N. Korean Defectors to Perform at Concert for Peace 脱北者举办音乐会祈求和平 SEOUL Pianist Kim Cheol Woong and a young violinist are preparing for a special concert. She does not want her face shown in video because, like Kim, she is a No...
AS IT IS 2013-06-06 "Wise People" Urge Peace in Turkey Hello, again, and welcome. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. Today we are off to Turkey to hear about the possibility of peace between the Turks and the Kurds. Then we travel east to Cairo to a pa...
Turkey Unrest May Impact Syria Peace Talks Turkey is a front-line state in the Syrian conflict. Turks have been the victims of bombings along the border and host to more than 200,000 Syrian refugees. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been...
Syrian Troops Show Strength Ahead of Peace Talks The government offensive against the former rebel stronghold Qusair comes ahead of a peace conference next month aimed at bringing both sides in the conflict to the negotiating table. Some observers be...
By Cathy Majtenyi Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner, Wangari Maathai, Monday spoke against widespread practices, such as forest farming, that, she says, are responsible for deforestation in her country....
By Carrie Giardino The Sudan peace talks being held in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, are resuming Saturday after a one-day hiatus. Members of the rebel factions are expected to present their position o...
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By Ed Warner Since its founding in 1961, the Peace Corps has sent 170,000 Americans to developing countries around the world offering help in projects ranging from housing to health to education to ag...
By Sabina Castelfranco Yusuf Islam, formerly known as the rock star Cat Stevens, receives Man for Peace 2004 award. Nobel Peace Prize laureates have given a peace award to the controversial singer onc...
Ayaz Gul Pakistan is welcoming Indian prime minister-designate Manmohan Singh's stated intention to continue the peace process with Islamabad. Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesman, Masood Khan, says hi...