4 Killed on Carnival Float

4 Killed on Carnival Float, Four people died after a Carnival float in the Brazilian port city of Santos caught fire early Tuesday, striking a somber tone for the final day of exuberant Carnival celebrations throughout Brazil, police said.

The float, authorities said, caught fire after it struck a power line during maneuvers following its participation in ongoing Carnival festivities.

Seal Who Shot Bin Laden Without Healthcare Pension

Seal Who Shot Bin Laden Without Healthcare Pension, The U.S. Navy SEAL who shot and killed Osama bin Laden is speaking out for the first time since the May 1, 2011, raid on the al-Qaida leader's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

In an interview with Esquire, the former SEAL—identified as "The Shooter" due to what the magazine described as "safety" reasons—said he's been largely abandoned by the U.S. government since leaving the military last fall.

Women-Only City In Saudi Arabia

Women-Only City In Saudi Arabia - Women-only city expected to create 5,000 jobs as well as women-run firms and production lines. Saudi government hopes endeavor will address gender employment gap.

Saudi Arabia is planning to develop a women-only industrial city aimed at giving females greater independence while still abiding by Sharia law.

The development, which will be built in the Eastern Province city of Hofuf, is set to open next year, according to The Guardian.

NASA New Discovery Rainforest In Arctic

NASA New Discovery Rainforest In Arctic, Scientists have made a biological discovery in Arctic Ocean waters as dramatic and unexpected as finding a rainforest in the middle of a desert. A NASA-sponsored expedition punched through three-foot thick sea ice to find waters richer in microscopic marine plants, essential to all sea life, than any other ocean region on Earth.

Gold Prices Ease

Gold Prices Ease, Gold prices futures on Monday-Gold prices plunge as economic fears ease: Gold fell on Monday, under pressure from a softer euro and from dwindling expectations for the Federal Reserve to signal the need for more measures to keep U.S. rates low, although longer-term investors took their bullion holdings to a fresh record.

Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,702.45 an ounce by 1535 GMT, having gained more than 2 percent since touching intraday lows below $1,680 on Friday after the U.S. employment report showed far more jobs were created than initially thought in the last three months.

Eunuchs Fire

Eunuchs Fire, India: Delhi fire kills 14 at eunuchs' gathering. At least 14 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured in a fire at a gathering of eunuchs in the Indian capital, Delhi.

The fire broke out on Sunday evening when a three-day convention of eunuchs was about to end.

It is thought that a short circuit in the electricity line sparked off the fire which then spread to the makeshift tent under which people had gathered.

Raffi turns Jack Layton's letter into song

Raffi turns Jack Layton's letter into song, TORONTO - Children's singer Raffi has turned passages from Jack Layton's final letter to Canadians into a song.

Raffi says the letter's positivity strongly resonated with him and he wanted to capture the message in a tune entitled "Letter To A Nation."

For the chorus he chose the last section of Layton's letter, which reads: "My friends, love is better than anger/Hope is better than fear/Optimism is better than despair/So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic/And we'll change the world."

Drunk, naked driver smashes 17 cars in Moscow

Drunk, naked driver smashes 17 cars in Moscow, A naked and drunk motorist sped through central Moscow on Sunday, crashing into 17 cars before being stopped by police who chased him across a large part of the capital, state television said.

"When police made him open his door, it became clear he was completely naked," said state TV, showing lines of cars with shattered windscreens and battered sides.

Prince Charles related to Vlad the Impaler

Prince Charles related to Vlad the Impaler, Vlad the Impaler: How is Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth related to him? In an upcoming TV show to promote his interest in Romania's Transylvania region, Britain's Prince Charles claims he is related to Vlad the Impaler, who gave rise to the Dracula vampire stories. Apparently, so is his mother, the queen.

Replica AK-47 BB guns in Canada recalled

Replica AK-47 BB guns in Canada recalled, Replica AK-47 BB guns in Canada ordered recalled. The RCMP has issued a formal recall for hundreds of replica AK-47 BB guns imported from China that investigators fear can be easily reconfigured into deadly prohibited weapons.

HPV vaccine recommended for boys

HPV vaccine recommended for boys, CDC Backs HPV Vaccine for Boys. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory panel recommended Tuesday routine vaccination of boys ages 11 and 12 with Gardasil, which protects against infection from human papilloma virus. The panel unanimously approved the plan, with 13 votes in favor and one abstention.

