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Mumbai's Bandra Station to be Developed as Heritage Landmark
Railways has undertaken an action plan to revamp Bandra station as a heritage landmark in Mumbai in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Remains of New Human Species Found in South African Cave: Scientists
The fossilised bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, it was announced today, in what scientists hailed as a breakthrough in evolution research.
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Islamic State Militants Blow Up Palmyra's Ancient Tower Tombs: Syria's Antiquities Chief
Islamic State has blown up three ancient tower tombs in Palmyra built between the years 44 and 103 AD, Syria's antiquities chief said today, having also destroyed two ancient temples at the site in central Syria in the last few weeks.
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UN States Want a Voice in Choosing Ban' Ki-moon's Successor
UN member-states are pushing to have more of a say in choosing the successor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who steps down at the end of next year.
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Blast at Syria's Palmyra Prompts Fears for Famed Temple
A powerful blast in the ruins of Syria's ancient Palmyra raised fears Monday that the Islamic State group has damaged another of the Middle East's most treasured heritage sites.
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Satellite Images Confirm Palmyra Temple Destruction: UN
Satellite images confirm the destruction of the Baal Shamin temple in Syria's Palmyra, the United Nations said Friday, after international condemnation of the act claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Publishes Images of Palmyra Temple Destruction
The Islamic State group today published images showing the destruction of the Baal Shamin temple in Syria's Palmyra, after international condemnation of the act.
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UN Chief Appalled By 'Barbaric' Attacks in Palmyra
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he was appalled by reports that Islamic State militants had demolished a temple in Syria's ancient Palmyra.
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Palmyra Temple Destruction by Islamic State a 'War Crime': UNESCO
The head of the UN cultural watchdog today branded the destruction by IS jihadists of an ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra ruins as a "war crime."
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Islamic State Blows Up Ancient Temple at Syria's Palmyra Ruins
Islamic State group jihadists on Sunday blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities chief told AFP.
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Secretive Turkmenistan's Silk Road Heritage Kept Under Wraps
The towering minaret and mausoleums of Konye-Urgench in isolated Turkmenistan cut striking forms against the desert sky, yet few foreign visitors make it to a site once at the centre of the Islamic world.
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38 Arrested Over Deadly Ethnic Violence: Algeria
Algerian authorities have arrested 38 people in connection with deadly ethnic unrest between Berbers and Arabs in the south of the country, police and the gendarmerie said today.
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Now Kareena and Babli to Guard Kaziranga Rhinos From Poachers
Jorba, the lone sniffer dog deployed in Assam's Kaziranga National Park to combat rhino poachers, will now have company.
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Islamic State Destroys 2000-Year-Old Lion Statue in Syria's Palmyria
Islamic State (IS) group jihadists have destroyed a famous statue of a lion outside the museum in the Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities director said Thursday.
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Islamic State Destroys Ancient Islamic Mausoleums in Syria's Palmyra
Islamic State group fighters have destroyed two ancient Muslim mausoleums in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities director said today.
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Mumbai's Bandra Station to be Developed as Heritage Landmark
Railways has undertaken an action plan to revamp Bandra station as a heritage landmark in Mumbai in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Remains of New Human Species Found in South African Cave: Scientists
The fossilised bones of 15 bodies from a previously unknown human species have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, it was announced today, in what scientists hailed as a breakthrough in evolution research.
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Islamic State Militants Blow Up Palmyra's Ancient Tower Tombs: Syria's Antiquities Chief
Islamic State has blown up three ancient tower tombs in Palmyra built between the years 44 and 103 AD, Syria's antiquities chief said today, having also destroyed two ancient temples at the site in central Syria in the last few weeks.
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UN States Want a Voice in Choosing Ban' Ki-moon's Successor
UN member-states are pushing to have more of a say in choosing the successor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who steps down at the end of next year.
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Blast at Syria's Palmyra Prompts Fears for Famed Temple
A powerful blast in the ruins of Syria's ancient Palmyra raised fears Monday that the Islamic State group has damaged another of the Middle East's most treasured heritage sites.
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Satellite Images Confirm Palmyra Temple Destruction: UN
Satellite images confirm the destruction of the Baal Shamin temple in Syria's Palmyra, the United Nations said Friday, after international condemnation of the act claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Publishes Images of Palmyra Temple Destruction
The Islamic State group today published images showing the destruction of the Baal Shamin temple in Syria's Palmyra, after international condemnation of the act.
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UN Chief Appalled By 'Barbaric' Attacks in Palmyra
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he was appalled by reports that Islamic State militants had demolished a temple in Syria's ancient Palmyra.
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Palmyra Temple Destruction by Islamic State a 'War Crime': UNESCO
The head of the UN cultural watchdog today branded the destruction by IS jihadists of an ancient temple in Syria's Palmyra ruins as a "war crime."
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Islamic State Blows Up Ancient Temple at Syria's Palmyra Ruins
Islamic State group jihadists on Sunday blew up the ancient temple of Baal Shamin in the UNESCO-listed Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities chief told AFP.
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Secretive Turkmenistan's Silk Road Heritage Kept Under Wraps
The towering minaret and mausoleums of Konye-Urgench in isolated Turkmenistan cut striking forms against the desert sky, yet few foreign visitors make it to a site once at the centre of the Islamic world.
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38 Arrested Over Deadly Ethnic Violence: Algeria
Algerian authorities have arrested 38 people in connection with deadly ethnic unrest between Berbers and Arabs in the south of the country, police and the gendarmerie said today.
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Now Kareena and Babli to Guard Kaziranga Rhinos From Poachers
Jorba, the lone sniffer dog deployed in Assam's Kaziranga National Park to combat rhino poachers, will now have company.
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Islamic State Destroys 2000-Year-Old Lion Statue in Syria's Palmyria
Islamic State (IS) group jihadists have destroyed a famous statue of a lion outside the museum in the Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities director said Thursday.
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Islamic State Destroys Ancient Islamic Mausoleums in Syria's Palmyra
Islamic State group fighters have destroyed two ancient Muslim mausoleums in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra, the country's antiquities director said today.
