Indonesian man walks 800 km backwards to save forest

Jakarta: An Indonesian man has decided to walk 800 km in reverse from the eastern part of the Java island to capital Jakarta in order to seek the President's help in saving a forest close to his house. According to social media reports, Medi Bastoni ( 43), hopes to ask President Joko Widodo to give him a symbolic seed, to be planted in the forests on Mount Wills - situated around 20 km from his village Dono in the East Java province - in order to spread awareness about preserving nature. IANS

Flying Frenchman fails in Channel crossing bid

Sangatte: A daredevil French inventor Thursday crashed into the sea on an attempt to fly across the Channel standing on a jet-powered "flyboard", wrecking for now his dream of becoming a new aviation pioneer. Franky Zapata (40), a former jet-skiing champion, had to be fished out of the Channel by rescuers after falling into the clogged shipping lane between France and Britain during a tricky refuelling manouevre. AFP