1. Diego Frazao Torquato

Diego Frazão Torquato, a 12-year-old Brazilian, played the violin at his teacher’s funeral. The teacher had helped him escape poverty and violence via music.

2. Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter

Terri Gurrola has been reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for seven months.

3. A firefighter gives water to a koala

In 2009, a fireman feeds water to a koala during the horrific Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia.

4…at the grave of her owner

A dog named “Leao” rests for the second day in a row at her owner’s grave, who was killed in the devastating landslides in Rio de Janeiro in 2011.

5. Heart surgeon

The heart surgeon has just completed a successful (23-hour) heart transplant. His helper is dozing in a corner.