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Hearts Open to Donate Fire Equipment a World Away
An entire marketplace burned to the ground in the poor West African country of Guinea-Bissau because they didn't have a working fire engine.
The news...
Sudan Signs Peace Deal with Eastern Rebels
A peace deal was signed between the Sudanese government and Eastern rebels who had been waging a guerilla war against targets in the country...
Madonna Helps AIDS Orphans in Malawi
Madonna is visiting the African state of Malawi where she is building an orphanage and child care centre and is involved in other initiatives...
De Beers to Help Reduce Poverty for Diamond Miners
Last Friday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of De Beers, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete announced a $2...
Alternative Medicine Saves Foot from Amputation
A South African newspaper reports doctors told diabetic Terry Whitfield that his gangrene-ravaged foot would need to be amputated. Instead he sought the help...
China, India Once Food Aid Recipients, Now Food Donors
In the same year it stopped receiving global food aid, China emerged as the world's third largest food donor. According to a report by...
Five Former Soviet Republics Swear Off Nuclear Weapons
Last week, five former Soviet republics committed themselves to never acquiring, manufacturing, possessing, or testing nuclear weapons by signing a treaty to create a...
Clean Up the World Weekend Mobilizes Millions
Some 35 million volunteers from 122 countries are expected take part this weekend in rubbish-clearing efforts along coastlines and waterways across the globe as...
On this Date (9-11) Gandhi’s Truth-Force Movement Born
As we commemorate the attacks of 9/11, there is a reason to celebrate the day. One hundred years ago today, on September 11, 1906,...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Disney Donates Endangered White Rhinos to Uganda
To boost populations of white rhinos in their native Uganda, Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida sent two of the huge animals on a four-day...
US Rebuilds Clinic in Tanzania to Foster Anti-Terrorist Sentiment
I wish there was more effort to avert terrorism by winning hearts and minds, like this Associated Press story illustrates today. I was an...
A Bright Spot in Today’s Middle East
For years, while working, I have watched world crises come and go. CNN changed the way war was viewed. As their satellites delivered...
Rebels Declare Ceasefire in Uganda
The Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) has announced a unilateral ceasefire, with immediate effect... The rebel movement's deputy leader Vincent Otti told the...
DR Congo Votes, First Time in 40 Years
Polls have closed in national elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo - the first multi-party vote in 40 years... Many people walked...
American Scientist Donates Medical Center in Uganda
A ray of hope has dawned in the lives -- and health care -- of many Africans, after the construction of an ultra-modern medical...
Lesotho: Textiles Making a Comeback, Jobs Follow
JOHANNESBURG - Lesotho's single largest employer, the textile industry, has made a remarkable comeback, setting an example for the region and giving thousands back...
Cheap Allergy Drug Found to Cure Malaria in Mice
"The breakthrough has excited researchers" because the allergy drug found to kill the malaria parasite is "already licensed for use in people," and because...
Burundi Rebels Agree to Truce Plan
Burundi's government and the country's last active rebel group have signed a ceasefire that has committed the sides to engage in serious discussions aimed...
Wonderful Life Tops 100 Most Inspiring Films List
Last night the American Film Institute presented the list of Top 100 Most Inspiring American Films in a three-hour television special on CBS. A...