CBS News reports that the U.S. embassy in Kampala, Uganda, warned that it is on alert for the possibility of a terror attack that could resemble the “Westgate-style” massacre that killed more than 60 people in a Kenyan mall last month. Al-Shabab militants, a group with links to al Qaeda and Somalia, claimed responsibility for that siege. State Department spokesman Jen Psaki said that the warning was issued “because of information available” but declined to spell out the specifics of this new Kampala threat. “Clearly, when there’s a concern we provide information to American citizens,” she said. Read article
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The Local Germany reports that Germany’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that its embassy in Afghanistan was shut but declined to comment on a media report it had been closed in response to a “serious” security threat. “It is correct that the German embassy in Kabul is currently closed,” a foreign ministry spokesman told AFP, […]
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As reported by Travelweekly.co.uk, at least 20 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines. The US Geological Survey said the 7.2 magnitude quake occurred underneath the island of Bohol, in a region popular with tourists. People were killed as buildings and markets collapsed in Bohol and nearby Cebu province. Several […]
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As reported by Voanews.com, a bomb blast at an upscale hotel in Burma’s main city, Rangoon, has wounded an American woman. The explosion, which took place late Monday at Traders Hotel, follows a series of suspected bomb blasts that killed two people and injured several others in the past four days. Read Article
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A Christian newspaper in Malaysia may not use the word “Allah” to refer to God, a court has ruled, in a landmark decision on a matter that has fanned religious tension and raised questions over minority rights. Monday’s unanimous decision by three Muslim judges in Malaysia’s appeals court overturned a 2009 ruling by a lower […]
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The BBC reports that Madagascar faces a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the disease, experts have warned. The Red Cross and Pasteur Institute say inmates in the island’s rat-infested jails are particularly at risk. The number of cases rises each October as hot humid weather attracts fleas, which transmit the disease […]
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According to rnzi.com, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is asking people travelling to the South Pacific to register their details on the Ministry’s SafeTravel website as the cyclone season approaches. The Pacific cyclone season runs from 1 November to 30 April, with an average of nine tropical cyclones per season. Read article
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The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Sudan, urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the Darfur region of Sudan, the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states, and advises you to consider carefully the risks of travel in other areas of Sudan. The Department of State warns U.S. […]
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An American expatriate was ripped off of valuables on a flight to Quito Ecuador on October 10, 2013 SUBMITTED BY U.S. EXPAT RESIDING IN QUITO ECUADOR 1.The passenger changed planes in Lima Peru and boarded flight 2588 after flying overnight from Los Angeles in route to Quito, Ecuador. 2. Flight was delayed and idled on […]
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Foxnews.com reported that, Iraqi officials say attacks across the country have killed five people, including two journalists working in a northern city. Police say a reporter and cameraman for the private al-Sharqiya TV channel were shot on Saturday while working on a report in the city of Mosul, about 220 miles northwest of Baghdad. It […]
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