News Team

Quick Read: Closure of south security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson could mean even longer lines

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - The Atlanta airport’s Terminal South security checkpoint will close Wednesday night to re-engineer two lanes with a new system that is aimed at speed...

Air TravelNorth AmericaQuick Read

Quick Read: Singapore Is Unlikely Tourist Hotspot as Casinos Draw Chinese

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - Singapore is no longer just a stop-over point for tourists catching connecting flights to beaches in Thailand and Bali.... Read full article at the ...

East AsiaQuick ReadSoutheast Asia

Quick Read: Tourism increasing as Dublin is viewed as ‘safer’ than terror-attack cities

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - Tourism is on the rise in Ireland because holiday-makers are staying away from terror-threat locations, experts say. The Irish Tourism Industry Conf...

EuropeQuick Read

Quick Read: Travelers Stuck in Airport Lines as TSA, Congress Deny Blame

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - There is broad agreement that U.S. airports will not be a pleasant place this summer as security screening lines swell and officials warn that delays ...

Air TravelNorth AmericaQuick Read

Quick Read: No vacancies: life in Mozambique’s abandoned Grande Hotel – in pictures

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - When it opened in 1955, the Grande Hotel in the Indian Ocean city of Beira was one of the most luxurious in Africa. Photojournalist Fellipe Abreu doc...

AfricaPhotosQuick Read

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Quick Read: Debris believed to be from helicopter missing in Sarawak found

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - KUALA LUMPUR: Search and rescue officials in Malaysia have located the suspected debris of a helicopter that went missing in Sarawak on Thursday, Pri...

Air TravelQuick ReadSoutheast Asia

Quick Read: Southern zone of San Andreas earthquake fault is long overdue

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - Southern California’s section of the San Andreas fault is “locked, loaded and ready to roll,” a leading earthquake scientist said last week at the Na...

Nature, Accidents + Acts of GodNorth AmericaQuick Read

Quick Read: Aussie aid worker faces uncertain path to freedom after Afghanistan kidnap

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - Veteran aid worker Kerry Jane Wilson was banking on a "blend-in" strategy to try to avoid the many hostile groups posing a deadly threat to Western...

Aus, NZ + PacificCrimeK + RQuick ReadSouth AsiaTerrorism

Quick Read: U.S. embassy in Kabul warns of kidnap threat

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - KABUL The United States embassy in Kabul issued an emergency security warning to U.S. citizens on Thursday after an attempted kidnapping of an Amer...

CrimeK + RQuick ReadSouth AsiaTerrorism

Quick Read: TSA, OIA brace for long security lines of summer travel

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - Brace yourself for a summer travel season that could deliver plenty of turbulence before you get on the plane. WESH 2 News is taking a look at major...

Air TravelNorth AmericaQuick Read

Quick Read: Aviation watchdog responds to calls for a ban on Super Puma helicopters (From Herald Scotland)

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - All Super Puma helicopter flights to UK offshore platforms have since been suspended as investigations into what happened continue.... Read full art...

Air TravelEuropeQuick Read

Quick Read: Safety first: Hundreds of rented cars driven sans permit letters

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - PESHAWAR: Passengers have expressed their concerns over the security of non-commercial vehicles travelling from Peshawar to major cities of Pakistan....

Land, Road + RailQuick ReadSouth Asia

Quick Read: Drought is Unlikely to Ease Its Grip on Laos Anytime Soon

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - The drought gripping Laos and other Southeast Asian countries will continue unabated for at least a few more weeks as 100-degree temperatures push th...

Nature, Accidents + Acts of GodQuick ReadSoutheast Asia

Quick Read: Islamabad on ‘high alert’ over possible terror threat

News TeamMay 6, 2016

Excerpt - Pakistan's Islamabad city was on high alert on Wednesday following a possible terrorist threat, with the Red Zone declared a prime target.... Read f...

Quick ReadSouth AsiaTerrorismTravel Warnings + Alerts

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Feature: Anitha Karthik at Edinburgh Napier University – Storm surge: the misunderstood threat that can be as deadly as a tsunami

Feature: Dr Monica H Swahn at Georgia State University – Counterfeit alcohol is a growing concern for tourists abroad

Feature Robert McCabe at Coventry University – Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous waters

News Team

Quick Read: Closure of south security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson could mean even longer lines

Quick Read: Singapore Is Unlikely Tourist Hotspot as Casinos Draw Chinese

Quick Read: Tourism increasing as Dublin is viewed as ‘safer’ than terror-attack cities

Quick Read: Travelers Stuck in Airport Lines as TSA, Congress Deny Blame

Quick Read: No vacancies: life in Mozambique’s abandoned Grande Hotel – in pictures

Quick Read: Debris believed to be from helicopter missing in Sarawak found

Quick Read: Southern zone of San Andreas earthquake fault is long overdue

Quick Read: Aussie aid worker faces uncertain path to freedom after Afghanistan kidnap

Quick Read: U.S. embassy in Kabul warns of kidnap threat

Quick Read: TSA, OIA brace for long security lines of summer travel

Quick Read: Aviation watchdog responds to calls for a ban on Super Puma helicopters (From Herald Scotland)

Quick Read: Safety first: Hundreds of rented cars driven sans permit letters

Quick Read: Drought is Unlikely to Ease Its Grip on Laos Anytime Soon

Quick Read: Islamabad on ‘high alert’ over possible terror threat

News Team