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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.

Chinese woman shot dead in Pakistan

2012-02-29 04:04

Two people including one Chinese woman were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar on Tuesday afternoon.

China urges to end violence in Syria

2012-02-28 22:22

China urged Tuesday in the United Nations human rights forum the government and all political parties of Syria to end violence, and called on various political factions in Syria to express their political aspirations through non-violent means under the rule of law.

Syria's Assad endorses new constitution

2012-02-28 16:35

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad endorsed Tuesday the new constitution, which was approved a day earlier by 89 percent of eligible voters.

Israeli arms sale to Azerbaijan likely to anger Iran

2012-02-28 13:22

Israel plans to sell advanced military equipment to Azerbaijan in a deal worth $1.6 billion, according to Israeli media.

Syria rejects imposed decisions

2012-02-28 11:05

Syria's deputy foreign minister said Monday his country wasn't consulted about the issue of sending a UN envoy to discuss the crisis in Syria.

US dismisses Syrian referendum

2012-02-28 11:00

A US government spokesperson on Monday dismissed the constitutional referendum held in Syria as "absolutely cynical."

West blasted for 'cynical' stance

2012-02-28 07:58

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday hit out at the West's "cynical" stance on Syria and warned against strikes on Iran in an article.

Almost 90% vote in support of new Syria constitution

2012-02-28 07:17

Syria's Interior Minister Mohammad Chaar said on Sunday local time that as many as 89.4 percent of voters supported a new draft constitution.

China hopes for resumption of dialogue on Iran

2012-02-27 19:31

China hopes relevant parties will resume the dialogue process on the Iranian nuclear issue at an early date, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in Beijing Monday.

Syrians vote on new constitution

2012-02-27 07:11

The new constitution, if approved, will give Syrians more freedom and end the monopoly on power of President Bashar al-Assad's Baath Party.

NATO pulls staff after 2 US troops killed in Kabul

2012-02-27 07:09

A gunman has killed two US military advisers with shots to the back of the head inside a heavily guarded ministry building on Saturday.

Car bomb kills 25 in Yemen

2012-02-27 07:03

A car bomb outside the gate of a presidential compound in southern Yemen killed at least 25 people hours after the new president vowed to fight al-Qaida.

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