According to The Weather Channel, Tropical Storm Karen developed over the Yucatan Channel and the southern Gulf of Mexico Thursday morning, and is now tracking toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. With the last couple of updates from the National Hurricane Center, Karen has weakened a bit: Welcome news to folks living along the Gulf Coast. That said, hurricane watches continue in effect from Grand Isle, La., to Destin, Fla. These watches do not include metropolitan New Orleans. Read article
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The Jerusalem Post reports that Egypt halted tourism activities with Iran on Tuesday citing security concerns, a Tourism Ministry spokeswoman said, further distancing itself from Tehran after former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi tried to improve ties. “At the moment the security situation does not allow the ministry to support travel with Iran, including flights and […]
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WORST SINCE 1997 7/10 OF THE VICTIMS ARE MEN THREE OUT OF TEN VICTIMS ARE KILLED informador.com.mx REPORTED that During the first six months of government of Enrique Peña Nieto, kidnappings have tripled compared to those perpetrated in the past two administrations. According to the National Observatory Citizen Security, Justice and Legality, December 2012 to […]
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CostaRicanTimes.net reported….. – You get off your flight to Costa Rica. You go through baggage claim to pick up your luggage. You then head outside and are asked right away by about 20 different taxi drivers asking you where you want to go. Do they speak English? You would think yes……..but their certificates may be […]
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In light of the recent attack on a Nairobi shopping mall, the U.S. Department of State has reissued its Travel Warning of July 5, 2013, which warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. U.S. citizens in Kenya, and those considering travel to Kenya, should evaluate their personal security situation in light of […]
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As reported by Thehindu.com, an explosion in a bus carrying employees of the state secretariat of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government on Friday afternoon killed at least 19 of them and injured 45, according to Shiraz Paracha, spokesperson for the KPK Chief Minister. Read article
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According to Independent.ie, at least three people were killed on Friday in a large explosion on a work site in central Paris which the fire brigade said was likely an accident caused by a fuel tank igniting. The blast on a narrow street in northern Paris ripped through an underground garage where several workers were […]
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As reported by Thehindu.com, thirteen persons were killed and 25 injured when a four-storey building in south Mumbai collapsed on Friday morning. Several more are feared trapped in debris. Ironically, the 33-year-old building at Dockyard Road was owned by Mumbai’s municipal corporation, which is meant to monitor weak buildings. The building, which housed 22 families, […]
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As reported by Mmirror.co.uk, a British climber has plunged 1000ft to his death in the French Alps after scaling Mont Blanc on a section dubbed ‘the corridor of death’. The 30-year-old man was with three friends on the Gouter corridor, a popular access route to Mont Blanc, when he ‘lost his balance’, according to police. […]
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Smh.com.au reports that young Australians partying on beaches in southern Thailand are drinking a potentially deadly drug cocktail made from a local leaf trafficked by criminals who prey on them when they are under its influence, Australia’s official representative in the area warns. The drug kratom is often mixed with the insect repellent DEET as […]
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