Aga Khan Trust helps restore the Sunderwala Burj, a 16th century tomb

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 20, 2011, 08:23

The Sunderwala Burj, adjacent to Mughal emperor Humayun`s tomb, has been given a major facelift by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

Humayun`s Tomb gets 16th century makeover

Last Updated: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 11:05

The tomb, one of the country`s first garden mausoleum and a Unesco World Heritage Site, is getting a makeover to resemble its original state.

Pope John Paul II`s coffin taken out of tomb

Last Updated: Friday, April 29, 2011, 21:07

Late pope John Paul II`s coffin was brought out of its resting place in a crypt under Saint Peter`s basilica on Friday ahead of a ceremony that will put him one step from sainthood.

Obama visits tomb of slain Salvadoran archbishop

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 10:35

Prez Obama stood, eyes closed, in a personal moment of silence before the tomb of slain Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, whose fight for the poor during El Salvador`s bloody civil war made him a national hero.

1600-year-old Mayan King’s tomb discovered

Last Updated: Monday, January 3, 2011, 13:31

Archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a Mayan king in Guatemala.

Obama and Michelle visit the Humayun Tomb

Last Updated: Monday, November 8, 2010, 10:50

US first couple drove up to the World Heritage site complex in their limousine.

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO over tomb dispute

Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 21:22

Israel suspended cooperation with UNESCO on Thursday to protest at the cultural organisation`s description of the tomb of the biblical matriarch Rachel, near Bethlehem in the West Bank, as a mosque.

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO

Last Updated: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 09:58

UNESCO has described the tomb of the biblical matriarch Rachel as a mosque.

US officials recee Humayun Tomb

Last Updated: Friday, October 29, 2010, 22:13

Humayun`s Tomb -- the 16th century monument which will be the first stop for US President Barack Obama in the national capital -- was today surveyed by American authorities ahead of the high-profile visit.