the unesco world heritage listing establishes the outstanding value of a site where its conservation is recognized to be in the interests of all humanity south korea has twelve world heritage listed sites one natural and eleven cultural and wants to add more including here the architecturally significant temple. the monastery is considered an important center for the belief in the tray of the future buddha. the temples treasure a whole of the great hero serves as the main area of worship and is a rare example of a double storey main hall oh. but it's the whole of a picture is in shrine in paintings of the eight scenes from the historical buddha life which makes this place so special it is the only original wouldn't go to in korea for people and often as a basis we monks look to do good in the world as we consider but teresa's role in a peaceful reunified korean peninsula and for the community will be strengthened in the work that we do through unesco designation. is the head temple of the juggler order of korean buddhism founded in the ninth century it has what the south korean gover

palestinian red al-jazeera fluent in world news and south korea will be added to us goes a list of world heritage sites one of them is the country's only surviving wouldn't go to quickly since been visiting some of the listed world astri's. the foothills of the song the sun mountain are extremely tranquil there is an absence of noise and pollution. only the prayers break the silence. of the it is the perfect sight for a place of worship so serene that buddhist monks travel from all over south korea just to meditate here. geographically speaking but juicer is located in the center of south korea and our space is vast compared to other temples not only that we host the flower girl in sutra that you can say serves as the identity of korean buddhism. some traditions of being carried forward since the monastery was built nearly one of the half thousand years ago. the us go world heritage listing establishes the outstanding value of a site where its conservation is recognized to be in the interests of all humanity south korea has twelve world heritage listed sites one natural and eleven cultural and wa

the chances are good that this world heritage site remain unspoiled for many years to come there are no roads or runways to make it easy of access. is no place to be lost in between the sand dunes and the rocks between the tenor of a desert and the air mountains. now this is still the land of the two arik but the desert has begun to starve out those who have long lived within it. it is driving them out of the desert is becoming the norm. coleman. three and a half decades of. france all. told. no one should ask. something else that comes to the for. me that encloses eye catching on among the. songs of. the romantics sixty minutes long d.w. . in fighting for the case to take you seriously in the world of what here's what's coming up women's talk. for fear of. smart dogs smart state the legend frank recently in dangerous time the familiar form of. every journey begins with the first step and every language with the first word published in the book. rico is in germany to learn german why not come with him it's simple online on your mobile and free to sell d w z e learning course nikos fa

the chances are good that this world heritage site remain unspoiled for many years to come there are no roads or runways to make it easy of access. this is no place to be lost in between the sand dunes and the rocks between the tenor of a desert and the air mountains. now this is still the land of the two hour break but the desert has begun to starve out those who have long lived within it. it is driving them out of the desert it's becoming a known leaders of. hamas. odd long. form long. form. enter the conflict zone. it's two years since the breaks in referendum in britain lose my guest this week your in-laws live in sneaking logan a former education minister and now approach remains conservative m.p. why does she continue to profit off a prime minister who has failed so spectacularly to unite the party and the cultural conflict so far off dealing. cards saw her. car culture. car a hair. superman. super food. style icon. lifestyle your. great yourself with d w z interior design channel. it's two years since the e.u. referendum in britain on the ruling conservative party has spent th

and being listed as a unesco world heritage site gives the site legal protection under internationaleaties set up by the un so the sites can't be knocked down from zero to zero something that preserved as they are and actually get a bit of a high status and they get a lot of media attention like that and the be more visitors which is a good thing for the cathedral and for all the other sites all right well more on the us go world heritage sites on our website indeed it did dot coms last culture lots more pictures of other sites that will be named the ship all right robin now from our culture desk thank you robin. just a reminder now of our top story that we're following for you here on a last ditch effort is underway to appease germany's ensure your minister sequel for his threatened to resign over chancellor angela merkel's migration policy the conservative leadership is meeting to see if they can agree on a compromise the rift between the alliance has the potential to topple merkel's coalition government. thanks for watching to stay with us so. we're going to. take. a few textural

