BBC: A major road tunnel has collapsed in Japan, trapping a number of vehicles and leaving at least seven people missing, media reports say. Survivors described how large sections of concrete fell on top of cars in the Sasago tunnel. A fire broke out and rescuers have found a number of charred bodies. The incident […]
India is a long way to go, whichever way you travel, almost exactly halfway round the world from Calgary to Mumbai. Last time, I flew over the Atlantic and this time over the Pacific. Hardly any difference. We arrived a couple of hours after midnight and were picked up by our driver and brought to […]
Threat of Christmas strike at Jersey Airport strike.Skynetblogs.be: BAGGAGE handlers and check-in staff at the Airport say they are prepared to strike over the Christmas holiday period in protest against having their hours cut. Around 30 Servisair employees have asked their union, Unite, to organise a ballot for industrial action over proposals by the company […]
SYRIA – AVOID ALL TRAVEL Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel to Syria due to the deteriorating security situation. We continue to advise Canadians in Syria to leave by commercial means as soon as it is safe to do so. Many airlines, including Arab League carriers, have suspended their flights from […]
Regional Advisory for the region beyond Yaviza Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against all travel beyond the town of Yaviza in Darién Province. The area begins at the end of the Pan-American Highway (past Yaviza, about 230 kilometres southeast of Panama City) and ends at the Colombian border. This area includes parts of […]
Travel Warning: Saudi Arabia Terrorism Near East > Saudi Arabia 11/19/2012 Department of State urges U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. As the August 26, 2012, arrest of two terrorist cells by Saudi security authorities indicates, there remains an ongoing security threat due to the continued presence of terrorist […]