Sarus cranes seen in Pakistan after a decade - DAWN Group
25 May 2012, 9:41 pm
KARACHI, May 25: The world’s tallest flying bird, the majestic sarus crane is back in Pakistan after more than a decade. A lone pair sighted in Nagarparkar this year is a hope that the rare bird species may become part of Pakistan’s landscape again.

Why climbers continue to feel Mount Everest's allure - BBC News
25 May 2012, 7:10 pm
The world's tallest mountain has claimed four more lives but such tragedies make no dent in the increasing number of people attempting its ascent. The enormously powerful winds that blast Mount Everest relent for just a few weeks every spring.

Anderson Cooper surprises America's tallest man with new shoes AND a custom wardrobe - Daily Mail
25 May 2012, 5:16 pm
Being tall doesn't always have its perks as Igor Vovkivinskiy, who's just over 7.5ft tall, told Anderson Cooper this week. In his own words, it can be rather hard and painful, especially if you don't have the right shoes or clothing. Sitting down with the ...

Lend Lease going up in timber - The Age
25 May 2012, 8:55 am
Work has started on the 10-storey wood structure in the Docklands that will rise 242 centimetres above the world's tallest similar buildings, Bridport House and Stadthaus in London. The Grollo family announced plans last year to build a timber high-rise at ...

Skyrush, Hersheypark's tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster, is ready to roll - PennLive.com
24 May 2012, 3:48 am
For almost a year, the yellow steel of Skyrush has climbed into the Hersheypark skyline. It can be seen throughout the village, arching through the air above the park. This weekend, it will finally open to the public, as Hersheypark swings into the high ...

San Antonio center to include Mountain View's tallest building? - Palo Alto Online
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
New plans for a large hotel and office building at San Antonio shopping center were met with more shock than support in a planning commission meeting last week. "To realize we're potentially constructing the tallest structures in Mountain View, I was ...

World's tallest tower opens to thousands of visitors in Tokyo - CNN (blog)
22 May 2012, 1:59 pm
Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to the Tokyo Skytree on Tuesday, trying to be among the first people to get a view of the Japanese capital from the world's tallest tower. The Skytree rises 634 meters (2,080 feet) above Tokyo. It was ...

New Wilshire Grand Will Only Be LA's Second tallest Tower - curbed
21 May 2012, 6:32 pm
You're safe for now, US Bank Tower--the rebuilt Wilshire Grand will still be three stories short of LA's tallest tower, despite entitlements that could allow it to rise far higher. Back in March, developer Korean Air announced that it would be reworking ...

tallest Lego Tower Breaks Record In South Korea - Huffington Post
18 May 2012, 12:23 pm
For iconic Denmark toymaker Lego, the sky may no longer be the limit. The world’s tallest Lego tower ever was constructed in South Korea this week at 105 feet tall to commerate the 80th anniversary of the of the founding of the toy maker The ...

One World Trade Center, the ‘Freedom Tower,’ becomes New York’s tallest building - YAHOO!
30 April 2012, 1:13 pm
One World Trade Center, the so-called Freedom Tower currently under construction in Lower Manhattan, technically became New York City's tallest building on Monday, as workers erected steel columns on the 100th floor, 1,271 feet above the street, to make it ...