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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.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva offered on Saturday to provide refuge to a woman who has been sentenced to death in Iran following her conviction for committing adultery. ...

Here is a list of some of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's, and his government's, more quirky "dislikes".

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and other top officials used tough language against new EU sanctions adopted against their country Monday, but signaled Tehran is prepared to resume negotiations on its controversial nuclear program in September. -VOA

BRASILIA - BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inacio Lula on Saturday offered to give asylum to an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, according to news reports. 'I want to make an appeal to my friend (Iranian President Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad, the supreme leader of Iran (Ali Khamenei), and to the government of Iran' to allow Brazil to take in the woman, Mr Lula said during a campaign ...

Ali Larijani, head of Iran's parliament says that he is ready to "confront the government through legal channels" if they refuse to send their legislation to the parliament for review.

Wrongly identified as Neda Agha-Soltan, whose death in 2009 became a symbol for the opposition, Zahra Soltani fled Iran.

A recent poll conducted by a credible Iranian university centre concerning the post-election events of 2009 has found that 56 percent of participants believe President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's popularity has declined over the past year, while just 22 percent believe it has increased.

(MCT) Who says it isn't always lucky to roll a seven in Las Vegas? Bob Huggins' broken ribs, that's who. QUEASY SQUID STUFF: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is even taking shots at Paul the soccer-predicting octopus, saying Germany's biggest World Cup star is merely a symbol of decadence and decay in the Western world.