A Russian man has died in a competition in Finland in which contestants sit in a sizzling hot sauna, aiming to endure temperatures topping 110 degrees celsius, above boiling point.

Vladimir Ladyzhenski, who made it to finals with Timo Kaukonen, the defending Finnish champion, died shortly after both men ended the match with serious burns.

Meanwhile, Kaukonen Continue Reading

A 28-year-old dare devil said he filmed himself as he jumped onto the tracks in front of a train on the Shanghai subway, as he thought it would be an “exciting” thing to do. On July 24 at 10:30pm Mr Tang was the only person on the platform when he filmed the train approaching and then jumped down Continue Reading

England is a small island located west of Africa, according to a speech given by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad in Hamedan yesterday.

“England, a tiny little island west of Africa, they built boats, they made weapons, they attacked India which is 10 times bigger than England and has a population 10 times bigger than England. They brought it Continue Reading

More than 1.6 billion people in the world have little or no access to electricity and most have no way of accessing modern electrical technology, such as like electric lighting, mobile phones or televisions.

But scientists at an Israeli university say they have made a remarkable discovery in relation to the potato which may bring electricity to millions Continue Reading

French politicians and activists have expressed outrage over an online video of police forcibly removing women and children of African descent from makeshift camps. These disturbing images show officers scuffling with immigrant squatters in Paris and a pregnant woman lying on the ground being carried away. Another woman is pulled away while carrying a child on her back. Continue Reading