India - Supreme Courts Condemns Mayawati's "Statue Government"

Taking a strong stand against the Uttar Pradesh's Mayawati lead government, Supreme Court of India criticized it for going ahead with the misuse of public money. The Mayawati government was planning to...

Strange statues around the world

"Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway (thanks Stenar, jac). Sculpture by Gustav Vigeland."

Parts of Detroit's Old City Hall Tossed Aside

Photos taken in 2002 at public event at a Detroit city-owned historic site. These are all parts of a tower that stood atop the 1868 Detroit City Hall (which was unwisely demolished to make way for the Kennedy...

Bhutanese temple thieves get life

Bhutan is one of the most happiest society and maintaining law and order is never a big issue. But Thieves are dealt very severly and in a recent case 7 thieves were imprisoned for life after found guilty of...

Banned! The statues they won't let you see

Well someone has to choose otherwise we'd have statues and other pieces of placed all over the place and who's to say what the quality would be. I'm sure that some of these rejected pieces are really good - maybe...

Bilbao Smurfs Statues for 50th Birthday

It's Smurfday in town! What else is three apples tall with a white hat, short tail and blue all over? Almost anyone from these last 3 generations can quickly tell you the answer. The Smurfs, those little...

Tourist destroys legendary earlobe

My theory is he was trying to pull a Van Gogh to impress his girlfriend, but his art history was a little shaky."The authorities on Easter Island have detained a Finnish tourist on suspicion of trying to steal an...

Bali`s handicraft exports up 8 pct

"Bali`s export of various handicraft goods in the first ten months of 2007 rose 8.6 percent to US$202.8 million from US186.7 million in the same period last year.Wooden handicraft goods and furniture still dominated the export with a value of US$113.7 million compared to...

Curator arrested over Indonesia museum theft

"The recent alleged thefts are not the first to strike the museum, which sits in a city that is a historic centre of high Javanese culture. Before being named a suspect in the current theft case, curator...

Astonishing discovery of ancient Chinese civilization

Is China Shocking the World Again After the Great Wall and Terra-cotta Warriors?Beijing (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - After 16 years' hard work, Xiao Jing Jin Xi Yong, from Korea, has tracked down a large...

Audi Tricks Toronto

Audi lied to Toronto's Film and Television Office in order to secure permits to film a fictitious commercial. What the automaker was really up to was placing giant advertising sculptures throughout the city....

Ancient Statues returning to India

An illegal shipment of six ancient religious statues seized by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to be returned to India. Staff at Heathrow airport confiscated the statues in August 2005 after suspicions were raised over the nature of a shipment arriving from India. Experts...

"Flour Power" in Turkmenistan

"MOSCOW, December 27 - The leader of Turkmenistan's United Democratic Opposition, currently based in Norway, proposed Wednesday sending a trainload of flour to Turkmenistan and carrying out a "flour" revolution in the republic. President-for-Life Saparmurat Niyazov died at...

Nude Calendar Revue

"It is that time of the year to start looking for next years Calendar, and it seems the nude calendar for Chairty has really taken off as a popular item. "

Human Oil from Roasted Corpse Good For Love Portion

"A defrocked Buddhist novice who roasted a baby to create a powerful ghost has been arrested for allegedly tricking women into giving him cash and sex during useless animist rituals, according to police and anti-corruption officials. Police, Justice Ministry officials, and...

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