These INSANE death-defying stunts will leave you gasping!

In a scene straight out of the 2009 Pixar movie UP, Daniel Boria, a Canadian flew over the city of Calgary on a lawn chair tied with over 100 helium-filled balloons -- strapped a parachute last......

Taking the plunge: Man makes 135,000 foot jump in 15 seconds

More than two years after Felix Baumgartner broke the world record for the highest skydive, Alan Eustace has trumped it by jumping a height of 135,890 feet from the Earth’s surface.......

Malala, Obama among people who mattered in 2012

As 2012 draws to a close, rediff.com takes a look at the international personalities who hit headlines around the world.We start off with the young Pakistani rights activist, Malala Yousafzai.......

IN PIX: Reaching new heights of daredevilry

Take a look at the incredible jumps 'Fearless Felix' has made. Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier in a record-breaking jump from a balloon floating nearly 37 kilometres......

How Etihad is redefining luxury in the sky

IMAGE: The new first class seats aboard an Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Etihad Airways launched an A380 aircraft service between Abu Dhabi......

Etihad beats Gulf rivals to become fastest growing foreign airline

Etihad has been able to introduce flights faster than other carriers because of the additional 37,000 weekly seat entitlements granted to airlines from Abu Dhabi in 2013. Image: Etihad Airways......

Nicole Kidman face of Etihad Airways' new brand campaign

Oscar-winning Australian actress Nicole Kidman has been appointed as the global brand ambassador of Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways' new campaign. On the new TV commercial, the 47-year-old Hollywood......

Eithad ties up with Google for flight schedule, fare searches

The United Arab Emirates' national carrier Etihad Airways on Monday said it has collaborated with global search engine Google to enable travellers across the US, Europe and Canada view the......

Kevin Costner to become dad for 7th time

Kevin Costner is set to become a father for the seventh time. The actor and his wife Christine Baumgartner Costner are expecting their third child together, People.com reports. Also, Costner's......

Celebs' Best Bridal Gowns!

Christina Aguilera's wedding dress has been voted the best bridal gown in a new poll. The Spanish-style Christian Lacroix gown, which the pop star flaunted when she tied the knot with Jordan......

Costner's daughter directs his proposal!

Kevin Costner, who tied the knot with Christine Baumgartner in Septemberlast year,has admitted he had no idea how he was going to propose to her. Until the TheUpside Of Anger star's daughter Lily,......

Kevin Costner weds

It took him five years, but Robin Hood star Kevin Costner, 49, finally wed German girlfriend Christine Baumgartner, 30, over the weekend.Held on Saturday afternoon at his Colorado mountain ranch,......

Nations League PIX: England bounce back to down Finland

England back on track with win over Finland IMAGE: England's Declan Rice in action against Finland during the UEFA Nations League - Group F match at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Photograph:......

Euro PIX: Demiral's goals put Turkey in quarter-finals

Images from the Euro 2024 Round of 16 match between Austria and Turkey, at Leipzig stadium, Leipzig, Germany, on Tuesday. IMAGE: Merih Demiral towers above the Austrian defence to head home......

Frenchman Maignan emerges from Lloris's shadow

IMAGE: Mike Maignan put in key saves along the way, at crucial junctures of the group games, to contribute to France’s progress into the last 16, where they face Belgium on Monday.......

PIX: Austria ease past Poland, renew knock-out hopes

Images from the Euro 2024 Group D match between Austria and Poland at Berlin Olympiastadion, in Berlin, on Friday. IMAGE: Gernot Trauner heads the ball past Poland goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny for......

PIX: Own goal gives France victory over plucky Austria

Images from the Euro 2024 Group D match between France and Austria at Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany, on Monday. IMAGE: Austria's Maximilian Wober watches anxiously as a cross from Kylian......