Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
China on Thursday voiced its firm opposition to "outside armed intervention" in Syria or "any attempt to forcibly promote regime change" in the Middle East country.
Kofi Annan told Thursday the UN General Assembly that his six-point proposal to halt the violence in Syria is not being implemented.
United Arab Emirates' task of upsetting the hosts will be made harder by the tournament coinciding with Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting.
Palestinian rival factions Fatah and Hamas agreed here on the ministerial lineup of the national consensus government, official news agency MENA reported on Wednesday.
While the international community debates on the approach to resolve Syria's 15-month unrest, a fresh wave of violence hit the country on Wednesday.
Iran has accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of conducting secretive intelligence activities, the Austrian Press Agency reported.
US Secretary of State on Wednesday called for more pressure on Syria in a bid to remove its embattled President Bashar al-Assad from power.
Syrian troops clashed on Tuesday with armed rebels in a number of areas across the country.
Egypt's Interior Minister Assistant Mohamed Naguib decided Tuesday to transfer Mubarak's son Gamal from Molhak Mazraa prison to Mazraa prison to be with his father.
An al-Qaida-inspired group claimed on Monday responsibility for the killing of 13 people, who were found killed last week in Syria's eastern.
The IAEA called for Iran to sign a framework agreement on steps to remove concerns over controversial aspects of the country's nuclear program.
The German government defended its export to Israel of submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
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