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you go, our worldwide
assistance is by you side
24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We
at Sunburst International Risk Management
are dedicated to being your trusted source for global risk
assessment and mitigation consulting
and training services.
Whether
you travel for business, leisure, adventure, or study, the best way to
ensure an enjoyable, productive, and safe trip is
to be aware of what types of problems you may encounter, take steps to
prevent problems before they happen, and be prepared to deal with problems
if they do occur.We focus on the things that
we believe matter most to our clients - helping them
learn
how to reduce the uncertainties of international travel
and providing them with global protection and peace of
mind.
We are committed to delivering individualized services, risk
assessment expertise, and
carefully considered advice to our clients.
We are proud to
provide superior global protection and peace of mind to
international travelers in over 100 countries.
BROCHURE, RATES and APPLICATION oundTrip
Travel Benefits
Worldwide Coverage
includes:Trip Cancellation
Trip Interruption/Delay due
to Airline Strike,
Natural Disaster, Riot, Lost Passport
Lost or Stolen Baggage
Missed Connection
Emergency Medical
Evacuation
WHY ROUNDTRIP?
So you'll be prepared. Who knows what could happen during a trip abroad - or before you
even depart. Not only does RoundTrip help ensure you're prepared in the event of an
accident, sickness or loss when traveling, it can even help if something causes your trip
to be cancelled.
While we've optimized RoundTrip's medical
coverage for most travelers, you may determine you need greater coverage or specific
benefits. Consider
Other International
Plans from Sunburst Worldwide Insurance Services for up to $5,000,000 of
international medical limits. We can create a plan that's right for you.
Protection Plan Outline
This brochure describes the highlights of our protection plan. Plan details and ID Card
will be mailed to you once you have purchased benefits or obtained immediately when using
the online system. These details provide complete information regarding the benefits,
exclusions and limits of the protection plan. Please read it carefully. Note: Certain
terms are defined in the Evidence of Benefits that will be mailed to you with your
confirmation.
The RoundTrip International Travel
Insurance plan will provide you with all the travel insurance benefits
you will need when traveling abroad. The plan is available to US Citizens
who are physically located inside the USA and non-US Citizens located in the
USA.
The RoundTrip plan now provides 2 coverage
levels, with the Standard RoundTrip Plan and now the enhanced
RoundTrip"Choice" Plan that offers extra benefit levels for
those that want the extra coverage. Please learn more about both plans
below:
Trip Cancellation:
The Company will pay a benefit, up to the maximum shown on the
Confirmation of Coverage, if You are prevented from taking Your Trip after
your effective date* due to:
Sickness, Accidental Injury or death of You, Traveling Companion, or
Family Member or Business Partner; which results in medically imposed
restrictions as certified by a Physician at the time of loss preventing
your continued participation in the Trip. A Physician must advise
cancellation of the Trip on or before the Scheduled Departure Date.
You or a Traveling Companion being hijacked, quarantined, required
to serve on a jury, subpoenaed, the victim of felonious assault within
10 days of departure; or having his/her principal place of residence
made uninhabitable by fire, flood or other natural disaster; or burglary
of his/her principal place of residence within 10 days of departure.
You or a Traveling Companion being directly involved in a traffic
accident substantiated by a police report, while en route to departure.
A transfer of You by the employer with whom You are employed on the
Effective Date that requires Your principal residence to be relocated.
The death or hospitalization of Your Host at Destination.
A Terrorist Incident that occurs in a city listed on Your Trip
itinerary and within 30 days prior to your Scheduled Departure Date.
This same city must not have experienced a Terrorist Incident within the
90 days prior to the Terrorist Incident that is causing the cancellation
of Your Trip. Benefits are not provided if the Travel Supplier offers a
substitute itinerary. Your Scheduled Departure Date must be no more than
15 months beyond Your Effective Date.
Your Traveling Companion or Family Member, who are military
personnel, and are called to emergency duty for a natural disaster other
than war
Strike that causes complete cessation of services for at least 48
consecutive hours.
Weather that causes complete cessation of services of the Common
Carrier for at least 48 consecutive hours.
Bankruptcy and/or Default of Your Travel Supplier which occurs more
than 10 days following Your Effective Date. Coverage is not provided for
the Bankruptcy or Default of the travel agency from whom You purchased
the Land/Sea Arrangements. Your Scheduled Departure Date must be no
more than 15 months beyond Your Effective Date. Benefits will be paid
due to Bankruptcy or Default of an airline only if no alternate
transportation is available. If alternate transportation is available,
benefits will be limited to the change fee charged to allow You to
transfer to another airline in order to get to Your intended
destination.
