Whale skulls and engine dust: Turner Prize show opens in London galleryOctober 5th, 2009 Turner Prize show opens in LondonLONDON — Artworks by four artists shortlisted for Britain's controversial Turner Prize have gone on display at central London's Tate Britain gallery. The prize always attracts fierce public debate about the nature of art.
Jaipur blue pottery gets Geographical IndicationsAugust 21st, 2009 JAIPUR - The famed blue pottery of Jaipur has got the Geographical Indications (GI) status. It has been registered in the name of Jaipur district with the Geographical Indications Registry office in Chennai.
Beached mother whale dies near Miami, rescuers attempt to save her babyAugust 10th, 2009 1 beached whale dies near Miami, other in distressHOLLYWOOD, Fla. —A beached mother whale has died near Miami and rescuers are continuing to try to save her baby.
United Kingdom worth 2 percent less in 2008, government statisticians sayAugust 3rd, 2009 United Kingdom worth 2 percent less in 2008LONDON — The United Kingdom was worth 2 percent less in 2008, the first reduction since 1992, government statisticians said Monday. The total value of the nation was 6.954 trillion pounds ($11.7 trillion) at the end of the year, down 177 billion pounds, the Office for National Statistics said.
Site of a Five Dynasties palace discovered in ChinaJuly 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Archaeologists have recently discovered the site of a Five Dynasties palace in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. As the seat of the Western Han Nanyue Kingdom and the Five Dynasties South Han Kingdom, the site has been the center of Guangzhou for some 2000 years.
Coast Guard: 80 passengers taken off grounded Wash. whale watch boat; no injuries reportedJuly 16th, 2009 80 passengers taken off grounded whale watch boatFRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — The Coast Guard says a 65-foot whale-watching vessel carrying 80 passengers ran aground Wednesday evening north of Lopez Island in northwest Washington's San Juan islands.
Sikh groups to observe 25 years of Operation Blue StarMay 24th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Various Sikh organisations have decided to observe the 25 years of Operation Blue Star as the Martyrs' Day in the first week of June in remembrance of Indian Army's action at the Golden temple to evict extremists hidden inside. President of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), Parmjit Singh Sarna, on Sunday said that they would observe the completion of 25 years of Operation Blue Star as they observed other days of the Sikh martyrs.
Rare 7.03-carat blue diamond to fetch up to $8.5M at Geneva auctionMay 12th, 2009 Rare blue diamond to fetch up to $8.5M at auctionGENEVA — A rare 7.03-carat blue diamond is expected to fetch up to $8.5 million at auction in Geneva Tuesday. The buyer will be able to name the diamond, auctioneer Sotheby's said.
Stinking whale carcass drives tourists off Goa beachMay 7th, 2009 PANAJI - The carcass of a 14-metre-long humpback whale, hastily buried by forest department officials in the popular Palolem beach in south Goa, is driving away tourists due to stench from the dead animal, much to the ire of local shopkeepers dependent on the tourists. The blubbery carcass of the whale had washed ashore at a small uninhabited island off Palolem April 29.
Thailand asks UAE to extradite fugitive premierMay 4th, 2009 BANGKOK - Thailand has asked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nicaragua to extradite fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on 'a reciprocal and voluntary basis', foreign ministry officials said Monday. Ministry Permanent Secretary Veerasak Futrakul said that although Thailand has no extradition treaty with the UAE or Nicaragua, the kingdom would seek their cooperation, state-run Thai News Agency reported.
Holiday makers help protect largest fish in the seaMay 1st, 2009 SYDNEY - The world's largest and rarest fish, the whale shark, may be increasing in number in one of its vital habitats, a new study by scientists and the general public has revealed. The remarkable success of the online survey of whale sharks was carried out by Earthwatch volunteers, tourists, divers and researchers at Ningaloo, Western Australia.
Joy in Australia as last stranded whale swims freeMarch 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - The last survivor of a pod of 192 pilot whales that came ashore on Tasmania's King Island at the weekend swam back out to sea Wednesday. A recalcitrant creature had beached twice in as many days to the dismay of a volunteer army of Australian nature lovers trying to re-float the stricken pod.
Australians try to save stranded whalesMarch 2nd, 2009 SYDNEY - A volunteer army was Monday tending to around 54 whales that were still alive among a pod of 200 that became stranded on a beach on Tasmania's King Island. The 150 locals are trying to coax those still in good shape to return to the open water.
'Slumdog' kids have a whale of a timeFebruary 24th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - The six kids who played the youngest and middle versions of the main characters in Oscar-smash hit 'Slumdog Millionaire' are loving it as they have a whale of a time in Los Angeles. Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail and Rubina Ali from the slums of Mumbai as also Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala and Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar were flown to the US for Hollywood's biggest awards night by Fox Searchlight.
India offers Qatar 10 percent stake in PetronetJanuary 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Wednesday offered a 10 percent stake in Petronet LNG Ltd, the state-run procurer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), to Qatar. Petroleum Minister Murli Deora made the offer to visiting Qatari deputy premier and energy minister, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, at a breakfast meeting here.
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