The area in the centre of the
Greek capital is playing host to thousands of angry demonstrators
more...
Kidnapping in Tijuana: The New Normal
6/1/2011
Tijuana is facing a new trend in kidnapping. Unlike the
wave of indiscriminate abductions for ransom that hit this Mexican city in
2008, this time the kidnappings seem more of a way of doing business.
more...
Gibraltar fuel depot blast hurts 12 cruise passengers
6/1/2011
Twelve cruise ship passengers have been injured in an
explosion and fire at the port of the British territory of Gibraltar, its
government says.
more...
Pentagon: Hack Attacks Can Be Act of War
6/1/2011
For the first time, the Pentagon has formally concluded that
computer sabotage carried out by another nation can constitute an act of war
that warrants a response of traditional military force, according to
published media reports.
more...
Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult
05/29/2011
Thai authorities said Friday they arrested an American
citizen on charges he insulted the country's monarchy by posting a link on
his blog four years ago to a banned book about the Southeast Asian nation's
ailing king.
more...
Volcanic ash cloud: latest travel advice
05/24/2011
Here is a summary of the flight disruption caused as a
volcanic ash cloud spreads from Iceland to British airspace, causing a
number of airlines to put scheduled departures on hold across Scotland and
northern England.
more...
Bangkok raises security to high alert after recent blasts
September 03,
2010
BANGKOK : Thailand has put over 460 locations across
Bangkok on high alert on Friday in response to a series of grenade attacks
that have rattled nerves in a city still under emergency rule after deadly
protests. Royal palaces, key government buildings, power plants and public
transport will receive special protection from the Centre for Resolution of
Emergency Situation (CRES), the body set up to monitor security since unrest
in April.
Security fears in quake-hit Haiti
January
16, 2010
Security
concerns rise in Haiti's capital as distribution problems continue to hamper
the supply of aid to desperate quake survivors.
Days after the quake devastated Port-au-Prince, killing tens of thousands,
there are some reports of gangs preying on residents and looting. Officials
say thousands of prisoners are unaccounted for after the main prison was
destroyed. Relief has been arriving, but little has moved beyond the jammed
airport.
Vietnam police tear gas, beat Catholics over cross: priest
January
7, 2010
HANOI (AFP) - Several Vietnamese
Catholics were injured when police used electric prods and fired tear gas in
a dispute over a crucifix, a priest said Thursday. . .He
said parishioners had told him the police used electric prods, tear gas and
stones against the crowd, two of whom were seriously injured and taken to
Hanoi for treatment.
. .The clash, as described by the
priest, is one of the most serious incidents in a long-running series of
church-state land disputes.
China Bars Foreigners From Making Visits to Tibet
September 25, 2009
China has stopped issuing travel documents to foreigners
seeking to visit Tibet, according to local tour operators, another
indicator of the government’s skittishness over the coming anniversary
of the Communist victory in 1949.
U.S. Embassy in Honduras to stop issuing most visas
August 26, 2009
Americas - Honduras The United States will stop issuing
most visas on Wednesday at the U.S. Embassy in Honduras because the current
government is standing by its refusal to sign an accord that would bring
back overthrown President Manuel Zelaya.
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 - 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.
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.
Europe - Russia
Feb. 5, 2007
Registration Rules Stir Up Confusion
Moscow, Russia: According to a new
law that came into effect Jan. 15, foreigners are now required to hand over
their registration papers to migration officials -- via their employer or
other sponsor -- every time they leave the country and re-register upon
subsequent entry into the country.
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