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Exclusive: Lion Air crash pilot felt jet "dragged" from sky
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – The pilot whose Indonesian jet slumped into the sea while trying to land in Bali has described how he felt it “dragged” down by wind while he struggled to regain control, a person familiar with the matter said. Continue reading
India Houseboat Murder: Sarah Groves Stabbed
A Dutch tourist is questioned after Sarah Groves, 24, is found dead in a pool of blood on a houseboat in Kashmir. Continue reading
Spring breakers pour into Cancun despite risks
Some tourist agencies are expecting as many as 43,000 spring breakers. Continue reading
Honeymoon to Mars? Multimillionaire makes proposal
Space tourist Dennis Tito plans to finance astronaut mission. Continue reading
Starbucks causes jitters in artsy Parisian neighborhood
A new café set to open in one of Paris’ biggest tourist draws is quickening pulses faster than a double espresso. A Starbucks is coming to the Place du Tertre in the bohemian Montmartre neighborhood of Paris, where Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Ernest Hemingway once roamed the hilly streets Continue reading
Israeli held for sneaking into Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt on Monday said it had detained an Israeli army officer in the Taba region of the Sinai peninsula for sneaking through the border, but his mother and Israeli media said he was a civilian pro-Palestinian activist. Continue reading
Fiji braces for cyclone, tourists evacuated, flights cancelled
CANBERRA (Reuters) – The Pacific island nation of Fiji was bracing for its biggest cyclone in 20 years on Monday after the same storm hit nearby Samoa late last week, destroying houses and killing four people around the capital, Apia. Tourist resorts on many of Fiji’s palm-fringed islands have been evacuated and authorities have set up more than 60 evacuation centres, warning people to take shelter ahead of Tropical Cyclone Evan Continue reading
Korean American tourist detained in North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean-American tourist who visited North Korea last month for what was to have been a five-day trip has been detained by police in the reclusive state, associates of his family and activists in Seoul said. Kenneth Bae, 44, was in a group of five tourists who visited the northeast city of Rajin, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, citing a report by the Kookmin Ilbo newspaper. Continue reading
Tornado Hits Portugal’s Algarve: Eight Hurt
Vehicles are upturned, rooftops blown off and windows shattered in the popular tourist destination on a day of freak weather. Continue reading
Costa Rica’s San Jose airport reopens after plane runway skid
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – Costa Rica’s main international airport reopened on Thursday after shutting down for two hours when the tires of a plane burst upon landing, sending it skidding along the runway. Continue reading
