Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman

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• Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman
• Sufi group backs more African Union troops in Somalia
• Saddam-era official issues message
• Building collapse in Italy kills 3
• 3 of 4 kidnapped Mexican journalists freed
• Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800
• Venezuela sending troops to Colombian border
• Thousands mourn stampede victims
• Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
• Crews in Pakistan find voice, flight data recorders

Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman Posted: 31 Jul 2010 03:37 PM PDT Brazil's president has offered asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning, state-run media reports.

Sufi group backs more African Union troops in Somalia Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:48 PM PDT A Somali militant group wanting to rid the war-torn country of an al Qaeda-linked movement welcomed Saturday the African Union's decision last week to expand its peacekeeping presence in the country.

Saddam-era official issues message Posted: 31 Jul 2010 04:35 AM PDT An audio message, purportedly from Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has surfaced. Saddam Hussein's former military commander and vice president who has eluded capture since the fall of the Hussein regime more than seven years ago.

Building collapse in Italy kills 3 Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:10 AM PDT A young married couple wrapped in an embrace were among three people found dead after an apartment building collapsed in southern Italy Friday night, an Italian rescue official said.

3 of 4 kidnapped Mexican journalists freed Posted: 31 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT The signal of one of Mexico's largest television networks faded to black for almost an hour as a symbolic protest of violence against journalists.

Pakistan flooding death toll reaches 800 Posted: 31 Jul 2010 08:07 AM PDT The death toll from flooding in Pakistan has risen to at least 800, the information minister of a northern province said Saturday.

Venezuela sending troops to Colombian border Posted: 31 Jul 2010 10:22 AM PDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has deployed troops to areas near the Colombian border and says he is reviewing plans for a potential war as tension between the two nations rises.

Thousands mourn stampede victims Posted: 31 Jul 2010 01:05 PM PDT Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German music festival left 21 people dead.

Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Posted: 31 Jul 2010 02:48 PM PDT A senior Hamas member was killed during Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Hamas security forces said Saturday. The violence occurred after a glimmer of progress in the Mideast peace process on Thursday.

Crews in Pakistan find voice, flight data recorders Posted: 31 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT The data recorders for the plane that crashed and killed 152 people in Pakistan has been found, a government official said Saturday.

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