CAN THE AVERAGE PERSON BECOME A WORLD RECORD BREAKER?

ALL SECTIONS More Guinness World Records Can the average person become a world record breaker?... READ MORE›

OIL PRICES SURGE AS WORLD UNITES ON PRODUCTION CUT

US crude benchmark West Texas Intermediate also hit a sixteen-month high of 54.51 per barrel before retreating to 54.15... READ MORE›

OIL PRICES SOAR AFTER OPEC DEAL

Oil prices soared Thursday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC clinched an agreement to cut production, first of its kind since 2008... READ MORE›

OIL PRICES SURGE ON OPEC AGREEMENT

The OPEC oil cartel defied expectations Wednesday and finalized its joint output cut deal since 2008 after difficult talks in Vienna, Austria... READ MORE›

OPEC ANNOUNCES NEW OUTPUT CEILING OF 32.5 MLN BARRELS PER DAY

According to data offered by OPEC, the largest oil producer, Saudi Arabia took the biggest part of the reduction, 486,000 barrels per day... READ MORE›

AMAZING BASKETBALL SHOT FROM INCREDIBLE HEIGHT SMASHES WORLD RECORDA

A stunning basketball shot from the top of a huge dam in Switzerland has set a new Guinness World Record... READ MORE›

WATCH A ROBOT SOLVE A RUBIK'S CUBE IN THE TIME IT TAKES FOR YOU TO SAY 'WORLD RECORD'

[Insanely fast teen sets Rubik’s cube world record at Maryland competition] Before the Munich expo, machines had previously cracked the 1-second mark, though not by much... READ MORE›

ULTRARUNNER BREAKS WORLD RECORD IN 6-WEEK TREK ACROSS AMERICA

Photo Zandy Mangold Pete Kostelnick running through Yosemite National Park in September 2016... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S BIGGEST OIL KINGDOM REVERSES COURSE

In an effort to get prices off the mat, Saudi Arabia looks to pull back on the amount of crude it pumps... READ MORE›

MAN CAPTURES PHOTO OF LIGHT BEAMING OFF ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER

A stunning photo shows sunlight reflecting off of the One World Trade Center days before the 15th anniversary of the 9 11 terror attacks... READ MORE›

WORLD TRADE CENTER OPENS FOR BUSINESS

The sun rises behind One World Trade Center in New York City on Monday, Nov... READ MORE›

PHOTOS RAINBOW APPEARS FROM WORLD TRADE CENTER ON EVE OF911

The colorful image appeared to be coming from One World Trade Center on the eve of the 14th anniversary of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks... READ MORE›

The only major United States antagonist not hurt by the drop in oil prices is North Korea, which imports all of its petroleum... READ MORE›

DAD BREAKS WORLD RECORD WITH GIANT CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY

EST November 30, 2014 Over 1 million lights have been set up in Canberra, Australia, officially breaking the Guinness World Record for the largest LED image display... READ MORE›

WORLDA??S OLDEST DOG? MAGGIE THE KELPIE DIES AGED 30

Owner Brian McLaren, a dairy farmer in Woolsthorp, Victoria, confirmed the news to The Weekly Times ... READ MORE›

SHORTEST MAN IN WORLD DIED, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS SAYS

Shortest man in world died guinness world records says... READ MORE›

WORLDA??S OLDEST MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE EVER FOUND FINALLY WASHES UP AFTER 108 YEARS

She told local paper the Amrum News the clear glass bottle had a note inside bearing only the words Break the bottle... READ MORE›

GUARDIAN.CO.UK EGYPTIAN COURT SENTENCES 183 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SUPPORTERS TO DEATH 1 HR AGO

Guinness World Records maintains a database of 40,000 records, only 3,000 to 4,000 of which make it into the printed book... READ MORE›

VENEZUELA LEADER SEEKS HELP OVER OIL

Before he left Venezuela Mr Maduro announced a number of new mechanisms aimed at addressing the country's economic crisis... READ MORE›

HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR COMPLETES 7,000 PULL-UPS TO SHATTER WORLD RECORDS

Andrew Shapiro's quest to set a Guinness World Record began seven months ago, with American Ninja Warrior and his father's cancer diagnosis... READ MORE›

BULLDOG SKATEBOARDS INTO THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS BOOK A?? VIDEO

Record attempts will be made globally to mark annual Guinness world records day on 15 November... READ MORE›

54-YEAR-OLD TEXAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR PULL-UPS

Mark Jordan, 54, of Corpus Christi, Texas, broke the previous record of 4,210 at around 1 a... READ MORE›

A BAR IN DUBAI BREAKS THE WORLD RECORD FOR LONGEST DOMINO DROP SHOTA

A bar in Dubai broke the Guinness World Record for the longest domino drop shot on Monday evening... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON DIES AT 117

Misao Okawa, the world's oldest Japanese woman receives a bouquet of flowers on her 117th birthday celebration at Kurenai Nursing Home in Osaka, Japan... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST PERSON, MISAO OKAWA, DIES WEEKS AFTER 117TH BIRTHDAY

Guinness World Records said it was in the process of discovering who would replace her as the world's oldest person... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT RAISES FUEL PRICE BY 1300 AND DEVALUES BOLIVAR TO TACKLE CRISIS

Nicolas Maduro uses decree powers to raise fuel prices for first time in 20 years and devalues currency in bid to boost nation's coffers... READ MORE›

CANBERRA SHEEP'S MASSIVE FLEECE THE HEAVIEST IN THE WORLD

World record Canberra sheep's massive fleece the heaviest in the world... READ MORE›

IN TEHRAN A MILESTONE IS PLAYED DOWN

The end to the sanctions is a success for the government of President Hassan Rouhani, but comes at a cost for Iran's ruling system... READ MORE›

WHY IS AFRICA'S LARGEST OIL PRODUCER SHORT OF PETROL?