what does it mean to be a world heritage site what it basically means protection i mean the un has onehundred ninety three countries in the world that are members of the un that's practically the whole world and that the heritage site gives it gives legal protection under international treaties set up by the un so it means that you can't build a motorway. you know through the middle of the vikings pillage or whatever. they they have to be preserved and also i think it gives them a lot of media attention we're talking about it now and so lots more people will go and visit these places which is you know good for these places because it's more to risk going to see them and like you and the other german site that has not received that status this is that now book a fable known book is just west of leipzig kind of in the middle of germany in small town it's dominated by this cathedral we see with these four towers or two spires two towers perhaps it is and it's a mixture of romanesque and gothic alkyd changer it's really quite unique it's built in the thirteenth century and it's also famous

the unesco world heritage listing establishes the outstanding value of a site where its conservation is recognized to be in the interests of all humanity south korea has twelve world heritage listed sites one natural and eleven cultural and wants to add more including here be architecturally significant temple. the monastery is considered an important center for the belief in the tray or the future buddha. the temples treasure hall of the great heroes serves as the main area of worship and is a rare example of a double storey main hall oh. but it's the whole of a picture in shrine in paintings of the eight scenes from the historical buddha life which makes this place so special it is the only original wouldn't go to in korea. as a basis we monks look to do good in the world as we consider but truces role in a peaceful reunified korean peninsula and for the community will be strengthened in the work that we do through unesco designation. is the head temple of the juggler order of korean buddhism founded in the ninth century it has what the south korean government calls eight hundred c

escape pretty rare in your of the space and a section of the route even passes through unesco world heritage site the first. it's only about sixty kilometers away from gurlitz. the park was created by prince hammon from moscow a noble with a penchant for green and growing things. here he combined forces metals rivers and lakes into a stunning natural work of art. the result of a landscape in the style of the early nineteenth century english gardens and with some of its own pickings in this you can see all the way to the horizon and take in this idealized landscape that there are no barriers no borders no visual or acoustic impediments. that's all thanks to pupil is original approach to landscape design and it's still apparent today. that's a very enjoyable place to be even if there are no major cultural hubs nearby. after the second world war when the western nice became the new border between germany and poland all of the bridges over the river were destroyed that left most of booklets park on the polish side. since one nine hundred eighty nine germany and poland have joined forces to resto

bridge the park is once again a green away says that transcends borders it was named a unesco world heritage site in two thousand and four. does this what's happened here is pretty miraculous this park with one point described as left for dead has now been brought back to life from the united. it's become an important cultural site at the heart of europe to offer to a by a national us go heritage site let's go back to two of. its focal point is the new council. inside a permanent exhibition provides insights into the night footprints how monthan pichler moscow. broke eccentric and the torrijos rake whose only lifelong passion was the spark today it draws over two hundred thousand visitors the year. back to good square even the train station is an eye catcher. be arguable building is one of many local landmarks. two and a half hours by train and you are in broad swath formally known as the castle a poll the city with a german past but unlike gurlitz breslau was destroyed during the second world war but the city has slowly recovered over the time and today the broad swath is a young at modern

as well as its stone sculptures it's the forty fourth world heritage sites in germany. cases of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong as the city marks the twenty first anniversary of its handover from britain to china on kong became part of china in one thousand nine hundred seven after more than a century of british troops beijing has since been tightening its grip on semi autonomous city eight days after twelve boys and their clothes coach went missing in the flooded cave in thailand rescue teams are continuing their search for them divers have been trying to reach the spot where the boys are believed to be trucks teams of experts from around the world have joined the search and afghan president has declared an end to the government's national ceasefire with the taliban a truce was hailed by county as ninety percent successful force he said now it was the turn of the taliban to lay down their arms. israel has stepped up its security in the border region between syria and the israeli occupied golan heights of the violence in syria's daraa province continue

known for its roman ask and gothic styles as well as its stone sculptures it's the forty fourth world heritage site in germany. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong as the city marks the twenty first anniversary of its handover from britain to china kong became part of china in one thousand nine hundred seven after more than a century of british rule has since been tightening its grip on the semi autonomous city. eight days after twelve boys and their soccer coach went missing in a flood of cave in thailand rescue teams are continuing their search for them divers have been trying to reach the spot where the boys are believed to be trapped teams of experts from around the world have joined the search. and the soccer world cup croatia have just booked their place in the quarter final and probably fully aaliyah's from the deadly force is here with me in the studio to talk all about it so pablo croatia looking very impressive in the group stage tell us about this game well this was an exciting game for about five minutes i would say and then we have to wait till the penal

