A 17-year-old Canadian was questioned for allegedly defacing a wooden pillar at a UNESCO-listed temple in the historic city of Nara, Japan, according to local police.

A Canadian teenager is accused of defacing the 1,200-year-old Toshodaiji Kondo temple in Japan. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. If found guilty he faces up to five years in prison.

UISEONG, South Korea (AFP) — Inhabitants of a UNESCO-listed village were ordered to evacuate while a historic Buddhist temple was burned to the ground as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening ...

Residents of a UNESCO-listed village were ordered to evacuate while a historic Buddhist temple was burned to the ground Tuesday as South Korea scrambled to contain worsening wildfires.

On 7 July, the Government of Cambodia will organize a ceremony at the Preah Vihear Temple to mark the twelfth anniversary after its inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The National Authority ...