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The competition is held in conjunction with World Wildlife Day on 3 March of which the theme is 'Listen to the Young Voices'.

Mardi Gras – or Fat Tuesday – sees devotion to frivolity and partying in the final hours before Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent.

The upper level of a huge float collapsed during the second night of Rio de Janeiro's world famous carnival parade, injuring at least 12 people.

'Ash Monday' or 'Clean Monday' celebrations are a way of using up leftover flour before the fasting period begins.

A selection of shortlisted images in the Open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2017.

The Sony World Photography Awards represents the world's finest contemporary photography captured over the last year, and displays a huge diversity of extraordinary images in terms of genres, styles and subject matter.

Here are some of the best pictures of political floats during carnival parades across Germany:

Paraiso de Tuiuti float crashed into a fence that separates the stands from the pavement, injuring spectators, revellers and journalists.

A spokesperson for the Mayor of London accused the Conservatives of 'more desperate nonsense'.

Latest negotiations between the parties come after the drivers rejected a deal from the company.

Union negotiator tells IBTimes UK that Tube bosses were 'not prepared to compromise'.

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.