no comment Valencia's annual Las Fallas festival The Spanish city of Valencia’s five day festival known as Las Fallas ended at midnight on Sunday (March 19) with a ceremony in which nearly 380 papier-mâchés sculptures were set… 21/03/2017
Cinema Cartoon big business in Bordeaux It has been dubbed the Cannes Film Festival of Animation. 21/03/2017
Cult Contemporary dance at the Sochi Winter International Arts Festival The Olympic city of Sochi is staging The Winter International Arts Festival. 01/03/2017
Business Cuba's annual Cigar Festival overshadowed by poor weather and Trump presidency Cuba's annual Cigar Festival is underway amid increasing demand but poor weather hitting tobacco crops and uncertainty about boosting sales to the US 28/02/2017
no comment Japan: Naked Man Festival Around 10,000 men, wearing nothing but sumo-style loincloths, gathered at a Japanese temple on Saturday to scramble for sacred sticks called shingi. 19/02/2017
Cinema The film 'Felicite' a raw and realistic portrait of life in Kinshasa competes at the Berlinale Modern day Kinshasa and the realities of life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 14/02/2017
no comment Japan's annual snow festival The annual Sapporo snow festival kicked off on Monday (February 6) featuring ice sculptures of iconic locations, movie characters, celebrities, and even the U. 07/02/2017
no comment Australia: two killed in plane crash Two people have been killed after their plane crashed into a river in Perth, Australia. 27/01/2017
Bolivia Bolivians pray for good fortune at traditional Alasitas Festival On January 24 each year, people from all over Bolivia flock to La Paz to take part in the traditional Alasitas Festival which is a shopper’s paradise. 24/01/2017
no comment Hot air balloons in Switzerland Château-d’Oex in Switzerland is hosting its International Balloon Festival until January 29. 23/01/2017
no comment Russian Sculptures - Ice sculptures dazzle competition Members of the Russian Orthodox Church have held an annual ice sculpture competition on ( Saturday 7 JAN. 12/01/2017
no comment China's icy Harbin gets ready for annual snow festival Artists put the final touches on a dazzling display of ice sculptures in China’s northern city of Harbin on Wednesday, home to one of the world’s biggest ice and snow… 05/01/2017
no comment Takanakuy: Peruvian fight club festival to solve disputes before the New Year Participants in Peru’s annual slugfest battled it out on Sunday in the local Takanakuy fighting festival aimed at settling old scores and starting the new year… 27/12/2016
no comment Egypt: International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Luxor Half-a-dozen hot-air balloons took to the skies over the Southern Egyptian city of Luxor on Thursday (December 15). 16/12/2016
France 360 video: Experience the "Festival of lights" of Lyon You’re at the Fete des Lumieres, the ‘festival of lights’ in Lyon France, an event that attracts millions of visitors from around the globe. 10/12/2016
Business Lyon's light festival gives business big boost Lyon’s festival of light is not only an important economic barometer for France’s second city, it is also a useful gauge for the whole country. 09/12/2016
Cult Light in Lyon. The "Fête des Lumières" returns to France's second city Let there be light. 09/12/2016
France Lyon's "spaceship" shines for the city's Festival of lights For the first time ever, the Confluence Museum in Lyon has been used as a canvas for a lightshow as part of the city’s famed Festival of Lights. 09/12/2016
France Lighting up Lyon! Annual festival returns to French city The annual Fete des Lumieres has returned to the French city of Lyon, lighting up landmarks with dazzling displays. 09/12/2016
France Lyon to burst into light, under heightened security, for 2016 Fête des Lumières Final preparations are underway for the Fête des Lumières, which begins tonight (December 8) after a one-year break. 08/12/2016
no comment Thai province thanks monkeys with annual fruit buffet A province in Thailand famous for its monkey population laid out an annual fruit buffet on Sunday (November 27) to thank them for bringing in tourists and helping the local… 28/11/2016
Cinema Hungarian dramedy wins Best Feature in Thessaloniki The Thessaloniki International Film Festival, one of the oldest in Europe, has come to a close. 15/11/2016
Cult Budapest in the swing with dance festival Dancers from over 40 countries made their way to Hungary to participate in the Lindy Shock University, a swing dance event. 02/11/2016
no comment Halloween celebrations in Tokyo Thousands of Halloween revelers took to the streets of Tokyo’s trendy Shibuya shopping district on Sunday (October 30). 31/10/2016
