Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is set to ask the United Nations to ‘abolish’ Switzerland and share the land among its neighbouring countries. The eccentric dictator has filed a motion with the U.N. saying the Alpine state should be wiped off...

Another of Leonardo Da Vinci’s codes has been cracked – and, for one man, it’s a big relief. Parachutist Olivier Vietti-Teppa plunged 650m (2,000ft) from a helicopter using a model designed by Renaissance genius Da Vinci more than 500...

Unfortunately, I can guarantee only one thing about this UN report: It will get a very tiny amount of coverage compared to Eliot Spitzer’s having paid for sex. Sunday Observer (uk): Glaciers melt ‘at fastest rate in past 5,000...