Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday sent a letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to convey his concerns over chemical weapons.
At least 8 people were killed after a 5.5-magnitude quake hit Zahan city in eastern Iran's South Khorasan Province at 20:38 pm on Wednesday.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck eastern Iran on Wednesday, 42 miles (68 km) north-northeast of Birjand, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met with UN-Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and discussed with him the current situation in Syria in Washington.
NATO agreed on Tuesday to send Patriot missiles to Turkey to defend against a possible missile attack and voiced grave concern about reports that Damascus may be preparing to use chemical weapons.
Iran said on Tuesday it had captured a US intelligence ScanEagle drone in its airspace over the Gulf in the last few days, but the United States said there was no evidence to support the assertion.
NATO foreign ministers on Tuesday approved Turkey's request for Patriot missiles to defend it from potential attack from neighboring Syria.
Russia concerned about NATO missiles in Turkey
Iran captured a US drone that was flying in the country's airspace, its media reported on Tuesday.
Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Istanbul on Monday that Russia is not an advocate of the Syrian government.
US President Barack Obama on Monday warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of "consequences" in using chemical weapons in the Arab country's 21-month conflict.
The United Nations on Monday confirmed its withdrawal of non-essential international personnel from the conflict-ridden Syria due to growing dangers there.
A Hawk aircraft of Saudi Air Forces crashed during a training mission on Monday, but its pilot survived after using a parachute, Saudi News Agency reported.
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