the world have joined the search germany's number of cathedral has been added to the you nasco world heritage list the thirteenth century cathedral is known for its romanesque and gothic styles as well as its stone sculptures is the forty fourth world heritage site in germany. all right at the soccer world cup host nation russia have pulled off a massive shock and probably fully lives from deadly force if here in the studio with me to talk all about it so pablo this was really a huge surprise that russia are through and spain are out saluki was a huge shock and i'm still licking my wounds a spawn your draft about the match which really went completely different route to what most people expected of being doing particularly well in this torrent of course they are the hosts and spain have well they were rather on their wellman but i think what we need to do is actually take a look at this report from that much. when marco asensio swung in a deep free kick on the own sergio ramos made himself a nuisance ignatiev it was overwhelmed and unfortunate a goal sourced by front but the hosts pulled them

that's what you nest call says and they've declared this section a world heritage site but what's so special about it that's exactly what i want to find out today. i'm starting my journey in coolants and heading almost seventy kilometers upstream vets my plan for today and i'm going by boat there are plenty of them here on the river. i will talk to it's a song that was held in please sure us student look intelligent thank you. all. in. a boat trip down the rhine it's just amazing people from all over the world are here having a good time. what do you think of the parts for itself i love the castle coming out i love the green and i love that it's so open and quiet and partly because this is amazing that this well. you don't have kids so if they are missing. such a lovely colors with a castles and a little country houses it's just beautiful. i'm also very impressed by the castles just one after another. it's hard to believe how much history this small section of the river has to offer as well as boasting spectacular scenery the area has a rich cultural history to. time for a change of

hidden from view high in the hills the mountain momus trees that have been added to the world heritage list. hello again we'll look at the americas this time in north america we've got some pretty warm weather at the moment he way conditions across the whole of the east of the country through into parts of canada too also some fairly big showers across the upper midwest surtees scenarios also looking pretty sure at the moment lantern george and miami florida seen some big downpours should be largely dry and dallas and terms there pushing the forty mark temperatures in denver about thirty degrees and find conditions more typical weather really for western areas with seattle washington state coming in with a high of eighteen now as it moved down into central america here we're seeing some pretty heavy showers affecting panama costa rica through towards nicaragua what some are also seeing some rain at times across the islands of the caribbean we've got some showers across the bahamas and cuba in particular otherwise the most part should be fairly dry and bright not much change expected mo

util full garage theaters in the world and is a unesco world heritage site. it's recently been renovated and hispanic to its former glory. wagner want to more so he had his own opera house built every here from the end of july to the end of august wagner offense from all over the world come to the famous by a wide festival. loudness fest in the house pool festival theater in by white. every year celebrities and v.i.p.'s grace its red carpet. it's as much a part of the festival as richard wagner's music. does is probably mainly because of this there's his acoustic sound because it's a unique all frantic venue and this theater was built by and for richard wagner well over one hundred years ago now and it still standing in the same place and basically functions just as it did in the nineteenth century view. that must be a major part of its fascination and that's when i was among. the pirate festival is a media event the british era parents prince charles queen sylvia of sweden and german chancellor angela merkel have all been hand. celebrities and journalists ba

germany has to unesco world heritage sites because people made it onto the list after years of waiting and numerous attempts at the biking settlements have faded blue and the medieval fortification of jayna vaca have also gains unesco status. see if you guys pick but an important aspect is that the tens of thousands of visitors that we get each year will now. you know with a different awareness. is knowing that this is an archeological monument with global significance and. germany now has forty four world heritage sites elsewhere in europe spains form a caliphate city medina has a harbor which is a thousand years old was also angry along with a former industrial and residential complex of the olympics you company in france northern italy. that this song and dance celebration is underway in the capsule riga it's one of the largest festivals in europe tens of thousands of performing artists from across the country all taken plus around half a million visits his are expected to attend that's a quarter of last year's population they also sixty five different events for the festival and it

