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Local Chinese gov't funds zoo after tiger deaths
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.

-- Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:53:05 -0500

Home Depot cuts down energy bill
The home improvement retailer makes headway on its plan to cut energy use by 20 per cent.

-- Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:21:24 -0500

Innovation on display at Games Conference
Motion controls and social gaming were the hot topics at this week's Game Developers Conference, the annual convention of game designers, programmers and executives.

-- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:34:49 -0500

3,000-year-old stolen sarcophagus returns to Egypt
A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at the Miami airport was returned to Egypt Saturday, as the antiquities chief pressed forward with his campaign to recover Egypt's stolen heritage.

-- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:13:10 -0500

Astronauts call for new lunar exploration by NASA
Former astronauts Eugene Cernan and Jim Lovell say they are disappointed with the U.S. government's decision to cancel NASA's moon landing program.

-- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:35:59 -0500

Bluefin tuna, overfished oceans top UN wildlife agenda
The Atlantic bluefin tuna and other marine life in the world's overfished oceans are the focus of a United Nations conference in the Gulf state of Qatar this weekend.

-- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:59:15 -0500

Iran dismantles U.S.-backed cyber warfare networks
Iran says it has dismantled several U.S.-backed cyber warfare networks that were gathering information on nuclear scientists and provoking unrest in the country.

-- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:21:58 -0500

An honest guide on what it takes to be a billionaire
An honest guide from Forbes magazine on what it takes to amass the kind of wealth that will make you a billionaire.

-- Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:22:09 -0500

Chinese zoo blamed for death of 11 Siberian tigers
Eleven rare Siberian tigers have died at a wildlife park in a startling case that activists say hints at unsavory practices among some zoos and animal farms in China: They are overbreeding endangered animals in the hopes of making illicit profit on their carcasses.

-- Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:39:50 -0500

Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget
A conference bringing together more than 60 nations Thursday added US$1 billion to the fight against deforestation and boosted the morale of those hoping to save the world's forests -- a key defense against global warming.

-- Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:16:34 -0500