UN renames Auschwitz to reflect role of German Nazis

THE UN cultural watchdog updated its name for the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland yesterday to reflect its German Nazi role.

It also designated as a world cultural treasure, a Shi’ite holy city in Iraq where mosques have come under attack.

The Sydney Opera House was also named a world cultural site, along with the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in Japan, Parthian Fortresses of Nisa in Turkmenistan, and The Red Fort Complex in Delhi, India, a spokesman for Unesco’s World Heritage Committee, Roni Amelan said.