Here are some of the newest UNESCO World Heritage sites
Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.
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Bavarian palaces, imperial tombs in China and memorials to Khmer Rouge victims are among the sites being recognized by the United Nations agency.
The Belgian turned up at the home of Sophie Vouzelaud in France only to realise he had been a victim of fraud.
The British government has announced plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election.
Nina Kutina told police she moved to forest with girls, aged four and six, to get away from modern urban life
One woman tells the BBC she cowered in her home waiting for gunmen to enter and "decide whether we should live or die".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo on Friday, the Vatican said, a day after an Israeli strike on Gaza‘s sole Catholic church killed three people and injured several more
Coordinated with Qatar, the flight departed on Friday as Berlin toughens migration policy. Officials said all deportees had criminal records and were required by law to leave.
More than 1,000 people may be moved and a further 1,000 laid off as part of a sweeping audit of the $500 billion project.
Tourism authorities say foreigners are "temporarily" not allowed to visit the Wonsan Kalma resort.
In the birthplace of Christianity, churches and communities are coming under attack from Jewish, Israeli settlers