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Brazil leader offers asylum to Iran woman
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Russia sends army to battle wildfires
 Russia sent the army on Saturday to battle wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and were threatening dozens of towns and villages. Thick smoke and ash slowed firefighting efforts and thousands of people were being evacuated.
24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China
Two dozen workers were trapped in a flooded mine in northeast China on Sunday, the latest accident in the country's notoriously dangerous coal industry.
More than 800 dead in Pakistan floods
More than 800 people in Pakistan and dozens more in Afghanistan have been killed in floods that have lashed the region for days, officials said Saturday.
Brazilian men swapped at birth work, live together
 Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn't know of each other's existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more than 20 years ago.
PLO official says Obama sent warning to Abbas
 President Barack Obama warned Mahmoud Abbas in a letter that U.S.-Palestinian relations might suffer if the Palestinian leader refuses to resume direct peace talks with Israel, a senior PLO official said Saturday.
Panama prosecutor: Jailed American admits 5 slays
 A jailed U.S. man has admitted killing five other Americans so he could take over their businesses and other properties in a Panamanian resort area, a government prosecutor said Saturday.
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Death toll in Pakistani floods surges past 800
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 AP - The death toll in the massive flooding in Pakistan surged past 800 as floodwaters receded Saturday in the hard-hit northwest, an official said. The damage to roads, bridges and communications networks hindered rescuers, while the threat of disease loomed as some evacuees arrived in camps with fever, diarrhea and skin problems.
24 remain trapped in flooded coal mine in NE China
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AP - Two dozen workers were trapped in a flooded mine in northeast China on Sunday, the latest accident in the country's notoriously dangerous coal industry.
Land mine swept ashore from NKorea kills SKorean
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AP - Dozens of land mines have washed up on South Korean shores in recent days, apparently swept from North Korea by torrential rains. One killed a man and wounded another, the military said Sunday.
Panama prosecutor: Jailed American admits 5 slays
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Flooded Pakistan braced for more
One million people remain affected by monsoon flooding in north-west Pakistan, as fears grow that flooding could spread south.
Clinton pride at Chelsea wedding
The only child of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, is married to her banker boyfriend at a ceremony cloaked in secrecy.
Dutch troops to leave Afghanistan
The Netherlands is to end its military involvement in Afghanistan, after four years in which its troops have won praise for their effectiveness.
Cluster bomb ban comes into force
A new global treaty banning cluster munitions enters into force, hailed by campaigners as the most important treaty in 10 years.
Pakistan leader heading to Europe
Pakistan's president is due in Europe for a trip that will take in the UK, amid tensions over comments about terrorism by PM David Cameron.
Sudan to monitor UN peacekeepers
Sudan says UN peacekeepers in Darfur must inform the government of all travel plans, insisting they have failed to stop violence at refugee camps.
Germany mourns Love Parade dead
Germany holds an emotional memorial service for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade dance festival in the western city of Duisburg last weekend.
Opposition figures held in Moscow
Russian police detain two opposition leaders and dozens of others trying to hold demonstrations in Moscow and St Petersburg.
Bogota denies Venezuela war plan
The Colombian government denies accusations by Caracas it is planning a military attack on Venezuela, following claims by President Hugo Chavez that his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, was "capable of anything".
Kidnapped Mexico cameramen free
Police in Mexico say they have freed two of the four journalists kidnapped in Durango last Monday.
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Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks
ISLAMABAD/LONDON (Reuters) - Pakistan's spy chief has canceled a trip to Britain, a spokesman said on Saturday, but Islamabad played down a row over remarks by British Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting Pakistan was not doing enough to fight terrorism.
British police hold two over MI6 parcel bomb
LONDON (Reuters) - British police were questioning two men Sunday after a parcel bomb was sent to the headquarters of the MI6 foreign intelligence service and another was intercepted at a postal sorting office.
Brazil offers asylum to Iranian woman facing stoning
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to allow a woman sentenced in Iran to death by stoning to accept an offer of asylum in Brazil, local media reported.
Israeli air strike kills Hamas commander in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike has killed a Hamas military commander and rocket-maker in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist group that rules the Palestinian territory said on Saturday.
Mexican police free journalists seized by drug gangs
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican police raided a drug gang safe house before dawn on Saturday and rescued two television journalists kidnapped by cartel members who demanded networks broadcast their messages.
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Cancer Drug May Keep Lockerbie Bomber Alive for 5 Years
The Lockerbie bomber is at the center of a fresh row after it emerged he is taking a cancer drug that could keep him alive for five more years, The Sun reported on Monday.
Somalia Signs Deal With Militia in Fight Against Insurgents
Somalia's government signed an agreement with a powerful militia on Monday that offers high-level militants senior government positions in return for their military support during a long-planned offensive against an Islamist insurgency.
British Boy Kidnapped in Pakistan Freed
Kidnappers released a 5-year-old British boy unharmed Tuesday almost two weeks after abducting him from his grandparents' house in central Pakistan, British and Pakistani officials said.
Pope to Lend 'Decisive Voice' to Catholic Sex Abuse Debate
A top Vatican official says Pope Benedict XVI will speak with a 'clear and decisive voice' when he addresses clerical sex abuses in Ireland in a forthcoming letter.
German Diocese Suspends Priest Amid Sex Abuse Charges
Pope Benedict XVI's former diocese says it has suspended a priest convicted in 1986 of sexually abusing minors and accepted the resignation of his superior.
Iran Bans Leading Pro-Reform Political Party
Iran's hard-line government says the country's largest pro-reform political party has been banned as part of the crackdown on the opposition.
Rocket Attack Kills 1 at NATO Base in Afghanistan
An early morning rocket attack on the largest U.S. military hub in Afghanistan killed one person Monday, NATO said. In the east, meanwhile, Afghan authorities thwarted three would-be homicide bombers from attacking a security post.
Yemen Launches Airstrike on Al Qaeda Hideout
Yemen's embassy in Washington says its nation's air force launched an airstrike on an al Qaeda hideout ahead of a likely terror attack.
Pakistan Police Find Cache of Explosives in Lahore
Pakistani police discovered a cache of bomb-making equipment and thousands of pounds of explosives Monday in an empty Lahore shop where authorities said a string of attacks on the eastern city may have been plotted.
Drug Gang to Blame for Killings of U.S. Consulate Workers
A suspected Mexican drug gang gunned down two cars carrying families with ties to the U.S. consulate on Saturday, killing an American couple and a Mexican man in the country's deadliest city.
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