Pakistani, Malala Yousafzay, and an...
Business Forum in Cleveland to Focus on Purpose Over Profit
Call it flourishing. It’s a movement beyond traditional notions of corporate sustainability, demanding more than just doing less harm. The vision for flourishing companies builds on best practices...
Top 10 Good News Stories of 2013
Saying goodbye to 2013 feels bittersweet. When we remember the crime and tragedies of the year, we tend to forget all the good things....
World Honors Mandela (1918-2013) as Champion of Freedom and Reconciliation
Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hailed on Thursday as a champion of reconciliation who 'achieved more than could be expected of any...
Syria Meets Deadline, Renders Chemical Weapons Facilities ‘Inoperable’
Syria’s chemical weapons facilities are “inoperable,” the Joint Mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations overseeing...
Croatia Celebrates Entry to the European Union
Fireworks lit the sky and festive crowds gathered on the streets to mark Croatia's entry into the European Union, a major milestone some 20...
EU Ending 2012 in Best Shape in Years
The European Union has scored a series of mini-victories in recent months and is ending 2012 in perhaps the best shape of the past...
The 13-year-old Who Has the World Planting Trees
Finding himself besieged by a gaggle of young female devotees, Felix Finkbeiner is an environmental superstar and author of the book Tree by Tree......
Heavy Metal Music Unites Jews and Muslims Across the Middle East
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel’s relationship with...
Aung San Suu Kyi ‘Wins Landslide Landmark Election’ as Burma Rejoices
Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy has claimed a landslide victory in a series of election contests which hold the key to...
Iowa Honors Birthday of Farming Hero Who Saved a Billion Lives: Norman Borlaug
Today marks the 98th anniversary of the birth of Iowa’s greatest hero, Norman E. Borlaug, the farm boy who received the Nobel Peace Prize...
Israeli President Says Nation Acts “In Full Agreement” With Obama
Current Israeli President Shimon Peres told Barbara Walters on Wednesday, "I think our relations with Obama are in a good shape."
Appearing to disagree with...
Forest Policies in Rwanda, US and Gambia Win UN-backed Awards
Rwanda won a United Nations-backed gold award for its forest promotion policies, an event that former US track and field star Carl Lewis, a...
Japan Grateful to ‘Fukushima 50’ Heros Working to Keep Nuclear Disaster at Bay
Like white knights, dressed in their hazmat suits, a band of 180 men have volunteered to continue working in extreme conditions, to help keep...
New START Treaty Brings Good News on the Eve of Christmas
By a vote of 71 to 26, the U.S. Senate Wednesday ratified the New START arms reduction treaty between the United States and Russia...
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...
Oprah Educates Girls in Africa Despite Struggles to “Get It Right”
Nothing in Oprah Winfrey’s life has made her prouder than creating her school for girls in Henley-on-Klip, South Africa. And nothing, she says, has...
Will Smith’s Family Auctions Art to Help Feed Hungry in Haiti
Hollywood actor Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith are raising funds to help the United Nations World Food Program tackle hunger in...
Top Social Entrepreneur Moments of Decade
The Social Entrepreneurship blog published its list of the top moments in social entrepreneurship of the decade. Some of the highlights:
US Launches Office of...