Magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck near Vanuatu, Fiji, a tsunami warning has been issued. A strong earthquake with magnitude 7.5 has struck near Vanuatu and Fiji islands, the United States Geological Service reported. A local tsunami warning has been issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center. The earthquake has struck 122 kilometres east […]
Bombs hit popular Thailand resort town of Hua Hin Two bombs have exploded in the Thai resort of Hua Hin, killing at least one woman and injured 10 people, including foreign tourists, police say. The bombs were hidden in plant pots spaced 50m (164 ft) apart, and detonated by mobile phones within half an […]
Air and highway traffic was returning to normal in the Marseille region Thursday as a massive fire north of France’s third-largest urban area lost some intensity. “The fire is under control but lots of work is left to do,” said Frederic Lelievre, a colonel in the Ile-de-France fire brigade who was sent to the region. […]
Bomb threats were made against two planes on Wednesday evening, with both planes landing safely at Brussels airport in Zaventem. All passengers disembarked without incident, but Brussels authorities took the threat seriously. The planes are now being inspected. One plane, SAS flight SK4745 from Oslo, landed safely at 19.19 local time. The […]
Bomb threats have been reported on two aeroplanes due to land shortly at Brussels airport in Zaventem, Belgian state broadcaster VRT reported on Wednesday. (No more information yet) Federal prosecutors are taking the threats seriously, VRT said. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-belgium-airplane-bomballert-idUSKCN10L23F
Strike action by Australian Border Force staff at international airports across the country is expected to affect international flights later this week. Workers will take part in mass strikes at the country’s seven international airports from midnight on Friday, August 12, in a renewed bid to break the deadlocked battle over their pay and […]