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Bangladesh police kill 6 alleged tiger poachers in gunfight
Police in Bangladesh have shot dead six suspected tiger poachers in the world's largest mangrove forest after a new survey found that the population of the big cats has dropped alarmingly.
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UNESCO chief says IS systematically destroying heritage sites
Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq are engaged in the "most brutal, systematic" destruction of ancient sites since World War II, the head of the U.N. cultural agency said Friday.
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Kosovo applies to join UNESCO, Serbia says it’s not qualified because it’s...
Kosovo says it has applied for membership in the United Nations' scientific and cultural organization - a move immediately opposed by Serbia which argues that it's not qualified because it isn't a state.
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Islamic State militants destroy temple at ancient ruins of Palmyra: activists
Islamic State militants have destroyed a temple at Syria's ancient ruins of Palmyra, activists said Sunday.
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Witness confirms ISIS destruction of ancient temple in Syria
A resident in the Syrian city of Palmyra says Islamic State militants have demolished the ancient temple of Baalshamin after laying explosives around it for over a month, confirming earlier reports.
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Destruction of Syrian temple by ISIS an ‘intolerable crime’: UNESCO
The militants used explosives to destroy the two-millennia-old temple in the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday. The destruction was later confirmed by U.N. satellite images.
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Kosovo hopes to land coveted UNESCO membership
Kosovo hopes soon to get a major symbolic boost in its path to recognition as a state: membership in UNESCO.
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US wins bid to remain on UNESCO executive board
The United States has been re-elected to UNESCO's executive board, a symbolic victory for Washington as it seeks to retain sway in the U.N. cultural and scientific agency.
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1 dead, 10 injured in shooting at UNESCO heritage site in Russia’s North...
Police in the Russian region of Dagestan say one person has been killed and 10 more injured in shooting at an ancient fortress.
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Wanuskewin Heritage Park looking for UNESCO designation
Wanuskewin Heritage Park undergoing renovations with a goal to become a designated UNESCO world heritage site.
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United Nations recognizes area east of Edmonton for balancing environment,...
UNESCO has welcomed the Beaver Hills area into its World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The program recognizes regions that have maintained a healthy economy while hanging on to significant...
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Statue of Liberty, Easter Island among World Heritage sites threatened by...
From Old Town Lunenburg on the southern coast of Nova Scotia to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, dozens of World Heritage Sites are now at risk of being destroyed due to climate change, according to a...
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Places to visit: Canada now has 18 UNESCO World Heritage sites
Here are over a dozen places in Canada to put on your travel bucket list, including one spot on the east coast that received a global honour this week.
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Province of Alberta wants provincial park to be UNESCO Heritage Site
The province recently released a request for proposals for the design and production of the final nomination package for Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park.
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Soldiers, residents begin cleanup after Myanmar earthquake
At least four people were killed and as many as 185 brick pagodas were damaged in Bagan after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck the area on Wednesday.
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Wanuskewin Heritage Park aiming for UNESCO designation
City of Saskatoon, Wanuskewin Heritage Park sign 99-year land deal as part of the park’s vision to become a UNESCO world heritage site.
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UNESCO-recognized area east of Edmonton opens ‘biodiversity trail’
The Beaver Hills Biodiversity Trail has officially opened east of Edmonton.
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UN looks at BC hydro project’s potential impact on Alberta world heritage site
A United Nations monitoring mission to a world heritage site in northern Alberta appears likely to focus more attention on the contested Site C hydroelectric project next door in British Columbia.
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Groups want Wood Buffalo National Park on list of World Heritage Sites in danger
First Nations and environmental groups want the federal government to revisit its approval of British Columbia's Site C dam which they say would threaten a national park that is a World Heritage Site.
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Quebec hosts UNESCO conference on prevention of radicalization of young people
A UNESCO conference called "Youth and the Internet: Fighting Radicalization and Extremism" takes place in Quebec City.
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