Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List.
3 killed in lightning strike at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat UNESCO site
Three people were killed and several others injured when they were struck by lightning while visiting Cambodia’s famous Angkor Wat temple complex.
Japan’s famous sake joins UNESCO’s cultural heritage list, a boost to brewers and enthusiasts
Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi.
Experts bust myths about COVID
Over 500 websites are spreading misinformation or disinformation about COVID-19, according to the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Damaged by deadly quake, fate of Nepal heritage unsure
By Todd Pitman Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Perched on a hilltop, the blue-rimmed eyes of Kathmandu’s gold-spired Swayambhunath stupa have long stared silently across this sprawling city nestled […]
Blasts at East Indian Buddhist sites injure 2
By Indrajit Singh The Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — A series of blasts hit three Buddhist sites in eastern India July 7, injuring at least two people and drawing […]