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Indonesian girl who was swept away in the 2004 tsunami is reunited with her family

2011-12-23T17:15:01-08:00

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.

Joy as first Chile miners freed

2010-10-13T06:01:00-08:00

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.

Drill reaches 33 Chilean miners; rescue near

2010-10-10T03:37:00-08:00

Chile's mining minister said late Saturday that the 33 miners trapped for more than two months will probably be pulled out starting Wednesday.

Chile mine rescue ‘set to begin in mid-October’

2010-10-02T14:41:00-08:00

Chile's mines minister says an attempt to rescue 33 trapped miners will begin in the second half of October - earlier than previously predicted.

Koreas agree on October family reunion, location still undecided

2010-09-18T16:54:00-08:00

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.

Experimental vaccine gives father of the bride precious time

2010-09-11T05:28:01-08:00

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.

Miners trapped in Chile mine for 17 days are alive

2010-08-23T03:16:00-08:00

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.

UK hostage Peter Moore released alive in Iraq

2009-12-30T21:21:00-08:00

British hostage Peter Moore has been released alive after more than two-and-a-half years in captivity in Iraq.

Love between German woman and Polish man survives Iron Curtain

2009-10-10T12:50:00-08:00

For five decades, she kept his picture in her wallet -- a black-and-white snapshot of a handsome young Polish man with brooding eyes.

Mother reunited with daughter 38 years after she was stolen by the Stasi in former East Germany

2009-10-03T14:13:00-08:00

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.

Owner gives boy dog after Yukon adventure

2009-09-07T11:05:00-08:00

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.

Woman, 63, missing for 5 days found on raft

2009-08-29T13:41:00-08:00

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.

A Dallas woman finally finds her dog—in Miami

2009-08-26T10:47:00-08:00

Jodi Head thought her best friend, Sunshine -- a Yorkie-terrier mix -- was gone for good from her Texas home.

New neighbor turns out to be brother given up for adoption

2009-05-21T11:35:00-08:00

Who's the guy across the street?

Heroic dog protects injured dog from oncoming traffic; both are reunited with owner

2009-05-19T10:13:19-08:00

The pair of dogs that brought New York's Major Deegan Expressway to a near-standstill last week have been reunited with their owner.

Abducted Boy Found Alive in Mexico

2009-05-17T11:09:00-08:00

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.

‘Tough’ toddler found alive after 2 days in woods

2009-05-09T08:55:00-08:00

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.

Father reunited with lost boys

2009-05-07T11:42:00-08:00

An American father torn from his two British toddlers was recently reunited nearly three decades after his last image was of changing their diapers.

Windswept Chihuahua Found by Pet Psychic

2009-04-30T13:15:00-08:00

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.

Dog lives eight days in rubble

2009-04-16T10:16:00-08:00

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.

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