| Rains Kill At Least 31 In Rio, Paralyze City RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Torrential rains caused floods and landslides that killed at least 31 people in Rio de Janeiro state, shutting down transport and commerce in Brazil's second city, officials said on Tuesday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Haiti Prosecutors Urge Prison for US Missionary PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A U.S. missionary should spend six months in prison for her failed attempt to remove 33 children from Haiti following the Jan. 12 earthquake, a prosecutor said Thursday on the first day of her trial. feeds.nytimes.com |
Brazil’s President Offers Asylum to Woman Facing Stoning in Iran In an about-face, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to send the woman convicted of adultery to Brazil. feeds.nytimes.com |
Drilling Plans Off Cuba Stir Fears of Impact on Gulf Cuba might have plentiful reserves along its north coast, and drilling in its waters poses risks to both the island nation and the United States. feeds.nytimes.com |
First of Rescued Chile Miners Could be Released From Hospital Healthiest of 33 miners rescued from collapsed copper and gold mine could be released from Thursday voanews.com |