Durban – News24.com Hundreds of taxi drivers were gathering in Durban on Friday for a second day of protests against the eThekwini metro police. Police officers at the Botha Gardens were donning riot gear. They had brought riot vehicles and a water cannon. Several of the minibus taxi drivers wielded metal pipes, knobkerries, planks, pangas, […]
From UK Gov travel alerts: We advise against all travel to within 80km (50 miles) of the Colombian border in the states of Zulia, Tachira and Apure. We advise against all but essential travel to the remainder of Tachira state. Drug traffickers and illegal armed groups are active in these states and there is a […]
Canadians are advised to exercise a high degree of caution because of the increasing number of terrorist acts, kidnappings and incidents of crime targeting Westerners throughout Kenya. There is a heightened risk of terrorism throughout Kenya, including Nairobi. The insurgent group Al-Shabaab has publicly warned of planned terrorist attacks in Kenya. Terrorist attacks could occur […]
UK Gov warning: Authorities in Mexico have raised the alert level for the Popocatépetl volcano which lies about 65 km southeast of Mexico City, due to increasing activity. It is now at the fifth step on a seven-level warning scale. The volcano continues to have elevated levels of seismicity, and produces frequent steam and ash […]
LIvemint.com: PTI | May 11, 2012, 04.35PM ISTNEW DELHI: Kingfisher Airlines pilots on Friday decided to call off their strike. Kingfisher pilots were striking against non-payment of salaries. Earlier, around 12 Kingfisher flights were on Friday cancelled after the pilots reported sick in protest against non-payment of due salaries. Ten flights from Delhi and two […]
Earthsky.org Earlier today (May 6, 2012), a rare tornado struck near Tokyo, Japan. The tornado was reported 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Tokyo, in the city of Tsukuba. The thunderstorm that produced the tornado also triggered strong winds, cloud-to-ground lightning, and hail. The tornado picked up vehicles and tossed them like toys. Roofs were […]