Scottish oil worker kidnapped in Nigeria

A bodyguard has been killed and a oil worker kiddnapped in the Port Harcourt in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. He is the third British person in the area to be taken, the other two are Robin Hughes and Matthew Maguire...

Sri Lanka to issue wasp protection jackets for tourists UPDATES

UPDATE 2:"Aug 15, Colombo: Visitors to the world famous Sigiriya rock fortress came under another wasp attack this morning at the top of the rock, the police said. Nearly 22 visitors were injured in the wasp attack and have been admitted to the Sigiriya Hospital....

Sudan's president warns foreigners in Darfur

" Sudan's president threatened to kick out more aid groups and expel diplomats and peacekeepers on Sunday during his first trip to Darfur after an international court issued an arrest warrant against him for war crimes there. Sudan has already expelled 13 of the...

US drone attack kills 12 in Pakistan

Two missiles, fired by a US spy plane inside Pakistani territory, killed 12 people and injured three others on Sunday.According to eyewitnesses, a drone fired two missiles at around 4 p.m. (local time) that hit a house in Ganra Haibatkhel village of Sararogha tehsil of South...

Civil Fights: Why Israelis and foreigners view Gaza differently

I very rarely present an entire opinion piece from other sources but this one is truly clear and precise in its understanding of the recent troubling events. By EVELYN GORDON "The recent Gaza operation left many well-meaning foreigners baffled by one question. As New...

The price gap: Help! How much should I pay?

"Come, come, look look!" I always feel amused by these calls of the Chinese salespersons and vendors, and this being my second visit to China, I know exactly how much to quote/haggle/settle for or simply walk...

Kabul 'bomb attack' on US embassy

Terror attack is killing innocents every where in Indian sub continent,This bomb blast infront of US embassy is clear indication that one particular section is feeling helpless , reason even they dont know, but...

Suspected US missile strike kills four in Pakistan

An American drone attack has killed at least five people, and injured at least five others in the Hindikhel area of Bannu in the US missile strike in Pakistan's troubled North Western Frontier bodering Afghanistan. The strike took place just after dawn on Wednesday...

French man abducted in Kabul

In the latest development from kabul, a Frech aid worker have been abducted by Afgani gunmen, a man who tried to stop the kidnappers have been shot dead."Gunmen in Afghanistan have kidnapped a French aid worker in...

British to disclose clampdown on hate-preachers

230 people who have been barred from entering the UK because they are suspected of preaching hate will be listed and named, and refused entry permanently unless they make public statement renouncing terror, the government revealed today."Preachers of hate who have been banned...

Two foreigner shot dead in Kabul: Afganistan

Militianman killed three people in the street of kabul, among them two are foreigners.Latest trend of killing shows they are targeting foreigners whether aid workers or missionary people. " Unknown gunmen have...

Pakistani hotels poised to suffer huge losses

"The hotel industry in Pakistan in general and the country’s commercial capital and largest city, Karachi in particular, is expected to suffer millions of rupees per day loss following en masse cancellation of corporate and family functions and huge checkouts by the...

Foreign tourists seized in Egypt

Egyptian security sources report group of 10 to 15 tourists abducted in south of country. Egyptian Foreign Ministry confirms five Italian tourists kidnapped. The tourist belong to Israel and Italy. There is...

Foreigners among 50 feared killed in Marriott Blast

At least 40 people were killed, including foreigners and over 70 others injured when an explosives laden truck rammed into a five star hotel here on Saturday. The wounded, many of them critically, have been brought the local hospitals. The powerful explosion caused fire in...

Dogs off the menu in China, but not animal organs.

Couple questions of mine have been answered through this article. Few weeks back, I posted on the banning of dog meat in China. I was unsure about whether this was a permanent ban or a temporary ban, but after...

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