Algerian security forces have claimed to have foiled an al-Qaeda plan to carry out suicide attacks against U.S. and European ships in the Mediterranean coast of Algeria, as reported by the Algerian newspaper ” Echorouk ‘. The alleged plan, which would be implemented by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), would be aimed at destabilizing the economy and attract Algerian national coverage of the media as security sources indicated to this newspaper. Read Article
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1. On average, 3 foreigners are killed in New Zealand every 4 days. 2. The German tourists was the 2,336th foreigners to be murdered/ killed in New Zealand since January 2000. read article
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A German tourist has died while on a guided walk in the Franz Josef Glacier valley basin. Attempts to resuscitate the 58-year-old man at the scene on the South Island’s west coast and then at the Franz Josef Health Clinic were unsuccessful. Read article
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A hotel in the popular Swedish ski resort Åre advertised through a website, on travel blogs as well as being featured on a tourist website of the area, turned out to be fake when a local paper revealed that there has never been a hotel in that location. Read Article
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Source: El Pais The event in Italian waters of cruise ‘Costa Concordia’ joins a long line of maritime tragedies that occurred in Europe in the last 20 years. -27 September 1994 (Finland). 852 dead and 137 survivors from the sinking of the Estonia ferry linking Tallinn with Stockholm. This is the worst maritime disaster of […]
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Source: El Pais ‘Costa Concordia’, a giant of the sea In service since 2006 Built in Italy at a cost of 450 million euros Capacity for 3780 passengers 1500 cabins, five restaurants and 13 bars 114,500 tons, 292 meters long and 35.5 meters wide Four swimming pools, spa with gym, sauna, Turkish bath and solarium, […]
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Source El PAIS: Of the 4229 people, 3209 are temporary. Below is a list of passengers by nationality: 989 Italians, 569 Germans, 462 French, 177 Spanish and U.S. 129, 127 Croats, 108 Russians, 74 Austrians, 69 Swiss, 46 Brazilians, 46 Japanese, 42 Dutch, 33 Ukrainians, 30 Koreans, 20 Romanians, 26 Hong Kong , 25 British, […]
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The three people killed in the wreck on Friday night of a tour boat near the Italian island of Giglio is a Peruvian crew and two French tourists, and rescuers were looking for on Saturday night about 40 passengers missing. Read Article
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Parents of missing cruise Peruvian seek help from the Embassy in Italy Have been able to contact 25 of 26 workers sent.Padres de peruana desaparecida en crucero piden ayuda a la embajada en Italia globedia.The parents of fellow Erika Soria Molina, who is missing after the sinking of the cruise ship “Costa Concordia”, calling for […]
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A Swiss tourist was arrested by National Police to make a registration of a heart with two initials on the side opposite the Hall of Comarex facade of the Alhambra, in the Golden Room. The woman was released with charges after testifying before the judge. The incident occurred on the afternoon of Jan. 7, when […]
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