Tourists killed in Jordan

Belgian visitors killed in Jordan coach accident

Four Belgian tourists have been killed in a coach accident in central Jordan, Belgium's foreign ministry says.

French Tourist Killed In Egypt

Minister: French tourist killing a random act not directed at foreigners

The killing of a French tourist on Saturday in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh was a “random act” and not directed against foreigners, Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry ...

Bull tramples, gores man at Spanish festival

Man killed by flaming-horned bull in Spain

MADRID, Spain — A man was trampled and fatally gored by a flaming-horned bull during a festival in eastern Spain early Saturday.

UK visitor attacked, killed in Sri Lanka

British tourist killed in Sri Lankan resort town

A Briton has died after being attacked on Christmas Day while on holiday in Sri Lanka.

Kuram Shaikah Zaman, from Manchester, was killed in the tourist resort of Tangalle.

Puri Beach Turns A Killer

At least 78 tourists die at Puri beach in three years

BHUBANESWAR, India - The sea beach in holy town Puri attracts tourists from far and wide, but it has turned a killer too, accounting for death of at least 78 persons in the last three years.

Tourist Dies In Elephant Trek Fall

German tourist killed while elephant trekking in Krabi

PHUKET - A German woman has been killed in controversial circumstances in an elephant trekking tragedy in the province of Krabi, not far from Phuket, say police.

Tourists Abducted, Killed In Mali

Armed bandits kidnap three tourists, kill fourth in Timbuktu

An armed gang of kidnappers has abducted three tourists and killed a fourth in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, security sources said.

Visitors Die In Tour Bus Crash

Eleven Hungarian tourists killed in Egypt

11 Hungarian visitors have been killed after their bus overturned in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, officials say.

Charter plane crashes in Botswana, 8 killed

Pilot, seven tourists die in Botswana charter plane crash

8 foreigners have been killed in a charter plane crash in Botswana, an official confirmed on Monday night.

Polar Bear Attacks Tourist

UK tourist killed by polar bear

A polar bear has mauled a 17-year-old British boy to death in the Arctic and injured four other UK tourists.

2 tourists murdered in Argentina

French tourists "viciously killed" in Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Police in Argentina are investigating the slaying of two French tourists who were found dead near a hiking trail, authorities said.

Tourist Plane Crashes In El Salvador

Chinese tourists killed in El Salvador plane crash

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The pilot and two Chinese nationals were killed on Sunday in El Salvador when the plane they were traveling in crashed in the region of Changallo close to the capital ...

Bin Laden Dead

Obama: Osama bin Laden killed by US forces

The mastermind of the worst terrorist attack on American soil is dead, U.S. President Barack Obama announced late Sunday night, almost 10 years after the attacks that killed more than 3,000 ...

Two Israeli tourists killed, third injured in car accident

Israeli tourists killed in southern Bolivia

Two Israeli tourists were killed and a third seriously injured in a car accident in southern Bolivia's salt flat, Israel's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

Gulfstream G650 Flight-Test Aircraft Crash

Gulfstream confirms G650 crash, identifies employees killed

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. confirmed today that a Gulfstream G650 crashed Saturday morning during takeoff performance tests in Roswell, New Mexico.

Tourist Trampled To Death

Elephant kills Swiss tourist in Thailand

BANGKOK — An elderly Swiss woman was trampled to death and four other tourists were injured when elephants they were riding fought with each other in Thailand, police said Thursday.

Yacht Hijacking Ends Tragically For American Hostages

Pirates kill four Americans on hijacked yacht

A round-the-world boating adventure ended tragically Tuesday for four Americans, whom pirates fatally shot after capturing their yacht in the Indian Ocean last week, U.S. officials said.

Floods In Southern Brazil

Italian tourist killed in Brazilian flood

SAO PAULO, Brazil — An Italian tourist was killed in southern Brazil when the car she was in was dragged into a river during a flood, Brazilian authorities said.

Egyptian Tour Bus Crash

Driver in bus crash that killed US tourists arrested

CAIRO — Arrest of the truck driver involved in a crash with a tour bus that killed eight Americans and injured 21 others has been ordered by Egyptian authorities.

American Tourist Killed

US tourist murdered in Israel

Jerusalem - US visitor was stabbed to death and another woman wounded during the hike outside Jerusalem.

Tourists Die In Road Accident

Travel news: Tourists killed in Egypt

CAIRO — Speeding van overturned and killed two foreign tourists, one of them French, on their way to the Red Sea resort.

Manila tourist bus siege shoot-out

Police: Tourists may have been killed by friendly fire

Some of the terrified tourists held hostage on a bus in the Philippines may have been killed by police trying to rescue them, officials admitted for the first time today.

Portuguese Tourists Killed In Morocco

8 tourists killed, 13 injured in Morocco bus crash

RABAT - Eight Portuguese tourists were killed and 13 wounded on Wednesday when their bus overturned in northern Morocco, local government officials said.

Guatemala mudslides

At least 38 dead in Guatemala mudslides

NAHUALA, Guatemala – Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala — some of them rescuers trying to save people already buried ...

Tour Bus Hijacking In Manila

Manila hijacking ends in bloodshed, 9 dead

MANILA, Philippines – A 12-hour hostage drama aboard a hijacked Philippine bus ended in bloodshed Monday when an angry ex-policeman demanding his job back gunned down eight Hong Kong tourists ...

Tourist Murdered In Phuket

American tourist killed on Thai island of Phuket

BANGKOK — An American tourist was killed on the Thai island of Phuket after a British man allegedly picked a fight with him at a bar, followed him back to his hotel and stabbed him to death, ...

Tourist Dies In Gang Shootout

Travel news: US tourist killed on St. Thomas

Coki Point, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands - According to reports, a 14-year-old cruise ship passenger visiting the island of St.

Elephant Kills Tourists

US tourists trampled to death by elephant in Kenya

An American tourist and her one-year-old child have been trampled to death by an elephant in Kenya, officials say.

Switzerland

5 dead, 3 missing in Swiss avalanches

GENEVA – Avalanches killed five people in the Swiss Alps over the weekend, and bad weather prevented rescuers from reaching three skiers who apparently remained trapped under the snow on Monday, ...

Murder In Cambodia

Australian tourist robbed and killed in Sihanoukville

According to an AFP press release, an Australian man was murdered in the popular Cambodian seaside resort of Sihanoukville, police say.