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U.S. journalist kicked out of Russia

blog.al.com reported an American journalist working for Radio Free Europe in its Moscow bureau has been kicked out of Russia, Buzzfeed reported Monday afternoon.

Veteran journalist David Satter told Buzzfeed’s reporters Monday that the powers that be had deemed his presence in their country undesirable and denied his re-entry into Russia in late December. Satter said the U.S. Embassy in Moscow had appealed his expulsion, but the Russian Foreign Ministry would not discuss the matter further. Read Article

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Ecuador: expat couple victims of home invasion

On January 12, 2014, in La Milina Salinas Ecuador a retired couple from the U.K. found themselves victimized by two gun wielding men in their 30’s. According to one of the victims, the incident happened when she was preparing dinner at 5:00 pm. Her husband was on the front patio when the two assailants pointed […]

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Qatar: Expat tests positive for corona virus MERS in Doha‏

As reported by Thepeninsulaqatar.com, a 61-year-old expatriate who came to Qatar looking for a job a few months ago has tested positive for the deadly corona virus-Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) said yesterday. This is the third confirmed case of MERS in the country involving an expatriate. Six Qataris […]

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Saudi Police clash with illegal migrants in Riyadh, Sudanese killed

As reported by Uk.news.yahoo.com, renewed clashes on Wednesday between Saudis and illegal migrants, targeted in a nationwide campaign, killed one person and wounded 17, police said. A Sudanese died as Saudis clashed with illegal migrants in the southern Riyadh neighborhood of Manfuhah, scene of riots over recent days, police said in a statement carried by […]

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Tensions rising in Cameroon over recent surge in refugees

Allafrica.com reports that Cameroon is grappling with the influx of over a hundred thousand refugees from neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) and Nigeria, whose presence is causing tensions with the local population. The refugees are hosted in some 300 sites in Cameroon’s eastern and northern regions. Some 90, 000 of the 105,467 refugees are Central […]

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Afghanistan: German embassy in Kabul closes amid security threats

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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Migrant boat rescued from rough seas off the coast of Malta

Al Jazeera reports that more than 128 migrants have been rescued after their raft sank off the Mediterranean coast of Malta, amid a fresh appeal by the country’s prime minister to Europe to take action to manage the growing influx of refugees. Winds and seas were rocking the raft when it was spotted by a […]

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Passenger victim of theft on LAN flight to Quito Ecuador

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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More Americans renouncing citizenship to live overseas, taxes major factor

bbc.co.uk reported ….That’s not a concept that Americans contemplate lightly. But it’s one that many of them seem to be considering – and acting on. The number of expatriates renouncing their US citizenship surged in the second quarter of 2013, compared with the same period the year before – 1,131 cases to 189 in 2012. […]

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United States issues travel warning for Pakistan, removes staff from consolate in Lahore

The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all non-essential travel to Pakistan. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated April 9, 2013, to remind U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. On August 8, 2013, the Department of State ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel from the U.S. Consulate […]

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