Hot-air balloon festival in France sets two new records
A massive gathering of hot-air balloon enthusiasts in northeastern France has set two world records, filling the sky with 408 of the colourful craft at one time and lining up 391 of them for takeoff.
Director ducks out at start of Bayreuth's new 'Ring'
Controverial German director Frank Castorf refused to show himself at the end of his new staging of Richard Wagner's "Rhinegold" that premiered at the Bayreuth Festival on Friday.
Spain's Pamplona bull run festival set to kick off
Spain's best-known fiesta, San Fermin, a nine-day mix of round-the-clock drinking, religious processions and running ahead of a pack of sharp-horned charging bulls, kicks off.
Sun sets on historic Glastonbury festival
Folk-rockers Mumford and Sons on Sunday put a recent health scare behind them to bring down the curtain on a historic weekend for Britain's famous Glastonbury Festival.
Paris fashion week kicks off
After London and Milan, Paris on Wednesday picks up the fashion baton with the start of nine days of catwalk collections for 2014 kicking off with menswear and ending with haute couture,
Kazakhstan tourist dies at jeep safari in Turkey
Kazakhstan citizen died during a jeep safari in Turkey.
New Xbox to hit shelves in November in 21 countries
Microsoft on Monday fired a shot in the looming videogame console war with the announcement that its new champion - Xbox One - will launch in November in 21 countries.
Paris unveils new eyeful from Eiffel Tower
Visitors to the Eiffel Tower began getting a little extra for the price of their entry ticket on Thursday with the unveiling of a new landmark on Paris's artistic landscape.
Kazakhstan model participates in Fashion TV contest in Cannes
Astana's Anara Temirtassova represents Kazakhstan at the International FashionTV Model Awards in Cannes this year.
Circus family reopens Moscow's unique cat theatre
Up on a brightly lit Moscow stage a clown loudly welcomes the stars of today's show -- 20 highly trained cats.
Kazakhstan girl awarded Miss Glamour at Miss 7 Continents-2013
Astana’s Leila Assanova represented Kazakhstan at the Miss 7 Continents-2013 and won the Miss Glamour title.
Microsoft readies new Xbox as entertainment hub
Microsoft offers a glimpse Tuesday at a new-generation Xbox as videogame consoles evolve into home entertainment centers and adapt to competition from smartphones and tablets.
Eurovision fever hits the land of ABBA
Fans from around the world have descended on the Swedish city of Malmoe for Saturday's final of the Eurovision Song Contest, with ABBA's Benny Andersson and Bjoern Ulvaeus expected to appear.
Lesbian kiss and Greek crisis in this year's Eurovision
A song inspired by the Greek debt crisis, a gay marriage anthem and a male opera singer on Thursday made it through to this weekend's Eurovision Song Contest final.
Cannes is global shop window for fashion designers
Nicole Kidman and "Amelie" star Audrey Tautou kicked off 12-days of red carpet fashion at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday.
Berlin's Barbie Dreamhouse a pink feminist nightmare
The opening this month of the first life-sized Barbie Dreamhouse in Europe may be the fantasy of many a little girl, but Berlin feminists are mobilising against what they call a sexist icon.
Cannes facts: Glamour, drama and offbeat
Following is a selection of facts about the Cannes Film Festival.
Festival of steppe barbecue and pilaf held in Almaty oblast
More than 7000 people came to Tamgaly Tas gorge to participate in the two-day open-air event.
Musicians find fame and fortune at YouTube
YouTube is proving to be a powerful launch pad for a new generation of Internet-savvy music stars from Psy to Macklemore and beyond.
TED tailors 'ideas worth spreading' for TV
The prestigious TED gathering known for perspective-shifting presentations by the brilliant and famous is tailoring "ideas worth spreading" for a television audience.