recognized to be in the interests of all humanity south korea has twelve world heritage listed sites one natural and eleven cultural and wants to add more including here be architecturally significant temple. the monastery is considered an important center for the belief in the tray or the future buddha. the temples treasure hall of the great heroes serves as the main area of worship and is a rare example of a double storey main hall oh. but it's the whole of a pictures enshrining paintings of the eight scenes from the historical buddha life which makes this place so special it is the only original wouldn't go to in korea for people to turn in as a basis we monks look to do good in the world as we consider but truces role in a peaceful reunified korean peninsula and for the community will be strengthened in the work that we do through unesco designation. is the head temple of the juggler order of korean buddhism founded in the ninth century it has what the south korean government calls eighteen cultural jim and is known for its calligraphy the monastery is one of seven south korea wo

frank gardner, has this exclusive report on how the war in yemen is threatening socotra, a unesco world heritagea nts and creatures. it's been called the galapagos of the indian ocean. this is socotra, a yemeni i5land just off the horn of africa, and today, its isolation is ending, as big regional powers come to the aid of its poverty—stricken people. possibly bringing agendas of their own. a noi5y reception for a shipment of aid delivered to this village by government charities from the uae, the united arab emirates. they're filling a vacuum left by a yemeni government that socotrans say has largely ignored them. this is soft power in action. these are garments flown in from abu dhabi and handed out to the villagers in this very poor village here in socotra, in yemen. it's a bit controversial because clearly, this is aid. clearly, everyone's very happy to receive these gifts. but some socotrans have said to us that the uae and other gulf countries are buying people's loyalty and that they've got designs on this island, 5trategic designs. the boots on the ground are yemeni, but they've been trai

recognised as a unesco world heritage site, there always is of carmen was one of the city's most popularew visitors. the gardens have been dry since march and many plants i will be away. —— wilting away. plans do not grow without water. even the cacti need water, though people don't believe it. so we've lost many plans. so far in 2018 almost 50% of what was in the main greenhouse has died. staff say they have lost a third of their palm trees in the last few years, and one prized species, the two metre wide sa nta prized species, the two metre wide santa cruz waterloo, has also disappeared and stop —— waterlily. the garden's miniscule budget of 200 million bolivar ‘s isjust $66 on the black market exchange rate. staff have petitioned the government for more resort is. so far without success. “— for more resort is. so far without success. —— resources. now workers have been joined by success. —— resources. now workers have beenjoined by a growing army of volu nteers have beenjoined by a growing army of volunteers to try to turn the tide. despite the efforts, the garden's directors say thei

germany's cathedral has been added to the unesco world heritage list the thirteenth century cathedral is known for its romanesque and gothic styles as well as its stone sculptures it's the forty fourth world heritage site in germany. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of hong kong as the city marks the twenty first anniversary of its handover from britain to china hong kong became part of china nine hundred ninety seven after more than a century of british rule beijing has since been tightening its grip on the semi autonomous city. eight days after twelve boys in their soccer coach went missing in a flooded cave in thailand rescue teams are continuing their search for them divers have been trying to reach the spawn where the boys are believed to be trapped teams of experts from around the world have joined the search. and if you're watching your washington daily news if you're just joining us now a recap of our breaking news story this hour the german interior minister horses a whole fur also the leader of the bavarian c.s.u. party has reportedly announced he is steppin

how is aid in the war in yemen, threatening this unesco world heritage site? we have a special report. this is a poor island in a poor country, and the arrival here of rich donor nations is prompting some people to question whether the island is being subtly colonised. and mesut ozil says he'll no longer play for germany because of the attacks on him and his turkish heritage. hello. the british founder of the syrian civil rescue force, known as the white helmets, says he's delighted that more than 100 hundred of them have been led to safety by israeli troops. there were fears the group and members of theirfamilies were about to be captured by syrian government forces. the white helmets describe themselves as volunteers trying to save lives, the assad regime says they support rebels and jihadists. mark lowen reports from neighbouring turkey. rescuing the rescuers — syrian civil defence volunteers and their families evacuated intojordan, and to safety. these pictures, filmed by the israeli army, show its troops escorting the white helmets from the syrian border,

