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  World's tallest, floating Christmas tree on display

  World | December 01, 2014 13:17 IST

  Rio de Janeiro: The world's tallest floating Christmas tree has been put on display in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.The 85-metre tree, which weighs 542-tonnes, is illuminated with 3.1 million lights on the

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  Woman in US falls to death from world's tallest roller coaster in Texas

  World | July 20, 2013 16:03 IST

  Arlington, Texas, Jul 20:  A woman riding a roller coaster at a Six Flags amusement park in North Texas died Friday, and witnesses say she fell from a ride that is billed as the tallest

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  Dubai inaugurates world's tallest 'twisted' tower

  World | June 14, 2013 12:15 IST

  Dubai, Jun 14: Dubai has inaugurated the world's tallest twisted tower built at a cost of $US272 million ($A288.32 million), setting yet another record for skyscrapers and other engineering marvels.The 310-metre, 75-storey residential Cayan Tower