China fires 3 officials after deadly train crash

China sacked three senior railway officials on Sunday after a collision between two high-speed trains killed at least 43 people and raised new questions about the safety of the fast-growing rail network.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43871835/ns/world_news-asia_pacific/

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Video: After carnage, campers in disbelief

On Friday morning they were just teenagers at summer camp, but now those campers are survivors, scarred by horrific violence. NBC's Michelle Franzen reports.�(Nightly News)

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43867643#43867643

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DUI crackdown is helping China's chauffeurs

With more than half of China's road fatalities caused by drunk drivers, Chinese who want to party have been turning to car services to avoid hefty fines, jail time, or worse.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43857799/ns/business-world_business/

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Q&A: When your child flies alone

For kids, a solo plane trip might be thrilling. For parents, it can be nerve-wracking. Here?s a brief overview of what you need to know about sending your child in the skies alone.

Source: http://overheadbin.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/07/21/7135298-qa-when-your-child-flies-alone

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Russia says three rebels killed in Dagestan raid

MAKHACHKALA, Dagestan (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed three suspected militants in a gunfight in its restive North Caucasus province of Dagestan, authorities said on Sunday. One of the victims was Mekhtibek Bashirov, the leader of an insurgent group in the Caspian Sea city...

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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/24/Russia_says_three_rebels_killed_in_Dagestan_raid/

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Japanese support PM's call to do away with nuclear power: poll

TOKYO (Reuters) - More than two-thirds of Japanese support Prime Minister Naoto Kan's call to do away with nuclear power, a media poll showed on Sunday, underscoring...

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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/24/Japanese_support_PMs_call_to_do_away_with_nuclear_power_poll_d/

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Norway massacre suspect driven by "crusade"

OSLO (Reuters) - The man suspected of Norway's gun and bomb massacre had belonged to an anti-immigration party and opposed multi-culturalism, Islam and...

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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/24/Norway_massacre_suspect_driven_by_crusade/

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American appeals Cuba prison sentence

Imprisoned U.S. contractor Alan Gross tells Cuba's Supreme Court Friday he had no intention of hurting the government or people when he worked on Internet technology there.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43861868/ns/world_news-americas/

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To some of Israel's rich and famous, a rabbi serves as adviser, guru and miracle worker

ASHDOD, Israel - A few evenings every month, some of Israel's wealthiest and most powerful people can be found in a living room in this seaside city, waiting to have a few minutes with a rabbi they see as an adviser, guru or miracle worker. Yoshiyahu Pinto is slightly stooped, his long beard and hair unkempt. He looks older than his 38 years, and speaks so softly you have to lean in to hear him. His remarkable rise in recent years has turned this living room of floral-patterned chairs and gilt sofas into an intersection of influence extending to Israel's parliament, where a former defense minister believes the rabbi helped him emerge from a coma, and to high finance, where a real estate...

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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/23/To_some_of_Israels_rich_and_famous_a_rabbi_serves_as_adviser/

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'Dog' is in the doghouse with Colorado sheriff

Celebrity bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman received a scathing public rebuke from a western Colorado sheriff, who accused the flamboyant reality TV star of reckless showmanship in bringing his latest bail-jumper to justice.

Source: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43855919/ns/today-entertainment/

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