summer around a quarter of a million people climbed the mountain, which is a designated unesco world heritages and their football coach were trapped in a flooded cave in thailand. china is sending robots to assist with the search as divers continue their efforts to save them. but nobody knows which part of the cave they're in, or even if they're still alive. jonathan head sent this report from the cave. we are now at the end of the eighth day of this gruelling search for the 12 missing boys and football coach. at the base, it is more organised than it was, less chaotic and they are restricting the number of vehicles coming up and those that do are entirely dedicated to bringing in what is needed to keep the search going. there are still climbers looking around the mountain for other possible access points but everything at the moment, the biggest hope, is centred here and that is because behind these yellow lines this is where the divers go in to the main entrance to the cave and they have been making much more progress today than in previous days. there is pumping going on. less rain. the di

this is a world heritage building and if it was in the ownership of any individual in the state wouldtandard, and that is exactly what we've got to do as the owners of this building as well. of course we have and i'm sure that members on all sides of the house will want to ensure that the sponsor body and the delivery authority between them deliver exactly the sort of project the right honourable gentleman has set out. tom brake. now, whose business is it if men choose to wear pink dresses and make up, or women climb trees and have hairy armpits? that was the thought—provoking view of lord lucas, speaking in a debate about the government's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender action plan. when the telegraph said a couple of days ago in reference to the thai cave rescues that the rescuers were demonstrating typical male virtues like courage... phooey! i mean, male virtue — courage? none of us, here at least, has ever given birth. does that not take courage? it is a ridiculous idea that courage is a male virtue. no, these are human virtues. lord lucas said people should not be defined

yemen is at risk of being destroyed by an offensive to take a city near by zob it is a unesco world heritage sites with thousands of historic homes religious institutes mosques it's south of the data which the sound coalition has been fronting to retake from groups the rebels aid agencies fear the battle could create a humanitarian catastrophe. dozens of wildfires are raging across sweden which is experiencing its worst drought for seventy four years the swedish prime minister says always will says are being mobilized to prevent a greater disaster day in baba how small. firefighters in sweden say their battle for control is far from over remarkably nobody's been injured by the dozens of wildfires i the government's appeals for help from other countries it's really france and norway have responded by sending water bombing helicopters and planes as well as emergency personnel reeling in albania that fatah don't business government is ready to take all necessary decisions and supply all needed resources our duties to support all agencies so that they have what they need to get the fires under c

yemen is at risk of being destroyed by an offensive to take a city nearby zab it is a unesco world heritage site with thousands of his starry religious institutes and mosques itself of a day which the saudi coalition has been fighting to retake and who things aid agencies fear the battle could create a humanitarian catastrophe. now to developments in the u.s. the president has accused his former lawyer michael cohen of potentially acting illegally after it was reported that he secretly recorded donald trump discussing payments to a former playboy model a recording was seized during an f.b.i. raid on cohen's property earlier this year in new york in the recording reportedly discusses paying money to karen mcdougal he says she had a ten month affair with trump. joins us now from washington and it looks like michael cohen is bearing the brunt of donald trump's frustration today. he is and he's taken to twitter to basically attack the entire story let's take a look at what he had to write there he said it's inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyers office early in the morning

how is aid in the war in yemen threatening this unesco world heritage site? country, and the arrival here of rich donor nations is prompting some people to

adriatic right on the border with croatia and the beautiful coastal town of coats or is a unesco world heritage site but it's become the backdrop for a brutal mathy a war that has cost dozens of lives and it doesn't stop there the people of montenegro's company will podhoretz are also concerned about what the violence there means for their country's prospects of joining the european union. late the explosive power of the bomb was deadly. it's the sixth assassination this year in montenegro a country that finds itself in the grip of violent mafia fuz leaving many ordinary people frightened for their lives. most of them see most of this is crazy what's going on here. are you scared yes i'm worried for my own safety and that of my family. was there too it's horrific the state needs to respond so citizens can feel safe again. for. the response so far authorities have now begun releasing videos like these showing police commandos storming the homes of suspected criminals making arrests and seizing weapons drugs and cash. but this show of force could also backfire and further escalate an already tens

