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UNESCO listed Mount Fuji as World Heritage site

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 11:58

The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has included Mount Fuji on the UN agency`s prestigious World Heritage list

Italy`s Mount Etna gains World Heritage status

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 10:06

One of the world`s most active volcanoes, Italy`s Mount Etna, has been named a World Heritage Site at the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) here Friday.

Japan`s Mt Fuji, Niger`s Agadez among UNESCO sites

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 18:28

Japan`s Mount Fuji and the desert city of Agardaz in Niger were among the cultural jewels granted World Heritage status by UNESCO at its annual meeting.

Italy`s Mount Etna wins World Heritage status

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 14:13

Italy`s Mount Etna, one of the world`s most "active and iconic" volcanoes, was on Friday granted World Heritage status by UNESCO.

Italy`s Mount Etna wins World Heritage status

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 16:33

Italy`s Mount Etna, one of the world`s most "active and iconic" volcanoes, was on Friday granted World Heritage status, UNESCO said.

Bangladesh `snatching` bank from poor: Muhammad Yunus

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 16:23

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus on Thursday accused the Bangladesh government of "snatching" control of the Grameen Bank from the poor after it raised its stake in the pioneering micro-lender.

UNESCO lists 6 Syrian heritage sites as `endangered`

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 11:23

UNESCO on Thursday added six ancient sites in Syria including a fortress of Saladin and a Crusader castle to the endangered World Heritage list, warning that more than two years of civil war had inflicted heavy damage.

East Rennell, Solomon Islands of world heritage in danger

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 18:28

The world heritage site of East Rennell of SOlomon Islands has been inscribed on the list of world heritage in danger, according to a UNESCO press statement.

Scientists warn big business ruining Great Barrier Reef dramatically

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 13:25

Big business is ruining the Great Barrier Reef, scientists have warned ahead of UNSECO World Heritage meeting.

SACF gets 41,500 pounds from Heritage Lottery Fund

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 12:24

A West London-based South Asian Cinema Foundation (SACF) has received 41,500 pounds grant from Britain`s Heritage Lottery Fund to uncover a hidden and highly significant part of Indo-British film heritage in the UK.

Punjab enacts law to save heritage buildings

Last Updated: Saturday, May 25, 2013, 09:27

Punjab has asked all its departments to seek permission from the cultural affairs department before renovating any government building that was constructed before 1947, an official said Wednesday.

Prez Pranab to get taste of Shimla`s colonial past

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 08:45

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit this hill town for one-and-a-half days beginning Thursday. During his stay, he will get a taste of British era heritage.