no comment Ready to coal-lapse? Competitors race with heavy sacks of charcoal Competitors raced uphill with heavy sacks of charcoal at a quirky contest in the UK. 23/04/2019
SriLanka 'Moaning children saved us from Sri Lanka hotel blast' Clare Harvey's children persuaded her to leave their table at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo just seconds before a suicide bomber struck. 23/04/2019
Spain Locals in Spanish town shoot and burn Carles Puigdemont effigy Locals in a Spanish town set alight and shot at a puppet made to resemble Carles Puigdemont, the ex-president of the Spanish region of Catalonia. 23/04/2019
Hungary Young women 'watered like plants' in ancient Easter tradition The so-called "watering" of the women on Easter Monday is an old fertility rite that dates back to pre-Christian times. 22/04/2019
Germany Horses go back to the re-neigh-sance at Bavarian Easter parade About 500 people took part this year in the "Georgi ride", a deeply rooted tradition that sees priests bless the horses, sprinkling holy water on each one of them. 22/04/2019
no comment Holy Thursday in Guatemala Hundreds of faithful took part in a Holy Thursday procession took in the Guatemalan city of Antigua on Thursday to mark the start of a series of solemn ceremonies in the lead up to Easter. 22/04/2019
United Kingdom Queen celebrates 93rd birthday at Easter service Queen celebrates 93rd birthday at Easter service 21/04/2019
SriLanka Sri Lanka: Pope Francis and world leaders react to bombings "There is no place for such barbarism in our region," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter. 21/04/2019
Cuisine Your Easter chocolate eggs will probably have some in it Exploring ecological and health impact of palm oil production. 21/04/2019
SriLanka Sri Lanka bombings: officials deliberately hid intelligence - minister And on Wednesday, Washington’s ambassador to Colombo said the US had no prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, but now believes there is ongoing terrorism plotting in the country. 21/04/2019
Vatican Pope's Easter vigil Mass urges worshipers to live for God, not wealth Pope Francis led Catholics into Easter with a vigil Mass on Saturday night. 20/04/2019
no comment Easter Passion re-enactment in impoverished Caracas neighborhood People living in Petare - one of the poorest neighbourhoods of the capital of Venezuela, came together on Friday (April 19) to watch a re-enactment of the Passion of Christ. 20/04/2019
Cuisine How ethical is your chocolate? How can we be sure that our chocolates are fair and planet friendly? A simple question with a complex answer. 20/04/2019
France Emotional Notre-Dame cathedral Way of the Cross ceremony on Good Friday Emotions were intense at this year's Way of the Cross ceremony as religious rituals took place on Good Friday in the area around Notre-Dame cathedral 19/04/2019
United Kingdom The Great British Getaway - thousands expected to travel to Europe With threats of Extinction Rebellion protestors closing Heathrow airport, and with strikes in Spain and earlier a fuel strike in Portugal, will it all be plain sailing - watch the interview with Simon Calder, Senior Editor at The Independent. 19/04/2019
no comment Eggs-tra special: Animals at London Zoo given Easter treats Animals at London Zoo kicked off their Easter celebrations early on Thursday (April 18) as zookeepers feed them some eggs special treats. 18/04/2019
Croatia Watch: Giant handpainted Easter eggs unveiled in Croatian town Painting eggs is an important tradition in the country and techniques and motifs vary from region to region. 16/04/2019
Chile Easter Island restricts tourists visits The island's mayor, Petro Edmunds has reduced the number of days from 90 to 30 because, he says, foreigners are "damaging the local idiosyncrasy" 31/07/2018
no comment Russia's President Putin attends Orthodox Easter church service Hundreds of people gathered in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in central Moscow on Sunday for Easter Mass led by the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. 08/04/2018
no comment Haitian voodoo followers sacrifice animals at Easter ceremony Haitian voodoo followers marked one of the holiest days of their religious calendar with a traditional ceremony on Easter Sunday in Port-au-Prince. 02/04/2018
United Kingdom Easter Monday travel hit by heavy rain, snow People heading back home after the four-day Easter weekend are battling it out with snow, rain and sleet. 02/04/2018
no comment Christians in the Middle East celebrate Easter People across the region joined services marking the occasion. 02/04/2018
Italy Pope uses Easter message to pray for peace in Syria Pope Francis has used the traditional 'Urbi et Orbi' (to the city and to the world) to pray for a "swift end" to the relentless war in Syria. 01/04/2018
Italy "Migrant hero" baptised by Pope Francis in Easter vigil service Pope Francis baptised a Nigerian migrant who became a hero in Italy after disarming a thief who was armed with a cleaver. John Ogah was one of eight people baptised at an Easter vigil service on Saturday for around 10,000 worshippers in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. 01/04/2018
Italy Pope Francis leads solemn Good Friday service in Rome Pope Francis has led Roman Catholic devotees in a Good Friday service which was held under tight security in the city's ancient Colosseum. 31/03/2018
no comment Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem An Easter march takes place in Jerusalem's Old City. 30/03/2018
