 Rudisha plans only three races before London Games
By Alison Wildey LONDON, April 11 (Reuters) - Kenya's 800 metres world record holder David Rudisha plans to run no more than three races before the London Olympics,... (photo: AP / Markus Schreiber) The Guardian
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 TV giants Sony, Sharp post record losses
SONY and Sharp posted a combined ¥900bn loss as the first decline in global TV shipments in six years and a stronger yen hurt overseas sales at Japan’s biggest liquid... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Business Day
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 South Sudan accuses Sudan of new attack
South Sudan's army spokesman has said Sudan has attacked a disputed oil-producing border region with warplanes and artillery. Philip Aguer said Tuesday's... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) Al Jazeera
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 Defenseman Johnny Oduya has made big difference for Hawks
Blackhawks defenseman Johnny Oduya considered each question with almost as much poise and patience as he handles the puck with an opponent bearing down on him. His main... (photo: Creative Commons / MichaelStPatrick) Chicago Sun-Times
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 Syria peace plan in disarray as Bashar al-Assad regime backs away from troop withdrawal
President Bashar al-Assad's government backed away from a pledge to complete a troop withdrawal before Tuesday's deadline as the opposition claimed more than 1,000 people... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman) The Daily Telegraph
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 Malawi officially confirms president's death
BLANTYRE, Malawi — The Malawi government has confirmed the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika and declared 10 days of mourning, two days after doctors said he... (photo: Public Domain / Kaldari) Austin American Statesman
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 Life won't be the same without antibiotics
The over-prescription of these drugs to humans and animals spells the end of modern medicine as we know it. The routine use of antibiotics in factory farms is... (photo: EC / EC) The Daily Telegraph
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 Malawi: President Suffers Heart Attack
Tony Karumba/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images President Bingu wa Mutharika Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and... (photo: AP / John Marshall Mantel) The New York Times
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 Saif Gaddafi 'only charged with failure to licence camels'
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya's former dictator Muammar, has only been charged with trivial matters such as failure to licence his camels, human rights... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) The Daily Telegraph
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 Burma calls on US and EU to honour 'promise' to lift sanctions
Burma has called on the United States and European to honour its "promise" to lift economic sanctions after staging a series of by-elections in which Aung San Suu Kyi won... (photo: Creative Commons / Hintha) The Daily Telegraph
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 Bomb kills Somali sport officials
The heads of Somalia's Olympic committee and football association are among seven people killed in a suspected suicide blast in Mogadishu. The Somali Prime Minister,... (photo: AP / Mohamed Sheikh Nor) Joy Online
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 Sudan accuses South Sudan of backing armed rebel groups
Sudan's army accused South Sudan of backing a rebel attack on the strategic town of Talodi on Friday, the eve of planned crisis talks between the two nations after... (photo: AP / Abd Raouf) The Daily Telegraph
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 Regional bloc rejects Mali coup leader appeal
Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, the president of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc, has rejected an appeal for aid from the leader of a military coup in... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré) Al Jazeera
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 Deaths in western Afghanistan gun battle
A clash between private security guards escorting a NATO convoy and Taliban fighters in western Afghanistan has led to the deaths of 30 memebrs of... (photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq) Al Jazeera
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 Karthikeyan: 'Don't be a cry baby'
India's Narain Karthikeyan has told Sebastian Vettel not to act like a 'cry baby' after the Formula One champion called him a 'cucumber' for causing a collision at last... (photo: AP / Michel Euler) Al Jazeera
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 Brazil: Da Silva Says Treatment for Throat Cancer Was a Success
Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Former President Luiz Inácio... (photo: Ricardo Stuckert/PR) The New York Times
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 Hornets Rout Warriors 102-87 for Rare Win
Keep up with the latest news, on the court and off, with The Times's basketball blog. Go to Off the Dribble N.B.A. Live Scoreboard Teams | Player Stats Knicks... (photo: Creative Commons / Matthew D. Britt) The New York Times
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 Zynga Insiders Price New Stock Offering at $12
NEW YORK (AP) — Online games company Zynga Inc. said Wednesday that CEO Mark Pincus and other insiders will sell some of their stake at $12 a share, slightly below... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The New York Times
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 JetBlue Incident Raises Questions About Screening Pilots
Airplane cockpits are meant to be the last line of defense from outside aggressors. But what if the threat comes from the cockpit itself? Enlarge This Image Roberto... (photo: GFDL / BrokenSphere) The New York Times
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 Serena Williams Loses to Wozniacki at Key Biscayne
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Serena Williams kept swinging on the final point, and Caroline Wozniacki kept chasing the ball down, running from side to side in a... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) The New York Times
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