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 2008 2008-05-17T16:00:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/saved_by_trivia_text_service/?source=rss 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 2008-03-28T12:35:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/danny_boy_the_bird_reunites_with_owners_pet_macaw_found_15_months_after_he_/?source=rss 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 2008-03-23T12:30:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_miracle_under_the_mattress/?source=rss 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 2007-10-23T17:40:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/autistic_hiker_found_alive_in_wva/?source=rss 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 2007-10-19T04:15:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lost_dog_walks_7_miles_to_find_his_home/?source=rss Bailey didn't need MapQuest or a navigation system to find his way back... Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Special Interest, Reunited Stories 2007-10-12T04:20:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/3_year_old_boy_lost_in_amazon_found_after_11_days/?source=rss A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the dense Amazon rain forest was found after 11 days, apparently unharmed but for dehydration and thorns in his feet and legs, police said Friday. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, South America, Brazil, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-10-06T13:15:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/man_who_rescued_boy_from_train_is_honored/?source=rss Gordon Hill finally got a chance Monday night to personally greet and thank the man who saved him from heartache. Hill was the engineer on a Canadian National Railway train on Sept. 1 that would have hit a 3-year-old Appleton boy on the railroad tracks just east of American Drive except for the heroism of town resident Merlin Harn. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Reunited Stories 2007-10-01T03:13:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/boy_survives_two_hour_flight_to_moscow_hanging_onto_plane_wing/?source=rss A 15-year-old boy from the Urals suffered acute frostbite after riding the wing of a Boeing-737 plane on a two-hour flight from Perm to Moscow, Russian radio station Mayak reported on Monday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Special Interest, Reunited Stories 2007-09-27T01:04:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/scouts_missing_in_nc_mountains_found_safe/?source=rss A group of missing Boy Scouts in western North Carolina were found safely Monday morning. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, North Carolina, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-09-24T14:19:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/firefighters_save_donkey_trapped_in_well/?source=rss Firefighters in the western Minnesota town of Underwood weren't quite sure what to expect when they got the call: A donkey had fallen down an abandoned well and was trapped. Top Headlines, Special Interest Top Stories, Special Interest, Reunited Stories 2007-09-14T23:41:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/dalmatian_rescued_after_three_days_in_drainpipe/?source=rss A Dalmatian that spent at least three days trapped 25 feet underground in West Virginia is finally free. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, West Virginia, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-22T14:33:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/69_chinese_miners_rescued_after_3_days/?source=rss Nearly 70 coal miners were pulled out from a flooded shaft in central China on Wednesday, many struggling to walk after surviving for three days by using their helmets to drink milk poured down a ventilation pipe. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, East Asia, China, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-08-01T13:50:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/young_priest_gives_up_drinking_in_solidarity_with_minors/?source=rss A 25-year-old priest has made headlines after delivering a homily on Sunday in which he urged parents not to abuse alcohol and to model appropriate behavior to their children and teens. Health, Special Interest, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Health Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories 2007-07-27T16:07:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mayor_wants_grandmas_to_help_fight_gangs/?source=rss Grandmas are being asked to help battle gangs. Mayor Dennis Donohue and Monterey Bishop Richard Garcia want to recruit "abuelitas," Spanish for grandmothers, to help steer youngsters away from gang life. Special Interest, General Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, California, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-07-17T00:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/parishes_shelter_homeless/?source=rss To some people, the homeless person sitting on the street is just another bum, taking up room at the bus stop or a seat on the subway train. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-07-15T23:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/waitress_gets_10000_tip_as_gift_to_attend_college/?source=rss The dessert at one Indiana restaurant may be rich, but not compared to its server, it turns out. Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-07-15T04:01:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/attempted_robbery_ends_in_group_hug/?source=rss Police on Capitol Hill are baffled by an attempted robbery that began with a handgun put to the head of a teenager and ended in a group hug. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States 2007-07-14T15:04:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/missing_2_days_5_year_old_found_alive/?source=rss A 5-year-old girl who was feared drowned with her grandfather on a boating trip startled searchers Friday when she emerged from the woods naked, scratched and holding raspberries. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Illinois, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-06-16T14:11:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/missing_scout_wants_to_thank_dog_that_found_him/?source=rss Michael Auberry has a bone to pick - albeit, a small one - with the dog that sniffed him out in the North Carolina mountains after the 12-year-old Boy Scout had been missing for days. Special Interest, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, North Carolina, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-03-25T03:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/climbers_leave_mount_hood_rescuer_credits_dog_with_saving_lives/?source=rss Three climbers who tumbled off a ledge on Mount Hood were taken away in an ambulance after they hiked down much of the state's highest peak with their rescuers - and a dog who may have saved their lives. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Special Interest, Heroic Stories, Reunited Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Oregon 2007-02-20T18:10:00-08:00