Twelve people have died from carbon monoxide poisoning at a ski resort in Georgia, police have said. The bodies of 11 foreigners and one Georgian national were found in a…
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Fiji: Tourists ill after suspected pina colada poisoning
Seven foreigners in Fiji were sent to hospital for suspected poisoning after drinking pina coladas at a five-star resort’s bar, local authorities said. Five are tourists, with one from the…
USA: Two arrested after ‘hazardous drone operation’ near Boston airport
Two people have been arrested after allegedly conducting a “hazardous drone operation” near the airspace of the US city of Boston’s main airport, police said. Robert Duffy, 42, and Jeremy…
UK: Airport strike action threatens Christmas flights
Christmas flights from Leeds-Bradford Airport could be under threat after Swissport employees announced plans to strike over pay. Nearly 50 Unite union members, employed as ramp agents at the airport,…
Germany: Body found in plane wreckage recovered from the North Sea
A body found in the wreckage of a light aircraft recovered from the North Sea could be that of a German pilot who disappeared over a year ago.The Cessna 172…
Fiji: Seven tourists in hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning
Seven tourists in Fiji have been sent to hospital with suspected alcohol poisoning and are reported to be in a critical condition. It is believed they drank cocktails at a…
Tunisia: At least nine people die, six missing as boat sinks off Tunisia
Tunisia’s coastguard has recovered the bodies of nine people while six are still missing after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, a judicial official says of the latest refugee boat…
Sierra Leone: Eleven year old girl rescued in the Mediterranean after three days clinging to tyre tubes
An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after clinging to inner tubes for three days in stormy weather in the Mediterranean. Rescuers from non-governmental organisation Compass Collective said they were on…
Greece: One dead, dozens missing after two boats sink south of Gavdos
Greek authorities have recovered the body of a man and rescued 39 migrants from the sea after their boat capsized off the southern island of Gavdos in the Mediterranean, the coastguard…
Germany: Authorities to tighten people-smuggling law in UK deal
Germany will tighten its law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan agreed between the two countries.…