cut $60 million to unesco after it admitted palestinian as a full member.id parsens, with the christian embassy, jerusalem, says palestinians have a built-in majority for what he calls the flat earth society. >> if they proposed the earth was flat, most nations would vote for it. they're anti-israel, and in a lot of u.n. forms, they're that delegitimize israel and bypass the peace talks. >> reporter: in christian tradition, the church was built over the area of jesus christ's birth. two million tourists investe visited there last year. >> this decision is not going to bring more or less is whether christians, pilgrims in the land, feel safe. and that is a matter of whether the palestinians want to cease terror and violence against israel. >> reporter: the situation could get worse. palestinians have a poor record in taking care of jewish and christian holy sites. experts say the unesco move also sets a precedent for putting other biblical sites under palestinian control. chris mitchell, cbn news, jerusalem. >> wendy: for decades the world's leaders have bee

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tourist destinations in china is the province, this ancient town dating back some 800 years is now a unesco world heritage site. another popular tourist site, a nature research 20 kilometers from the town. it is an important habitat with more than 70 species of birds. recently, the town has become popular with city people keen for a break from the pressures of urban life. >> translator: when i am here i feel free from all of the stress from my work and life. >> reporter: but there is growing concern about the rapid increase in the number of visitors. chinese worried that the huge amount of garbage left by the tourist is affecting the water quality. local restaurants are also dumping their garbage. plastic bottles, paper, and leftover food are strewnll over the place. they also -- this is very terrible. this trash will flow to the lake. and do harm to the birds. >> garbage is not the only concern. horse riding has bec around the. the local people now have over 3,000 horses for the tourists. 10 years ago there were none. the problem is, the horse dung. >> this water is used to be a drinking w

. >> unesco doesn't have a category for star filled skies in its world heritage list but that could soon change things to the efforts of ozawa and new zealand's government. rachel furg sorn joins us now with the weather world forecast. rachel, there's a storm approaching taiwan. what can we expect? >> all right. this is moving actually just here towards the east of the philippine. now this one is already affecting eastern luzon with the outer bands of the storm, outer bands of rain. but what it is also doing is helping enhance the monsoon across the northern half of the philippines. it is moving. north the northwest up towards pie waun but it is moving fairly slowly, seeing an seeing quite a bit of tropical activity this season and japanese islands are close too. we are keeping a close eye on this system as we go ahead. 120 mill meet rs for parts of eastern luzon and northern luzon over the next 48 hours. we have another tropical system sitting further towards the east. this is just a depression right now but again, another one to keep an eye on as we heed into the rest of the week. more

. >> the tango has seen a major revival since it was given a world cultural heritage status by unesco. >> tango enthusiasts from all over the world have converged on buenos aires. there is passion and seriousness, but also a lot of fun. [applause] >> every year, it gets bigger and better. it is good that people know about the championship and come and see the dancers. the old ones, the new ones, and those who want to learn. >> as well as the traditional kind of 10 go that is seen in dance halls, -- kind of tango that is seen in dance halls, there is also show tango. it is highly acrobatic. with traditional tango, it is the fancy footwork that the fans are looking out for. and they have the next two weeks to enjoy it. >> you can tango up the side of the building. >> defying gravity. >> some german corporations are granting scholarships to young people in sub-saharan africa. thousands welcomed the german olympic squad back home. we will be right back. >> welcome back, everybody. we start off in kenya, which has developed into a leading regional economy. to further boost business coopera

the old town of damascus is on unesco's list of world heritage sites. the violence that spread to damascus has left its mark on the city's beautiful streets and building. in this residential area the buildings have been scored with bullet holes from the recent fighting. the area looks deserted. fighting between government troops and opposition forces continues to break out in the outskirt of damascus. i saw smoke billowing from a few sites. the u.n. monitors started their mission in april, but they have now ended their mission and have started leaving the country without bringing any major results. this means the international community has again failed in its effort to bring peace to syria. the head of the u.n. mission admitted the monitors were frustrated during their mission. >> by the middle of june it was clear that the parties were no longer committed to the cease-fire. the result has been escalation in violence. >> reporter: the syrian government troops have deployed tanks on the major roads to stop the opposition forces from entering central dam

