A man has died and another was critically injured when their hot air balloon crashed at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico. The balloon crashed into power lines and burst into flames, throwing...
The Battle of Ideas is a two-day festival of high-level, thought-provoking debates organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art in London. With over 250 speakers from across the world...
Imagine turning the faucet on in your kitchen and instead of water, wine comes flowing.This is what happened recently in Italy to the happy residents of Marino during the local Grape Festival.Some called it a 'miracolo' (miracle). Well it was not quite so, more like a...
The 'Silent Disco' concept is one where participants wear headphones to hear the music that they are dancing to. There are essentially two types of silent disco the first being a clubbing experience where all...
A new generation of Chefs is revolutionizing the culinary in Brazil, traditionally and internationally recognized by glutton festivals were the rodizio, a Brazilian “all you can eat system”, provides...
Starting Monday, October 6, the Spanish world on both sides of the Atlantic will celebrate the Christopher Columbus discoveries with the VivAmerica festival (Spanish language site). Events take place simultaneously in Madrid, Tenerife and Bogota.They cover all aspects of arts...
"Chandigarh (Mera Chandigarh):- The Chandigarh Administration has decided to enhance the scale of issue of levy sugar from 1kg to 2kg per unit per month for the Below Poverty Line ration card holders for the month of October and November 2008 only due to ensuing festival season."
In Pakistan, Eid is incomplete for women without the last minute rush for glass bangles that match with the color of their Eid dress; getting someone to make decorative patterns with henna on both hands (some girls...
The National Mall in Washington, D.C. played host to the National Book Festival yesterday. Aimed at children, the event was full of author readings and signings, as well as appearences by big fuzzy versions of...
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latest update: death toll 177, injured persons are in very critical position, hospitals are reporting shortage of oxygen cylinders,heavy shortage of blood .Latest update:At least 90 people died and another 150 were...
"As Eid-ul-Fitr nears, Islamabad is slowly beginning to wear the expected deserted look with its majority non-native population heading out to their hometowns to celebrate the festival.There has been a big rush at bus stands and railway stations since Friday, people trying to...
" At least seven persons have been killed in an explosion in a house where people were making crackers ahead of a festival in eastern India, police said. Two others were seriously injured in the explosion in Balasore district in Orissa state on Sunday evening. The blast...
" What the Eid-ul-Fitr festival will bring for 10-year-old Ihsan Ali, a child-labourer in this giant industrial city in central Pakistan, can be anybody’s guess as he continues to fight poverty as the religious festivity draws closer. Ali earns a paltry Rs1,500 a month...
Earth Day is next Tuesday (April 22), but celebrations are starting to kick off this weekend to help bring awareness to the potential state of our planet.The Green Apple Festival is happening across America and is a...
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