Day: 22 March 2017

US and UK: Electronic devices banned from cabins on certain flights in response to terror threat

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

This week the US and UK have introduced a ban on electronic devices in the cabins of aircraft arriving from certain countries. The US ban applies to these te...

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Quick Read: ‘These gangs operate in groups’ – Lawyer says more than one man murdered Danielle McLaughlin

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Murdered Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin was attacked by more than one man on the night she was killed, a lawyer for her family has claimed.... Read full a...

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Quick Read: Kiwi swept away in Bali while trying to rescue a tourist hit by rogue wave

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Local media Kompas.com reports that the 23-year-old Kiwi was one of two foreigners swept away on Monday night. Nusa Penida police chief Ketut Suastika said sudden large waves struck two people taking photos on the edge of a cliff in Angel Billabong,...

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Quick Read: No African citizens granted visas for African trade summit in California

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Every single African citizen who requested a visa was rejected, according to the organizer of the African Global Economic and Development Summit 16.54 EDT Last...

Quick Read: Three US troops wounded after Afghan soldier opens fire

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

An Afghan soldier opened fire on Sunday inside a base in the southern Helmand province, wounding three US soldiers before being shot dead, an Afghan official sa...

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Quick Read: French backpacker stabbed while hiking in South Australia determined to continue his dream holiday

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

A French backpacker who suffered a near-fatal injury while holidaying in Australia has told 9NEWS he refuses to let the experience mar his impressions of the country.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2mPhb6M Like w...

Quick Read: America’s first trans judge denied entry to India

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

India has denied a visa to a transgender judge who was invited to the country to speak about LGBTI issues. Alameda County Superior Court judge, Victoria Kolako...

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Quick Read: Cheap holidays: Insiders’ tips to travel hacks that can save you money

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

LET’S face it: the cost of a holiday — flights, eating out, accommodation — can take a big bite out of your annual budget. But there are ways to save on every s...

Quick Read: From Chile to Mexico: Best and Worst of LatAm Police

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

An embezzlement network uncovered within Chile's prized police shows that corruption can corrode even the most trusted of Latin America's security institutions. InSight Crime puts together a selection of some of the region's best -- and worst -- poli...

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Quick Read: Unexpected tsunami hits Iran leaving one person dead and five missing

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Huge waves battered the coastline of Dayyer in southern Iran and killed a 51-year-old man, IRIB news agency reports. An eight-year-old boy from the local area,...

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Quick Read: Woman robbed at ATM and then abducted in Battle Creek, MI

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

BATTLE CREEK (WKZO-AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police are looking for two armed robbers who held up a woman at gunpoint at the Omni Credit Union on Roosevelt Avenue ...

Quick Read: Three civilians killed in land mine explosion in central Sinai

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Security sources in North Sinai told Al-Ahram that the victims' car exploded while passing through El-Garayeh valley. Two of those killed were children. The injured have been transferred to hospital.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http...

Quick Read: Insurance coverage for travellers impacted by Orly Airport shooting

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Following an attack at Paris Orly Airport, France, travel insurance comparison site Squaremouth has explained insurance coverage for impacted travellers. On 18...

Quick Read: Drunks open reservoir, flood Vietnam towns

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Police in central Vietnam have identified three men they say are responsible for drunkenly opening a flood gate and allowing water to inundate two rural commune...

Quick Read: Airport heist drama twist: 5 cops transferred from OR Tambo

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Three days after the March 7 heist at the airport, the five lieutenant-colonels, all of whom are border-policing shift commanders, were called to the police headquarters in Pretoria, the South African Policing Union said.... Read full article at the ...

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Quick Read: Does insurance cover travel delays caused by operators?

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

If travel delays have been caused by the operator, can travel insurance compensate? It’s the big question of the day, but thanks to travel insurance provider, S...

Quick Read: Journalist shot dead in Mexico state plagued by gang violence

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

A gunman shot and killed a journalist on Sunday in the Mexican state of Veracruz, adding to the toll in a state plagued by drug-gang violence and allegations of...

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Quick Read: ‘Racist’ German facing deportation in Malawi for calling worker ‘a monkey’

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

A 46 year old man Hinteregger Jurgen who was the manager for Strabag International, a German company that is constructing a 47 kilometres Mzuzu-Nkhata bay road is facing removal in the country for abusing Malawian workers, Nyasa Times understands......

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Quick Read: Thousands rally in Beirut against proposed tax hikes

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Thousands rallied in Lebanon's capital on Sunday against proposed tax hikes that the government has said are needed to avoid a $4bn budget deficit this year. P...

Quick Read: Ben Gurion Airport security finds gun in traveler’s bag

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

A 61-year-old man was detained at Ben Gurion Airport on Monday night after the x-ray machine showed he had a gun in his handbag. Security teams present quickly ...

Quick Read: A couple from Boston killed by avalanche in Canada

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Canadian authorities said two missing tourists visiting Alberta, Canada, from Boston, Massachusetts, were confirmed deceased on Friday (March ...... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2n6XdX6 Like what you read? Sign up...

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Quick Read: Honduras gang violence uproots thousands

News TeamMarch 22, 2017

Gang violence is an enduring problem in Honduras, one of the most violent countries in the world. The lack of government, security and law allows gangs to run ...