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King Kong figurine sells for £120,000 in London LONDON (AFP) - A figurine used to make King Kong come to life in the 1933 film sold for more than 120,000 pounds Tuesday in London, Christie's auction house said.   Source:(AFP)   2009-11-25 Dubai delays debut of tallest tower to early 2010 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Visitors will have to wait until early next year for the opening of the world's tallest building in Dubai.   Nations:United Arab Emirates India Taiwan U.S.   Source:(AP)   2009-11-04 MoMA 82-story tower approved by NYC Council NEW YORK - A proposal for a new 82-story tower next to the Museum of Modern Art has cleared its final hurdle.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AP)   2009-10-28 Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green NEW YORK - When owners of the Empire State Building decided to blanket its towering facade this year with thousands of insulating windows, they were only partly interested in saving energy. They also needed tenants.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AP)   2009-07-05 Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour CHICAGO - From an Antarctic research base and the Great Pyramids of Egypt to the Empire State Building in New York and the Sears Tower in Chicago, illuminated patches of the globe went dark Saturday for Earth Hour, a campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.   Nations:U.S. Denmark South Africa Mexico China Australia   People:Ban Ki-moon Joseph Biden Cate Blanchett   2009-03-28 Headlines King Kong figurine sells for £120,000 in London 2009-11-25 Dubai delays debut of tallest tower to early 2010 2009-11-04 MoMA 82-story tower approved by NYC Council 2009-10-28 Iconic skyscrapers find new luster by going green 2009-07-05 Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour 2009-03-28 Death Valley works to preserve night sky 2008-12-27 Dubai property giant sacks 500 as finance crisis bites 2008-11-30 Undaunted, Skyscrapers Reach Higher 2008-10-17 Dubai aims to top its own world's tallest tower 2008-10-05 World's tallest building just got taller 2008-09-03 The Great American Yard Sale. 2008-08-19 It's easy to have fun in NYC on a budget 2008-08-12 Dark Knight's kind of town: Gotham City gets windy 2008-07-21 Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts 2008-07-20 3rd climber attempts to scale NY Times skyscraper 2008-07-09 Abu Dhabi fund snaps up NY's Chrysler Building 2008-07-09 Rotating skyscraper ready to adorn Dubai 2008-06-24 Treasured New York skyscrapers may be sold to foreign funds 2008-06-14 NY skyscraper hosts 2 daredevil stunts in 1 day 2008-06-05 Photo clues lead to camera's owner 2008-01-26 China's tallest building nearly done 2007-09-14 US campaigners rally to save 'birthplace of hip hop' 2007-07-24 System relies on ice to chill buildings 2007-07-14 Terror plot shows dangers of mundane targets 2007-06-04 Man jumps from Empire State Building 2007-04-13 German, Australian win race up N.Y. skyscraper 2007-02-06 Shanghai Mega-Building Swaps Design 2005-10-18 Taiwan Marks Opening of Tallest Skyscraper 2004-12-30 'Spiderman' Climbs World's Tallest Building 2004-12-25 'Spiderman' Tries to Climb Tallest Tower 2004-12-24 Chinese companies to build world's tallest skyscraper 2004-10-10 Australian Injured in Shanghai Skydive 2004-10-05 Man Arrested for Scaling China Skyscraper 2004-04-21 Shanghai to claim world's tallest building 2004-04-02 Shanghai Aims For World's Tall Building 2003-01-31 Most-viewed Antarctica to Pyramids -- lights dim for Earth Hour 2009-03-28 Dubai property giant sacks 500 as finance crisis bites 2008-11-30 'Spiderman' Climbs World's Tallest Building 2004-12-25 Dubai aims to top its own world's tallest tower 2008-10-05 Dark Knight's kind of town: Gotham City gets windy 2008-07-21

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