the country is assessing the damage and restoring its greens as well as japhelping with the n unesco. several other world heritage sites in other countries have been destroyed over the past year. she said it's an example of how the international community can cooperate to save our global heritage. >> to protect cultural heritage under attack, regions across the globe in syria, in central african republic and elsewhere, these are places we must protect together. >> reporter: after years of destruction, cambodia is now seeking to preserve and restore its cultural sites. the choice of venue for this meeting is a message from unesco encouraging other countries to follow in cambodia's footsteps. nhk world, phnom penh. >>> environment ministry officials in japan are turning to experts for advice on their plan to store dirt and other debris contaminated by the 2011 nuclear accident. workers have been removing topsoil from the ground in fukushima if their effort to decontaminate the area. the government plans to construct intermediate storage facilities in three towns near the fukushima daiic

it's 19th on unesco's list. committee members first have to get through nominations for natural properties and sites that are natural and cultural. >>> lawyers for u.s. tech giant apple have won a victory in their global patent fight against south korea samsung electronics. the latest case unfolded in tokyo. a tokyo district court issued a preliminary verdict on friday in favor of apple. the judge said that technology used in some samsung products infringes on an apple patent. the patent in question includes technology that's used for scrolling the screen on smartphones and tablets. pages snap back when users come to end. apple lawyers argue the sale of samsung products involving the infringed patent total about $760 million. the trial will continue to determine damages for a final verdict. samsung's spokesperson says they will study the ruling to decide whether to file an appeal. they say the technology in question is no longer used in any products currently on sale. >>> a district badly contaminated by radiati

much of this area, much of central prague is a unesco world heritage site, and the fear is if the swollenloodwaters carry on rising, then there will be significant damage to one of the world's historic treasures. lost and being disruptive, but so far, this is not as bad as the catastrophic dilution of 2002. the floods of modern times. aljazeera, prog. >> the taiwan former president has tried to take his own life in prison. he is serving a 20-year sentence. the justice ministry claims that the 62-year-old was trying to protest against his conviction. he has been receiving medical treatment for health problems in recent months. three workers have died after a landslide in thailand, another four people injured after boulders fell on them. this was in the mountains after heavy rains. supreme court is allowing police to take dna samples from people who have been arrested but not yet convicted of serious crimes. critics say this will lead to privacy violations and unreasonable searches. our report. >> if a u.s. citizen now gets arrested, simply suspected of committing a serious crime, the u.s.

one of the things unesco has announced is that they are putting together a fund that will help try toonserve and restore some some of these important heritage sites. syria occupies a unique place in the world. you have sites going back to the third millennium bc. sites in the bible, sites of the prophet mohammed. sites that talk about the crusades, the great arab leader. greek and roman sites. it is really a world treasure. bring you up to speed with the top stories now. battles between police and protesters in brazil. the biggest day of demonstrations yet against corruption for poor public services. the president has canceled his trip to japan. u.s. officials thepeace talks with taliban could take place in the coming days. the meeting was canceled because of afghanistan's objections over a name state -- a nameplate. mobile markets have reacted with fear after the u.s. federal reserve signaled that it would cut its stimulus to american economy. u.s. stocks plunged more than two percent on thursday. has accused the slowing down of a treatment for curing a virus. it is about the public

know, the taj mahal, petra, and it's ancient and thousands and thousands of years old and that is a unesco world site. this is in the country, jordan, many people choose not to go there these days because of pockets of incidents that happened. and -- [ indiscernible ] >> okay. a segment after the break when we return. don't go away. >>> welcome back. we're with patricia schultz, a travel writer who wrote a book called 1,000 places to see before you die. this is the second edition. the update. the first one came out when? >> 2003. >> okay. >> ten years ago. >> are you ever home? >> nope. [ laughter ] >> i'm here, report i? >> and you have family, you married with kids? i mean, how is it that can you pick up and go? >> i have a most significant other who travels with me at times. >> uh-huh. >> as we were talking b i travel alone a lot. i prefer it. i accomplish more in three days than most do in a month and a half. >> i guess you don't have pets or the significant other stays home with them. >> yes. >> and that is a consideration. >> it s. >> and -- it is. >> i want a cat. do you want to go

