State panel kills cruise safety bill that would have put peace officers aboard ships sailing from California ports
A state Assembly committee Tuesday killed a bill strongly opposed by cruise companies that would have placed peace officers for the first time on passenger ships sailing from California ports.
Canyoning Ends In Tragedy
Paris - Three German tourists were killed in south-eastern France when they were trapped by rising waters while canyoning, police said Thursday.
The three victims, two young women and ...
Honduras Crash
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A jetliner overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital on Friday, killing the pilot, two passengers and a motorist on the ground. At least 65 ...
Roman Holiday Gone Bad
Rome - An American tourist was killed by a train in a Rome station as he walked on the tracks in a state of confusion after being robbed by a man who offered him a cappuccino laced with drugs, ...
India Bombings
JAIPUR - Terror struck yet again — this time in Jaipur, at the busiest market, at the busiest hour, aimed with chilling precision to kill, maim, terrify and cleave the country. At last count, ...
Gunbattles Rage On Streets Of Mexico Border Town; 13 Dead
TIJUANA, Mexico - Massive gunbattles broke out between suspected drug traffickers who fired at each other while speeding down heavily populated streets of this violent border city early Saturday, ...
Spain Coach Crash
MADRID - Nine Finnish tourists were killed and 22 injured when their coach careered off a motorway in southern Spain, the Civil Guard said on Saturday.
"There were 44 people on the bus, and ...
Ecuador Bus Crash
Five British tourists were killed and 12 injured in a bus crash in Ecuador late on Saturday, the Foreign Office said on Sunday.
Four gap-year students and their guide died when their tour ...
Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan — At least 21 people were killed Saturday when a tour bus collided with a water tanker on a highway in northern Jordan, the official Petra news agency reported.
At least 33 ...