Viking-inspired fire festival of Up Helly Aa, described by organizers as “a northern Mardi Gras,” was held in the town of Lerwick in Scotland’s Shetland Islands on Tuesday,8.The festival involves a ...

Up Helly Aa is one of the most spectacular celebrations in Britain and pulls in tourists from around the world.

Revellers have gathered on Shetland for the annual Up Helly Aa fire festival. The event marks the end of the Yule season in ...

Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud, held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, was handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern ...

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An Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned at the whopping figure given to an Olympic torch he has held onto for the past 37 ...

The flame for the 9th Asian Winter Games was lit Monday at the Sun Island Scenic Area in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang ...

Thousands of people have taken part in a torch-lit procession which saw a replica Viking ship burnt. The Fire Festival - held for the fifth time in the East Yorkshire coastal village of ...

The flame for the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games was lit at the Sun Island Scenic Area here on Monday, with 18 days to ...