Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
A bomb attack in a western district of Damascus killed 11 people and wounded dozens more, including children, on Monday, Syrian state media reported.
The Syrian fractured opposition huddled in the Qatari capital of Doha in the hope of closing ranks in the face of the Damascus government.
Western attempts to press new Syrian leaders from outside contradicted the Geneva agreement agreed by all world powers.
A video appeared on-line Thursday showing the Western-backed armed rebels executing as many as 20 Syrian soldiers in the northern province Idlib.
Standard Chartered is close to wrapping up discussions to resolve US investigations into its Iran-linked transactions.
When delegates gather in Dubai in December, intense debate is expected on proposals to rewrite global telecom rules to effectively give the United Nations control over the Internet.
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Wednesday that negotiation is the only possible way to find a solution to the Syrian crisis.
Libya's national congress approved Wednesday a cabinet line-up submitted by Prime Minister Ali Zaidan.
Explosions and other chaotic incidents continued to rattle Syrian, most notably in the capital that has been hit with at least three explosions.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday elaborated China's new four-point proposals on a political resolution to the Syrian conflict, urging all parties in Syria to cease fire and violence and begin political transition at an early date.
Sudanese Foreign Ministry has announced that the joint political and security commission between Sudan and South Sudan would meet in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Nov 5, Khartoum's Al Ray Al A'm daily reported Wednesday.
As hopes grow to settle the Iranian nuclear standoff through diplomatic means, the country persists the recognition of its "nuclear rights."
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