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An American writer races to aid the badly injured Port-au-Prince orphanage manager who had once helped cure him of malaria. (Time) View

See how world champion Noelle Pikus-Pace prepares for her head-first 80 mph trip down an icy track in the 2010 Winter Olympics. (Time) View

Thomas Snyder (2007 champ) squares off against his friend and nemesis Wei Hwa Huang (2008 champ) at this year's national tournament showdown. (Time) View

Young boys are kidnapped and tortured by soldiers from a brutal rebel group from Uganda. A survivor's tale. (Time) View

An ecology center teaches environmentally conscientious urban dwellers how to compost food scraps indoors using those live wriggly critters. (Time) View

With the release of the quirky alternative-rock duo's latest children's album, they reveal the appeal, and challenges, of entertaining kids. (Time) View

Stripping to your skivvies on public transit has become an annual event in 44 cities around the world. Follow one intrepid soul on his half-naked journey.(Time) View

An Australian couple are among 800 volunteers who have turned their homes into nurseries for orphaned marsupials. (Time) View

Homemade audio tapes of favorite song collections bring back memories of lives and loves from past decades. (Time) View

Young Indian men who want to boost their overall health and job prospects rigorously train in the ancient sport of Kushti. (Time) View

Nepali mountain guide Damodon Pyakurel takes westerners on tours of his mountainous home to show the destructive effects of global warming. (Time) View