no comment Lanterns of Love In celebration of Valentine’s Day, hundreds of couples came together in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City on Sunday (February 14) evening to 15/02/2016
Germany '24 Weeks' abortion drama is screened in Berlin '24 Weeks' - a movie for lovers of German cinema at the Berlin film festival, but where are all the other German films in the competition and why so few female film directors? 15/02/2016
no comment Tribute to Saint Agatha of Sicily The three-day feast of Saint Agatha, patron saint of Catania in Sicily, concluded on Saturday (6 February). Pilgrims and tourists from all over the 07/02/2016
no comment Tighter security at Women's Carnival in Germany Tens of thousands of people have been out celebrating women’s carnival in Germany. This footage, from Cologne, comes just over a month since 05/02/2016
Cinema Sir Ian McKellen takes to a bus for "Shakespeare on Film" Sir Ian McKellen is set for a new role. The British actor who has tackled Shakespeare’s works on stage and screen is to be a bus tour guide for the 27/01/2016
no comment Children celebrate Spanish Tamborrada festival Thousands of people gathered for the annual Tamborrada drum festival in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian. During the 24-hour event 22/01/2016
no comment Ethiopia celebrates baptism of Jesus Thousands take part in Epiphany festival or Timket in Ethiopia to celebrate the baptism of Jesus according to the ancient Orthodox calendar. 21/01/2016
Culture news French comics festival marred by sexist row Just weeks before it’s due to get underway, France’s prestigious Angoulême comics festival is up in arms. The reason? Out of the 30 graphic 07/01/2016
France France: international comic festival faces sexism claims and boycott At least eight candidates for one of the world’s premier cartoon prizes have withdrawn from the competition in protest at the absence of women on the 06/01/2016
world news And also...Turkish 'Santa' undercover police, Diamond cakes, Granny's virtual reality encounter. Every Friday journalists from euronews’ various language teams share a selection of local stories from Europe and beyond which did not reach the 01/01/2016
Culture news Morocco celebrates a new generation of filmmakers The Colisée in Marrakech is one of just 31 cinemas catering to Morocco’s population of 33 million. But while the country suffers from severe screen 18/12/2015
Business Lyon cancels 'Fête des Lumières' lights festival over security fears This year’s Lights Festival in the French city of Lyon has been cancelled for security reasons following the Paris attacks. Describing the decision 19/11/2015
Culture news Russian documentary theatre troupe tours France Russian theatre company KnAM is in Lyon to take part in the international performance festival “Sens Interdits” Founded in 2009, the biannual 26/10/2015
no comment Back to the past About 2,000 people in costumes from various Japanese historical periods parade through Kyoto. The Jidai Matsuri, or Festival of the Ages is one of 23/10/2015
no comment Oktoberfest: Bavarian costumes, bands and beer Thousands of Oktoberfest visitors attend this year in Munich for the festival. 28/09/2015
France Les Rencontres d'Arles: pictures from the edge The renowned photo festival Les Rencontres d’Arles closes its doors this weekend and this year’s exhibitions were, like the town itself, remarkable 18/09/2015
no comment Riotous scenes of colour at Portugal festival These are the colourful and energetic scenes from Happy Holi festival in Lisbon, Portugal. Around 15,000 people attended the extravaganza on Sunday 15/09/2015
no comment Cascais: Lumina Light Festival The fourth instalment of the Lumina Light Festival excites spectators, who are impressed by the flames, artwork and installations in the Portuguese 13/09/2015
Culture news Lyon Contemporary Art Biennial addresses modernity The Lyon contemporary art biennial, now a must-see event on the contemporary art scene, is open. For this 13th edition under the theme “La vie 11/09/2015
Culture news Crete celebrates traditional dance and music This year, for the first time, Heraklion, the capital city of Crete, played host to the Pancretan Dance Festival and Cantata. Eleni Fasoula 09/09/2015
no comment “A Chiena” water festival Every summer, the streets of the village of Campagna, on the hills near Salerno, become a stream where locals and tourists bathe, refresh themselves 03/09/2015
USA Burning Man 2015: what we are missing, and how we can catch up No, we are not at Burning Man, and if you’re reading this then you probably aren’t either as there’s virtually no mobile network or Internet at Black 02/09/2015
Culture news Culture by the Black Sea at Bulgaria's Apollonia festival The Apollonia Festival of Arts in the city of Sozopol is hailed as the most important cultural event in Bulgaria. Every August artists from all 31/08/2015
India Hindus launch Kumbh Festival with mass bathing Millions of Hindus have plunged into the Godavari River in the west of India to celebrate the first bathing day of the Kumbh Mela festival in a 26/08/2015
Culture news Hungary's Sziget festival final day underway in Budapest The final performances at Hungary’s Sziget festival will take place on Sunday night (August 16). Over the last seven days the international music 16/08/2015
no comment High spirits as Hungary hosts one of Europe's biggest festivals These are the exuberant scenes from one of Europe’s biggest festivals. Sziget, which is taking place from August 10-17, has seen around 400,000 13/08/2015
