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Epileptic NYC Truck Driver Convicted of Murdering Tourists

Auvryn Scarlett was driving a recycling truck on a busy street in New York when he suffered from an epileptic seizure. He steered on to a sidewalk, killing two British tourists, Jacklyn Timmins, 47 and Andrew Hardie, 48 who were celebrating Valentine's Day in the Big Apple. A...

Kenya's famous elephants die of drought, poaching

In the last 12 years, this year has been the worst for the famous elephants in the north of Kenya, Nairobi. Over 100 elephants have been killed caused by poaching and drought-related hunger. Iain Douglas-Hamilton a...

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....

Hudson River Air Collision: More Bodies Found, Relatives React

More updates are surfacing about the tragic mid-air collision between a tour helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River yesterday. All nine people aboard the two vehicles are presumed to be dead. Rescue...

Floods kill 2 French citizens, 8 others

" MANILA (Updated 3 p.m.)-- Two French tourists were among at least 10 people killed when heavy rains collapsed an earthen dike and fed landslides and floods that deluged towns and villages in the northern...

Tourist Holidays being spoiled by Master Card

It has been impossible for tourists and ex-pats to access there bank accounts at home in United Kingdom for a week now. Where as its been advised that tourist should not carry to much cash and its best to use...

At 41000 feet, no clouds to spoil the view

"At 41000 feet, no clouds to spoil the view" "On board Eclipse Flight: In keeping with the moment and the prospect of viewing a solar eclipse from somewhere above the clouds, the excitement is total....

Tourist bus crash on I-80 near Reno: one person dead

A tourist bus has crashed on the Interstate 80 near Floriston, Reno: one person has been killed and dozens have been injured. I-80 is closed in both directions until about 1pm this afternoon. Details are still...

Lanka bid to woo Bahraini tourists

Minister Faisner Musthapha's trip to Bahrain to "attract tourists" to Sri lanka came a few days after the UAE Foreign Ministry warned its citizens not to travel to Sri lanka unless it was for "urgent matters." " SRI Lanka's Deputy Tourism Minister Faiszer Musthapha is to...

Jailed for 10 years, Muslim pilot, Co-pilot, who paused to pray

This story came out of the UK today. Italian courts sentenced the pilot and co-pilot to ten years in jail on what we in the Anglo-American jurisprudence system would call negligent homicide. Several other employees...

Sri Lankans Ponder Life After Wartime

This war has almost ended.The hard part will next bereconciliation. "Winning the war in one thing, analysts say, but bringing unity to Sri Lanka is another. Unity in Sri Lanka means closing the divide between the...

Caramoan Island: 'Surviving in paradise'

A trip to the Caramoan Islands will get anyone as close to nature as possible with its pristine beaches, majestic caves and diverse marine wildlife. Hence, one must be fully prepared to experience an...

Thailand expects Vietnam tourists to return

Thai tourism officials said yesterday they expected the number of Vietnamese visitors to remain high, despite the recent temporary closure of the country's airport." Speaking at a press briefing in HCM City, Pichai Raktasinha, director of HCM City's Tourism Authority of...

Largest pagoda of Vietnam on the way

The largest pagoda complex in Vietnam, Bai Dinh Pagoda, is located at Gia Sinh Commune, Gia Vien District in the northern province of Ninh Binh, 95 kilometers south of Hanoi."   Even though it is still under construction, with...

Tourism co-operation between Hanoi and localities bring economic benefit

The north-western mountainous region is a place of potential for tourism with many places of interest and famous historical and cultural relic sites." Tourists to a hamlet in north-western region   Besides, traditional festivals and ...

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