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Openly defying the law, a Kurdish politician spoke to lawmakers in Turkey’s parliament in the Kurdish language on Tuesday to celebrate UNESCO world languages week. State-run television immediately cut off the live broadcast.
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Pro Bowl receiver Chad Johnson won’t be practicing with the Cincinnati Bengals for a while because his right ankle hasn’t fully recovered from surgery.
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Playboy has announced to publish the pictorial of the sexiest women from the My Space Community. The contest is on till 1st March 2005 and to apply you are just...
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A global ranking on education equity recently released by UNESCO has placed Indonesia 71st out of 129 countries surveyed, down from 62nd in 2007 and 58th in 2006.In its...
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Bulgaria is the least competitive country in the European Union, with the most inept top-level managers and the highest corruption levels, surpassing even Romania and...
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Perhaps, the political upheavals and poor economy of Libya are not strong enough to bury the charm of historically renowned city of Timbuktu. The mysterious land...
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The UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has recently added 27 new places with outstanding natural or cultural value from around the globe to its list of World Heritage...
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Libya is planning to build a green village to protect the Greek and Roman ruins in Cyrene from haphazard developments. Cyrene is one of the oldest and the richest Greek...
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UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has added three new sites to its heritage list, including a former slave hideout in Mauritius, the Nabataean archaeological site...
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Love traveling? Then, I am sure you would like to take a look at the names of eight new wonders to its World Heritage List by UNESCO
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Unesco Monday gave the go ahead for India to add another rail line to its Mountain Railways of India World Heritage site - a stretch that served Shimla, the one-time...
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The Mexican government says UNESCO has added a Monarch butterfly reserve in southern Mexico to its list of World Heritage sites.Mexico’s Foreign Relations...
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The Mexican government says UNESCO has added a Monarch butterfly reserve in southern Mexico to its list of World Heritage sites.Mexico’s Foreign Relations...
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An 11th century temple that sits on Cambodia’s disputed border zone with Thailand was designated as a world heritage site, a UNESCO official said...
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An influx of tourists to Peru’s famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu may prompt UNESCO to add the jungle-shrouded ruins to its list of endangered World Heritage...
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As the oldest, largest and deepest lake on planet Earth, ancient Lake Baikal is known as the “grand dame” of all lakes. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage due to...
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World charity leaders last night singled out the UK for its generosity in helping the poorest children receive an education.
The Global Campaign for Education - an...
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Yes it is true, the islands where Charles Darwin studied animals and postulated the theory of evolution is in Unesco’s danger list. Recognised as the first world...
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Since students all over the world have a right to be violent, they are easy prey to all sorts of extremist-provocations. Also like all students everywhere, this gives...
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Trafficking is not at all new to the world. But the manner in which it has turned itself into a black-market business phenomenon, worth billions of dollars, is...
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Indians everywhere are voting for Shah Jehan’s love monument Taj Mahal to place it among the New Seven Wonders of the World. Now, Shah Jehan’s majestic...
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The ecosystem of the world is full of natural wonders ranging from glaciers, mountains, and rivers to rainforests and steep gorges. The UNESCO sponsored world heritage...
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Senegalese President and President of the Organization of the Islamic Conference Abdoulaye Wade, foreground right, shakes hand with the founder of the International Association for Human Values, and of the Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar...
