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Ireland: Supporters of Mohamed Morsi protest outside Egyptian embassy in Dublin

The Irish Times reports that between 60 and 70 supporters of desposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi gathered at the Egyptian embassy in Dublin this evening to protest his overthrow. Supporters of Mr Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood in Ireland voiced their anger at how the man who last year became Egypt’s first democratically-elected president could be ousted, and called for him to be reinstated as president. Read article

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Norwegian sports car owner charged with causing accident in Poland

Canada.com reports that prosecutors in Poland have charged a Norwegian owner of a luxury sports car with causing a traffic accident in which 15 persons were injured, including two children. During a car show in the western city of Poznan last Sunday, the man’s rare Koenigsegg car skidded into the crowd. Prosecutor Jacek Derda said […]

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Croatia: Polish tourist killed after falling onto roadway and being struck by a car

According to croatiantimes.com, a tourist from Poland has died in Trogir, southern Croatia. According to police reports, the 36-year-old tourist fell off a wall and ended up on the road. A car which was approaching at that very moment hit him. The man died of his injuries instantly. Read article

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Bulgaria: Dutch teen dies after fall from hotel balcony

According to focus-fen.net, an 18-year-old Dutch tourists died after falling from the balcony of a hotel in the Bulgarian Sunny Beach seaside resort, the press office of the District Interior Ministry Directorate-Burgas announced. The signal about the incident was filed at around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday. The victim had fallen from the fourth floor of […]

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British climber dies after a fall in the Austrian Alps

The Guardian reports that a British climber has died after plummeting 200 metres down a steep slope in the Austrian Alps, local police said. The 42-year-old man was accompanied by a friend when he lost his balance on rocky terrain in the western province of Tyrol on Saturday afternoon. Police described the pair as “inexperienced […]

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Romanian Tourists killed, injured in Montenegro bus accident

According to Foxcrawl.com, 17 Romanians died and 31 were left injured after their bus fell off a bridge into a ravine in Montenegro on Sunday evening. The bus was carrying 46 tourists and two drivers. Read Article

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Thirty-seven illegal immigrants arrested at Bulgarian border crossing

As reported by focus-fen.com, Bulgarian border police officers detained 37 illegal immigrants in an attempt to cross the Turkish-Bulgarian border in the past twenty-four hours. The illegal border-crossers were busted in the region of Elhovo Border Directorate, the press office of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry announced. The detainees are 18 men, 7 women and 12 […]

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European countries urge Thailand to ensure tourists’ safety in Phuket

As reported by Foxnews.com, European ambassadors are urging authorities on a Thai resort island to take steps to ensure the safety of foreign tourists. A statement Friday issued on behalf of European Union countries said the embassies suggested several measures to be taken on the southern island of Phuket. Read Article

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Poland: German tourist drowns in lake near popular tourist destination

According to thenews.pl, a German tourist drowned on Wednesday evening while swimming in one of the popular Masurian lakes of north east Poland. Police revealed that the 67-year-old man had been staying at a hotel in the vicinity of Lake Talty (pictured), which is the deepest lake in the region. The man went for a […]

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Norway: American tourist dies after wave capsizes dinghy, three others injured

According to thelocal.no, an American tourist in her 60s died during a cruise of the Arctic when a dinghy she boarded to visit a fjord in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago capsized, local officials said Tuesday. The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, was holidaying on the Sea Spirit cruise ship and had boarded the dinghy to […]

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