You are terminated, or laid off from employment subject to five
years of continuous employment at the place of employment where
terminated.
Natural disaster at the site of Your destination that renders their
destination accommodations uninhabitable.
*
Effective Date is the date which begins at 12:01 a.m. following the:
1) postmark date of your enrollment form or
2) the date you fax or transmit your enrollment via the internet with the
proper payment.
Trip Interruption:
The Company will reimburse You for the following:
Non-refundable cancellation charges imposed by the Participating
Organization and/or Travel Suppliers;
If the Travel Supplier cancels Your Trip, the You are covered up to
$75.00 for the reissue fee charged by the airline for the tickets. You
must have covered the entire cost of the Trip including the airfare.
In no event shall the amount reimbursed exceed the amount You prepaid for
the Trip. Coverage does not include default of a Participating Organization
or other organization that results in loss of services.
Trip Delay:
The Company will reimburse You for Covered Expenses on a one-time basis,
up to the maximum shown in the Confirmation of Coverage, if You are delayed
en route to or from the Trip for twelve (12) or more hours due to a defined
Hazard:
Covered Expenses include:
Any prepaid, unused, non-refundable land and water accommodations;
Any reasonable additional expenses incurred;
An Economy Fare from the point where the You ended Your Trip to a
destination where You can catch up to the Trip; or
A one-way Economy Fare to return You to Your originally scheduled
return destination.
Missed Connection:
This benefit covers missed Cruise departures that result from
cancellation or delay (for three or more hours) of all regularly scheduled
airline flights due to Inclement Weather or any Common Carrier caused
delay. Maximum benefits of up to the amount shown in the Confirmation of
Coverage are provided to cover additional transportation expenses needed for
You to join the departed Cruise, reasonable accommodation and meal expenses
(up to the per day amount shown in the Confirmation of Coverage) and
non-refundable trip payments for the unused portion of Your Cruise. Coverage
is secondary to any compensation provided by a Common Carrier. Coverage will
not be provided to individuals who are able to meet their scheduled
departure but cancel their Cruise due to Inclement Weather.
Emergency Medical Sickness and Accident Expense:
The Company will pay benefits up to the maximum shown on the Confirmation
of Coverage, if You incur Covered Medical Expenses as a result of Emergency
Treatment of a Sickness or Accidental Injury that first manifests itself
during the Trip.
Emergency Treatment means necessary medical treatment, including services
and supplies, which must be performed during the Trip due to the serious and
acute nature of the Sickness.
Covered Medical Expenses are necessary services and supplies that are
recommended by the attending Physician. They include but are not limited to:
the services of a Physician;
charges for Hospital confinement and use of operating rooms;
charge for anesthetics (including administration); x-ray
examinations or treatments, and laboratory tests;
ambulance service; and
drugs, medicines, prosthetics and therapeutic services and supplies.
If You are hospitalized due to a Sickness which first occurred during the
course of the scheduled Trip beyond the date of the Scheduled Return Date,
coverage will be extended until You are released from the Hospital or until
maximum benefits under the Group Policy have been paid.
The Company will pay benefits, up to $750.00, for emergency dental
treatment for Accidental Injury to sound natural teeth.
Emergency Medical Evacuation / Repatriation:
The Company will pay benefits for Covered Expenses incurred, up to the
maximum shown on the Confirmation of Coverage, if an Accidental Injury or
Sickness commencing during the course of the Trip results in Your necessary
Emergency Evacuation. An Emergency Evacuation must be ordered by a Physician
who certifies that the severity of Your Accidental Injury or Sickness
warrants the Your Emergency Evacuation.
Emergency Evacuation means:
(a) Your medical condition warrants immediate transportation from the place
where You are injured or sick to the nearest Hospital where appropriate
medical treatment can be obtained;
(b) after being treated at a local Hospital, Your medical condition warrants
transportation to the United States where You reside, to obtain further
medical treatment or to recover; or
(c) both (a) and (b), above.
Covered Expenses are reasonable and customary expenses for necessary
transportation, related medical services and medical supplies incurred in
connection with Your Emergency Evacuation. All transportation arrangements
made for evacuating You must be by the most direct and economical route
possible. Expenses for transportation must be:
(a) recommended by the attending Physician;
(b) required by the standard regulations of the conveyance transporting You;
and
(c) authorized in advance by the Company or its authorized representative.
