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Nepal: U.S. Tourist dies after being swept away on river

business-standard.com reported an 81-year-old US tourist today died after he was swept away by a swollen river in Nepal, where flooding and landslides have claimed 120 lives since last week while 130 others are still missing.

The American man was found dead on the banks of the Paruwa river in Banke district of western Nepal, 600 km west of Kathmandu, where torrential rains last week triggered multiple landslides and flooding, devastating entire villages in two dozen districts. Read Article

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Hong Kong: Tourist pleads guilty to grabbing guide by the neck, fined

scmp.com reported a mainland tourist who grabbed a female tour guide by the neck has been fined HK$3,000 and ordered to pay HK$1,000 in compensation. Ma Xin, 32, pleaded guilty yesterday in Kowloon City Court to common assault. He had been out shopping and was by a jewellery shop in Man Lok Street, Hung Hom, […]

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Malaysia: Two medical Students from UK stabbed to death after argument in bar

dailymail.co.uk reported two British medical students were stabbed to death in Malaysia yesterday following an argument in a bar. Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger, both 22, were reportedly knifed by a mob of local men who were high on drugs and had accused the Britons of being too noisy. The fourth-year Newcastle University students had […]

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UK Tourist Detained in Cambodia, charged with carrying out indecent acts against minors

mirror.co.uk reported Michael Jones, 55, has been charged with carrying out indecent acts against minors and paying for child prostitution. Pictures also emerged of him with half-dressed eight and nine-year-olds, and with a small child sitting on his lap. One girl, 11, told police that she was paid £3 for sex in a room rented […]

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North Korea threatens nuclear strike on White House, Pentagon

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Australian Expat commits suicide in Malaysia

AN Australian man has been found dead in the bedroom of his own apartment in Malaysia, after a maid discovered his body. The man, who was on expatriate, was discovered by his maid at around 6.45pm on Monday, according to Brickfields Police Department Assistant Commissioner Muhammad Azlee Abdullah. Local Malaysian media reports say he was […]

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Travel Alert Malaysia after attacks at resorts

The Foreign and Commonwealth office has warned tourists against all but essential travel to parts of Malaysia following a number of attacks involving people travelling in the area. Heavily armed gunmen recently killed a policeman and kidnapped another at the Mabul Water Bungalows Resort on the island of Mabul. Between six and eight masked gunmen […]

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Malaysia: 30 Percent of TB Cases in Sabah due to high number of illegal immigrants

theborneopost.com reported thirty per cent of the total tuberculosis (TB) cases in Malaysia were reported in Sabah http://www.creativelogistics.com/pame/canada-mail-order-medications.htmlturkish pharmacy due to the high influx of illegal immigrants. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said illegal immigrants were one of the problems that the ministry faced in its effort to control the spread of TB […]

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Cambodia: Missing Italian Tourist found dead, suicide

The body of an Italian tourist missing for weeks was found on a Cambodian resort island, local media reported Tuesday. Police ruled Natan Carnevali’s death a suicide after finding several pills near his body. The 32-year-old was found about 4 kilometres inside a forest of Koh Rong island, according to the Cambodia Daily. Read Article

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Vietnam: Anti-China unrest targets factoriees with arson, looting

hindustantimes.com reported anti-China protesters have set more than a dozen factories on fire in Vietnam in the biggest eruption of rage against Beijing for decades over the deployment of an oil rig in contested waters. China expressed “serious concerns” after Vietnamese workers went on the rampage Tuesday, looting goods and attacking offices in a rare […]

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