Police silent on security as threat level for London is raised
January 8, 2011
British Transport Police are not commenting on reports that it has beefed up security presence at subway stations and airports after new information emerged about the possibility of an attack being planned in or near London.
Migrants aiming for the U.S. face dangers traversing Mexico
January 8, 2011
At a shelter near Mexico City, Belkis Nunez is recovering.
She’s lying down on a bunk bed at the San Juan Diego Migrant House in Tultitlan, just north of the Mexican capital. The Honduran migrant says she’s lucky to be alive: She was traveling on a cargo train in southern Mexico with other migrants when a group of armed men assaulted them.
Hijack attempt foiled aboard Turkish Air flight
January 6, 2011
A man claiming to have a bomb tried to enter the cockpit of a Turkish Airlines plane about to land in Istanbul, Turkey, but was tackled by passengers and taken into custody, Turkish media reported Wednesday.
Sudan ‘needs clearer oil-sharing deal’
January 6, 2011
Sudan needs to have greater transparency over its oil revenues to help preserve peace in the region, according to a new report.
Campaign organisation Global Witness says suspicions over how revenues have been shared have added greatly to mistrust between north and south.
Microsoft shows Windows running on mobile phone chips
January 6, 2011
Microsoft has shown a full version of Windows running on chips usually found in mobile phones.
The desktop version of Windows was demonstrated working with three processors built around chips designed by UK firm Arm.
Cancún and the Riviera Maya: The perfect long weekend
January 6, 2011
If record-low temperatures, snowstorms and blizzards are getting you down, why not rejuvenate for a long weekend of sun, sand and eye-popping natural beauty? A trip to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula - and its crowning resort developments in Cancún and the Riviera Maya - offers something for just about everyone this winter season.
Australia floods ‘to hit global steelmaking
January 4, 2011
The Queensland floods could have a “significant long-term effect” on the global steel industry, the premier of the Australian state has warned.
Anna Bligh’s comments came as three quarters of the state’s coal fields are unable to operate due to being flooded.
Lonely Planet’s 10 best things to do in 2011
January 1, 2011
Punctuate 2011 with meaningful experiences. Choose from options that girdle the globe - from cricket bats and birthday parties to sobering memorials or a copy of Led Zeppelin IV.
Here’s our pick of the 10 best things to do next year, fresh from Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2011.
Egypt car bomb kills seven at Alexandria Coptic church
December 31, 2010
car bomb explosion outside a church in the north Egyptian city of Alexandria has killed seven people and injured 24, the interior ministry says.
The blast, apparently caused by a car bomb, hit people as they left a new year’s service at the al-Qidiseen church shortly after midnight.
Lobster diving in the Abacos
December 30, 2010
“What’s your favourite place on earth?” asked a friend of mine over a weekly breakfast among six friends that we have shared for years.
Instantly and instinctively, I replied “The Abacos!”