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Local travel The FCO advise against all but essential travel to Andohahela National Park and against all travel on road RN13 between Ambovombe and Ihosy. Take great care and follow local advice if you are travelling in the south east of the country. Armed groups (Dahalo) have increased illegal activity in Befotaka District (Atsimo-Atsinanana Region) […]

Message for U.S. Citizens: Cairo (Egypt), Polio Vaccination Reminder Disease Outbreak Near East > Egypt > Cairo 1/30/2013 The U.S. Embassy encourages U.S. citizens to have up-to-date immunizations, especially the polio vaccine, in light of recent news from the World Health Organization that isolated strains of the polio virus were found in a sampling of […]

Kenya – Exercise a high degree of caution There is no nationwide advisory in effect for Kenya. However, you should exercise a high degree of caution due to the increasing number of terrorist acts, kidnappings and incidents of crime targeting Westerners throughout the country. Regional Advisory for the northeast part of the country Foreign Affairs […]

(CNN) — One person died Friday in an apparent suicide bombing outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, police said. Ankara police and health officials said two others were injured in the blast, while Ankara Gov. Aladdin Yuksel said one person was wounded in addition to the one fatality. The suicide bomber also died, authorities […]

Severe storms have swept through Sydney and up the New South Wales coast, bringing down trees, cutting power and causing localised flooding. The storm cell is now in south-east Queensland, but is not expected to bring flood rains. The weather bureau says the storm has hit the state with 90kph winds. Earlier at Sydney Airport, […]