The latest in Cultural Institutions and Parks

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 Sydney zoo</div><div><p>An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday.</p><p>Keepers said Tuesd...

Find the Best Wildlife in Sydney Australia

2010-03-11T02:25:27Z

A visit to Australia is simply not complete until one has at least spied a koala a single time. But for visitors heading to busier city areas like Sydney, a trek into the wilderness to explore nature sometimes just isn?t in the cards. Thankfully, in addition to being the home to a number of different cultural attractions one expects to find in a big city, Sydney is also the ho...

Everglades Governor

2010-03-10T16:17:16Z

FILE- In this March 31, 2008 file photo, a dump truck works at the Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir while sugarcane burns in the background near Belle Glade, Fla., Monday, March 31, 2008. The reservoir, which was part of a purchase plan by the state of Florida to restore the area to its natural state is at the cusp of collapse. A plan that overseas Everglades restoration is set to decide Th...

Smithsonian Harriet Tubman

2010-03-10T13:31:01Z

In this March 8, 2010 photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution, a silk shawl belonging to Harriet Tubman that was a gift from Queen Victoria, c. 1897 is seen at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture. (AP Photo/Michael R Barnes, Smithsonian Instituti...

Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items

2010-03-10T13:30:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman collection for national black history museum</div><div><p>Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the Na...

FLA EVERGLADES

2010-03-10T13:18:36Z

Map shows area of Fla., Everglades owned by U.S. Sugar Corp.

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Fla. gov fights for Everglades amid US Senate race

2010-03-10T13:16:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Florida governor fights to keep Everglades restoration on track amid tight US Senate race</div><div><p>A key part of Gov. Charlie Crist's political legacy is his grand plan to revive the dying Florida Everglades.</p><p>But the Republican's vision to restore the Eve...

Milwaukee museum to show Raphael painting

2010-03-10T11:45:43Z

<div id="subtitle">Rarely seen Italian Renaissance painting will be on view at Milwaukee Art Museum</div><div><p>Rarely lent from the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, Raphael Sanzio's painting "The Woman with the Veil" is making its last ...

DC Holocaust museum passes 30 million visitors

2010-03-10T11:01:07Z

<div id="subtitle">DC Holocaust museum, open since 1993, now says it has had 30 million visitors</div><div><p>The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says 30 million visitors have now come through its doors.</p><p>The museum said Wednesday that the milestone was passed this week. The museum has been open since April 1993. A museum spokesman says 1....

Travel Trip Mount Sinai

2010-03-10T08:18:19Z

FILE - This Oct. 15, 2009 file photo shows Saint Catherine's Monastery, founded by the Emperor St. Justinian the Great in 527, at the foot of Mount Sinai in Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt. The monastery is Greek Orthodox and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (AP Photo/Hussein Talal, File)

Finding Best Accommodation in the Beautiful City of Bozeman

2010-03-10T12:13:58Z

Bozeman is one of the fastest growing towns of Gallatin County, Montana State of United States.This beautiful city is situated amidst the Rocky Mountains offering an extraordinary lifestyle in the scenic Southwest Montana.This is known for its standard and thrilling do...