Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
The US and Russia on Friday tabled rival draft resolution on the authorization of an advance team of unarmed military observers for Syria.
The UN Security Council is scheduled tovote on a draft resolution in order to authorize an advance team of unarmed military observers for Syria.
Foreign ministers from the Group of Eight called for an immediate observer mission to Syria, the group said in a statement on Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan exchanged views on the situation in Syria in a phone conversation Thursday.
Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Ma Zhaoxu on Thursday expressed the hope that the negotiations will be re-launched with a good start.
China said on Thursday that it welcomes the Syrian government's agreement to a comprehensive cease-fire and troop withdrawal from some cities.
The situation in Syria "looks calmer" as of Thursday afternoon, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here Thursday, the first day of UN-mediated ceasefire in Syria.
China said on Thursday that it welcomes the Syrian government's decision of a comprehensive ceasefire.
A Syrian defense ministry official declared the halt of military operations in Syrian cities as of Thursday.
Iran plans to cut imports from 100 European companies as part of its measures against the European Union (EU) sanctions on Iran's oil exports, local satellite Press TV reported Wednesday.
China has provided $2 million in urgent aid to Syria through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday to help improve the humanitarian situation in the unrest-torn country
Hamid Al-Bayati said Tuesday that with the withdrawal of foreign troops from his country in December 2011, Iraq has entered a new phase politically.
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