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Live blog: UN refugee chief warns more will flee Ukraine fighting

Air raid sirens wail in Ukraine as Russian missiles allegedly kill 11 people and wound 11 others in capital Kiev, as fighting rages on its 337th day.

Turkey’s Arslantepe Mound added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Arslantepe, an archaeological site in Malatya, Turkey dating back to 6th millennium BCE, boasts an adobe palace and the earliest swords in the world.

Sites in Turkey, China added to World Heritage List

UNESCO inscribed nine new sites to the World Heritage List at its meeting in Istanbul

World Heritage List set to expand at Istanbul meeting

Twenty-nine new sites will be examined by UNESCO to be inscribed on the World Heritage List.

From Palmyra to Yellowstone, global heritage remains at risk

As of June 2016, there are 48 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in danger; climate change is threatening to put many more sites onto that same list.