UNESCO recommends Venice be added to its list of world heritage sites in danger, citing climate change and over-tourism.

Could Venice lose its heritage status?

UNESCO, the cultural agency of the United Nations, on Monday (July 31) recommended Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger. The agency said that its high time the Italian authorities step up their efforts in order to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon.

UNESCO recommends putting Venice on heritage danger list

UNESCO on Sunday released a statement condemning Russia's "brazen" attack on Ukraine's Odesa, which targeted many sites in the port city's World Heritage Centre.

UNESCO condemns Russia's 'brazen' strike on Odesa

The British government on Friday gave a go ahead to the construction of a road tunnel near the historic Stonehenge in southwestern England. This decision to build a road tunnel has come two years after campaigners won legal battle to throw out project permissions that would include digging new 3.

UK: Authorities greenlight road tunnel construction near Stonehenge despite opposition

Ancient Chinese artwork and statues in northwestern China’s Dunhuang caves which have survived more than a millennium through wars, political upheavals, and even millions of tourists over the years, may not be able to live through climate change, researchers from Greenpeace warned on Monday (July 17).

Climate change threatens ancient Chinese artwork and statues, warn researchers

The US is all set to rejoin the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after a decade-old dispute stemming from the inclusion of Palestine as a member.

US all set to rejoin UNESCO six years after Trump withdrew from it

As part of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's modernisation drive, authorities are digging their way through a 7 km-long UNESCO World Heritage site for a highway project. The site is often referred to as the 'City Of Dead'. The roads reportedly tear through a network of mausoleums dating back as far as the seventh century to link congested central Cairo with Egypt's 'New Administrative Capital'.

SISI's construction plan: UNESCO World Heritage site Cario under threat

The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced on Monday.

UNESCO says US plans to rejoin body from July

In Pics | Mystery of the desert: The lost cities of the Nigerien Sahara

A United Nations committee began talks to come up with a landmark global plastics treaty in Paris, on Monday (May 29), which would ideally be aimed to end global plastic pollution.

Explained: Plastic recycling in focus as countries meet in Paris for treaty talks

People watched in awe as the world-renowned Lipizzan horses put on a dazzling show this month in the village of Lipica in the small Alpine state of Slovenia. The home of one of the world's most distinguished horse breeds - and seven countries in the region that once were part of the Habsburg Empire - have reason to celebrate.

UNESCO recognition for majestic Lipizzan horses celebrated by Slovenia

Santiniketan, the town in West Bengal’s Birbhum district where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore spent much of his life, has been recommended for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List by an international advisory body. Take a look.

Rabindranath's Santiniketan in tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage list

If you are someone who adores nature and would love to work on a remote island all by yourself, then a British non-profit might just have a job for you! The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is looking to recruit a field officer to work on one of the remotest islands in the world for 13 months.

Love remote jobs? British wildlife group has an opportunity on one of world's most isolated places

On Sunday, April 30, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the 100th episode of his radio programme "Mann Ki Baat" and in it he shared the message of perseverance and collective action by everyone.

PM Modi gives special message on collective action in 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat' radio show

The Rideau Canal Skateway, the world's largest open-air ice rink and a UNESCO world heritage site in Canada, will not open this year for the first time in its history because of a mild winter.

World's largest skating rink in Canada won't open this year

One of North Africa's most famous cities is undergoing a revival. Egyptian architects have launched a project to restore historic areas of Cairo to its former glory as they fear ancient artefacts might otherwise be lost. Cairo was declared as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1979.

Bringing Cairo back to life by renovating historic buildings

One of North Africa's most famous cities is undergoing a revival. Egyptian architects have launched a project to restore historic areas of Cairo to its former glory, as they fear that ancient artifacts might otherwise be lost. Historic Cairo was declared a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1979.

World Of Africa: Bringing Cairo back to life

The annual orchid festival of London’s Kew Gardens focusses on the wildlife of Cameroon.

Kew Garden's annual orchid festival looks to wildlife of Cameroon

The ancient centre of Odessa, a port city in Ukraine that is sometimes referred to as "the pearl of the Black Sea," was added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Wednesday (January 25) despite opposition from Russia.

Ukrainian port city of Odessa wins UNESCO status despite Russian resistance

The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Monday that the Centre has nominated the maidams of Ahom Kingdom in Charaideo to seek a UNESCO World Heritage Site tag for the historic site.

Assam's 'Maidams' as India's entry for UNESCO tag: A look into Ahom kingdom, its history and significance

UNESCO has inscribed a traditional connection between camels and the inhabitants of the Arabian Peninsula in its list of intangible cultural heritage. The UN cultural agency said that a skilled camel herder can use his voice to soothe the animal, make it kneel and change directions as they trudge together through the desert sands with a signal, AFP reported.

Alheda’a: Saudi herders use ‘special language’ for camel training

Known as Alhedaa, the oral tradition of “camel whispering” has now been awarded special status on the Unesco List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The melody, unique to each herder, is passed down from generation to generation and is performed at important social events, including weddings and graduations.

Bedouin camel whisperers honoured by Unesco

The French baguette has been added to UNESCO's 'intangible cultural heritage' list. What makes this bread so special? Molly Gambhir tells you.

Gravitas: UNESCO adds the French baguette to cultural heritage list. Here's why

Who would have thought that the simple traditional French loaf will someday earn a spot on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list and the French President himself would call it 250 grams of magic and perfection. With this announcement, the age-old simple bread is suddenly grabbing the world's attention.

WION Fineprint: French Baguettes on UN's cultural heritage list

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