Langkawi is all set to become Europe’s cruise destination

Langkawi may soon witness a major rush in European tourists as the paradise island is being overhauled to become a cruise destination for the European market.


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Hurricane Otto forces Costa Rica to declare national emergency

The President of Costa Rica has been forced to issue evacuation order for thousands of citizens and travellers as hurricane Otto is constantly gaining strength and heading towards the Caribbean coastal area.

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The Highlands come to Heathrow

Air passengers in London were forced to do a double take this weekend as kilted Highlanders, a ceilidh band and even the famous Calanais Standing Stones were spotted at Heathrow’s Terminal Five.

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Sidharth Malhotra was gifted a beautiful portrait in New Zealand

During his tour to New Zealand, Sidharth was touched to receive a portrait of himself in the traditional Maori attire in New Zealand. Always up for experimenting with his roles and fashion sense, the actor did not think twice before slipping into the Maori attire. Sidharth was spellbound to see his portrait as a local and expressed respect for the skill of the team from Soldier’s Rd portraits.

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Kaikoura tourism in adversity due to recent earthquake

The huge earthquake that struck New Zealand this week has resulted in lifting of the seabed around the South Island town of Kaikoura by several meters. This has put the local fishing industry and whale watching tourist operation at risk.

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Hundreds of aftershocks and landslides trap travellers in New Zealand

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake on 14th November in New Zealand’s South Island was followed by almost 313 aftershocks that gave birth to almost 80,000 to 100,000 landslides from 6 am to 6 pm local time on Tuesday, 15th November. According to Geonet, in the span of 12 hours, the entire region near the coastal town of Kaikoura in South Island witnessed around 1,212 aftershocks.

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Best Western Announces First Hotel in Dubai

Best Western International, the world’s Biggest Hotel Family®, announces another new destination with the addition of the BEST WESTERN PREMIER Deira Hotel.

At the Arabian Travel Market this week in Dubai, Best Western International announced the newest hotel in is rapidly expanding Middle East portfolio.


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Lunar New Year Kicks off at Resorts World Casino New York City With Special Lion Dance Ceremony, Concert, Marketplace and More

Resorts World Casino New York City is the place to ring in the Year of the Goat! From February 19-22, Resorts World will celebrate the Lunar New Year with great events, from traditional Chinese dances to an expo of traditional and modern Asian goods.


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India’s first civilian woman climber went missing while descending Kanchenjunga West

Chhanda Gayen, a leading mountaineer went missing with two other sherpas on Monday 19.05.14 while trying to scale down from the summit of the 8,505-metre-high Kanchenjunga West, known as the Yalung Kang, in Nepal. She is the first civilian woman from West Bengal to scale Mount Everest last year.

She was climbing with Tusi Das, Dipankar Ghosh and Rajib Bhattacharjee, Chhanda and two sherpas. They were reportedly caught in an avalanche while climbing down from the summit of Kanchenjunga West. They had reached the summit on May 18 along with the three other climbers.

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Cab drivers block main street trapping hundreds of motorists in Dominican capital

The main street of the Dominican capital was blocked by a stoppage of budget cab drivers after a crackdown by transit police leaving hundreds of motorists trapped during the Tuesday morning rush hour.

The director of transit police, Gen. Juan Geronimo Brown, warned Tuesday that the cops would not change their “firm way of operating, nor would they let budget cab drivers take over the streets.”

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Trinidad & Tobago’s Tourism Minister Resigns after His Ex-girlfriend Accuses Him of Assault

Chandresh Sharma, Trinidad & Tobago’s tourism minister has resigned as police investigate assault allegations made against him by his ex-girlfriend. He is accused of physically assaulting the woman in a shopping mall’s parking lot on March 12.


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Hindus urge Kenya’s President to consider minority rights before signing polygamy law

Hindus have urged Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to keep in mind the feelings and rights of minorities before signing Kenya’s marriage bill which legalizes polygamy.


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PAL takes lead in disaster relief

Before he concluded his year-end prayer service at theVatican, Pope Francis had one question for the faithful who had gathered: “Did you help anyone in 2013?”


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Burst pipe causes emergency water shutdown in Palm ridge

Ekurhuleni engineers are working hard to restore water supply in the Palm Ridge area following last night’s pipe burst that left the municipality with no choice but to conduct an emergency water shutdown.


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MTA Identifies Bus Operator Killed In Collision

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has identified the bus operator killed this morning when his bus was struck by a stolen truck at the corner of 14th Street and Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.


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A Dutch and a Canadian passenger killed in a bus accident in Philippines

In a catastrophic bus accident in Philippines, 14 people died and at least 32 were injured. The bus carrying 47 passengers veered off a mountain road in northern Philippines and fell into a ravine on Friday. A Dutch and a Canadian passenger were also there among the deceased passengers.


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Bus falls in chasm killing 10, injuring 30

In an unfortunate road mishap, ten people were killed and at least 30 others injured when a tourist bus fell off a bridge on the Pune- Satara road in Maharashtra on Monday night. Amongst the dead are seven women and three men.


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Indonesia: Mount Sinabung erupts again killing at least 11

At least 11 people have been killed and three injured as a volcano in western Indonesia unleashed fresh clouds of searing gas. Several eruptions of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province on Saturday sent lava down the southern slopes up to 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) away.


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A 16 year old faces severe injuries while skydiving in Oklahoma

It was a sad birthday for the 16 year old Mackenzie Wethington from Joshua, Texas who went for a skydiving trip to Oklahoma with her father. Her primary parachute failed to open and Mackenzie plummets to the ground but survived a 3,500-foot altitude with broken bones and internal injuries.

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Minor quake sends shivers down Japanese spine

The tremors in the aftermath of the quake and mild earthquakes continued to affect Yogyakarta late on Monday evening.

The latest earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.3 on the Richter scale (RS), was weaker than the 6.5-magnitude quake that occurred last Thursday, but locals remained sceptical due to the collective trauma suffered following a major earthquake in the city in 2006.


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