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Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne ...

A group of Brazilian transgender women have been learning samba in the last few months as they prepare to take the stage at ...

Police are on high alert ahead of Germany's traditional carnival celebrations this week after social media connected to the ...

Everyone in New Orleans knows the essential Mardi Gras songs. The likes of “Carnival Time,” “Mardi Gras Mambo,” “Go To the ...

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More than two years after a quadruple homicide devastated Moscow, Idaho, a judge unsealed the transcript of a recent hearing ...

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A group of Brazilian transgender women will perform at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, leading for samba school ...

Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne that linked Jesus with the church abuse scandal ...

Carnival, meaning "to remove meat," is a time for human indulgence before Lent and the season when animals scavenge carcasses ...

Police are on high alert during Germany's carnival after social media sites linked to ISIS called for attacks in Cologne and ...