No Body Left Untoned Preparing for Carnival
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More than ever, it is survival of the fittest at Rioâs renowned Carnival celebration â a full-tilt sport in high heels.
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With a large turnout on Monday's finale, more than a million revellers will have attended west London's Notting Hill Carnival, a three-day celebration of Caribbean culture and music, police say.
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The Bahamas and Florida are readying themselves for the latest savage hurricane to hit the region.
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Upcoming events around the world.
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The calypso was playing at a mind-numbing level when the U.S. soccer team walked into its hotel just after midnight. Carnival was in full swing, and this island nation looked toward Wednesday's World Cup qualifier as the after-party.
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Despite competition from the Super Bowl, thousands of revelers lined up along streets Sunday as New Orleans wrapped up a big Carnival weekend with another day of parades leading up to Tuesday's finale.
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The halls of Unity Sports and Cultural Club in Dorchester will fill with food, water, and tents this week, as the Caribbean club becomes a collection site for supplies headed for hurricane-devastated Grenada.
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By Peter Roper, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Jun. 8--TRINIDAD -- The only things missing were the tar and feathers.
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It would appear to be time for Mayor Menino to get the Duck Boats ready. Red Sox Rolling Rally II should jam the streets of Boston this week.
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Hundreds of thousands of revelers took to the streets Monday for the climax of the Notting Hill Carnival, a loud, proud and raucous celebration of Caribbean cultures.
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Carnival revelers streamed into the city Saturday &#151; and Mardi Gras organizers hoped to throw such a fantastic party that visitors would vow to return to this tourist-dependent city again.
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Preparations are on track for Friday&#39;s evening launch of the  space shuttle Atlantis from Florida,  despite a small chance of a scrub due to weather.
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As millions of revelers across  Brazil prepare for Carnival festivities, the country's health  ministry began on Sunday its yearly safe-sex campaign and the  distribution of free condoms.
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Carnival season in New Orleans is the prime time to see all the crazy people. Just add their dogs to the mix, as they did Sunday, and it becomes the annual Krewe of Barkus parade.
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By Patricia 'Tsh' Hancock, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 11--BAY ST. LOUIS -- Though midmorning presented a crisp breeze, the sun covered and warmed the faces of nearly 200 people, young and old, who gathered to celebrate the 29th annual Krewe of Kids Mardi Gras parade in Bay St.
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There is still a way to take beauty onboard without risking arrest or confiscation.
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Sunny weather drew around 600,000 people to the Notting Hill Carnival this bank holiday weekend to enjoy the parades, dancers, costumes, sound systems and street performances. The theme of this year's event was Set All Free, commemorating the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade