Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
Iran "successfully" test-fired the Hawk air defense system on Tuesday, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday that France recognizes Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as representative of the Syrian people.
Many people were reported to have been killed or injured when a "violent blast" rocked the Nabe al- Fijeh town near the Syrian capital Damascus on Tuesday.
China encourages the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to strengthen cooperation with Iran to resolve the Iranian nuclear issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi said Monday that "no power in the world could defeat Syria", amid media reports about the army's "cleansing" of insurgents in the northern Idlib province and clashes elsewhere in the country.
With the US election over and Syria's civil war growing bloodier, the Obama administration is quietly re-examining its options for involvement in the conflict.
Israeli forces on Monday afternoon fired into Syria after another Syrian mortar shell exploded outside an Israeli military outpost in the Golan Heights.
Iran launched large-scale air defence drills in the country's eastern half on Monday, Iranian media reported, amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over a military incident in the Gulf reported last week.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday voiced concerns at reported clashes between the armed opposition and Syrian security forces.
A Turkish woman carries a national flag and a portrait at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the revered founding father of the modern Turkish Republic in 1923, during a ceremony marking the 74th anniversary of his death in Ankara, Turkey, on Nov 10, 2012.
Syrian opposition groups announced here Sunday the formation of a new coalition and Moaz al-Khatib as the united entity's head.
Iran's Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani stressed the importance of promoting closer cooperation among the Economic Cooperation Organization states.
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 130349 
