Venice's ancient carnival was revived in 1979 and it is now seen as a good excuse to don a mask and costume and parade around the city.
Union claims Underground bosses are 'blatantly' discriminating against part-time operators.
Jim Watson is travelling along the US side of the border, while his colleague Guillermo Arias is making the same journey on the Mexican side.
It was not clear if the former abbot, 72-year-old Phra Dhammachayo, was inside Thailand's biggest Buddhist temple.
Industrial action announcement comes after peace talks at mediation service Acas broke down.
Armed cattle herders from rival tribes destroy fences around wildlife conservancies and kill wild animals so their livestock can graze.
Drivers have been asked to take the industrial action from 21:00 on Tuesday 21 February.
French diver Gabriel Barathieu has been named as this year's winner, triumphing over 4500 underwater pictures entered from 67 different countries.
TUI's decision to sell Travelopia was announced in May 2016.
Each giant wig is made by wrapping wool, linen and the hair of the woman's ancestors around a pair of animal horns or a wooden clip.
The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is an annual tradition held on the 15th day after the beginning of the Lunar New Year.
The storm came a day after temperatures soared to 17 Celsius (63F), giving millions of people a taste of spring.
A powerful storm is lashing the northeastern United States, with the potential for more than a foot of snow along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor.
Legend has it that he was a Mexican Robin Hood figure – a handsome moustachioed bandito who stole from the rich and gave to the poor.
The level of harmful breathable particles known as PM2.5 has hit 1,000 micrograms. The World Health Organisation acceptable standard is 20-25 micrograms.
Sources close to the company and union tell IBTimes UK they want to meet this week.
The Art Deco control room of a derelict Hungarian power station has been chosen by the public as the winner of the Art of Building photography competition.
Many travellers took advantage of a Seattle judge's ruling, effectively suspending the executive order – for now.
TfL bosses promise to recruit an extra 325 workers.
Ratings agency Moody's expects lower demand for UK air travel driven by weaker economic sentiment.
Transport for London has promised to create 325 extra jobs in a bid to end the dispute.
Often depicted as a mermaid, she is said to be able to cure infertility in women.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan and Southern boss Nick Brown spoke to IBTimes UK.
The Orchid Festival runs from the 4 February-5 March 2017 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hotel rooms are littered with bullet casings, food containers, cigarette butts and a few used syringes.
The government believes this expansion will be worth £61bn to the UK economy over 60 years.
Shadows of a decadent and prosperous Europe still visible throughout continent.
These are the worst forest fires the nation has seen in modern history.
Spain is home to more strange festivals than any other European country, but this one must surely be the weirdest.
Known as The Forbidden City, the base in Wünsdorf was home to tens of thousands of Red Army soldiers from 1945 until 1994 and the end of the Cold War.