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Spain

360° video: last hours of Pamplona's San Fermin festival

Thousands of runners travel from all over the world to Pamplona, Spain, for the San Fermín festival, held annually from July 6 to July 14.

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Magnificent Matsuri

One of Japan’s biggest and oldest events, the month-long Gion Matsuri summer festival is in full swing in Kyoto.

France

Troops from Australia and New Zealand special guests at French Bastille Day

As every year, Bastille Day in France means the Tricolour flag is out in force: at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, and in towns and villages around the country as well as francophile places around the…

World News

Why Eid is different this year for the people of Falluja

The traditional image of the celebrations marking the end of Ramadan is far from the current reality experienced by the people of the Iraqi city.

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Greece

Ancient sporting values are revived in Nemean Games in Greece

Far from the European football Championships and the forthcoming Rio Olympics athletes from around the world have been taking part in a very different sporting tournament in southern…

Israel

Tel Aviv Gay Pride Week accused of "pinkwashing" Israeli abuses

Tel Aviv has become in the last decade a choice destination for the gay community on holiday, and Gay Pride Week which kicks off on Friday has become huge, with 200,000 people expected to…

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Vesak festival in Sri Lanka

Owing to heavy rainfall and devastating floods across Sri Lanka, the streets of the capital Colombo are less crowded for this year’s celebration of the Buddhist festival…

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A holy Hindu dip

Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus took a dip in the Shipra river on Saturday (21 May), the last auspicious bathing day of the Kumbh Festival being held in the central Indian city of…

United Kingdom

Special TV tribute show for UK Queen

The Queen’s love affair with horses stretches back beyond her 63-year reign, and the Royal Windsor Horse show will close in style with a special

United Kingdom

Birthday celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II continue: how long can Britain's love of monarchy last?

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II continues to celebrate her 90th birthday in grand style. The Royal family will have a front row seat on Sunday night

United Kingdom

Broadcasters show footage of HM The Queen's "diplomatic gaffe"

Footage is released of the British monarch at a palace garden party describing Chinese officials as "very difficult".

Russia

Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter

Orthodox Christians across Eastern Europe and the Middle East have been celebrating Easter, the most important date in their religious calendar

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II turns 90 at Windsor

Britons, members of the Commonwealth, and well-wishers worldwide are celebrating the 90th birthday of her Majesty the Queen. The nation’s

Greece

Olympic torch lit for Rio Games

The Olympic torch, lit in southern Greece, will be carried all the way to Brazil, where the Games kick off in August.

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Barack Obama and the…Easter Bunny!

US president is hopping mad..

Vatican

Pope Francis condemns 'unprecedented' terrorist violence in Good Friday speech

Pope Francis has used his Good Friday address to condemn Europe’s reaction to the migrant crisis, which he said had been blunted by our “indifferent

World News

Thousands flock to Mexico's Pyramid of the Sun to mark spring equinox

Visitors flocked to Mexico’s Pyramid of the Sun on Sunday (March 20) in the sacred city of Teotihuacan, to perform the traditional raising of their

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Carnival comes to a close

Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival season drew to a close in the early hours of Sunday with this year’s final event, a spectacular parade by Carnival

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Hong Kong fireworks herald the start of the year of the Monkey

New Year celebrations take place across China

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Gloomy Lunar New Year's Eve in Taiwan

Taiwan is mourning after an earthquake struck the city of Tainan. Numerous Lunar New Year’s Eve festivities were cancelled.