Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide have been shot dead in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, the Israeli foreign ministry says. Another Israeli was wounded in the attack on…
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Uganda: Authorities suspend 11 staff over fake gorilla permits
Uganda’s wildlife authority has suspended 11 of its employees over the suspected sale of fake gorilla permits. The government agency, which sells passes allowing tourists to see gorillas up close,…
Chile: Authorities raise alert level as Villarrica volcano rumbles
The authorities in Chile have raised the alert level for the Villarrica volcano to orange, the second-highest, after they registered a gradual increase in its activity. Villarrica is one of…
Australia: Man fined for taking pet snake surfing
A Gold Coast man who filmed himself taking his pet snake for a surf has been fined by Australian wildlife authorities. Higor Fiuza and his bredli carpet python Shiva became…
Namibia: Rare spotless giraffe calf draws global attention
A giraffe conservation organisation has announced the sighting of a spotless giraffe calf in Namibia. The unique giraffe is thought to be one of the first of its kind to…
Nigeria: Twenty-six people die in boat accident
At least 26 people died in Nigeria’s northern Niger state after a wooden boat they were travelling in capsized in a dam on Sunday. The vessel was carrying over 100…
Canada: Air Canada kicks off passengers who refused vomit-smeared seats
Air Canada has apologised after kicking two passengers off a flight for refusing to sit in vomit-smeared seats. Susan Benson, who was on the Las Vegas-Montreal service, said the pilot…
Algeria: Jet ski tourists shot dead by coastguard
The Algerian coastguard has shot dead two tourists holidaying in Morocco who reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis. They were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had…
Balearic Islands: Southampton cruise ship and freight ship collide amid Mallorca storm
Passengers on a cruise ship said it broke free from moorings and collided with a freight ship amid a storm. Passengers on Britannia, a P&O Cruises ship based in Southampton,…
Sweden: Wheelchair user left to crawl off Ryanair plane
A wheelchair user who crawled down metal steps from a plane when no-one could help him disembark has described the incident as “unacceptable”. Adrian Keogh, from Wicklow in the Republic…