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 2009 2009-11-12T14:16:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany, Poland ]]> 2009-10-10T12:50:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany ]]> 2009-10-03T14:13:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, Canada, British Columbia ]]> 2009-09-07T11:05:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Iowa ]]> 2009-08-29T13:41:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Florida, Texas ]]> 2009-08-26T10:47:00-08:00 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? Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Louisiana ]]> 2009-05-21T11:35:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, New York ]]> 2009-05-19T10:13:19-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California ]]> 2009-05-17T11:09:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Missouri ]]> 2009-05-09T08:55:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, England, North America, United States, Alabama, Tennessee ]]> 2009-05-07T11:42:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Michigan ]]> 2009-04-30T13:15:00-08:00 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. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Italy ]]> 2009-04-16T10:16:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dog_lives_eight_days_in_rubble/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/WorQCrNvttI/ A prison work crew baby-sat a 2 1/2-year-old boy who was spotted Friday running along the center lines of a rural Maryland highway, with trucks loaded with gravel rumbling by, police and correctional officials said. Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Maryland ]]> 2009-03-30T09:31:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/prisoners_baby_sit_toddler_found_on_md_highway/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/ft6w0SsEUyk/ A man from Greater Manchester has spoken about being rescued near the Bermuda Triangle after being lost at sea for 40 days. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, Africa, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Antigua and Barbuda, Europe, Italy, Netherlands, United Kingdom, England ]]> 2009-02-24T11:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/pair_rescued_in_bermuda_triangle/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/HQAdy3vnzu4/ I’ll bet you’ve never seen a pet like the one in this Video of the Day. In 1969, two friends, John Rendall and Ace Berg, purchased a lion. At the time, Christian the lion was a 35-pound cub. Environment, Wildlife, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, Africa, Kenya, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories ]]> 2008-11-29T10:53:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/christian_the_lion_w_video/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/Hr5a1pL72QU/ It's a beautiful ending to a touching rags-to-riches story. Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories ]]> 2008-08-11T20:47:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/outpouring_of_affection_for_kaiser_his_owner/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/0-V92EbZalg/ Brit holidaymakers Ian Lawler and girlfriend Ranelle Chapman got lost in a Thai jungle -- and were rescued after sending an SOS to a London text service 6,000 miles away. Science, Technology, Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, South-East Asia, Thailand, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories ]]> 2008-03-28T10:35:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saved_by_trivia_text_service/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/B2_EOg0AXMc/ A pet macaw named Danny Boy flew the coop in Carpinteria and was found 15 months later some 80 miles away in Pasadena. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories ]]> 2008-03-23T10:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/danny_boy_the_bird_reunites_with_owners_pet_macaw_found_15_months_after_he_/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/5u3BHD1SH-U/ A mattress and a miracle are being credited for sparing the life of a 14-month-old boy sucked out of his home � crib and all � and thrown 40 or 50 feet by a powerful tornado that struck a sleeping Michigan family on Friday. Special Interest, Reunited Stories ]]> 2007-10-23T15:40:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_miracle_under_the_mattress/?source=rss http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/greatnewsnetwork/Qunw/~3/BA966YDWyss/ An autistic 18-year-old lost in the wilderness for four days was found sleeping under a bush Thursday, weak but apparently fine, and reunited with his family, searchers said. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Special Interest Top Stories ]]> 2007-10-19T02:15:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/autistic_hiker_found_alive_in_wva/?source=rss