BAGHDAD, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Iraqi Tourism and Antiquities Minister Qahatan al-Jibouri says his ministry is creating a plan aimed at regaining control of all stolen Iraqi antiquities.
BEIJING, May 29 (UPI) -- China's massive reconstruction efforts in its earthquake-ravaged regions also will involve salvaging hundreds of damaged centuries-old relics.
BEIJING, April 12 (UPI) -- A total of 156 Chinese cultural relics once smuggled out of the country have been returned and put on display for the first time.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., June 18 (UPI) -- A spokesman for the Volusia County Beach Patrol in Florida said dangerous conditions led to nearly 700 rescues during the weekend.
LONDON, March 21 (UPI) -- Ancient relics from North Afghanistan are appearing in Britain, including a 4,000-year-old ax handle similar to a collection being held in the British museum.
PETROZAVODSK, Russia, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Two highly regarded relics of the Russian Orthodox Church are completing their tour of the country this month, before being returned to Jerusalem.
VATICAN CITY, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Pope John Paul returned relics of two early Christian saints to the Patriarch of Constantinople Saturday in another bid to warm ties with eastern Orthodoxy.
CHENGDE, China, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- China has imposed the death penalty on a government curator charged with stealing 259 antiques, the Xinhua state news agency reported Wednesday.
TOKYO, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Historians said Sunday Japan has developed an affinity for relics from World War II, which ended 59 years ago Sunday.
AMMAN, Jordan, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Jordanian authorities have confiscated around 500 smuggled Iraqi artifacts that date back thousands of years, media reports said Sunday.
