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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

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High spirits as Hungary hosts one of Europe's biggest festivals

13/08/2015

Musica

Watch Fidelio at the Salzburg Festival with Jonas Kaufmann & Adrianne Pieczonka

13/08/2015

Culture news

Fans gather Budapest's Island of Freedom for 23rd Sziget Festival

The 23rd Sziget Festival kicked off on Sunday in the Hungarian capital Budapest. Since its birth in 1993 it has become one of the most popular

11/08/2015

Hungary

Sziget 2015 - all the latest from the festival!

05/08/2015

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Nebuta Festival kicks off in Japan

04/08/2015

Sport

European Youth Olympic Festival - day three

Georgia’s Robinzon Beglarishvili thrilled the partizan crowd on Wednesday when he won the – 60kg judo title at the European Youth Olympic Festival in

29/07/2015

Romania

Red-hot bargain: 'Blood for discount' tickets at Transylvania festival

Blood donors are being offered discounts on tickets to a music festival in Transylvania, in a move that would make Count Dracula himself proud. The

27/07/2015

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Samurai parade in Japan

26/07/2015

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Paleo festival in Switzerland

26/07/2015

Focus

Europe's young Olympic hopefuls compete in Tbilisi

The Olympic flame in the centre of the Georgian capital Tbilisi welcomes young athletes from all over Europe to compete in the European Youth Olympic

25/07/2015

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Playing in a plastic sea in Washington D.C.

23/07/2015

Culture news

Quiet 'Cannonball' - Damien Rice overwhelms Lyon crowd

23/07/2015

Culture news

'The Last Supper' - Egypt's upper class amid social upheaval

“The Last Supper,” directed by Egyptian Ahmed El Attar, depicts a society that fails to get rid of a tyranical figure – and all forms of despotism

21/07/2015

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Filthy fun for mud-lovers in South Korea

19/07/2015

India

India: Two dead in stampede at Hindu religious festival

A stampede at a chariot festival in the eastern Indian town of Puri has left at least two people dead and 15 others injured. Police struggled to

19/07/2015

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Beats on the beach in Portugal

16/07/2015

Culture news

Clowning around in eastern Hungary

The Winged Dragon Festival attracts street performers from around the world to the town of Nyírbátor, captivating young and old.

15/07/2015

Spain

San Fermin bulls break speed record in Pamplona

The final bull run of this year’s San Fermin festival at Pamplona in Spain was the fastest on record. The six bulls completed the 826-metre charge

14/07/2015

Spain

Tourists gored by bulls during San Fermin 'bull run'

A British man and two Americans have been gored by bulls as thousands of people ran through the streets alongside the animals on the first bull-run

07/07/2015