UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list

UN cultural agency decides against placing Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal, on endangered list

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency decided Thursday against putting the Buddhist pilgrimage destination of Lumbini on its list of heritage sites in danger, instead giving authorities in Nepal more time to help restore the famous gardens and temple that are falling into disrepair. Lumbini is the birthplace of Buddha according to

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Croatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement

Croatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia on Thursday declared three senior Montenegrin government officials persona non grata after they led a declaration in Montenegro’s parliament stating that genocide was committed in a World War II concentration camp operated by a pro-Nazi Croatian regime at the time. Croatia’s Foreign Ministry informed neighboring Montenegro in a diplomatic note

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Head of Cambodia’s top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government

Head of Cambodia’s top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Thursday found the president of the country’s main opposition party guilty of defamation and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages to the government, his lawyer and legal observers said. Teav Vannol, president of the opposition Candlelight Party, was not present for the court’s ruling

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UN-backed independent experts urge Pakistan to end discrimination, violence against minority Ahmadis

UN-backed independent experts urge Pakistan to end discrimination, violence against minority Ahmadis

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed independent experts expressed grave concern on Thursday about increased discrimination and violence against the minority Ahmadi community in Pakistan and urged authorities to ensure their protection. The experts, who work under a Human Rights Council mandate but do not speak for the United Nations, said in a

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Nikezić (SSP): Ministarka nastavlja da obmanjuje građane uopštenim izjavama o uvozu struje

Nikezić (SSP): Ministarka nastavlja da obmanjuje građane uopštenim izjavama o uvozu struje

Politika | 25.07.2024 | access_time 10:05 Potpredsednik Stranke slobode i pravde (SSP) Dušan Nikezić ocenio je danas da ministarka rudarstva i energetike Dubravka Đedović Handanović nastavlja da “obmanjuje građane uopštenim i opisnim izjavama o uvozu struje”. U saopštenju je naveo da do uvoza struje dolazi “zbog smanjene proizvodnje uglja i konstantnih kvarova na termo blokovima”.

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Israelis watched Netanyahu’s Congress speech closely. For many, it was both uplifting and depressing

Israelis watched Netanyahu’s Congress speech closely. For many, it was both uplifting and depressing

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiery speech to Congress may have been delivered in Washington, but his words appeared aimed at an audience back home. Israelis heard their leader, a gifted orator with flawless English, deliver a forceful case for Israel’s actions in the war in Gaza on a global

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Djokovic and Nadal could meet in the 2nd round at Paris Olympics, while Swiatek faces Begu first

Djokovic and Nadal could meet in the 2nd round at Paris Olympics, while Swiatek faces Begu first

PARIS (AP) — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic could meet his longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the second round of the Paris Olympic tennis tournament. Djokovic was drawn Thursday against Australian Matthew Ebden and Nadal faces Hungaraian Marton Fucsovics, with the winners of those matches meeting in Round 2. The 38-year-old Nadal won a record 14 of

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