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East Asia / Pacific -
Japan
Japan rocked by major earthquake
July 16, 2007
An earthquake has struck central Japan, killing at least seven
people, flattening buildings and triggering a fire at a nuclear power plant.
Hundreds of people were injured when the 6.8-magnitude tremor struck the
Niigata area.
Europe - Italy
U.S.
Embassy warns tourists of Naples waste
July 10, 2007
The US embassy in Rome has warned
American tourists that they may face health risks if they travel to Naples,
because of the city's rubbish crisis. The streets
of the southern Italian city have been strewn with rotting waste since May.
Europe - Germany, Greece
Greek jet makes emergency landing
April
23, 2007
A Greek aircraft carrying MEPs has made
an emergency landing in Germany's Munich airport following a bomb threat,
German and Greek officials have said.
Europe - Russia
Lockdown for foreigners at Moscow school
April 19, 2007
A leading Moscow university ordered its foreign students on Thursday
to remain in their dormitories for the next three days because of fears of
ethnic violence before Adolf Hitler's birthday this weekend, students said.
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Sub-Saharan Africa - Tanzania
Tourists attacked in Tanzania
Mar.
22, 2007
Nairobi - Two US tourists and their
Tanzanian guide were shot and wounded by robbers in northern Tanzania.
East Asia / Pacific - Philippines
Cargo ships sinks
in Philippines
Mar.
21, 2007
A cargo ship sank in the northern Philippines on
Wednesday, leaving one crewman dead and five missing, the coast guard said.
Thirteen others were rescued. The Panamanian-registered ship MV Unicorn Ace
sank about 80 miles off Curimao in Ilocos Norte province, which is about 250
miles north of Manila, said Amado Lorenzana, a coast guard officer.
East Asia / Pacific - China
Security tight in China riot town
Mar.
15, 2007
Zhushan City,
China:
Security is tight in a town in central China
following riots that involved as many as 20,000 people.
Sub-Saharan Africa
- Nigeria
Lagos Carjacking Highlights Increased Risk Mar.
6, 2007
An employee of an American
organization and her personal driver were victims of a carjacking outside
her Lagos office compound. She reported being told by the carjackers that
they were going to kill her, and that they knew she was American.
Americas, East
Asia / Pacific, Middle East / N. Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa - Canada, China,
Egypt, Kenya, Somalia
Canadian Passport Has No Shield
Mar.
2, 2007
The lure of "home'' is powerful. But a Canadian passport is no guarantee
that citizens won't come to grief when they venture into perilous realms.
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Europe - United Kingdom
Terror threat to Britain worst since 9/11
Feb.
26, 2007
London,
Britain: The threat of a terrorist attack in Britain by
home-grown Islamists is at its highest since the September 11, 2001 attacks,
a newspaper said, citing a secret government report.
Europe - Germany
Couple suspected of threatening to derail trains
Feb.
24, 2007
Berlin,
Germany:
To the relief of the German railways, a couple
who threatened over a two-week period to derail trains have been arrested on
extortion charges, police in Berlin said Thursday.
Sub-Saharan Africa - Guinea
Guinea Airport Situation
Feb.
14, 2007
This warden message is being issued to update American citizens
regarding information on Air France flights out of Guinea. A flight left
Guinea for Paris yesterday. We believe Air France will try to operate
flights to Paris starting Thursday, February 15 to Sunday February 19,
2007.
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South / Central Asia - Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Earthquake Preparedness
Feb.
13, 2007
Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan:
The
U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan would like to remind American Citizens that
Kyrgyzstan is located in a seismically-active zone.
East Asia /
Pacific - Philippines
Hundreds flee as clashes erupt in Philippine south
Feb.
12, 2007
MANILA,
Philippines
(Reuters) - Hundreds of people have fled a village in the southern
Philippines after troops stormed a Muslim rebel base, hunting for dozens of
prisoners who escaped from jail earlier this month, the rebels and officials
said on Monday.
East Asia /
Pacific - China
Buddhist beheaded in Thai south
Feb. 9, 2007
A 72-year-old Buddhist rice miller was beheaded in Thailand's rebellious
Muslim south on Thursday in an apparent retaliation for a bomb attack on a
village tea shop owned by Muslims, police said.
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Oil workers targeted as Nigeria violence grows
Feb. 5, 2007
Port Harcourt,
Nigeria:
Thousands of foreign workers and their families have left Africa's top oil
producer since a faceless new militant group launched unprecedented attacks
about a year ago on the places where they work, live and relax.
Sub-Saharan Africa - Cameroon
Safety and Security
Cameroon Carjackers Target
Toyota SUVs
1/31/07
U.S.
Embassy employees have been briefed on the frequency of carjackings
involving high-end Toyota sport utility vehicles to include the Land
Cruiser and Land Cruiser Prado
Europe - Netherlands
North Sea Airborne
Chemical Danger
1/30/07
U.S.
Consulate General Amsterdam issued this warning to U.S. Citizens traveling
to and residing in the Netherlands that the Consulate has been informed that
a ship fire west of Amsterdam is releasing large amounts of Hydrogen-Cyanide
and Carbon-Monoxide into the air, which is blowing east towards Amsterdam
and north towards Beverwijk and Zaanstad.
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East Asia /
Pacific - Australia
SYDNEY, Australia (AP): A
magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked the coast of Australia's remote Macquarie
Island Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
United Kingdom plans for tougher immigration controls.
Britain:
The government says its
long-term aim is to be able to identify everyone entering and leaving
Britain. It will also make ID cards compulsory for
foreign nationals.
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