Marjan practices at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul. Rachel Corner/De Beeldunie hide caption

Philip Alston, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, is leading a mission to investigate poverty in the U.S. Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Kennedy Odede has gone from street boy to social activist. He says: "When you do kindness that you don't expect to come back to you, you are spreading the light in the world." Courtesy of Shining Hope For Communities hide caption

Jenipher Sanni, a former child bride from Malawi, with the bike she used to get to and from school after she left her husband. Courtesy of Jenipher Sanni hide caption

The Sperry Chalet was located in Glacier National Park in Montana. The historic building was engulfed in by a wildfire in the park. Courtesy of Marc Silver hide caption

Bet you think it's pulled pork! But in fact it's jackfruit baked with barbecue sauce and served up on Hawaiian rolls. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption

The so-called "goat plague" started out in the Ivory Coast and has spread as far as Mongolia, where goats (above) and sheep and antelopes and even camels are at risk. Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Aretha Franklin on stage at the "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in April. The singer has said she will retire from performing live this year. Theo Wargo/Getty Images hide caption

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Carl Manlan, his wife, Lelani, and their two kids, Liam and Claire. Lizelle Krige hide caption

Goats climb an argan tree in Morocco to dine on its fruit. Jeremy Horner/Getty Images hide caption

The camp at Mungote is one of the largest for internally displaced persons in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with over 12,000 residents who fled their homes due to ongoing conflict and violence. Giles Clarke/Getty Images hide caption

Students placed their desks across the road, blocking morning rush hour traffic. Moses Muoki/Kenya's Capital News hide caption

Raj Panjabi knows what health care can be like in a developing country. As a boy in Liberia he never had his eyes checked. When he came to the U.S. at age 9, he found out he had 20/80 vision. Last Mile Health hide caption