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UNESCO to send experts to Jerusalem to review heritage sites

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said  that it will send an expert ...

Maersk Refrigeration Containers Find New Use in Storing Archaeological Artefacts

-High-tech refrigeration containers from Maersk Container Industry have found a new and unconventional use: on the spot ...

Mayan temple damaged in tourist `apocalypse` frenzy

Tourists flocking to Guatemala for "end of the world" parties have damaged an ancient stone temple at Tikal, the ...

Ketawanggede site in Malang stunted by McDonald`s

A historian and archaeologist from Malang University, Dwi Cahyono has claimed to have discovered the existence of ...

Ancient souk burns as fighting rages in Syria`s aleppo

Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and ...

Mexico Tourism Board and the Embassy of Mexico Host Flight of the Butterflies in 3D World Premiere

- The Government of Mexico, through the Mexico Tourism Board and the Embassy of Mexico hosted the world premiere of ...

Seven dead in clashes in Libyan oasis town

Seven people were killed and more than 20 wounded as gunmen raided the oasis town of Ghadames on the border with ...

Tuareg rebels seize Timbuktu, say Malian `occupation` over

The Tuareg rebel movement Sunday said it had wrested control of the legendary desert town of Timbuktu, the last ...

Past Year Marked By Intense RI-UNESCO Engagement

The year 2011 has been quite special for Indonesia and UNESCO as President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono spoke at a UNESCO ...

UNESCO chief`s visit brings agency closer to indonesia

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova made her first official visit to Indonesia from November 19 to 25 during which ...

Pompeii collapse renews outrage over site`s condition

A collapse at Pompeii has sparked renewed outrage that the world`s largest archeological site is being neglected, ...

Prehistoric artifacts found in S. Sumatra

Researchers from the Palembang Archeology Office have found artifacts believed to be one thousand to 1,400 years old ...

UNESCO checking world cultural heritage site candidates in Bali

A UNESCO team is currently on a five-day visit in Bali, from October 13 to 17, 2011, to check four sites proposed by ...

Komodo Island promotion activities being intensified

The tourism and culture ministry has decided to withdraw the candidacy of Komodo for inclusion in the New Seven ...

Indonesian Observers "a Must" For Disputed Area Near Preah Vihear Temple: Cambodia

Cambodian Ministry of Defense on Saturday evening issued a statement rejecting a Thai media report that the Indonesian ...