World Heritage in Danger

This section describes the List of World Heritage in Danger and gives examples of sites that are inscribed on the List. Armed conflict and war, earthquakes and other natural disasters, pollution, ... Read More

Neolithic Ġgantija Temples Contain Carvings Similar to the Venus Of Willendorf

UNESCO added the Maltese temples to its list of World Heritage sites in 1980 and describes each ... This means the Neolithic Temples of Malta are similar to other ancient structures like ... Read More

The Criteria for Selection

To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. These criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines ... Read More

World News

The United Nations and others said donors should resume support for UNRWA after a review found that Israel hadn’t backed up claims that many agency workers are members of terrorist groups. The ... Read More

Forbes has released its list of the world's billionaires. There are more than ever before — and they're wealthier.

Forbes has released its annual list of the world's billionaires and ... who is worth $177 billion. Other famous names on the list include: 100. Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch and his family ... Read More

Fugitive sex offenders from Houston, Odessa added to Texas 10 Most Wanted list

AUSTIN The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added Braylon Lee Smart and Christopher Michael Anderson to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders list ... to a news release, Smart is ... Read More

Mapped: all of the planet’s 1,199 World Heritage Sites

In 2023, 42 new sites ... was added to both the long list and the list of World Heritage in Danger under an emergency procedure. In their latest meeting, the committee chose to place two other ... Read More

What is the rarest animal in the world? See the list of top 10 most endangered species.

Remaining Sumatran rhinos live in “small, fragmented non-viable populations,” with low chances of finding each other to mate. Others on the critically endangered list include the African ... Read More

World’s 10 best airports for food and drink revealed — which US hubs made the list?

The other US airports on the list are Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta ... The tourist destination — which boasts the world’s tallest indoor waterfall — features more than 100 food vendors. Read More

World travelers gave up everything to see 92 countries and counting: 'Why not?'

Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account ... based in Florida set their sights on traveling the world during their retirement — and they’re off ... Read More

Forbes has released its list of the world's billionaires

Forbes has released its annual list of the world's billionaires and in 2024 ... Forbes estimates. This and other factors like low Tesla earnings have lead to his net worth dipping below $200 ... Read More