Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
The death toll of a strong earthquake in northwestern Iran on Saturday rose to 180 in the quake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale.
An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Iran at 8:23 pm Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Syria's newly appointed Prime Minister Wael al-Halki was sworn in Saturday before the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Gunmen shot dead a Libyan army general in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday, a security source said, the latest in a string of attacks in the cradle of last year's revolt.
Israel's prime minister and defence minister would like to attack Iran's nuclear sites before the U.S. election in November but lack crucial support within their cabinet and military, an Israeli newspaper said on Friday.
A total of three US soldiers were killed by a man in Afghan military uniform on Friday morning.
Libya's national assembly picked former opposition leader Mohammed Magarief as its president as the North African country's newly elected congress began its rule.
Iran called for "serious and inclusive" dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition on Thursday after hosting a conference on the Syria crisis.
The United States and its Arab allies are knitting together a regional missile defense system across the Persian Gulf to protect cities, oil refineries, pipelines and military bases from an Iranian attack.
Iran hosted a 29-nation conference on Syria with the aim of stopping bloodshed there and forging a role for Teheran as peace broker for its Arab ally.
Artists perform during Cirque du Soleil's show "Alegria" in Tel Aviv August 8, 2012. The group will present 21 shows in Tel Aviv from August 8 to 25.
The Syrian troops killed hundreds of armed insurgents on Wednesday in the northern city Aleppo.
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