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Mattel To Sue Brazilian Artist For Portraying Barbie As Lesbian

A Brazilian artist is now facing hot water after toymaker Mattel threatened to sue her for organizing a photo exhibit depicting Barbie as a lesbian.

Mattel has given Karin Schwarz 24 hours to close down her exhibit at city of Curitaba, Brazil or face court action.

Police Arrested Four Frenchmen For Jumping In Front Of Moving Traffic

Police in Madrid, Spain arrested four Frenchmen who were reportedly jumping in front of moving vehicles so they could film their reactions and post the footage on the Internet.

Authorities in Alicante Spain said the four took turns leaping in front of moving vehicles on the road between Benidorm to La Nucia, which causes the driver to swerve violently or make a hard break to avoid hitting them. Officials say the four endangered the lives of the driver and passengers in other vehicles.

Two Men Nabbed While Robbing A DJ On Live Broadcast

Two men were caught by the police while robbing a disc jockey who was broadcasting live for his daily radio show in Alto Parana, Brazil.

Tiago Amorin da Silva, from Alto Parana was making his daily broadcast over Berde e Rosa radio station when two men barged into the studio at 2 a.m. and demanded that he hand over his money.

Square-Shaped Melons To Be Sold In Britain

A British company is set to introduce into the London market its first-ever square-shaped melon this October.

Tesco, the largest grocery homeshopping service in the world says the square melons would be imported from Brazil. It said the grower of the melons placed boxes around the fruit during its growing period which naturally swells to fill the shape.

Penguins To Get Military Escort Home

Some very lucky penguins are getting a military escort back home. The Brazilian air force and navy are teaming up to take the birds back to their Antarctic home after they got stuck on a beach in Brazil.

Every year, penguins typically wash up on Brazil's shores after they catch a ride from the Antarctic Circle on ice floes. The floes melt off the Brazilian shore and the penguins wash ashore. Most are taken to area zoos.