Mali Islamist rebel apologises for destroying shrines
Mahdi was accused of leading rebel forces who destroyed historic shrines at the world heritage site in 2012.
Aug 23, 2016, 00:56 AM IST
Iraq's marshes, once drained by Saddam, named world heritage site
A wetland in southeast Iraq, thought to be the biblical Garden of Eden and almost completely drained during Saddam Hussein`s rule, has become a UNESCO world heritage site, Iraqi authorities said on Sunday.
Jul 18, 2016, 00:41 AM IST
2 killed, 15 injured in storm at World Heritage site in China
Two tourists were killed and 15 others injured in southwest China after a tree fell on them at a World Heritage site during a rare windstorm, officials said on Sunday.
Jun 05, 2016, 17:07 PM IST
'Russians building army base at Syria's Palmyra site'
The Russian military is constructing a new army base in the central Syrian town of Palmyra, within the protected zone that holds the archaeological site listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site and without asking for permission from relevant authorities, an American heritage organization and a top Syrian archaeologist said on Tuesday.
May 17, 2016, 22:20 PM IST
NASA radar maps new view of World Heritage Site
NASA's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) can record changes on the ground beneath the aircraft that occur between multiple flights which take exactly the same flight path.
Jan 28, 2016, 20:14 PM IST
