A group of tightrope walkers are facing fines of up to EUR 6,000 for crossing at a height of 9,000 feet on a line strung between two Alpine peaks. Astonishing pictures of the stunt show one of the four walking along the tightrope on north-eastern Italy's Dolomites range. The images…
A British hiker has died after plunging nearly 100 feet from a mountain in Italy. The 56-year-old woman and her husband had been hiking in the Rosengarten massif in the Dolomites in northern Italy when she suddenly lost her balance. Picture shows Santner via ferrata, Catinaccio in South Tyrol in…
This incredible model of a Japanese castle is so small it is about the thickness of a human hair, as can be seen in this image. The 0.217-millimeter model of Fukuyama Castle is so tiny, it is all but invisible to the naked eye and it was made by a…
The world’s tallest man has travelled to Russia in search of a wife willing to bear him a son and a daughter. Sultan Kosen, 39, is a Turkish farmer of ethnic Kurdish descent who was born in the south-eastern Turkish city of Mardin. He had a tumour affecting his pituitary…
This is the terrifying moment a Norwegian 'Death Diving' enthusiast throws himself from a dizzying height of over 100 feet hitting a speed of 100 kph before crashing into the water below. Ken Stornes, age not stated, broke the world record for 'Death Diving' when he threw himself from a…
An experienced hot-air balloon pilot from Italy died after losing balance and falling from a 10-metre (32 ft) height as a wind gust sent her balloon spiralling out of control. Elisa Agnoleti, 39, tragically lost her life in the unpredicted accident in the Buonconvento community in the city of Sienna…
An elderly American tourist has tragically lost his life after he fell from a 110-metre height while hiking in the Bavarian Alps on Saturday. The 73-year-old US citizen, whose name was not revealed by the police, was fatally injured after he fell from a 110-metre (361-foot) height during a hike…
This woman has found true love despite suffering from brittle bone disease and being only three feet tall with a boyfriend who is nearly twice her height. Yana Gromovich, 27, suffers with Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease, a group of genetic disorders that mainly affect the…