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In Kenya, Violence Shakes Prolific Running Community (New York Times)

The Olympic hopes of many of Kenya?s runners have been disrupted by the ethnic violence that followed a disputed presidential election last December.

Rice joins intensifying efforts to end Lebanon violence (AFP via Yahoo! News)

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the violence in Lebanon and shore up its pro-Western government, conceding the situation was "very fragile."

Heavy metal and violence: More than a myth? (CNN.com)

Violence and heavy metal seem to have been inextricably entwined since the dawn of the metal genre.

Punishing Online Violence (FOX 5 New York)

The horrific trend of posting videos on the Web of brutal assaults is being blamed for 29 deaths nationwide. In some cases, the violence gets even more brutal just because of the presence of the camera, because the attackers are showing off for an Internet audience. Now one New York lawmaker wants to make videotaping violence for the purpose of posting it online a felony.

Group says Zimbabwean election violence up (UPI)

HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 12 (UPI) -- More than 900 people have been treated for injuries and at least 22 died from violence arising after Zimbabwe's elections, a relief organization said.