LJUBLJANA (AFP) - Three ancient Mesopotamian sculptures, thought to have been excavated illegally in Syria or Iraq, have been found in a Slovenian refugee camp on the border with Croatia, police said Wednesday.　The National Museum in Ljubljana confirmed the alabaster objects were authentic Mesopotamian temple figurines and probably dated back to the B.C. third millennium.　“Since the objects have no registration or inventory signs, we believe they were excavated illegally,” museum archeologist Pe

LONDON (AFP) - Hundreds of personal items from the estate of an eccentric British duchess, the youngest of six sisters who scandalized 1930s British high society, were auctioned in London on Wednesday.　A collection of insect brooches, 36 model hens and a phone topped with a foot-high figure of Elvis Presley that dances and sings when the phone rings were among the items belonging to Deborah, the late duchess of Devonshire and one of the Mitford sisters.　“Together, the objects tell this amazing s

Daejeon-based theater company U&i Productions will return to the stage this weekend with a charity performance of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.”The monologues have been performed across 100 countries and in 40 different languages. “V-Day” performances of it and other plays are held across the world each spring in aid of women’s charities and to raise awareness about violence against women.Kevin Manley, company manager of U&i Productions, said the group decided to perform the monologues af

The annual Living in Seoul Orientation and Introduction to Korea Culture presentation will be held at the Itaewon Global Village Center this Friday. The center will welcome expats who are new to the city or those who want to learn about Korean culture as well as the services and cultural opportunities available to foreign residents in Seoul. The presentation will also include a Q&A session and refreshments. Those who attend will receive brochures, maps and guides. To register visit the IGVC in p

The Gwangju International Center will be hosting a tour around Gurye, a small farming town in South Jeolla Province. The tour, which will take place on Mar. 26, will allow visitors to witness the blooming sansuyu flowers, a popular feature of the area in springtime.The tour will take guests to Haweomsa Temple, which has been there since the sixth century and houses several national treasures. Participants will also be given the opportunity to meditate with monks, make bead bracelets and try a me

The Royal Anchor Pub in Ulsan’s Culture Street will open Saturday for an evening of food, music and art.It will host the second leg of “Look But Don’t Touch,” a nationwide art tour showcasing the work of artists from across Korea. Art will be on display at other venues around Culture Street: Da:Lak, Formosa, Sum, The Coffee House and Page 104. Participating artists include Lawrence Blackman, Sybille Cavasin, Wynsum Foreman and Jeongmin Lee.At the Royal Anchor, a pop-up food and art market will b

NEW YORK (AP) -- As warning labels go, the small salt shaker emblems that began showing up on some New York City restaurant menus recently are fairly unobtrusive, but each is supposed to carry a powerful message. If the black and white logo appears next to a dish, it means it contains more salt, by itself, than doctors recommend that a person ingest in an entire day.　Getting diners to pay attention to the logos, though, is another matter.　"I haven't had health problems, other than I’m a little o

NEW YORK (AP) -- Barbie has her own color (pink). So does Tiffany (blue), Gap (also blue), Coach (brown) and even the roly poly Minions (yellow), but rare is the individual who cares deeply enough about a shade to have one custom made.At the Pantone Color Institute, the privilege doesn't come cheap. It can cost tens of thousands of dollars for the company to come up with just the right one. So why would an actual person, rather than a business, even bother? Only two, at least in the Pantone clie