Month: May 2017

Quick Read: Officials knew about India’s first Zika case for months. But they didn’t tell anybody.

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Officials in India knew about the country’s first case of Zika virus infection months ago. But they didn't alert the public because they didn’t want “people to ...

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The latest news on air travel from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: The threat of a laptop ban resurfaces

News TeamMay 31, 2017

MODERN air travel has become less tolerable in many ways. Seats are narrower, legroom more cramped and luggage space elusive. But in one way it has vastly impro...

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Quick Read: Drug Cartel Violence in Acapulco’s Guerrero State Forces Mexicans to Take Up Arms and Implement Roadblocks

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Citizens in Mexico’s Guerrero state are so sick of violence in the region, they are taking up arms to protect themselves from drug cartels.... Read full article at the publisher's site: http://ift.tt/2r7lTSF Like what you read? Sign up here ...

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The latest news from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Man sentenced to 40 years for killing Guatemalan journalist

News TeamMay 31, 2017

MEXICO CITY — A court in Guatemala has sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for the 2016 killing of a television journalist. Byron Felipe Morales was sentence...

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Quick Read: Egypt’s alcohol bans keep stirring controversy

News TeamMay 31, 2017

CAIRO — An order to close all Egyptian nightclubs, bars and liquor stores on a recent Islamic holiday reignited public debate about whether such bans are hypocr...

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Quick Read: Kabul bomb: Diplomatic zone attack kills dozens

News TeamMay 31, 2017

A powerful vehicle bomb has hit the diplomatic area of the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 80 people and injuring 350.It struck close to the German embassy in Zanbaq Square, with civilians said to be the main casualties.... Read full article ...

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Quick Read: British girl, 20, dies after being found in a coma outside Croatia nightclub

News TeamMay 31, 2017

The young woman is believed to have fallen ill in the club while on holiday on the island of Hvar. Emergency services were called at 9.30pm yesterday after she...

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Quick Read: Moscow storm: Several people killed, mayor says

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Several people have been killed after a severe thunderstorm hit Moscow, the mayor of the Russian capital says. Hundreds of trees have been toppled by the storm...

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Quick Read: West Virginia airport attracts some Kentucky travelers packing guns

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Kentucky travelers seem prone to try to pack loaded guns into carry-on bags and onto planes at a West Virginia airport. That follows a Feb. 3 case in which a Kentucky woman was caught trying to take a loaded .38-caliber handgun on a plane at the sam...

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Quick Read: Georgia/Azerbaijan: Exiled Azerbaijani journalist at risk of torture after cross-border ‘abduction’

News TeamMay 31, 2017

An Azerbaijani investigative journalist who vanished yesterday evening from Tbilisi, Georgia, is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment after resurfacing to...

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Quick Read: Georgia/Azerbaijan: Exiled Azerbaijani journalist at risk of torture after cross-border ‘abduction’

News TeamMay 31, 2017

An Azerbaijani investigative journalist who vanished yesterday evening from Tbilisi, Georgia, is at risk of torture and other ill-treatment after resurfacing to...

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Quick Read: Two out of every three Mallorca tourist rental accommodation not correctly registered

News TeamMay 31, 2017

TWO thirds of Mallorca’s tourist rental space is not property registered, according to new data. Only 77,000 of an estimated 201,000 beds up for rent on the island are registered with the local authorities, allowing those offering accommodation to a...

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Quick Read: Iceland is preparing for its hottest tourist season yet

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Iceland is so hot right now. Well, maybe not literally. The chilly European destination, which is not actually covered in ice as the name would lead you to bel...

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Quick Read: Aberdeen student badly hurt in Ibiza balcony plunge

News TeamMay 31, 2017

A young Scottish woman has been seriously injured after falling from a second floor apartment in the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza.Kanza Rehman, 21, an intern...

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Quick Read: Polish, Afghan Forces Free 11 Hostages From Taliban

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Polish and Afghan special forces, backed by U.S. air power, freed 11 people who had been taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Poland's Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz said on Tuesday.... Read full article at the publish...

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Quick Read: Over 19,000 Displaced Following Outbreak of Violence in Central African Republic

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Central African Republic - The UN Migration Agency (IOM) has tracked more than 19,000 displaced people in the Central African Republic’s (CAR) sub-Prefecture of...

