London

Olympics: London tourism body attacked over murderer portrait in promo

LONDON — London kicked off its preparations for the 2012 Olympics amid controversy Sunday as its tourism body came under fire for featuring a painting of a murderer in a promotional film screened in

Has Georgia's president picked a fight he can't win?

Mr. Saakashvili has bluffed. The Russians called his bluff. Is the West now stuck with bailing him out?

The victims, of course, are the civilians of Georgia and its breakaway South Ossetia region, caught in the escalating battle between the Georgian military and South Ossetian forces and their powerful

China

Authorities: American tourists attacked, one killed in Beijing

BEIJING - An American tourist was killed and another injured when a Chinese man attacked them at an historic monument in Beijing on Saturday, the first full day of Olympic competition, authorities sai

UAL labor war heats up

Flight attendants condemn UAL management's attempt to distract from their failures by attacking employees

CHICAGO - Greg Davidowitch, Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) United Airlines Master Executive Council President, issued the following statement after United management filed a lawsuit ag

Senegal attacks

Travelers, tourists attacked in Southern Senegal

A group of bandits believed to be members of a rebel group has ambushed cars and robbed passengers on a main road in Southern Senegal.

India attack

Grenade attack kills one tourist in Gulmarg

SRINAGAR: Terrorists on Sunday breached a multi-layered security cordon around the north Kashmir resort town of Gulmarg and hurled a grenade at a busy taxi stand killing two people, including a touris

Jordan attack

Six wounded in attack on bus in Jordan

AMMAN — Five tourists and a Jordanian were wounded overnight when a gunman opened fire on their bus in the Jordanian capital Amman.

Mexico Shark Attacks

3 shark attacks have Mexico resort area in panic

ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico - No one could even remember a shark attack along this resort-studded stretch of Mexican coast popular with surfers and Hollywood's elite. Many of the large predators had been pulled from the ocean by fishermen. So when sharks attacked three surfers in less than a month, two fatally, it was unthinkable.

Tourists Attacked In Warsaw

Man tries to attack Jewish tourists at Warsaw Holiday Inn

A 23-year-old heavily intoxicated Arab man from Kuwait who claimed he had a bomb briefly held three Jewish teenagers captive in their Polish hotel room on Monday, police and officials said.

Another Tourist Attack In New Zealand

Attack sparks tourist warning

With another tourist recovering from an seemingly unprovoked attack, tourism leaders are urging operators not to be afraid of warning people of the risks of travelling in New Zealand.

Irishman Robbie O'Brien, 31, was attacked by a group of men after a night out in Westport. He suffered cuts to his face and needed hospital treatment.

Christchurch Senseless Vicious Attack 'Bad For Business'... That's All?!?

Deputy mayor: Attack on tourists bad for business

An unprovoked attack on a group of tourists in central Christchurch over the weekend could tarnish the city's reputation with tourists, the city's deputy mayor says.

Norm Withers said he was "deeply hurt and saddened" to hear about the attack by five men on a group of English and Danish tourists in Cashel Mall at 1am on Saturday.

How Bizarre Is Bizarre?

Japanese tourist hits Cebu governor’s daughter

MANILA, Philippines - Whether for business or pleasure, a Japanese tourist who allegedly hit a Filipino politician's daughter at the airport may no longer return to Manila, an immigration official said Wednesday.

Egypt

Egyptian security forces launch manhunt for terrorists planning to attack Sinai tourist resorts

Egyptian security forces on Saturday launched a manhunt for two men they believe are planning to launch terror attacks at Sinai tourist sites. Roadblocks and checkpoints have been set up on routes leading to Sinai and security forces are on the look out for a small truck that is believed to be carrying a large amount of explosives.

UK

Gordon Brown attacked over slump in tourists

Leisure industry leaders have lined up to blast the UK Government for its approach to tourism after figures showed that the number of visitors coming to Britain grew at its slowest pace since 2001.

China

Wild elephants attack in SW China, injure American tourist

KUNMING - An American tourist was seriously injured after he was apparently attacked by wild Asian elephants roaming in a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Thursday, officials confirmed on Sunday.

Yemen

Yemen gov’t condemns Dawan terror attack

SANA’A, Yemen (eTN) - A source at the Interior Ministry stated that some terror elements ambushed on Friday afternoon a group of Belgian tourists killing two female Belgian tourists, Klaudi Klawy and Catharine Glory, and a Yemeni driver, Ahmed al-Amiri in Dawan district in Hadramout, while three were injured--a Belgian tourist and two ... read more