But by that time, companies had already started slowing fuel imports... READ MORE›

WORLD RECORD SET FOR MOST RIDERS ON A SURFBOARD

On Saturday in Huntington Beach, Calif., 66 surfers rode a wave together on a 42-foot surfboard... READ MORE›

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JIA JIA: HONG KONG GIANT PANDA BECOMES OLDEST EVER

Happy birthday, Jia Jia Hong Kong giant panda becomes oldest ever... READ MORE›

AROUND THE WORLD IN 123 DAYS: NEW ZEALANDER BREAKS CYCLING RECORD

Andrew Nicholson, a former Olympic skater, traversed the globe two days faster than Englishman Alan Bate did in 2010... READ MORE›

OIL REBOUNDS SHARPLY AS WORLD EYES OPEC

West Texas Intermediate prices soared 12 percent in mid-day trading... READ MORE›

JAPAN SWIFT FLY THE YEARS 117 SO FAR

Okawa, born in Osaka on March 5, 1898, was recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records in 2013... READ MORE›

DISTRUST RIVALRY AND WEAKNESS MARK FAILED DOHA OIL TALKS

Russia seems to have misread not only Iran, but failed to grasp how unpredictable Saudi Arabia has become under its younger and more divided leadership... READ MORE›

WORLD'S LONGEST BAGUETTE CERTIFIED AT MILAN EXPO

A judge from Guinness World Records has certified that a 122-metre 400ft baguette baked at the Milan Expo 2015 World's Fair is the longest ever made... READ MORE›

JAPAN WEEKS AFTER A BIRTHDAY THE WORLDS OLDEST PERSON DIES

A 116-year-old American woman, Gertrude Weaver of Arkansas, is now the world’s oldest person, according to the Gerontology Research Group in Los Angeles... READ MORE›

AT 122 METERS, MILAN EXPO BAGUETTE BAGS GUINNESS LENGTH RECORD

A judge from Guinness World Records has certified a 122-meter-long baguette baked at the Milan Expo 2015 World's Fair as the longest in the world. Some 60... READ MORE›

GUINNESS WORLD RECORD BREAKERS TELL THEIR STORIES

One day I visited Guinness's website and saw a new platform for breaking records, Guinness World Records challengers ... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP ON SOFTBANK: PRESIDENT-ELECT TAKING FALSE CREDIT FOR COMPANY'S $50 BILLION US INVESTMENT?

The Japanese technology company's CEO announced the U.S. investment after a Tuesday meeting with the president-elect at Trump Tower... READ MORE›

BABY GIRL BORN AT WORLD TRADE CENTER TRANSPORTATION HUB

NEW YORK AP -- A baby has been born at the World Trade Center's transportation hub in Lower Manhattan... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP CALLS FOR RACIAL PROFILING AFTER NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY BOMBINGS

Donald Trump calls for racial profiling of terror suspects after New York and New Jersey bombings... READ MORE›

MUSEUM SEEKS THE FINAL FACES TO FILL A SEPT. 11 TAPESTRY

Born in Lima, Peru, Mercado lived in the East New York section of Brooklyn... READ MORE›

TRUMP: THE ART OF THE MAN

Life-size naked statues of Donald Trump made appearances in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland earlier this month... READ MORE›

WORLD TRADE CENTER MALL REOPENS, SHOWS PROGRESS SINCE 9/11

Of the World Trade Center mall Tuesday reflects how much Lower Manhattan has changed since the Sept. 11, 2011, terror attacks... READ MORE›

WAS IT 9/11 OR 7/11? TRUMP HAS SLIP OF THE TONGUE

US presidential hopeful Donald Trump gives his last-minute pitch in New York before the state's primary, but makes a big gaffe when he mixes up 9 11 with 7 11... READ MORE›

THE GLOBAL OIL DEAL THAT NEVER CAME TO BE

DOHA It was supposed to be the easiest deal ever reached among key oil market players, a mere formality... READ MORE›

OBAMAS PROBABLE AGENDA IN MEETINGS WITH GULF LEADERS

President Obama will meet with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council this week in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›

BONO CALLS FOR 'MARSHALL PLAN' IN RESPONSE TO REFUGEE CRISIS

Bono calls for 'marshall plan' in response to refugee crisis middle east... READ MORE›

MEMO FROM BEIJING PRESIDENT XI JINPING OF CHINA IS ALL BUSINESS IN MIDDLE EAST VISIT

China was a major supplier of arms to Tehran during the Iran-Iraq war when the United States and Europe imposed an arms embargo... READ MORE›

MIDDLE EAST STOCK MARKETS CRASH AS IRAN ENTERS OIL WAR

Saudi Arabia's stock market crashed yesterday as nuclear sanctions on Iran were lifted, clearing the path for an all-out oil war between the Middle Eastern rivals... READ MORE›