Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said here Tuesday that China will not accept unilateral sanctions by the United States on a third country.
The United States reiterated that it does not favor foreign military intervention in Syria at the moment.
During a friendly soccer match held on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tore a tendon and will be wearing a cast for several weeks.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday expressed hope that all parties concerned will show further flexibility and pragmatism in the upcoming talks on Iran's nuclear program in Russia.
After successfully defeating a settlement legalization bill in the Knesset parliament, Israeli PM's next big hurdle will be the allocation of the budget.
The Syrian National Council (SNC), the main Syrian opposition umbrella group, announced here on Sunday that it has elected Abdulbaset Sieda as its new leader.
The main Syrian opposition umbrella group, the Syrian National Council, elected Kurdish activist Abdelbasset Sida as its leader.
Russian Foreign Minister proposed an international conference on Syria and reiterated Russia's support for a peace plan brokered by Kofi Annan.
France will begin to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and will complete the pullout by the end of this year, said French President Francois Hollande.
No progress was made in talks with Iran to finalize a deal on allowing greater access to its disputed nuclear program, said the International Atomic Energy Agency.
International mediator Kofi Annan warned the UN Security Council on Thursday that the Syria crisis will soon spiral out of control and called for "substantial pressure" on Damascus.
United Nations monitors were unable to visit the village of Mazraat al-Qubeir on Thursday where activists say at least 78 people were massacred.