. >> since we are actually already listed as the unesco heritage site, yes, definitely it would be something that we'd have to tackle. if we lose this, we are actually losing one of our living culture. >> reporter: the view from a slowly moving tricycle may be the best way to take in this town rich in heritage. that's why they are stepping up efforts to give people on the roond invite more tourists to hop on board. nhk world, iran. >>> now, a potential typhoon is on its way to china. mai shoji from our weather team has more on that. mai? >> yes, we have been tracking a storm system. it is severe tropical storm kytuk, now moving over the south china sea, steadily inching towards hainan and the guangdong province, possibly making landfall in the coast of guangdong province by friday noon local time. looks like it will be intensifying into a typhoon, i should say, any time soon by the time it makes landfall. so, due to the short time that this system will become a typhoon status, i think it's going to be the winds rather than the storm surge and the high waves, but high waves are still a primar

he submitted his painting to an art competition organized by unesco. >> i'm happy and excited that my painting is an exhibit at such a big event. but here is where we see his creativity, the hamayuri in the painting is not the one washed up by the building. he remembers sailing on it during a school field trip when he was in the third grade. the young artist has turned an icon of the disaster in a memento of happier days. >> i had a good time talking to my friends and looking at the nice scenery and ocean. i painted the picture because i wanted to ride the hamayuri again. yuki's family lost their house in the tsunami. and moved to temporary housing near tokyo. the family of four are back in their home town. they have been living in temporary quarters there since last october. yuki says he wanted to be back with his father and friends. >> translator: when the tsunami came, the sea floor was visible. i saw the bottom of the sea. >> but yuki says he wants to work with other residents to rebuild his hometown. >> translator: i just want to go to school feeling great and play and study with

it could be included on unesco's world heritage list. for the community, it is a chance to highlight the city's african heritage while trying to ensure it is preserved. >> the crane stood still and all was quiet. but with some help, all that is about to change. there will be new museums. better public spaces, and this highway will disappear under ground. is much of the city's future built on grim foundations like the recent innovations uncovered. >> right here, we have made an extraordinary discovery. this was where slaves from africa would arrive in brazil. some 500,000 souls to work on the coffeeiola atntns and sugar plantations of brazil. dam it c one slapped against these stones. it was the largest of many arrival points for the millions who were enslaved. from the centuries old mud, the lives are reemerging. a child's tiny bracelet. a single hearing. perhaps from mozambique. >> a small jewel box that is very rare to find. difficult to find. 1700 small beads. >> this neighborhood was called little africa. long gone are the buildings

the flames are now threatening a national park on unesco's list of world heritage sites. one fire started nine days ago on the island of lagomera. it's already burned through 3,500 hectares of land. the flames are spreading toward a national park in the central part of the island. the park's unique environment as a humid subtropical forest at 1,000 meters above sea level earned it a spot on the list of world heritage sites. another fire is also spreading on the island of tenadrefa prompting more evacuations. frrtsers won't be able to count on any respite from the weather. forecasters say hot, dry, and windy conditions will continue to prevail until the end of the week. >>> people in remote parts of india are abandoning old ways of life as they reap the benefits of a growing economy. they are also abandoning their material beast of burden, the donkey. nhk world reports on a rescue program for four-legged labra r labradors who have become unemployed. >> reporter: nestled in the himalayan mountains, this region rises to about 6,000 meters above sea level. the people here sti

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. >> as you know, i was designated unesco ambassador for gender equality. and the foundation is one of the things that i started to help females in jamaica. the foundation so far has given four scholarships to girls in jamaica at the high school level. and we make sure that they complete their high school education. and i'm hoping very shortly to announce an increase in that number. >> great. good for you. that's a great cause. i wish you all the very best with that. and as i say, you'll break a lot of american hearts if you beat allison felix. so i'm british, though, so i'm a bit more impartial in this race. i can only wish the best woman victory. good luck. >> thank you so much. >>> next, a singer with an olympic sized voice dancing with katherine jenkins. what's with you? trouble with a car insurance claim. [ voice of dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, now it's guaranteed. [ normal voice ] so i can trust 'em. unlike randy. are you in good hands? >>> catherine jenkins is the british beauty who took america by storm with her fancy

. >> aleppo, one of the most ancient and storied cities in the world, a unesco world heritage site, is the center of a battle. the acts of brutality that are being reported may constitute crimes against to manatee or war crimes. such acts must be investigated and the perpetrators how to account. >> the regime meanwhile has suffered in other -- another major defection. riad farid hijab announced he had fled to jordan and joined the syrian opposition. the deadly violence erupted near violence -- egypt's border. the militants were attempting to cross from sinai into israel and ambushed the border guards. israel says the militants were likely planning to capture israeli soldiers on the other side of the border crossing. the egyptian government says foreign fighters carried of the assault. meanwhile in the gaza strip, one palestinian was killed and another wounded in the israeli air strikes. both were members of the popular resistance committee. officials were due to meet with envoys from the movement to discuss plans to revive the palestinian statehood bid at united nations next month but

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