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Daredevils taking selfie over Dubai skyscraper

Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.

Suicide bomber kills many in Syria

2012-03-21 10:54

A suicide bomber riding a car bomb blew himself up late Tuesday at an intersection in southern Daraa province, killing an unidentified number of civilians and law-enforcement members.

Strikes may force Iran to develop nuclear weapons

2012-03-21 09:51

Strikes on Iran's nuclear sites may force it to "develop nuclear weapons and trigger more risks to the non-proliferation regime".

Hamas denies reports about Iranian experts

2012-03-21 08:53

senior Hamas official on Tuesday denied media reports saying that Iranian military experts were helping Gaza militant groups to develop weapons.

US exempts 11 states from Iran sanctions

2012-03-21 06:27

The United States announced on Tuesday that it will initially exempt Japan and 10 European nations from its new tough sanctions on Iran.

Photos: Nine years on since the Iraq War

2012-03-20 21:24

Exactly nine years ago, on March 20, 2003, the US-led alliance launched its invasion of Iraq, starting the Iraq War. On December 18, 2011, the US withdrew its last troops from Iraq. The war caused 110,600 violent deaths of Iraqi people, according to the Associated Press. About 4,500 US servicemen were killed in the war. The following pictures may help us find another way to look at the war.

Syria denies receiving special forces from Russia

2012-03-20 07:04

A Syrian military source refuted as "baseless" some media reports about the arrival of Russian warships carrying military staffs by the Syrian shores.

US urges Iraq to stop Iran's arms shipments to Syria

2012-03-20 06:56

The US government on Monday urged Iraq to respect a UN resolution that bans arms export from Iran and stop Iran's possible arms shipments to Syria via its airspace.

China condemns attacks in Syrian capital

2012-03-19 19:02

China on Monday declared its strong opposition to two suicide car bombings in Damascus on Saturday morning, which left 29 civilians and security personnel dead and 140 others injured.

'Terrorists' kill 14 in Syria

2012-03-19 17:11

Armed "terrorist" groups committed a massacre in the central province of Homs, leaving 14 killed.

NATO 'failed to investigate Libya civilian deaths'

2012-03-19 15:41

NATO has failed to properly investigate or provide compensation for civilian deaths caused by its air strikes in Libya.

Israeli govt approves housing reforms

2012-03-19 13:04

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet approved a host of recommendations by a state-appointed committee to alleviate Israel's housing crisis.

Israel to deport S Sudan infiltrators

2012-03-19 13:01

Increasingly distressed over the inflow of African refugees and labor migrants through its western border with Egypt, Israel has decided to begin deporting thousands of South Sudan nationals.

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