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Europe -
United Kingdom
Crime 'stable' but robbery rises
July 19, 2007
Crime in England and Wales has remained stable during the past year,
according to Home Office figures.
East Asia /
Pacific - China
Fifth of China goods sub-standard
July 4, 2007
Nearly a fifth of goods
made and sold in China have been found to be sub-standard, Beijing has
revealed. The worst problems were found in canned
fruit, dried fish and fruit drinks, a food inspectors' report said.
Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Scots oil worker held in Nigeria
April 1, 2007
A British oil worker is
still missing after being kidnapped in Nigeria, the Foreign Office has said.
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Middle East / N. Africa - Israel
Israeli union gripped by
general strikes
Mar. 21, /2007
Irael's main trade union has launched an open-ended general strike
which threatens to bring transport and public services across the country to
a halt.
Europe - Russia
55 Cities Could Face Spring Floods
Mar. 15, /2007
More than 55 cities and towns
across the country could be flooded this spring, according to a forecast
released by the Emergency Situations Ministry.
Middle East / N. Africa - Algeria
Threat to Commercial Aircraft in Algeria
Mar. 14, /2007
There is information that extremists may be planning to conduct an attack
against a commercial aircraft carrying Western workers in Algeria. At this
time, there is no additional information available as to the specific
carrier or the timing of this attack.
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East Asia /
Pacific - Thailand
Army doubts Bangkok attacks likely
Mar.
12, 2007
Council for National Security
chairman Gen Sonthi Boonyaratkalin Sunday dismissed rumours that southern
insurgents plan to launch disturbances in the Thai capital anytime from
Tuesday through Thursday.
Sub-Saharan Africa -
Kenya
Mombasa
Athletic Event Threats Mar.
6, 2007
Recent information emanating from
alleged extremist elements suggests the World Cross-Country Championship may
be the target of an unspecified terrorist attack. The embassy is also aware
of public statements by leaders of Kenya’s Coastal Muslim community
threatening to disrupt the Championship if the Government of Kenya does not
satisfy various demands
Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia
Tourists 'kidnapped' in Ethiopia Mar.
2, 2007
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:
A group of 15 foreign tourists
has been kidnapped in north-east Ethiopia. They include 11 French nationals,
at least one Briton and an Italian.
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East Asia / Pacific - Thailand
Muslim insurgency stokes fear in southern Thailand
Feb.
26, 2007
PATTANI, Thailand:
Some are already calling it war, a
brutal Muslim separatist insurgency in southern Thailand that has taken as
many as 2,000 lives in three years, with almost- daily bombings, drive-by
shootings, arson and beheadings.
American
Tourist kills mugger with bare hands
Feb.
24, 2007
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - An American
tourist who watched as a U.S. military veteran in his 70s used his bare
hands to kill an armed assailant in Costa Rica said she thought the
attempted robbery was a joke — until the masked attacker held a gun to her
head.
Sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria
Three Croatians kidnapped in Nigeria
Feb. 19, 2007
Port Harcourt, Nigeria:
Gunmen kidnapped three Croatian oil workers from a bar in Nigeria's oil city
of Port Harcourt.
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East Asia /
Pacific - China
Buddhist beheaded in Thai south
Feb. 9, 2007
A 72-year-old Buddhist rice miller was beheaded in Thailand's rebellious
Muslim south on Thursday in an apparent retaliation for a bomb attack on a
village tea shop owned by Muslims, police said.
Europe - Russia
Feb. 5, 2007
Registration Rules Stir Up Confusion
Moscow, Russia:
According to a new
law that came into effect Jan. 15, foreigners are now required to hand over
their registration papers to migration officials -- via their employer or
other sponsor -- every time they leave the country and re-register upon
subsequent entry into the country.
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Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Captors release nine Chinese oil workers in Nigeria
Feb. 5, 2007
Nigeria, Lagos:
Hostage takers in Nigeria released nine Chinese oil-worker captives,
officials said on Sunday, amid rising violence in Africa's biggest petroleum
producer.
Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Force no solution for Nigeria's oil delta
Feb. 2, 2007
The Nigerian government faces a new challenge from spiralling crime
in the oil-producing Niger Delta, but wants to avoid turning Africa's oil
heartland into a battleground, Energy Minister Edmund Daukorua said.
Sub-Saharan
Africa - Nigeria
Demands made for release of hostages
2/1/07
Manila - Nigerian kidnappers holding 24
Filipinos hostage have made "political demands" that have hampered
negotiations to free them, the Philippine foreign department said Thursday.
East Asia / Pacific - Thailand 1/30/07
Two explosions in northern Bangkok
Bangkok - Two explosions occurred early on Tuesday
morning along the main road in northern Bangkok. There were no casualties
reported in the blasts near the Daily News newspaper and Rama Gardens Hotel
Bangkok.
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