http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-06-13T00:51:52+00:00 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/qcsul9m7_2s/ A girl who was swept away in the Indian Ocean tsunami seven years ago said Friday she broke down in tears this week after tracking down her parents, who had long lost hope of finding her alive. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia ]]> 2011-12-23T17:15:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/indonesian_girl_who_was_swept_away_in_the_2004_tsunami_is_reunited_with_her/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/VM1BtHCSWwA/ A global audience watched captivated on Wednesday as the first of 33 miners trapped for a record 68 days deep underground emerged into the cold night air of Chile's Atacama desert. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile ]]> 2010-10-13T06:01:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/joy_as_first_chile_miners_freed/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/iv5cji3N3Ig/ Chile's mining minister said late Saturday that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile ]]> 2010-10-10T03:37:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/drill_reaches_33_chilean_miners_rescue_near/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/7lkv3lzcF0k/ Chile's mines minister says an attempt to rescue 33 trapped miners will begin in the second half of October - earlier than previously predicted. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile ]]> 2010-10-02T14:41:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/chile_mine_rescue_set_to_begin_in_mid_october/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/32Vh7BpYFCI/ Representatives for North and South Korea agreed that October would be a good time to do another round of reunions for families separated by the Korean war, the South Korean Unification Ministry said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, East Asia, North Korea, South Korea ]]> 2010-09-18T16:54:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/koreas_agree_on_october_family_reunion_location_still_undecided/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/oYqnaMH0v0o/ Almost a year to the day after learning he had the deadliest form of brain cancer, Steve Holl was dancing at his daughter Eryn's wedding. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries, Feel Good, Reunited Stories ]]> 2010-09-11T05:28:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/experimental_vaccine_gives_father_of_the_bride_precious_time/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/pc2BVTd9AKI/ Thirty-three miners who have been trapped underground in a Chilean mine for the past 17 days are all alive, President Sebastian Pinera has said. News with Video, News with Video, Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, World Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Chile ]]> 2010-08-23T03:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/miners_trapped_in_chile_mine_for_17_days_are_alive/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/6J55JVmxWAE/ British hostage Peter Moore has been released alive after more than two-and-a-half years in captivity in Iraq. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories, Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England ]]> 2009-12-30T21:21:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_hostage_peter_moore_released_alive_in_iraq/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/ud-pE5iixMg/ For five decades, she kept his picture in her wallet -- a black-and-white snapshot of a handsome young Polish man with brooding eyes. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany, Poland ]]> 2009-10-10T12:50:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/love_between_german_woman_and_polish_man_survives_iron_curtain/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/4AH-kP6G1lM/ A mother whose children were taken away by the Stasi secret police of former East Germany has been reunited with one of them nearly 40 years after she was born. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany ]]> 2009-10-03T14:13:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mother_reunited_with_daughter_38_years_after_she_was_stolen_by_the_stasi_in/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/57PcA2rLZDA/ The woman whose dog accompanied a missing two-year-old through the Yukon wilderness for more than 24 hours says the toddler and the canine are meant to be together. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia ]]> 2009-09-07T11:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/owner_gives_boy_dog_after_yukon_adventure/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/mukwIvrArD8/ A 63-year-old woman trapped on a small raft caught in tangled river brush could hear passing cars and people talking but wasn't discovered until a fisherman on his way to his favorite hole spotted her five days later, the woman's son said Tuesday. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Iowa ]]> 2009-08-29T13:41:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/woman_63_missing_for_5_days_found_on_raft/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/iDNzJWgMeEU/ Jodi Head thought her best friend, Sunshine -- a Yorkie-terrier mix -- was gone for good from her Texas home. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Florida, Texas ]]> 2009-08-26T10:47:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/a_dallas_woman_finally_finds_her_dogin_miami/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/ClKivSLbMNI/ Who's the guy across the street? Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Louisiana ]]> 2009-05-21T11:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_neighbor_turns_out_to_be_brother_given_up_for_adoption/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/3fwqq2TcVn0/ The pair of dogs that brought New York's Major Deegan Expressway to a near-standstill last week have been reunited with their owner. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, New York ]]> 2009-05-19T10:13:19+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/heroic_dog_protects_injured_dog_from_oncoming_traffic_both_are_reunited_wit/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/zGNw1i06xes/ A 3-year-old boy kidnapped at gunpoint by two men who broke into his family's San Bernardino, Calf., home nearly two weeks ago, was found alive in Mexico, authorities said today. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California ]]> 2009-05-17T11:09:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/abducted_boy_found_alive_in_mexico/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/taDLf9-4i_c/ Thirsty, dirty and tired after spending two days and nights barely clothed in the wet, chilly woods of Mark Twain National Forest, 3-year-old Joshua Childers was ready to go home. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Missouri ]]> 2009-05-09T08:55:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tough_toddler_found_alive_after_2_days_in_woods/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/LIzfPh1dHzU/ An American father torn from his two British toddlers was recently reunited nearly three decades after his last image was of changing their diapers. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, England, North America, United States, Alabama, Tennessee ]]> 2009-05-07T11:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/father_reunited_with_lost_boys/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/1HsEGRS99Po/ A chihuahua named Tinker Bell was swept up by winds gusting up to 70 mph on Saturday in the small town of Waterford Township, Michigan 25 miles northwest of Detroit. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Michigan ]]> 2009-04-30T13:15:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/windswept_chihuahua_found_by_pet_psychic/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/8FkNx_Y45Z0/ A pet dog has been reunited with its owners after surviving for eight days in the rubble of a house demolished by the Italian earthquake. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Italy ]]> 2009-04-16T10:16:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dog_lives_eight_days_in_rubble/?source=rss