Rare rains bring both joy and anxiety to the deserts of the UAE
More about this topic
![[In pictures] Gallery has new contest in focus after selfie success](https://static.euronews.com/articles/373245/320x180_373245.jpg)
[In pictures] Gallery has new contest in focus after selfie success
Coal carrying challenge
People of all shapes and sizes gathered outside the Royal Oak pub in Gawthorpe, in Yorkshire, England on Monday (April 17) to carry 50 kilograms of coal 1.
US wins gold at Bocuse d'or: watch in 360°
The United States has won the prestigious Bocuse d’or cookery competition, considered by many as the Olympics of the food world.
Zimbabwe ready to crown its ugliest man in November
The ugliest man in Zimbabwe will be crowned on November 25 despite the difficulties in securing funds to sustain the pageant in the past years.
ADVERTISEMENT
Homage to Hemingway
Over one-hundred people participated in the annual Ernest “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest in Key West, Florida on Saturday (July 23).
Tightrope Walking Tournament in China
The 3rd International Highline Tightrope Walking Tournament was held on Saturday in Xianju County of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Sixteen world
Hospital choir beats Justin Bieber and tops UK Christmas chart
Good karma: a London hospital choir tops the UK Christmas chart with a song whose proceeds will go to charities.
Spain takes Miss World crown
Spain has won this year’s Miss World beauty contest which took place in the Chinese city of Sanya on Saturday. Mireia Lalaguna Royo’s victory was
Spain takes Miss World crown
Spain has won this year’s Miss World beauty contest which took place in the Chinese city of Sanya on Saturday. Mireia Lalaguna Royo’s victory was
Runners compete in vertical race in Shanghai
Shanghai’s 57-storey International Finance Center was the unlikely location for a race that brought together runners from across the globe
International landscape photo contest 2015 winners announced
More than 2,600 entrants submitted entries to the International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition. Organisers say the best 101 images
World Tango Festival and Championship kicks off in Buenos Aires
Salon tango dancers from around the world showed off their skills in Buenos Aires on Tuesday (August 18) as part of the World Tango Festival and
Germany wins the 14th European Championship of Forestry Skills
Miss South Africa is crowned Miss World 2014
Twenty-two year-old Rolene Strauss from South Africa has won this year’s Miss World title. There were the usual tears of joy and surprise as the
Eurovision: Songs, Scandals and Sequins
Bonus interview: David Goodman, Eurovision Song Contest expert
Operalia: 20 years of operatic passion
Operalia: Plácido Domingo bonus interview
