The revelation in the Wall Street Journal(£) raises new questions about the motives for Mr Heywood’s killing, and about the reaction to his death by the British authorities, who delayed for several months before asking for an investigation. According to unnamed sources, the 41-year-old businessman was not an MI6 officer, was not specifically tasked, and […]
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There’s a security clampdown in Beijing ahead of this week’s party congress where a new leadership will be chosen. The once-in-decade event is taking place in a climate of some political uncertainty. Consequently Chinese authorities are taking action to prevent any public demonstration of dissent. So-called “activists” have been banned from travelling to Beijing, and […]
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Another tourist was killed on Waikato roads yesterday in a T-bone collision with a commercial truck and trailer unit. The fatal smash happened in fine weather conditions at the intersection of State Highways 2 and 25 at Waitakaruru at 1.40pm. Read article
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MANILA, Philippines – Two people visiting Casaroro Falls in Valencia, Negros Oriental drowned on All Saints’ Day, authorities said. The victims were identified as 22-year-old Darryl Lim and 23-year-old Mark Anthony Pataxel, both employed by the Dumaguete Cathedral Credit Cooperative (DCCCO). Read article
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BALI, Indonesia – Entering the low holiday season, Bali is experiencing a slight growth (3.62 percent) in the number of foreign tourist arrivals, according to an official. Last year, in September 2011, 2.05 million tourists had visited the island, but the figure had increased to 2.16 million during the same period this year. Read article
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Dutch tourist Ruben Engelhardt, 22, in a hospital in Nha Trang after he sustained serious injuries when chasing two robbers who snatched the bag of his friend Colin Charlotte as she was walking on Tran Phu Street in Nha Trang Town on October 16. Tourism firms and residents have criticized local police for being inactive […]
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KATHMANDU: Security officials at the Tribhuvan International Airport said they are keeping a close watch on baggage handlers in the wake of growing complaints of theft of valuables from passengers’ luggage. Deputy Inspector General of Police Narayan Prasad Bastakoti, security in-charge at the country’s only international airport, informed that pro-active measures of police had resulted […]
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BAGLUNG Nepal, Oct 25: Three foreign tourists have died in three separate incidents in Mustang on Thursday. Eran Choen, an Israeli national, was drowned in the Kaligandaki River at the Jomsom village. He fell into the river from a wooden bridge over it. Read article
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The arrest of two American sailors on suspicion of raping a woman in Okinawa has reignited tensions over the US military’s longstanding presence on the southern Japanese island. Japanese police are questioning the suspects, named as Seaman Christopher Browning and Petty Officer 3rd Class Skyler Dozierwalker, both 23, who were arrested after allegedly raping the […]
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