South Korea's president will donate about 33.1 billion won ($26 million) — almost all of his personal fortune — to establish a new youth scholarship program, his office said Monday.
A 68-year-old pensioner fights a knife wielding robber who attempted a raid on a bookmakers in Farnborough, England. He came to the aid of two women cashiers and despite getting stabbed twice, he fought on. Due to his efforts, police were able to identify and charge the man.
Flowers help clean the sewage at Europe's first organic waster water installation in Findhorn, a Scottish community with the lowest ecological footprint on record in the industrialized world.
Walter Cronkite, once called the "most trusted man in America" has died at the age of 92.
A former racist skinhead who inspired Ed Norton's character in the film American History X, now runs Harmony Through Hockey, a program that encourages racial harmony through sport. Frank Meeink turned to hockey after a prison term during which he met some African-American ball hockey players and realized they had a lot in common… (Read […]
Washington manicurist Lidia Schaefer began setting aside a third of her salary and all of her tips, and later sold her house and car, to raise enough money to build a school for a village in Ethiopia.
11 young asylum-seekers were in limbo, fleeing from arrest in Myanmar, before the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau mobilized to protect them in February. The newcomers say they're astounded by the generosity of Palau and its people.
Georgette Fogarty-Clemons was heading home from her wedding Sunday evening. That's when she spotted smoke from the side of her neighbor's house in Bridgeport. Still in her wedding gown and high heels, she jumped out of the car and pounded on the door. "We have no way of knowing what would have happened had she […]
When Kevin Paicos was serving as a medic in Afghanistan he was shocked to learn that in a city the size of Orlando, there were no ambulances — locals had never heard of them. He called his fire chief back home in Ashburnham, Mass., to help. They found an old ambulance, fixed it up and […]
Earning her sainthood one slice at a time, LeeAnn Camut organized a pizza party at St. John's Hospice for nearly 350 homeless men. The now-annual pizza affair is much anticipated and feeds the souls and the bodies of the homeless.
A struggling single mother from Washington state recently discovered that more than 270 thousand dollars had "magically" appeared in her bank account. But, honesty forced her to return it.
Polio paralyzed Martha Mason from the neck down in 1948, and she spent the rest of her days inside an iron lung, an 800-pound airtight tube that breathed for her. But Mason, who died Monday at 71, made people forget about her fragile condition as she talked passionately about politics and literature, theology and vegetable gardens.
Major Phil Packer lost both his legs in Iraq. Doctors back home said he would never walk again. Not only is Phil walking again (with canes), he has just finished the London marathon, walking two miles per day determined to raise a million pounds for charity.
After reading online about an Egyptian pig farmer who had lost everything after his government's misguided attempt to prevent swine flu, an American couple struggling in their own furniture business sent more than a thousand dollars to help. The heart-wrenching story added a perspective to the couple's life and financial struggle that made it worthwhile.
In Thailand, a herd of elephants get innovative to protect a calf from strong currents in the river. This YouTube video shows the animals in the Elephant Nature Park working together.
A mother and child reunion in Thailand proves nothing can match a mother's love — and elephants never forget.
Habitat for Humanity has been given a $100 million gift from Atlanta developer J. Ronald Terwilliger, who said his work in the housing industry has offered him a look at the struggle of poor people to find decent housing. The nonprofit group announced Thursday it will be able to build 60,000 homes around the globe with the gift.
On World Elephant Day, what's more appropriate than watching a baby elephant discovering baby birds for the first time...
Her opponent congratulated Yingluck Shinawatra for winning Thailand's first general election since 2007, an election that many hope will bring an end to years of unrest between two political factions that climaxed last year with protests that turned deadly.
The Thai Life Insurance company made a short film with a powerful message that kindness can lead to GREAT things. It is called Unsung Hero.