Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday that Russia opposes the idea of setting up a no-fly zone over Syria, which, it believes, would be a violation of Syria's sovereignty.
At least four civilians were killed and 12 others were injured Saturday morning when a bomb targeted a police vehicle blasted in western Afghan province of Herat, an official said.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Lakhdar Brahimi, a Algerian diplomat, as the new joint special envoy of the UN and the Arab League for Syria. 
UN monitors quit Factbox on UN's new Syria envoy
Syria's government and rebels have "chosen the path of war", a UN peacekeeping chief said as the world body ended its doomed monitoring mission to Damascus. Factbox on UN's new Syria envoy
Senior American and Russian diplomats held "serious discussions" in Moscow on Syria.
China on Thursday urged the Syrian government and the opposition to start an early dialogue as clashes continue in the Middle Eastern country.
Syrian army troops carried out two "qualitative" operations in the province of Aleppo, killing and wounding scores of armed insurgents.
Two car bombings and one roadside bombing rattled Iraqi capital of Baghdad late on Thursday evening, killing at least 47 and wounding 105 others.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar urged on Wednesday their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, according to media reports.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) announced early Thursday the suspension of Syria from the 57-member bloc.
The stances of China and Russia on Syria are consistent with the United Nations Charter, international laws and ethical values, said the Syrian president's top envoy.
Two Yemeni soldiers were killed when their military vehicle hit a roadside bomb planted by al-Qaida suspects in the southern province of Abyan.
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