Peace News

By Darragh Worland | Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:18 PM ET

Thousands gather to watch as 1,000 dominoes topple along the former site of the Berlin Wall in a symbolic re-enactment of the end of the Cold War. Read More

More like this in: The New York Times, Europe, Germany, Russia, Poland, Berlin, European Union, Eastern Europe, Communism , The Berlin Wall, Cold War

By Kendall Hunter | Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:04 AM ET

Authors who deal with the theme of peace in their works are honored in the US and Germany. Read More

More like this in: Europe, Africa, Germany, Asia, Ohio, Religion, Sheryl Wudunn

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:47 AM ET

When violence threatens kids in dangerous neighborhoods of Chicago, their moms take a stand. Read More

More like this in: Children, Chicago, Chicago Tribune

By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:59 AM ET

The Nansen Refugee medal is being posthumously awarded to Edward Kennedy today in Washington DC. Read More

More like this in: Washington, Washington DC, Nobel Peace Prize, Switzerland, Refugee, Norway, Refugees, UNHCR, Antonio Guterres

By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 26, 2009 5:29 PM ET

An ex-soldier takes his most difficult memory of war and uses it to reshape the lives of children traumatically affected by war. Read More

More like this in: Children, Non-Profit, United States, Nonprofit, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ice Cream, Military, Christian Science Monitor

By Kendall Hunter | Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:23 PM ET

Rock stars, miffed that their music was allegedly used as a means of torture, are joining forces with retired generals in an effort to shut down Guantanamo Bay prison. Read More

More like this in: Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Music, Stress, Security, Torture, National Security, Sesame Street, Marilyn Manson, Detainees, R.E.M.

By Kirk Bromley | Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:00 AM ET

A humorous celebration of one ethnic group's peacey innovations. Read More

More like this in: Asia, Vietnam, Hippies, Winston Churchill

By Katherine Gustafson | Sun Aug 2, 2009 9:00 AM ET

The Avahan Initiative reflects a commitment to India that has garnered Gates the Indira Gandhi Prize Read More

More like this in: India, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), The Foundation Center

By Kathy Ehrich Dowd | Wed Jul 29, 2009 11:17 AM ET

Six Franciscan friars rely on the kindness of strangers during a 300-mile spiritual trek. Read More

More like this in: Washington, Chicago, Washington DC, Kindness, Washington Post, The Washington Post

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sun Jul 12, 2009 5:37 PM ET

Now, kids can rehearse difficult bullying situations before they occur, through a new video game called "Cool School: Where Peace Rules." Read More

More like this in: Bullies