Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
Top Israeli officials on Sunday praised Iron Dome, a locally-produced anti-rocket defense system.
Already the BRICS countries are recognizing the value of partnership with UNRWA and the opportunities we offer for the realization of their global objectives.
Ten people were killed and another one injured in an illegal excavation operation.
Sixteen Afghan civilians, including nine children, were shot dead in what witnesses described as a nighttime massacre on Sunday near a US base.
Barack Obama on Sunday called Afghan President Hamid Karzai to express his "shock and sadness" at the reported killing and wounding of Afghan civilians.
The US government on Sunday offered condolences to families of the Afghan civilians who were killed by a US soldier, saying that Washington was saddened by the "violent act."
Two Palestinian militant groups said Sunday they will not stop rocket attacks against Israel for now.
An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket near the southern city of Ashdod March 11, 2012.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reiterated Saturday that any political dialogue is doomed to fail "so long as there are armed groups that work to foment anarchy and destabilize the country".
US drone attacks killed at least 25 al Qaeda-linked fighters including one of their leaders while a Yemeni air force raid killed 20 more in the south, sources said on Saturday, in the biggest airstrikes since Yemen's new president took office.
Kofi Annan arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday to mediate the year-long crisis.
Kofi Annan is scheduled to talk with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the nation's capital of Damascus.
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