Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
A heavy firefight broke out on Monday between Free Syrian Army rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.
Israeli Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said Sunday that blocking Iran's access to the international bank transfer system SWIFT could potentially force the collapse of the Iranian economy.
US has warned Iranian leaders that they would suffer the consequences if they make "a gross misjudgment" of American will.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced support for the Syrian people's decision on their leadership.
Syria's interior ministry warned Saturday that it won't waver in dealing "decisively" with anyone who would compromise the security and stability of the country.
A total of 27 people were killed and nearly 100 wounded in two suicide bombings targeting security headquarters in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday, Syrian Minister of Health Wael al-Halki said on state TV.
Two explosions shook the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, state television reported, and residents said one of the blasts occurred near a security building.
China on Friday called for "comprehensive and long-term" peace between Arab nations and Israel, despite the country's insistence on being open to all options against Iran for its nuclear ambitions.
Syrian forces pressed their military offensive in the northern province of Idlib, driving 1,000 refugees across the Turkish border.
Chinese ambassador to the UN Li Baodong said China supports Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan's mediation efforts concerning the Syrian crisis.
The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland confirmed on Friday that a Swiss woman had been kidnapped in Hodeida, a port city in western Yemen.
Statements from Western countries that President Bashar al-Assad's rule is illegitimate are counterproductive.
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