Guinness Book of World Records names Kashmir as the largest dispute in the world

September 29th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The Aussies have managed to enter the Guinness Book of World Record, after more than 300 people, including university students, danced in robotic unison. The group broke the previous world record set by 276 people dancing like robots, when they danced on a lawn at the University of Melbourne, reports the Australian.

September 24th, 2009 LONDON - A plumber has built the world's longest motorbike measuring 46ft to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Colin Furze's 14.03 metres long vehicle beat the previous record of 9.06 metres.

September 17th, 2009 LONDON - A restaurant in the U.S. has unveiled the world's biggest burger, weighing in at more than 13 stone.

September 8th, 2009 LONDON - A record breaking 205,000 plastic ducks floated down the Thames on Sunday as part of the third annual Great British Duck Race in London. The event shattered the previous record of 175,000 ducks in a similar race held in China earlier this year.

August 4th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian-origin man named Guinness Rishi has planned to get tattoos of every national flag on the planet over his entire body, in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The 67-year-old man is considering covering himself in 220 different banners in his quest to become a walking global flag-pole.

August 1st, 2009 LONDON - An elite team of guinea pigs has entered the Guinness Book of World Records by setting two new records. Two-year-old Flash has won the world record for the fastest run by a guinea pig by conquering the 10metre red carpet track in 8.81 seconds.

July 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Chinese man is set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records after making a wedding dress as long as a 1,579-m train for his lady love. Zhao Peng, from Jilin, a city in Jilin province, met his soon-to-be bride on the Internet.

July 17th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by planting 541,176 saplings in one day to break the Indian record of 447,874 trees set on June 12. Pakistan's environment ministry arranged the plantation drive earlier this week as part of series of events being held to observe the National Year of Environment that is also aimed at developing forest resources through international competitions.

July 14th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Maltese pup Scooter, who is almost the size of a teacup, has every chance of making it into the Guinness Book of World Records, as he could be the smallest dog in the world. The six-month-old pup is just 8cm tall, measures just over 20cm from his nose to his tail, and even though he is still young, he appears to have stopped growing.

June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A man is looking to catch the attention of Guinness World Records officials, believing his chicken may have broken a previous record with its large egg. Zhang Yinde, in Suiling, Heilongjiang province, has been storing the egg in his refrigerator.

June 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - A group of world-record buffs have created a new online database that allows users to dream up their own outlandish categories, and post videos of their feats. The Universal Record Database created by Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson gives everyone the chance to discover the "world record holder in them".

June 10th, 2009 SWANSEA - Britain's leading dress costume seller Jokers' Masquerade and Swansea University have smashed the current Smurf World Record, with an enormous 2,510 Smurfs gathering in the South Wales city. Guinness itself confirmed the end of the Smurf Wars after almost two years of Universities, towns and villages donning white pointy hats and blue face paint to break the world record.

May 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - A Kentucky man who keeps suing people is suing the Guinness Book of World Records for naming him the world's most litigious man. It is believed that Riches has filed over 4,000 lawsuits around the world, reports Britain's Metro newspaper, against people and entities as varied as George W.

May 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The world's favourite detective fiction writer Agatha Christie keeps breaking world records even after her death. The latest record-breaker is the complete collection of Miss Marple stories with a spine that is over a foot thick.

May 1st, 2009 LONDON - The 'world's tallest man' has yet to decide if he would like the Guinness Book of Records to officially enter his name in their records. Zhao Liang, 27, who is from China, is four inches taller than the current holder of the title, 2.36-metre herdsman Bao Xishun, and he needs two beds to rest his 8ft, 1in frame, reports the Telegraph.