Changing the name of "Mongol Shobhajatra" to "Barshoboron Anondo Shobhajatra" will require a new application and formal approval to maintain its Unesco recognition as an element of cultural heritage, ...

Asharq Al Awsat The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has officially designated the North Riyadh Geopark and Salma Geopark as part of its UNESCO Global Geoparks ...

This is the first North Korean site that has made the list, joining more than 200 geoparks across 49 countries ...

Speakers at a programme today (17 April) called for action to tackle the increasing threats faced by journalists and to end the culture of impunity for crimes against media professionals. Unesco, IPDC ...

The Heard and McDonald Islands have no permanent human residents, but they are home to millions of penguins, seals, and other ...

Mount Paektu, an active stratovolcano straddling the border of North Korea and China, is the highest peak on the Korean peninsula and lies at the heart of North Korea’s foundation myth.

Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp is home to endangered species. Here's what to know before planning a visit to the wildlife refuge.

Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa and an award-winning poet, writer, and editor, will receive the 2025 Ottaway Award for the Promotion ...

DHAKA (ANI)- Bangladesh has renamed the traditional Bengali New Year procession recognized by UNESCO, in response to pressure ...

Archives documenting an early Cold War-era massacre on a South Korean island and the decadeslong truth-finding process ...

Inside Sudan’s biggest museum, the exhibition halls once filled with statues and relics from centuries of ancient ...

Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.