town in yemen is at risk of being destroyed as fighting rages for the nearby city is a unesco world heritage site with thousands of historic homes religious institutes and mosques south of data which the saudi u.a.e. coalition has been fighting to retake from hooty rebels agencies fear the battle could create a humanitarian catastrophe that could threaten the. supporters and opponents of nicaragua's president have been back on the streets of the capital as weeks of political unrest begins to fire up again and government demonstrators in the now go up and demanding daniel ortega steps down and calls fresh elections but i'll take accuses them of plotting a coup with support from the catholic church and the u.s. those living in an opposition stronghold say they fear police and paramilitary groups not an essential reports from the neighborhood of one in bill nice of the capital. thirty year old man this had disappeared for three days but on friday his family found his dead body at the coroner's office in the capital. his father a man this is cuts to his arms show signs of abuse. he was tortured

the whole island of hyson out together with its three churches was declared a unesco world heritage site in two thousand. in the carolingian era keisel abbey was one of the most important and influential monasteries in europe average modern advise the empress charlemagne. charlemagne's great grandson charles the third is buried in the abbey church. this source of the monks power was simple in those days only monks were able to read and write this and it's often the this is the way to the form of script torreon where the monks compliment and illustrated their manuscripts the same gallon plant shows it was down here with the monasteries library above. a cold vault with not much light today it's a depositary full stone sculpture. one thousand years ago this was where the monks created their precious manuscripts but there are no manuscripts here now. and here's in. the manuscripts created here were commissioned by bishops by kings by emperors. and. as you might order a car today choosing options on configuring it the manuscripts were made to order if. they were handed over to the patrons and

hidden from view high in the hills the mountain monasteries that have now been added to the world heritage list. and in sports messes disappointment argentina how to lemonade by france and a breathtaking encounter at the world cup. from coast to coast almost every major city in the united states has seen protests against the white house is zero tolerance immigration policy tens of thousands of people have joined marches condemning president donald trump's controversial family separation scheme more than two thousand children are still not reunited with their parents despite strong being forced to reverse the policy more than a week ago now in a moment we're going to hear from john hendren who's been at the march in chicago. who's in new york and that's where protesters are calling for urgent action to bring together separated families but first rosalynn jordan reports from washington d.c. where protesters have gathered on the president's doorstep. tens of thousands gathered outside the white house on saturday to condemn the trumpet ministrations policy of separating migrant children from t

martin luther who started the protestant reformation and it's home to several you know school world heritage sites but today maybe you've been back in at least as beautiful as it was five hundred years ago when martin luther used to live here back then people came from and far just to hear him teach and because of his place in history they still do. that we'll be checking out the former monastery that was home to martin luther for thirty five years. globetrotters the painters colorful glory. place of the reformation. my first stop is the market square which has always been the heart of this charming little town insects. and five centuries on martin luther would find the maps hasn't changed much the townhome likewise dates back to the sixteenth century and features both renaissance and late got the governments when luther lived here it was currently being rebuilt also overlooking the square is the town church of st mary where luther held many sermons and instead of latin he has the audacity to preach in german it's pretty sure the view from up there will be spectacular. and i think. one hundr

in yemen is at risk of being destroyed as fighting rages for a nearby city zubeidi is a unesco world heritage site with dozens of historic homes religious institutes and mosques that south are for data which the u.a.e. coalition has been fighting to retake from who's the rebels aid agencies for the battle could create more of the humanitarian disaster that could threaten the entire time. india is scrapping taxes on sanitary pads and what's being hailed as a major boost for girls' education they were previously taxed of twelve percent sparking protests when it was imposed last year the additional cost became a problem for girls and women especially in poor and rural areas they've been officially listed as an essential item. campaigning is underway in pakistan for weapons days general election below while bhutto zardari the head of the pakistan people's party and son of the assassinated former leader benazir bhutto has been running in the southern city. but the vote is widely seen as a two way race between the parties a former cricket star imran khan and the jailed former prime minister now a s