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Below you can see a naked cyclist takes part in the "World Naked Bike Ride" on Sao Paulo's Paulista Avenue March 12, 2011. The event aims to defend the rights of cyclists to ride on the streets in safety, according to organizers. More Link Removed

North Carolina man corners market on pills that protect the thyroid against radiation. Troy Jones, 46, owner of www.nukepills.com, has sold more than 50,000 doses of potassium iodide in the days since a massive earthquake and tsunami sparked a nuclear catastrophe in Japan. Link Removed...

Worried families of Britons feared dead in the Japanese tsunami have spoken of their huge relief as they finally heard from their loved ones. Dawn Pearson, 66, had an agonising wait over the weekend until son Adam, who had been teaching English in the town of Kuji, got in touch. ‘It...

Prime minister Naoto Kan warned there is danger of more leaks and told people living within 19 miles (30 kilometers) of Fukushima complex to stay indoors to avoid exposure that could make people sick. Around 70,000 people had already been evacuated from a 12-mile (20-kilometer) radius, and...

When Brian Miser shouts "Fire!" at the launch of his human cannonball routine, he means it. The 47-year-old star of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's new show, "Fully Charged," has added a new twist to the circus classic: a blazing inferno. Called the "Human Fuse," Miser launches...

Water drop at one reactor twice left uranium fuel rods exposed, increasing risk of the spread of radiation and potential for a meltdown More Link Removed

India's airline authorities caught 57 pilots over the alcohol limit about to take to the cabin of passenger-carrying jets over the past two years, but most were cleared to fly again, media said on Friday. Only 11 of the pilots found to be under the influence of alcohol in random pre-flight...

The town fathers in a locality near Ukraine's port city of Odessa have imposed a night curfew on children under 16 to keep them out of trouble. The municipal council in Izmail -- citing rising crime, heavy drinking and tobacco addiction among its children -- said it wanted them at home and...

SCOTTDALE, Pennsylvania — A man left his sleeping 4-year-old son home alone while he went outside and pretended to be a ninja warrior, police say. The Daily Courier of Connellsville reported that Ross Hurst was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police found him dressed...

TOKYO – Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that washed away cars and tore away buildings along the coast near the epicenter. There were reports of injuries in Tokyo. Link Removed due to 404 Error In...

Drunk Michal Kawolski was rescued by astonished coastguards after floating out to sea on a sheet of ice while still clasping a bottle of vodka. The 23-year-old was spotted by coastguards as he floated past them off the coast of Gdansk, Poland. Mr Kawolski had been drinking with friends...

Three men are in court after two allegedly secretly filmed their friend having sex with a woman, before threatening to release the footage if she complained. University of Westminster student George Iaponas, 24, met the victim via social networking site Facebook and she agreed to meet in...

IDG News Service - A Nevada student who gave the opening address at his high school graduation last year has been charged with breaking into his school district's computer system and bumping up his classmates' grades for a fee. Police say Tyler Coyner, 19, was the ringleader in a group of 13...

OK. I'm completely stumped. I've tried everything I could think of. Here's my issues: It started last Tuesday, the 22nd of February: IE 8 became extremely unstable, crashes constantly (upgraded to IE 9 Beta still didn't solve the issue) So I installed FireFox. And here's what happens. My...

Note to thieves: when robbing a place, the best way to make a clean getaway is not to post your picture on the victim's Facebook page. And if you do, scram out of town/country as fast as you can! Otherwise, you'll be like Rodney Knight Jr., who couldn't pass up the opportunity to take a pic of...

SAO PAULO — Firefighters say they have removed a 5-foot-long alligator who was hiding behind a couch after floodwaters washed it into a home in northern Brazil. Capt. Luiz Claudio Farias of the Parauapebas city fire department says that when the floodwaters receded on Tuesday, a woman saw...

A husband who tried to ‘save’ his wife from a scary spider ended up needing treatment for burns after nearly blowing up his bathroom. Christopher Robinson was ‘encouraged’ by his wife, Janine, to chase the arachnid – but failed to flush out the eight-legged beast when it scuttled behind...

Hokitika Wildfoods Festival Ram's testicles are so passe - this year extreme foodies wanting a real taste test will be lining up for a shot of stallion semen. Horse semen shots, to be followed with a swig of energy drink, are the new kids on the kitchen block at the famed Hokitika...

Former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Tribune. His death has been ruled a suicide, but the Miami-Dade police department has yet to make the information public. Foul play was ruled out...

Is your Windows 7 PC as secure as it could be? Link Removed