Nineteen-year-old Alexander Remnev scaled the Dubai skyscraper - before getting his camera out to take some stomach-churning pictures.
The German government said Sunday that it has ordered some 50 German and international experts working in Afghan ministries and authorities to withdraw from Kabul.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended President Barack Obama's apology to the Afghans over the Quran burning by American soldiers.
Egypt's North Cairo Criminal Court decided on Sunday to postpone the trial of 43 workers of domestic and foreign non-governmental organizations to April 26.
Syrians go to the polls on Sunday for a referendum on a new draft constitution, as Damascus struggles to end the country's turmoils.
Syria rejected and condemned all decisions and comments by the Friends of Syria conference on Saturday, according to an official source which termed the meeting "the enemies of Syria."
Two Afghan officials say an altercation at the Interior Ministry has led to the deaths of two U.S. advisers.
US President Barack Obama vowed that he would use "every tool available" to stop the killings in Syria.
Iran has expanded its uranium enrichment activities in recent months, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in its latest report.
Yemen's Supermen Committee for Elections and Referendum (SCER) said Friday evening that Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi was elected as the country's new president with 6.6 million votes.
Nine people were killed and 28 others injured Friday during demonstrations against Quran burning by US forces across Afghanistan, the country's Interior Ministry said.
Former UN chief Kofi Annan was appointed on Thursday as United Nations and the League of Arab States'joint special envoy on the Syrian crisis.
The inauguration of Yemen's newly- elected president, likely to be incumbent Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, will take place on Monday.
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