Transportation of Dependent Children: If You are in the Hospital for more
than seven (7) days following a covered Emergency Evacuation, the Company
will return Your dependents, who are under 18 years of age and accompanying
You on the scheduled Trip, to the domicile of a person nominated by You or
Your next of kin with an attendant if necessary.
Transportation to Join You: If You are traveling alone and are in a
Hospital alone for more than seven (7) consecutive days or if the attending
Physician certifies that due to Your Injury or Sickness, You will be
required to stay in the Hospital for more than seven (7) consecutive days,
upon request the Company will bring a person, chosen by You, for a single
visit to and from Your bedside provided that repatriation is not imminent.
Transportation services are provided if authorized in advance by the
assistance provider, and are limited to necessary economy fares less the
value of applied credit from unused travel tickets, if applicable.
Transportation means any Common Carrier, or other land, water or air
conveyance, required for an Emergency Evacuation and includes air
ambulances, land ambulances and private motor vehicles.
The Company will not cover any expenses provided by another party at no
cost to You or already included within the cost of the Trip.
EXCESS INSURANCE LIMITATION
The insurance provided by the Plan shall be in excess of all other valid and
collectible insurance or indemnity. If at the time of the occurrence of any
loss there is other valid and collectible insurance or indemnity in place,
the Company shall be liable only for the excess of the amount of loss, over
the amount of such other insurance or indemnity, and applicable deductible.
Repatriation of Remains
The Company will pay the reasonable Covered Expenses incurred
to return Your body to the United States if You die during the Trip. This
will not exceed the maximum shown on the Confirmation of Coverage.
Covered Expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses
for embalming, cremation, casket for transport and transportation.
Lost Baggage & Baggage Delay:
The Company will reimburse You, Your Family Member up to the maximum
shown on the Confirmation of Coverage, for loss, theft or damage to baggage
and personal effects, provided You have taken all reasonable measures to
protect, save and/or recover Your property at all times. The baggage and
personal effects must be owned by and accompany You during the Trip.
This coverage is secondary to any coverage provided by a Common Carrier and
all other valid and collectible insurance indemnity and shall apply only
when such other benefits are exhausted.
The Company will reimburse You for the expense of necessary personal
effects, up to the maximum shown on the Confirmation of Coverage, if Your
Checked Baggage is delayed or misdirected by a Common Carrier for more than
twenty-four (24) hours, while on a Trip, except for travel to final
destination or place of residence.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D):
You will receive benefits for loss of life or dismemberment due to an
accidental injury while on your trip.
Optional Flight Accident Plan:
The Company will pay benefits for Accidental
Injuries resulting in a loss that occurs while You are riding as a
passenger in or on, boarding or alighting from, any air conveyance operated
under a license for the transportation of passengers for hire during the
Trip.
Optional Collision Damage Waiver:
: This benefit is not available if traveling to the following countries: Israel, Jamaica, Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
If You rent a car while on the Trip, and the car is damaged due to
collision, theft, vandalism, windstorm, fire, hail, flood or any cause not
within Your control while in Your possession, the Company will pay the
lesser of:
(a) The cost of repairs and rental charges imposed by the rental company
while the car is being
repaired; or
(b) The Actual Cash Value of the car, meaning purchase price less
depreciation; or
(c) The amount shown on the Confirmation of Coverage.
Coverage is provided to You, provided You and Your Traveling Companions
are licensed drivers, and are listed on the rental agreement.
Travel Assistance Services
Assistance With Travel
Pre Trip Information - Provide information concerning inoculation and
visa requirements for
countries worldwide
Weather Information - Concerning local weather conditions
Exchange Rate Information - Present-Day currency rates, etc.
Embassy Referral - Providing contact information for the nearest
embassies around the
world
Interpreter Referral - Contact information for interpreters around the
world
Lost Passport - Provide directions for lost passport recovery to
insureds while traveling
outside of their home country
Emergency Message - In the event of a medical emergency, assistance in
relaying urgent
messages to family,
friends, or business associates at the insured’s request
Hotel Accommodation - In case of insured’s hospitalization outside of
their home country,
assistance in locating hotel accommodation for insured’s traveling
companion
Medical Assistance While Traveling
24
Hour Telephone Contact - Should medical emergencies arise, there is help
in locating
medical care
Conference Calls - Arranging telephone conferences between your
attending and home
physicians Second
Opinions - Arranging second medical opinions in hospital cases
Emergency Messages - Relaying emergency messages to family and employer
during
medical emergencies
Payment Guarantee - Guarantee or payment of medical bills or authorizing
medical benefits
according to the program for eligible benefits only.
