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Fear as Mountain-sized asteroid 'heading towards Earth'

Russia: A mountain-sized asteroid is heading for Earth, a leading scientist has claimed.

The huge space rock, named '2014 UR116', crosses paths with our planet every three years and could slam into us in the next 150 years.

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