A Tottenham Hotspur fan told today of the terrifying moment he was attacked and stabbed by a mob of masked hooligans at a bar in Rome. Ashley Mills, 25, was knifed in the groin and suffered head injuries after 50 thugs descended on the Campo de Fiori square in Rome to confront their Tottenham. Read Article
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Labor unions at German airline Lufthansa have agreed to a cabin staff wage deal envisaging higher pay in exchange for more flexible work schedules. The deal was brokered by an arbiter after a massive strike this summer. The chief arbiter in the labor dispute, Bert Rürup, announced on Tuesday that some 19,000 flight attendants were […]
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THREE British tourists appeared at Famagusta District Court yesterday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 19-year-old British soldier during a nightclub brawl in Ayia Napa. Fusilier David Lee Collins from Manchester died minutes after being stabbed in the chest after a fight broke out early Sunday morning, and just hours before he was […]
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PRAGUE–A weaker koruna helped the Czech tourist industry to expanded in the third quarter as the number of foreign visitors staying in the country rose sharply, data released by the Czech Statistics Office, or CSU, showed Wednesday. The number of foreign guests staying overnight in local hotels and accommodation facilities was up 13% annually in […]
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The vicious attack on Thursday came five years to the day since Meredith Kercher, a British student in Italy, was stabbed to death in Perugia according to telegraph.co.uk. The American male student is in intensive care after being stabbed 25 times by his flat-mate after a row erupted in the apartment they shared in central […]
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A British tourist remained seriously ill in hospital tonight and dozens more were recovering after their holiday coach crashed in Turkey killing five local people. The smash happened during the early hours of today when the coach ferrying Airtours holidaymakers to the Marmaris resort, in west Turkey, collided with another bus and car. Read article
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The body of Pierre Barnes, the 12-year-old British boy who disappeared on the French island of Porquerolles on Saturday, was found underwater on Thursday, local prosecutors said. Boaters alerted authorities after they spotted the body by the small Mediterranean tourist island not far from the creek where Pierre Barnes’s bicycle and shoe had been discovered, […]
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Three British tourists are being questioned in Cyprus after an off-duty soldier was stabbed to death at a nightclub in the popular resort of Ayia Napa. The 19-year-old, serving with 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, was killed after he and three other soldiers allegedly became involved in an argument with the tourists. Read […]
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A breakdown in the wings of the cable, 5.7 kilometers long cable car Tatev in the southern mountains of Armenia, has left 37 tourists airborne according to actualidad.rt.com. Only ten people have been rescued so far, reports the country’s Emergencies Ministry. The highest point is 330 meters, was opened in 2010 and soon became a […]
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flightaware.com reported thatover 3,000 flight cancellations so far as a result of Hurricane Sandy — details below: 707 flights cancelled to/from/within the US today. Most affected is Newark (EWR), a United hub, with over 265 cancellations today. 2,499 flights cancelled to/from/within the US tomorrow (Monday). Most affected is Newark (EWR), with 774 cancellations, second is […]
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