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Quick Read: Moscow Vows To Retaliate After Moldova Expels Five Russian Diplomats

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin has promised a "tough" response after Moldova ordered five of Moscow's diplomats in Chisinau to leave the countr...

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Quick Read: 21 people injured as bus falls into gorge in Ponmudi

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Ponmudi: As many as 21 people belonging to a tourist team were injured as the bus they were traveling in fell into a gorge at Ponmudi on Tuesday. Three people, who were critically injured, were admitted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital...

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Quick Read: Cyclone Mora batters Burma’s west coast

News TeamMay 31, 2017

Cyclone Mora wreaked havoc on Burma’s west coast in the early hours of this morning, leaving a trail of destruction across Arakan and Chin states. An untold num...

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Quick Read: Five policemen killed in Mexico ambush ahead of key state vote

News TeamMay 31, 2017

MEXICO CITY Five Mexican police officers were shot dead on Tuesday in an ambush in the State of Mexico, where elections at the weekend will serve as an early re...

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The latest news on protests from Safe Travels Magazine, offering travellers and travel safety professionals information, news, advice and insights to help keep travellers safe.

Quick Read: Pakistanis protest against increasing power cuts during Ramadan

News TeamMay 31, 2017

KARACHI/PESHAWAR, Pakistan Protesters in Pakistan's largest city set tires ablaze on Tuesday after power cuts disrupted a traditional pre-dawn meal during the holy month of Ramadan, police said, a day after two protesters in another city were shot de...

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Quick Read: Businessman kidnapped in Quetta

News TeamMay 31, 2017

QUEtTA - Another businessman was abducted from Quetta’s Airport Road at gunpoint on Saturday. According to police, unidentified armed men kidnapped prominent b...

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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

Month: May 2017

Quick Read: Officials knew about India’s first Zika case for months. But they didn’t tell anybody.

Quick Read: The threat of a laptop ban resurfaces

Quick Read: Drug Cartel Violence in Acapulco’s Guerrero State Forces Mexicans to Take Up Arms and Implement Roadblocks

Quick Read: Man sentenced to 40 years for killing Guatemalan journalist

Quick Read: Egypt’s alcohol bans keep stirring controversy

Quick Read: Kabul bomb: Diplomatic zone attack kills dozens

Quick Read: British girl, 20, dies after being found in a coma outside Croatia nightclub

Quick Read: Moscow storm: Several people killed, mayor says

Quick Read: West Virginia airport attracts some Kentucky travelers packing guns

Quick Read: Georgia/Azerbaijan: Exiled Azerbaijani journalist at risk of torture after cross-border ‘abduction’

Quick Read: Georgia/Azerbaijan: Exiled Azerbaijani journalist at risk of torture after cross-border ‘abduction’

Quick Read: Two out of every three Mallorca tourist rental accommodation not correctly registered

Quick Read: Iceland is preparing for its hottest tourist season yet

Quick Read: Aberdeen student badly hurt in Ibiza balcony plunge

Quick Read: Polish, Afghan Forces Free 11 Hostages From Taliban

Quick Read: Over 19,000 Displaced Following Outbreak of Violence in Central African Republic

Quick Read: Moscow Vows To Retaliate After Moldova Expels Five Russian Diplomats

Quick Read: 21 people injured as bus falls into gorge in Ponmudi

Quick Read: Cyclone Mora batters Burma’s west coast

Quick Read: Five policemen killed in Mexico ambush ahead of key state vote

Quick Read: Pakistanis protest against increasing power cuts during Ramadan

Quick Read: Businessman kidnapped in Quetta

Ghana: Two Canadian women abducted on Monday in Kumasi, Uber driver detained

Travel Advice: State Department urges people to ‘reconsider travel’ to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping

Travel Advice: FCO warns of terror threats against Western targets in Afghanistan, especially in Kabul

Travel Advice: State Dept warns militants in Afghanistan plan vehicle-borne bombings against American targets

Travel Advice: FCO warns visitors to Jamaica as states of emergency extended due to shootings

Travel Advice: Canadian Government updates travel warning regarding crime threat to visitors in Vietnam