Alexander Besant

GlobalPost

Alexander Besant is a GlobalPost Breaking News Writer and freelance journalist. He is a recent graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City. He lives in Toronto, Canada.

WATCH: Dubai dazzles the world with massive fireworks display for NYE (VIDEO)

The six-minute show saw fireworks climb the world's tallest building, the 2,700-foot Burj Khalifa, and then along the city's 60-mile coastline.

WATCH: Dubai dazzles the world with massive fireworks display for NYE (VIDEO)

Guantanamo: Three Uighurs to be sent to Slovakia, 155 detainees remain

Guantanamo: Three Uighurs to be sent to Slovakia, 155 detainees remain

Michael Schumacher's condition improves slightly after overnight surgery

Michael Schumacher's condition improves slightly after overnight surgery

Drone testing airports selected by FAA

Drone testing airports selected by FAA

Glow-in-the-dark pigs created by scientists, just because

Glow-in-the-dark pigs created by scientists, just because

Eating badly? You can blame your friends study says

The meta study found that those around us have a profound influence on what we put in our mouths.

Eating badly? You can blame your friends study says

New study suggests people feel sensations in different parts of their bodies when they experience emotions

The data was too conclusive to ignore: the connection between mind and body is strong.

New study suggests people feel sensations in different parts of their bodies when they experience emotions

Lebanese troops fire on Syrian helicopters in effort to protect border

It is the first time Lebanese troops have engaged the Syrian military since the beginning of the uprising nearly three years ago.

Lebanese troops fire on Syrian helicopters in effort to protect border

Greece says no more bailout needed in 2014

"In 2014, Greece will venture out into the markets again and start becoming a normal country."

Greece says no more bailout needed in 2014

Caterpillars use bad breath to ward off enemies

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology in Germany found that the tobacco hornworm, a type of caterpillar, uses the nicotine in its breath to keep enemies away.

Caterpillars use bad breath to ward off enemies

Weather forecasting is about to improve with satellite launch

The Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory satellite will be launched on February 27.

Weather forecasting is about to improve with satellite launch

Top French court approves 75% tax rate for millionaires

The law was announced in February 2012 as part of the Socialist president's campaign.

Top French court approves 75% tax rate for millionaires

F1 driver Michael Schumacher in 'life-threatening' condition after ski injury in France

Authorities said that he was rushed to University Hospital Center of Grenoble and required immediate brain surgery.

F1 driver Michael Schumacher in 'life-threatening' condition after ski injury in France

Lebanese army gets $3 billion from Saudi Arabia amid regional tensions

Lebanon's president, Michel Suleiman, made a surprise announcement on television that the money would be used to buy weapons from France.

Lebanese army gets $3 billion from Saudi Arabia amid regional tensions

Gold smuggling in India up due to high import duties

The tariff spike and a weakening rupee have meant that smuggling has become profitable.

Gold smuggling in India up due to high import duties