but for the historic center, the unesco world heritage site, has largely escaped the worst of the flooding. >> thank you. prague.orting from japan admitted a fund to help the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami has instead been spent on other projects. over $20 million has gone to programs that include promoting cheese and wine and the study of sea turtles. more than 18,000 people died when a tsunami struck northeastern japan and it also triggered a nuclear meltdown in fukushima. it has been revealed china has again tried to convince north korea to abandon its nuclear program. the north korean president sent an envoy to hold talks with chinese officials in beijing last month. according to reuters news agency, the envoy received a lukewarm reception in the chinese capital. myanmar will soon get its first coca-cola factory in more than six decades. the u.s. company announced the plan as part of a $200 million investment strategy in the country. ofnmar has seen a wave foreign investment coming its way after the government's transition toward democracy. fire ins of a factory china say t

i think when we have hague conventions and important unesco treaties from 1954 that now the united statesmissing, in my opinion, the leader of the free world standing up and saying, say what president roosevelt and general eisenhower said, we're going to protect cultural treasures so much as we're allowed. if it comes down to the men of -- if it comes down to the lives of our men and women, the lives are more important. we're going to do all we can do. this is where young people can come in today. technological skills, most of us won't ever understand. but this is a chance to find a way to use them to do good, especially in these difficult situations like syria where we don't have boots on the ground, we're not going to send in troops for the cultural objects. these works of art are like little kids. they need to be taken care of. and that, in my opinion, is our responsibility as custodians and guardians of them as happened for why they're here today. perhaps one more question, please. >> one last question. >> yes, sir. >> relating to what you just said, we have a lot of powerful cultural

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unfortunately, because the united states is not paying its dues to unesco, which funds the world heritage committee, our application could be hampered and i hope that can be overcome by the time next year that there's a formal submission of this application. i'm hopeful that by passing this bill relatively early in this congress that the senate will finally be able to move it and have ample time to consider it. frankly, as my colleague, mrs. napolitano, pointed out, i would have liked to achieved more today. there are other lands in bearx and wilson counties that should be part of this part. i know the wilson county park is of particular importance to congressman cuellar. but after so many years of failed attempts to secure this legislation, it's better to move forward together and achieve what is possible today. so together i believe we are taking constructive steps forward to enhance a national treasure. our action is not only about preserving culture but about promoting jobs. provides xpansion another good reason for family vacations and take the road to san antoin and i yield back. th

when unesco declared 2007 as "the year of jalaluddin rumi," they rightfully recognized his contribution as an advocate of interfaith tolerance and respect. they described rumi as "one of the great humanists, philosophers, and poets who belong to humanity in its entirety." the u.n. recognized that the spiritual evolution and, quite possibly, the survival of our very world is directly tied to the ideas that

. >>> japan's most revered mountain has been chosen as a unesco world heritage site. the iconic mt. fuji has become the country's 17th site to be awarded world heritage states. >> adopted. >> [ speaking foreign language ]. >> the world heritage committee decided to designate mt. fuji as a cultural heritage site at the meeting in the cambodian capital of phnom penh. members have been screening 30 heritage candidates. they have also endorsed other sites including the sand sea in namibia and mt. etna in italy. mt. fuji is japan's highest peak. it has been regarded as a sacred site for centuries. it also has been an inspiration for japanese art and culture. the governors of the prefectures of yamanashi and shizuoka, which straddle the mountain, expressed gratitude at the meeting. >> we'll continue to do our utmost to preserve the natural environment and the current landscape surrounding fuji so that it will forever be loved by the people of the world. >> the governor said they will safeguard and pass the legacy of mt. fuji on to future generations. >>> up next, the world weather forecas