Day: 18 April 2017

Travel advisory update: Avoid protests in Venezuela, be prepared for travel disruption

News TeamApril 18, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: Summary – political demonstrations and protests are common; you should remain vigilant and avoid...

Protests + DemonstrationsSouth AmericaTravel Warnings + Alerts

Travel advisory update: Border controls between 10th-31st May when Italy hosts G7 in Taormina

News TeamApril 18, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: Summary - Italy will impose border controls on all travellers between 10 and 31 May 2017 to enha...

EuropePoliticalTravel Warnings + Alerts

Travel advisory update: Following political arrest in Zambia, tensions are heightened

News TeamApril 18, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: Safety and security section (Political situation) - On 12 April 2017, there were reports the main opposition leader had been charged with treason, this has heightened political tensions ...

AfricaProtests + DemonstrationsTravel Warnings + Alerts

Travel advisory update: Religious sites possible target in Balkans – remain vigilant, follow advice

News TeamApril 18, 2017

From the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Latest update: Summary and Terrorism section Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Koso...

EuropeTerrorismTravel Warnings + Alerts

Quick Read: 6 tourists hurt in Pangasinan boat fire

News TeamApril 18, 2017

DAGUPAN CITY — Six tourists were injured on Easter Sunday when the motorboat taking them to the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) in Alaminos City caught fir...

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Quick Read: Venezuela’s Maduro seeks to expand armed civilian militias

News TeamApril 18, 2017

CARACAS, Venezuela — Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced plans Monday to expand the number of civilians involved in armed militias as tensions in the crisis-wracked South American nation continued to rise.... Read full article at ...

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Quick Read: Kashmir unrest: Plastic bullets to be used for crowd control in valley

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Non-penetrative plastic bullets are likely to be used in Jammu and Kashmir for crowd control or stone-pelting mobs to reduce collateral damage during counter-in...

Quick Read: Clashes Erupt Between Tribes and IS Militants in Sinai

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Three people were injured in clashes between militants and local tribes in the Sinai peninsula in a fight that began when militants shot at a truck smuggling ci...

Quick Read: Filmmaker learns why she lit up airport security computers ‘like a Christmas tree’

News TeamApril 18, 2017

WASHINGTON — Laura Poitras' travel nightmare began more than a decade ago when the award-winning filmmaker started getting detained at airports every time she tried to set foot back in the United States.... Read full article at the publisher's site: ...

Quick Read: U.S. customs officials release photo of mock IED found at Toronto airport Add to …

News TeamApril 18, 2017

U.S. customs officials have released a photo of a mock improvised explosive device that led to delays at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport when it was fou...

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Quick Read: Three-month-old ‘terrorist’ summoned to US embassy after form blunder

News TeamApril 18, 2017

A three-month-old baby was reportedly summoned to the US embassy for an interview after his granddad accidentally declared on a form that his trip to America wa...

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Quick Read: Q&A: Canada’s ambassador to South Sudan on embassy’s reopening

News TeamApril 18, 2017

The Canadian flag. Photo by: Shawn Nystrand / CC BY-SAWhen fighting erupted in South Sudan’s capital of Juba in July 2016, the Canadian Embassy — along with many others — shut its doors and evacuated staff.... Read full article at the publisher's sit...

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Quick Read: This Village In Vietnam Is Holding A Dozen Police Officers Hostage

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Villagers in a Hanoi suburb are holding twelve police officers and more than a dozen others hostage amid a land dispute. The standoff is rare in Communist Vietn...

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Quick Read: Tourist loses part of leg in Hawaii shark attack

News TeamApril 18, 2017

The attack on the surfer, called Baboo, was witnessed by a man called Mac Pigott who has shared images of the victim smiling from his hospital bed on Saturday. ...

Quick Read: Study: Texas bathroom bill could cost state $3 billion in annual tourism business

News TeamApril 18, 2017

A proposed law to prevent transgender Texans from using bathrooms tied to their gender identity could cost the state more than $3 billion in annual tourism business, according to an economic impact study published Monday. The state’s nearly $129 bill...

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Quick Read: Dengue in Sri Lanka: More than double the cases from 2016

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Sri Lanka is in the grip of a severe epidemic of Dengue fever and Dengue hemorrhagic fever. The epidemic did not happen over a short period. Dengue has been in ...

Quick Read: Southwest pilot arrested carrying loaded gun through airport security

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Although the co-pilot was arrested, the flight to Chicago was delayed four hours.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2pd5Zq7 L...

Quick Read: Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai airports on high alert after hijack threat

News TeamApril 18, 2017

New Delhi: Security at three major international airports in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai has been stepped up after agencies were informed about a possible hijack attempt of an aircraft from these facilities.... Read full article at the publisher's ...

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Quick Read: Two elderly Burundians kidnapped from their farm in Congo

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Two elderly Burundian farmers, a husband and his wife, have been kidnapped by unknown criminals from their farm on the territory of the neighbouring Democratic ...

Quick Read: Dr. David Dao’s United nightmare could be yours

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Jeff Yang is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal and a frequent contributor to radio shows including Public Radio International's "The Takeaway" and WNYC's ...

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Quick Read: Measles prompts travel advisory for Belgium, Italy and Germany

News TeamApril 18, 2017

Measles has been reported in increased numbers in several European counties, most notably Romania. In addition to Romania, Belgium, Italy and Germany has been affected by measles into 2017.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/...

Quick Read: PSNI says it’s not too late to give information on German tourist’s murder

News TeamApril 18, 2017

A senior PSNI detective has told those who know who killed a German backpacker in Northern Ireland that it is not too late to give information to the police.Ing...