The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the security situation in Haiti. This replaces the Travel Warning dated December 28, 2012, to update information regarding the crime level, lack of adequate infrastructure – particularly in medical facilities – seasonal severe inclement weather, and limited police protection. The United Nations’ Stabilization Force for Haiti (MINUSTAH) remains in Haiti. Read article
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As reported by Foxnews.com, a cameraman for British broadcaster Sky News and a Dubai-based newspaper reporter were killed during violence in Egypt Wednesday, their employers said. Sky said Mick Deane, 61, was shot and wounded while covering the violent breakup of protest camps in the capital, Cairo. It said he was treated for his injuries […]
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Latimes.com reported that, lava from an erupting volcano killed six people sleeping in a beach village on a small island in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, after ash and smoke from the volcano shot about a mile into the air, officials said. Mount Rokatenda in East Nusa Tenggara province erupted early Saturday morning, and nearly 3,000 […]
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Reuters.com reported that, at least six homeless people sleeping under a bridge in the heart of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown were crushed to death early on Friday when the bridge collapsed in a landslide caused by heavy rain, the country’s police inspector general said. The Jimmy Bridge, heavily used by both vehicles and pedestrians, collapsed […]
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As reported by Usatoday.com, eighteen of 19 of U.S. embassies and consulates across the Middle East, Asia and Africa closed recently will reopen on Sunday, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced in a statement released Friday evening. The U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed, Psaki added added, because of continuing concerns about a […]
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As reported by Tribune.com, the wake of terror threats, aviation authorities have called in the army for maintaining round-the-clock security at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport (BBIA). Meanwhile, a hoax bomb threat for a Quetta-bound flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) PK-323 caused emergency at the capital’s airport. “It was a hoax call, but security […]
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Foxnews.com reported that, France’s famous Eiffel Tower has reopened after being evacuated of all tourists and staff Friday, due to a bomb alert. Reuters is reporting that hundreds of tourists evacuated the 1,062-foot iron tower around 2 p.m. (12:30 GMT ) in response to a bomb scare, according to police. But investigators found it to […]
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According to multiple sources, Sunday afternoon, the U.S. State Department extended embassy and consulate closures in 15 of the locations through Saturday, and added four other posts — all in Africa — to the list. This brings the total to 19. Britain said on Monday that it was extending the closure of its embassy in […]
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As reported by Gmanetwork.com, a car bomb exploded near a recreational area in Budaiya, west of the Bahraini capital Manama, on Saturday but no casualties were reported, the Interior Ministry said. Two gas cylinders were planted in a parked vehicle but only one exploded, a ministry source told Reuters. Read Article
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As reported by Cbc.ca, France is closing its embassy in Yemen on Sunday, which follows in the wake of the United States, which issued a global travel alert yesterday citing an al-Qaeda threat. That alert also caused the State Department to announce it would close its embassies this Sunday around the Muslim world. Read Article
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