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Muslim world readies for Eid al-Fitr but shadow hangs over festival in places

Iraq has high hopes ahead of Eid al-Fitr, but in Philippines Muslim festival is sombre affair this year

24/06/2017

Philippines

Philippines: Making a splash in Manila

The San Juan suburb has been celebrating its annual Water Festival in honour of St John the Baptist

24/06/2017

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Peak beard still far away as France holds first national championships

France has organised its first national beards competition.

18/06/2017

Germany

Rock am Ring goes ahead

Crowds are gathering once again for the Rock Am Ring music festival in Germany.

03/06/2017

World News

From fairytale to nightmare as Little Mermaid doused in red paint

30/05/2017

Cult

For four days Les Nuits Sonores in Lyon, France is the global capital of electronic music

If you love electronic music then you should head to Lyon, France, where for the next four days the Les Nuits Sonores festival will provide a non-stop ravers' delight.

26/05/2017

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Annual gay pride parade in Albania

Gay rights organizations in Albania held their annual pride event in the capital, Tirana, on Saturday (13 May) without any disturbances.

14/05/2017

Ukraine

Crotian pop-opera, Romanian yodelling and Hungarian gypsy fusion in Eurovision final

Croatia’s so-called Mr Voice scored his place in the last round of the song contest with a pop opera fusion.

12/05/2017

Ukraine

Second Eurovision singer faces ban after Crimea visit emerges

Ukraine said it is investigating a video that appears to show Bulgaria’s Kristian Kostov performing on the Black Sea peninsula in June 2014, three months after it was seized by Russia.

11/05/2017

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Brave contestants seek sweet taste of success

A dozen people climbed a bun-covered tower in a contest to celebrate a Hong Kong festival.

04/05/2017

Bahamas

Ill-fated Fyre Festival slapped with multi-million-euro lawsuit

An attendee at the ill-fated Fyre music festival has slapped its organisers with a 92-million-euro (100 million USD) lawsuit.

02/05/2017

Ukraine

Ukraine gears up for Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv

Ukraine is gearing up for the Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Kyiv next month (May 13).

29/04/2017

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The thrill seekers on the wings

Two wing-walking aerobatic performers from the British Breitling Jet Team attracted great public attention by staging breathtaking mid-air performances at the 2017 Zhengzhou Air show which opened on T

28/04/2017

Target

Third annual Morocco festival in Russia strives to bring Marrakech to Moscow

Through its rich culture, Morocco is aiming to reach the heart of the Russian consumer – a business strategy which could pave the way for Moroccan products into the vast Russian market…

23/04/2017

Ukraine

Kyiv: giant eggs exhibited in open-air Easter extravaganza

The Ukrainian capital is gearing up for Easter with a huge open-air exhibition across two city centre squares.

13/04/2017

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Slackline festival in old Czech quarry

Several dozen “Slackline” enthusiasts gathered for a festival on Saturday set in an old quarry near the Czech town of Beroun.

26/03/2017

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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

Economy

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