Student raises funds to bring blankets to refugees in Syria...

BAB AL-SALAMEH BORDER CROSSING, Syria -- While backpacking in Europe and Asia, Wijbe Abma was moved by stories of human tragedy in Syria, torn by a civil war that has left people queuing for hours in the cold for basic goods like bread and fuel.

He is only one person, yet Abma decided he needed to do what he could to help the millions of Syrians displaced by nearly two years of fighting between government forces and rebels trying to topple President Bashar Assad's regime. More than 60,000 people have been killed.

The 21-year-old Dutch student has raised more than $17,000 to buy warm blankets for the refugees, delivering the aid through local activists and rebel groups. Earlier this month, he traveled to help distribute them to Syrian families living in temporary camps where the temperature drops below freezing at night.

In Europe, bringing awareness to the homeless through live TV weather reports brought to the public by - the homeless

In Europe, the TV weather reporter might be closer to the outside elements than viewers think.

Homeless people are being recruited to give the forecast on many European stations to raise awareness of those living on the street.

During the on-air stint, the homeless reporters also talk about their lives, reminding the audience that they and many others are suffering through the harshness of winter. Then they invite donations to the Days of Hope charity.

Watch above as 42-year-old Catalin performs his segment on Romania's Prima TV.

Man risks his own life to rescue teen in flash flood...

An Australian rescuer put his own life on the line Friday when he dove into raging floodwaters to save a struggling teen.

An unnamed 14-year-old was playing in a creek in Rockhampton, Queensland with a friend when he lost his footing and was swept up in the flash flood, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports. As the boy clung to a tree, a rescuer dove in, brought him to safety, but then the hero was dragged more than 300 feet downstream, according to Courier Mail.