au.news.yahoo.com reported an American tourist who hit and killed an Auckland grandmother in a road crash on the Coromandel Peninsula will fly home after the victim’s family forgave him. Robyn Eilleen Derrick, 52, died after the campervan being driven by Cody Dickey crossed the centre line of State Highway 25 at Whenuakite and crashed into the ute being driven by her husband.
The 23-year-old Californian man was in New Zealand with his wife to celebrate their second wedding anniversary before the fatal crash on Queen’s Birthday weekend. Read Article
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telegraph.co.uk reported flights into and out of the Italian city of Catania have been disrupted by the eruption of Mt Etna, Europe’s most active volcano. Catania airport remained open but two air space corridors were temporarily closed on Monday, resulting in delays and disruptions for tourists trying to reach Sicily. The volcano, which looms over […]
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Pahalgam, June 9 (ANI): reported… Massive fire broke out in a tourist reception centre of Pahalgam town in Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir. The source of the fire is yet to be ascertained but the fire soon spread to adjacent hotels. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, “A fire has broken out […]
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theguardian.com reported…Less than four days before it hosts the opening game of the World Cup, São Paulo became the scene of protests, street fires and tear gas on Monday as striking subway workers brought chaos to the city. The strike – which disrupted half the metro stations and worsened traffic in South America’s most populous […]
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nogales.usconsulate.gov reported…Due to multiple and ongoing credible threats the Consulate cautions Americans traveling in Nogales or surrounding areas to defer unnecessary travel at this time. Travel at night and to areas not frequented by foreigners should be avoided. U.S. Citizens are urged to take the highest precautions regarding their safety and personal security in and […]
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channel14.com reported two men and a woman have been killed and one person badly injured during a shooting at the Jewish Museum in central Brussels, with politicians blaming an anti-Semitic motive for the attack. News. A spokesman for the Brussels fire brigade buy cialis online @ viagra at walmart @ viagra online @ canada pharmacy […]
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Elpais.com reported after several months of content silence, Brazilian social movements and trade unions have launched the unequivocal signal that the next World Cup, which will start in about one month, will not be, nor much less, the peaceful and festive event aimed at FIFA and the Government of Dilma Rousseff. Then start the new […]
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stuff.co.nz reported supporters of Thailand’s besieged government have warned of civil war as the country’s army chief said the military is ready to act but only as a last resort to end worsening political unrest. Pro-government Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan told thousands of supporters massing on the outskirts of the Thai capital that if […]
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presstv.ir reported that the month of March witnessed a 10-percent increase in homicides in Mexico City where its 21 million inhabitants saw over 14-hundred murder cases. Although police forces have a strong presence in the magacity, many people think they should concentrate their efforts in the capital’s troubled areas.In addition to murders, other crimes such […]
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bbc.com reported…Football fans going to the World Cup in Brazil should be aware of the risk of dengue fever, a UK expert warns. The tropical disease, spread by mosquito bites, could be a problem in three of the 12 host cities next summer, says Prof Simon Hay, of Oxford University. There are no vaccines or […]
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