Berlin car bombing a murder, police say (CNN)An explosion — described as “murder using a car bomb” by a local prosecutor — rocked a residential area of western Berlin Tuesday morning, killing a 43-year-old Turkish citizen. The blast occurred around 8 a.m. (3 a.m. ET) along the main thoroughfare of Bismarckstrasse in Charlottenburg, a […]
Counterterrorism Raid In Brussels Sparks Gunfire And A Standoff Updated March 15, 20162:11 PM ET NPR: After at least three outbursts of gunfire in Belgium, police are now in a standoff with suspects who may be linked to last November’s Paris attacks. Both Belgian and French police are involved in the operation, which has […]
Visitors and Spaniards looking to travel by rail over the Easter holidays face disruption after a decision by Spanish rail workers to call a 23-hour strike during peak holiday travel, it was reported Tuesday. The strike, which has been confirmed by the labor union Comisiones Obreras begins at midnight on Tuesday, March 22 and will […]
Travel updates These Country travel advice and advisories pages have been updated in the last 24 hours: Antigua and Barbuda Latest update: The Advisories tab was updated – removed information on Zika virus infection. Risk level: Exercise normal security precautions Updated on 2016-03-14 10:08:01 Anguilla Latest update: The Advisories tab was updated – removed information […]
British Airways Friday, March 18, 2016 Some British Airways personnel in Italian Airports will be on strike for 4 hours, from 10:00 to 14:00. Please check with your ticket office whether this will affect your flight. General strike Friday, March 18, 2016 Planes, trains, maritime and local transportation personnel will be on strike! Trains for […]
NJ Transit insiders say there is a 75 to 85 percent likelihood that a coalition of 17 rail unions, which have been working without a contract for five years, will call a “soft strike” over the weekend of March 12. The strike could likely last through the Monday morning commute on March 14, when […]