Kaziranga National Park

Five tourists injured in elephant attack in Kaziranga

An elephant attacked a jeep ferrying tourists from a wildlife safari and injured all five of them at the famed Kaziranga National Park in Assam Monday.

South Korea Mulls Warning For Tourists To Moscow

Seoul considering travel warning after Moscow attacks

SEOUL - South Korea is considering issuing a travel warning for students and tourists heading to Moscow, Seoul's foreign ministry said Monday, as a South Korean student in the Russian capital remained

At Least 36 Killed And 70 Injured

Coordinated bombs strike Baghdad hotels

A series of bombs targeting at least three hotels rocked Baghdad Monday afternoon, in the latest of four large-scale bombing attacks carried out since the summer and ahead of March parliamentary elect

Airline Industry

Foiled attack on US carrier has little impact on Asian airlines

PETALING JAYA - The foiled attack on a US carrier on Christmas Day has had little impact on carriers in the Asia Pacific region, which sees a better year ahead as demand for air travel picks up.

Behavior Does Not Represent Islam

Attempted Christmas Day terror attack condemned by Nigerian-American Muslims

A statement was issued today by the National Council of Nigerian Muslim Organizations in the United States of America (NCNMO) condemning Friday's attempted bombing of a Northwest Airline flight into D

Niger

3 Saudi tourists killed by gunmen in Niger

NIAMEY, Niger – Unidentified gunmen shot dead three tourists from Saudi Arabia in an attack Monday in Niger's remote western desert, officials said.

Mauiritania Attack

Tourists attacked, kidnapped in Mauritania

NOUAKCHOTT — Three Spanish tourists were kidnapped on Sunday in northwestern Mauritania on the road linking the capital Nouakchott to the city of Nouadhibou, a Spanish diplomatic source said.

Pirates Attack Wrong Ship

Somali pirates mistake warship for commercial vessel

NAIROBI – Somali pirates attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000 tonne flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, the French military said on Wednesday.

Crocodile Attacks Tourist

Urinating tourist attacked by crocodile in Mexico

A U.S. tourist got more then he bargained for when he was attacked by a crocodile while attempting to answer the call of nature in the Mexican resort of Cancun this week.

Tourist Attacked In Melbourne

German tourist attacked, stabbed in Melbourne

Detectives have arrested a man over the savage bashing and stabbing of an 18-year-old German tourist in Melbourne's north yesterday morning.

Louvre

Tourist throws terra cotta mug at Mona Lisa

PARIS — The Louvre Museum says a Russian visitor hurled an empty terra cotta mug at the Mona Lisa.

Amazon River

Luxury Amazon cruise ship raided by armed bandits

Aqua Expeditions' luxury river ship, Aqua, was raided by armed bandits on Sunday, reports industry publication Travel Weekly.

Iraq

5 Iranian tourists killed, 20 injured in Iraq attack

KHANQIN, Iraq - Gunmen opened fire at tourist buses Wednesday in Iraq, killing five Iranians, police sources say.

Yellowstone National Park

Mess with a bull, you get the horn

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK - For the second time this year a tourist at Yellowstone National Park has been attacked by a bison.

Chinese Tourists Warned

China issues warning for Chinese tourists in Munich

BEIJING - China's National Tourism Administration Saturday urged Chinese tourists to exercise caution when visiting Munich.

ETA Threats

Basque separatists Eta targets British second-home buyers and tourists

Eta, the Basque separatist group, has threatened to attack British tourists and second-home buyers in the French Basque Country for destroying the region’s culture and heritage.

France

Bees swarm tourists in France

MOULIDARS, France - Three British women were recovering after being attacked by a huge swarm of bees in what witnesses in France described as a scene from a horror movie.

Sri Lanka

Wasp attacks close Sri Lankan tourist site

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Repeated wasp attacks on tourists have prompted Sri Lankan officials to close the country's famous Sigiriya rock fortress.

Blocks Emails From Victim's Attorney

Norwegian Cruise Lines refuses to provide surveillance tapes of passenger attack

Matthew Ashe of Stevenson, Washington filed a lawsuit against Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) after being assaulted during a vacation cruise on the Norwegian Star in March 2008.

Yemen

Fresh attack on Koreans in Yemen

A suicide bomber has attacked a South Korean delegation visiting Yemen after a deadly attack on tourists on Sunday.

Officials said no one apart from the bomber was harmed in this attack.