Ticketing Services - 24 Hour ticketing service to arrange emergency
family visits
Medical Evacuations - Arranging emergency medical evacuation from
medically underserved
areas
Repatriation - Arranging medical transportation home after treatment
Medical / Travel Escorts - Arranging escorts and transportation for
unaccompanied children
Medical Records - Arranging transfer of medical records
Remains Return - Arranging repatriation of remains for deceased
travelers
Pre-Existing Conditions, as defined
in the Definitions section (except Emergency Evacuation and Repatriation
of Remains) unless the insurance is purchased within 10 days of the
initial Trip deposit;
Suicide, attempted suicide or any
intentionally self-inflicted injury while sane or insane (in Missouri,
sane only) unless results in the death of a non-traveling immediate
Family Member;
intentionally self-inflicted
injuries;
war, invasion, acts of foreign
enemies, hostilities between nations (whether declared or not), civil
war; participation in any military maneuver or training exercise any
loss starting while You are in the service of the armed forces of any
country. Orders to active military service for training purposes of two
months or less will not constitute service in the armed forces. Upon
notice to the Company of entering the armed forces, the Company will
return to You pro-rata any premium paid, less any benefits paid, for any
period during which You are in such service;
piloting or learning to pilot or
acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft; mental or emotional
disorders, unless hospitalized;
participation as a professional in
athletics;
participation in underwater
activities;
being under the influence of drugs or
intoxicants, unless prescribed by a Physician, unless results in the
death of a non-traveling immediate Family Member;
commission or the attempt to commit a
criminal act;
participating in bodily contact
sports; skydiving; hang-gliding; parachuting; mountaineering; any race;
bungee cord jumping; and speed contest -speed contest shall not include
any of the regatta races, scuba diving, spelunking or caving, heliskiing,
extreme skiing;
dental treatment except as a result
of an injury to sound natural teeth within twelve (12) months of the
Accidental Injury limited to $750;
any non-emergency treatment or
surgery, routine physical examinations, hearing aids, eye glasses or
contact lenses; pregnancy and childbirth (except for complications of
pregnancy) except if hospitalized;
curtailment or delayed return for
other than covered reasons;
traveling for the purpose of securing
medical treatment;
services not shown as covered;
directly or indirectly, the actual,
alleged or threatened discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, escape,
release or exposure to any hazardous biological, chemical, nuclear
radioactive material, gas, matter or contamination;
Confinement or treatment in a
government Hospital; however the United States government may recover or
collect benefits under certain conditions;
Care or treatment that is not
medically necessary;
Care or treatment for which
compensation is payable under Worker’s Compensation Law, any
Occupational Disease law;
the 4800 Time Benefit plan or similar
legislation;
Care or treatment that is payable
under any Insurance policy that does not require deductible and/or
coinsurance payments by You;
Injury or Sickness when traveling
against the advice of a Physician;
Cosmetic surgery except for:
reconstructive surgery incidental to or following surgery for trauma, or
infection or other covered disease of the part of the body
reconstructed, or to treat a congenital malformation of a child.
The following exclusions apply to Collision Damage
Waiver:
1. Any obligation the Insured assumes
under any agreement (except insurance collision deductible);
2. Rentals of trucks, campers, trailers, off-road or four-wheel drive
vehicles, motor bikes, motorcycles,
recreational vehicles or Exotic Vehicles;
3. Any loss that occurs if the Insured is in violation of the rental
agreement;
4. Failure to report the loss to the proper local authorities and the rental
car company;
5. Damage to any other vehicle, structure or person as a result of a covered
loss.
The following duties in the event of loss apply to
Collision Damage Waiver:
1. The Insured must take all reasonable,
necessary steps to protect the vehicle and prevent further
damage to it;
2. The Insured must report the loss to the appropriate local authorities and
the rental company as soon as
possible;
3. The Insured must obtain all information on any other party involved in an
Accident, such as name,
address, insurance information and driver’s license number;
4. The Insured must provide the Company all documentation such as rental
agreement, police report
and damage estimate.
