Topic: UNESCO

Linguist races to save a dying language spoken in Cambodia

With no more than 10 speakers remaining of S'aoch, a language spoken on Cambodia's sea shore, French linguist Jean-Michel Filippi is in a race against time to preserve a disappearing culture.
04/27/2010 06:18 pm

World's 18 most endangered spoken languages

The UN Atlas of Endangered Languages lists 18 languages with only one remaining speaker. With about one language disappearing every two weeks, some of these have probably already died off.
04/27/2010 06:18 pm

In Pictures Disaster averted at the Great Barrier Reef

Kyrgyz coup: Who is new leader Roza Otunbayeva?

Former Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva has emerged in the wake of the Kyrgyz coup as the leader of an interim government in Kyrgyzstan, home to a key base for the US war effort in Afghanistan.
04/08/2010 02:00 pm

Vancouver Olympics: Embarrassed Russia looks to 2014 Sochi Olympics

Russia's dismal showing at the Vancouver Olympics may be the least of the Kremlin's worries as allegations of corruption mar preparations for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
03/01/2010 01:53 pm

Global News Blog Why are Galapagos sea lions moving to Peru?

A colony of sea lions from the Galapagos Islands recently migrated 1,000 miles southeast to Peru, say a Lima-based ocean group. Was this migration – and others like it – caused by climate change?
02/08/2010 01:04 pm

In Pictures Gone spelunking

Difference Maker Saving cultural treasures in war-torn lands

Stuart Gibson circles the globe to help endangered museums undergo rebirth.
12/07/2009 12:00 am

In Syria, delicate preservation work is pushing against profit-driven speed.

Damascus is rediscovering its architectural gems, but hasty restoration puts history at risk.
08/31/2009 01:00 am

Opinion Turkey can avert a tragedy on the Tigris

It can develop energy and progress into the future without washing away the town of Hasankeyf, its jewel of the past.
08/26/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Sweden: Once the "king of copper," now a tourist destination

08/19/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Morocco: Demands rise on argan tree

08/17/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Germany: Dresden's World Heritage status falls to modern development

08/12/2009 01:00 am

Difference Maker People making a difference: Emily Pozo

Living in the Galápagos, famous for exotic wildlife, this educator turns her attention to the needs of its people.
08/03/2009 01:00 am

Global News Blog Australia: A natural lake, remade

06/08/2009 01:00 am

Terrorism & Security Thai, Cambodian troops clash in disputed border region

At least three soldiers were killed during gunfights near a 900-year-old temple, whose ownership has been contested by both sides.
04/03/2009 01:00 am

Galápagos Islands: Is there room for humans in 'nature's laboratory'?

As Ecuador enforces tighter migration limits on the islands, tension grows over how to balance human development with ecological conservation.
03/25/2009 01:00 am

Is access to clean water a basic human right?

A growing movement thinks so, saying it will guarantee that the poor have water. But at a water conference in Turkey, officials voice concern about implementing such a right.
03/19/2009 01:00 am

Iraq's urban sprawl, not looting, threatens Ninevah antiquities

Growth threatens undiscovered layers of an empire that stretched from the Nile Valley to the Caucusus.
03/04/2009 12:00 am

Iraq: No haven for ancient world's landmarks

At Nimrud, decay is accelerating for 3,000 years of history.
02/11/2009 12:00 am

Iraq bids to stop Christie's sale of ancient earrings

The jewelry could belong to the treasures of Nimrud, officials say.
12/04/2008 12:00 am

Iceland’s new island is an exclusive club – for scientists only

A UN World Heritage site that no tourist will ever set foot on, Iceland’s Surtsey is a fresh geologic creation reserved for research.
10/24/2008 01:00 am

Gunfire erupts along Thai-Cambodia border

A disputed border region further strains the Thai government, which also faces protests at home.
10/16/2008 01:00 am

Terrorism & Security Thailand, Cambodia dig in on border dispute

Cambodia says Thai soldiers retreated Tuesday in response to an ultimatum, but Thailand reports sending reinforcements to the disputed region.
10/14/2008 01:00 am

A pen, a passport, a mission for Laos

In Laos, where books are a rare commodity, one mystery writer puts the nation in print – and helps put books in the nation.
08/21/2008 01:00 am