Two week old girl rescued two days after Turkey earthquake

Two week old girl rescued two days after Turkey earthquake, Rescuers pulled a two-week-old baby girl alive from the arms of her mother, who had also survived but was still trapped in the rubble of their apartment on Tuesday, two days after a powerful earthquake in southeast Turkey.

The mother was clutching the infant to her chest when rescuers reached them, and they were working to bring her out, as well as a grandmother, who was also still alive.

Queen Elizabeth mooned

Queen Elizabeth mooned, 'I mooned the Queen': Australian protester charged after flashing monarch when she waved at him.

• Liam Warriner said he dropped his trousers for a dare
• The 22-year-old tucked an Australian flag between his bottom cheeks
• He has been charged with being a public nuisance and wilful exposure

With an Australian flag tucked between the cheeks of his bare bottom, a man allegedly ‘mooned’ the Queen as she was driven past him in a motorcade today.

Gadhafi son Saif captured

Gadhafi son Saif captured, Rebels: Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam captured alive. They say they've also nabbed slain Libya leader's spokesman; both men uninjured. Slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi's influential son and heir-apparent, Saif al-Islam, has been captured alive and uninjured, rebel sources told NBC News on Saturday.

Prince Harry and american girl

Prince Harry and american girl, Prince Harry Lands an American Girl - Dating Cocktail Waitress Jessica Donaldson. Britain’s Prince Harry is dating an American girl, he has been spotted with a cocktail waitress from California.

The 26-year-old royal – the brother of Prince William - has struck up a romance with brunette Jessica Donaldson after meeting her in San Diego, California, where is undergoing flying training for his military career.

Gadhafi plastic surgery

Gadhafi plastic surgery, Brazilian Plastic Surgeon Says Operated on Gadhafi. It was well past midnight when the Brazilian surgeon says he was escorted deep inside a bunker in the Libyan capital.

His assignment: to shave years off Moammar Gadhafi's appearance by removing fat from his belly and injecting it into his wrinkled face. The Libyan leader also got hair plugs.

"He told me that he had been in power for 25 years at that time, and that he did not want the young people of his nation to see him as an old man," Dr. Liacyr Ribeiro recalled. "I recommended a facelift, but he refused."

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's Baby Name Revealed

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's Baby Name Revealed, Carla-Bruni-Sarkozy has announced the name of her baby, and it's one that will very likely be a mainstay in the fashion world or Hollywood 20 years from now.

In a message on her website, the first lady of France wrote: "I am deeply touched by the many messages of congratulations that I have received since the birth of our daughter Giulia. On this happy occasion, my husband joins me in expressing our warmest thanks to all those of you who sent us these tokens of your kindness."

Twitter allowed in House of Commons

Twitter allowed in House of Commons

Twitter allowed in House of Commons, MPs vote in favour of using Twitter in Commons. MPs have backed a motion allowing them to use Twitter during Commons debates.

An amendment that would have effectively banned its use - by permitting MPs to only "receive and send urgent messages" in the chamber - was defeated by 206 votes to 63.

Saddam Hussein's bronze butt up for auction

Saddam Hussein's bronze butt up for auction

Saddam Hussein's bronze butt up for auction, Saddam's bronze buttock up for auction in Britain. A bronze buttock from the statue of late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein toppled in Baghdad after the US-led invasion in 2003 is to be auctioned in Britain, an auction house said Tuesday.

A former soldier from Britain's elite SAS regiment retrieved the two-foot (0.6-metre) wide piece of history and took it back to Britain shortly after US marines dragged the statue down on live television.

Nigel "Spud" Ely, now 52, was working with media covering the fall of Baghdad at the time. He said the marines gave him permission to remove the buttock using a hammer and a crowbar.

Iran spies

Iran spies

Iran spies. Iran frees jailed US hiker 'spies' Bauer and Fattal. The hikers' release has been negotiated against a backdrop of tension between Washington and Tehran. A pair of Americans convicted as spies and jailed in Iran for two years have been released and emotionally reunited with their loved ones.

Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal, both 29, were flown to Oman after being freed on bail from Evin prison.

They were sentenced in September to eight years in prison on charges of spying.

They were arrested in 2009 after crossing into Iran from Iraq, where they said they were hiking.
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