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World’s shortest man, He Pingping, dies in Italy (AP)


FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 file photo, the world's shortest man He Pingping and world's tallest man Sultan Kosen of Turkey, 27, pose together during an event organized by the Guinness World Records in Istanbul, Turkey. According to a spokesperson for Guinness World Records in London, He Pingping, has died at the age of 21, after developing chest problems while filming a television programme in Italy. The Chinese-born man, who became a record-holder in March 2008, was taken to hospital in Rome for treatment but died on Saturday March 13.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta, File)AP - The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.


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