Art Heist Mystery

2010-03-15T17:18:26Z

In this Thursday, March 11, 2010 photo, a plaque marks the empty frame from which thieves cut Rembrandt's "The storm on the Sea of Galilee," which remains on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. The painting was o...

Puck in gold-medal game heads to Hall of Fame

2010-03-16T15:15:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Sidney Crosby's gold-medal puck going to Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto after a Swiss detour</div><div><p>The gold-medal puck is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, after a brief detour to Switzerland

Irate Brazil artist adds randy bulls to CowParade art exhibit

2010-03-16T10:18:14Z

<div><p>A Brazilian artist launched a subversive protest against the popular "CowParade" travelling art exhibit, which he deemed an affront to his country's homegrown art scene.</p><p>The popular CowParade urban art display brings dozens of brightly-coloured life-sized resin cows to cities around the world, installing them in public spaces.</p><p>The exhibit is now on display in Sao Paulo, with individually dec...

NYC art exhibit includes nude pair standing still

2010-03-16T06:15:20Z

<div id="subtitle">Nude performance art causes some discomfort at NYC retrospective of performance artist's work</div><div><p>Laurence Lallier slipped carefully between two naked women facing each other in a narrow doorway at the Museum of Modern Art.</p><p>"I didn't want to step on their feet," said Lallier, a student from ...

BOMBS AWAY: AS LONG AS ITÕS TO SEED PARK

2010-03-16T02:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Harvest of native plantsto yield seeds to sow in a new play area near Laughlin</div><div><p> The National Park Service is planning to bomb a new park near Laughlin. Seed bomb, that is. The agency is building a park complex on land south of Davis Dam nea...

3 tigers very ill at Chinese zoo where 11 starved

2010-03-15T21:15:10Z

<div id="subtitle">Rush is on to save 3 sick Siberian tigers at Chinese zoo where 11 starved to death</div><div><p>Zookeepers are scrambling to save three seriously ill Siberian tigers at a cash-strapped zoo in northeastern China where 11 of the big cats starved to death recently.</p><p>The three tigers were shedding fur, had lost their appetites and were listless, the official Dublin is one of the most charming and fascinating cities which is officially known as the 'Baile Atha Cliath' or 'Ath Cliath' in Irish.It is the capital of Ireland, situated near the banks of east coast of Ireland and along the River Liffey.It is voted as the most popular holiday destinations of John Singer Sargent?s "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" from Tuesday beside the painting which inspired it -- Diego Velazquez's "Las Meninas".</p><p>Singer's painting, one of the top draws at Boston's Museum of Fine ...

Explore the City of Corpus Christi For Classic Hotels & Attractions

2010-03-15T09:26:48Z

Corpus Christi is one of the most striking and the most popular holiday destinations in the state of Texas. It is one of the most vibrant and happening cities of United States. It serves as the county seat of Nueces County with estimated population of about 416,376 which makes i...

China zoo where tigers died to get emergency funds

2010-03-14T21:16:03Z

<div><p>A Chinese zoo where three dozen animals, including 13 endangered Siberian tigers, died from malnutrition is to receive a cash boost of one million dollars, state media said Monday.</p><p>The China Daily said officials in the northeastern city of Shenyang also have launched a probe into the deaths, which spotlighted poor cond...

Take In The Various Moods Of The Mediterranean With A Yacht Charter

2010-03-14T18:13:19Z

?The Mediterranean? is oft-repeated located in the books of a traveller. Whether it is the Mediterranean food, the climate or the region, something about this phrase conjures up images of blue waters, sandy beaches and century-old coastal towns and ports; essentially, something of a tourists? paradise. A tour of the Mediterranean coastline is a rich experience spanning the history and geography of many different civilizations and the best way to do it is a Mediterranean yacht charter.<br&g...

China funds zoo after Siberian tigers die: reports

2010-03-14T04:00:05Z

<div id="subtitle">Local Chinese gov't funds zoo after deaths of Siberian tigers, as other animals die: reports</div><div><p>A municipal government in northeastern China has allocated 7 million yuan ($1 million) to improve conditions at a local zoo after the recent deaths of 11 rare Siberian tigers and other animals, state media said Sunday.</p><p>The Siberian tigers at the S...

Varna, Bulgaria: The Sea Capital

2010-03-14T10:09:48Z

Varna is the sea capital of Bulgaria. It is also referred as the summer capital of the country. Varna is the major tourist destination of Bulgaria along with being the Bulgarian?s naval headquarters. It is one of the busiest yet most beautiful ports of the country enriched with a number of archaeological marvels. The port of Varna was discovered by the Greeks way back in 570 BC. The city is surrounded wi...

Columbus USA

2010-03-12T18:52:15Z

In the state of Ohio in USA you will find the capital of the city and the largest city in that state. This is the city of Columbus. The city is considered as the county seat of Franklin County. Some parts of the city have extended into the Delaware and Washington on Saturday.</p><p>The shrine room has been set up in a religiously accurate manner with ritual implements, including some blessed by the Dalai Lama, and a shrine loaned by a private co...

Elevens Siberian tigers 'starve to death in China zoo'

2010-03-12T07:16:05Z

<div><p>Eleven Siberian tigers have starved to death over the past three months at a zoo in northeast China, after the cash-strapped animal park fed them cheap chicken bones, state media reported.</p><p>Liu Xiaoqiang, the vice head of the wild animal protection office in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, said...

Basra memorial to Iraq war dead re-dedicated

2010-03-12T01:15:59Z

<div><p>A monument to the 179 Britons who died in the Iraq war and its aftermath was re-dedicated Thursday at the National Memorial Arboretum, having been brought back from Basra.</p><p>The Basra Memorial Wall remembers the 178 troops and one defence ministry civilian who died during Britain's six-year operation in Iraq following th...

11 Siberian tigers starve to death in China zoo: report

2010-03-11T21:15:26Z

NETHERLANDS NEW VAN GOGH

2010-03-11T08:32:26Z

This image released by Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Thursday, March 11, 2010, shows a painting entitled "The Bedroom", by Vincent van Gogh. One of van Gogh's most famous paintings, "The Bedroom," has been taken away for restoration, but art lovers don't ha...

Masterworks from Ohio museum summer in New York City

2010-03-11T07:46:14Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - One museum's renovations are another's exhibition. Thus, 20 masterworks from Oberlin College's Allen Memorial Art Museum in Ohio will summer at

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