WHEN
“PRE-EXISTING” APPLIES:
The Pre-Existing Conditions exclusion is
waived for You if You enroll in the Group Policy at the time You pay the
deposit required for Your Trip (or within 10 days of the initial deposit)
and You purchase the coverage under the Group Policy for the full cost of
Your Trip.
Pre-Existing Condition
means any injury, sickness or condition of You, Your Traveling Companion,
Your Family Member booked to travel with You for which within the sixty (60)
day period prior to the effective date of Trip Cancellation coverage under
the Group Policy (a) first manifested itself or exhibited symptoms which
would have caused one to seek diagnosis, care or treatment; (b) required
taking prescribed drugs or medicine, unless the condition for which the
prescribed drug or medicine is taken remains controlled without any change
in the required prescription; or (c) required medical treatment or treatment
was recommended by a Physician.
PLAN COSTS
Coverage must be purchased for
the full cost of the trip.
The rates are for trips from 1 through 30 days long.
For trips longer than 30 days, an additional cost of $5 per
person per day is required. For trip cost between $10,001 and
$20,000, please contact us for more information.
If the Insured
purchases the $0 category –there is no Trip Cancellation – all
other benefits apply
Trip Cost Per Person
Standard RoundTrip Rates
Age
0 to 34
35 to 55
56 to 70
71 to 80
81 +
$0*
$17
$27
$35
$55
$110
$1
- $500
$28
$38
$48
$73
$122
$501 - $1,000
$39
$53
$75
$102
$171
$1,001 - $1,500
$49
$67
$94
$131
$219
$1,501 - $2,000
$63
$85
$120
$165
$278
$2,001 - $2,500
$85
$115
$150
$235
$411
$2,501 - $3,000
$98
$132
$185
$284
$487
$3,001 - $3,500
$110
$149
$219
$332
$564
$3,501 - $4,000
$122
$165
$261
$387
$654
$4,001 - $4,500
$139
$188
$302
$446
$740
$4,501 - $5,000
$156
$211
$344
$501
$827
$5,001 - $5,500
$223
$302
$425
$586
$983
$5,501 - $6,000
$245
$331
$465
$643
$1,077
$6,001 - $6,500
$266
$360
$506
$698
$1,171
$6,501 - $7,000
$291
$393
$553
$765
$1,279
$7,001 - $8,000
$320
$433
$607
$839
$1,404
$8,001 - $9,000
$360
$487
$686
$946
$1,585
$9,001 - $10,000
$403
$545
$766
$1,058
$1,772
PLAN COSTS
Coverage must be purchased for
the full cost of the trip.
The rates are for trips from 1 through 30 days long.
For trips longer than 30 days, an additional cost of $5 per
person per day is required. For trip cost between $10,001 and
$20,000, please contact us for more information. If the Insured
purchases the $0 category –there is no Trip Cancellation – all
other benefits apply
Availability, features, benefits and rates for all plans described on this site are
subject to change without
notice
at the discretion of the insurance carriers. This site is updated weekly, but we recommend
contacting
usdirectly to be assured of getting the most up-to-date information available.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY NEWS BRIEFS: Please
note that we at Sunburst International Risk Management provides the
International Security News Briefs as a value-added service to our
international clients and visitors of this website. Our International
Security News Briefs are updated frequently, in order to provide you with current and
reliable news and events as quickly as we can. We have no control over the content of external websites, and links to various external news sources may
become inactive at any time. We suggest that you bookmark our website and
return frequently to check the current global news posted on our website.
Americas - Mexico
At least 20 people were wounded, four of them
seriously, when unidentified individuals tossed a bomb into a bar in
Puerto Vallarta, a resort city on Mexico’s Pacific coast, police said
Thursday. The attack occurred around midnight Wednesday at the Pink
Cheladas bar, where about 150 young people were partying, Puerto
Vallarta police department spokesmen told Efe. more...
Turkey is the riskiest place in the
world to surf the web, according to a recent survey conducted by
security company AVG and reported by softpedia.com. more...
Thousands evacuated after floods in China, N.
Korea
August 21, 2010 More than 120,000 people have been
evacuated in northeast China following serious floods that have already
left four dead and forced the relocation of thousands in neighbouring
North Korea. more...
Eight Mexican Cops Arrested on Kidnapping Charges
July 13, 2010
MEXICO CITY – Federal Police officers arrested
eight municipal police officers in Tierra Blanca, a city in the Mexican Gulf
state of Veracruz, on kidnapping and other charges, the Public Safety
Secretariat said.
The officers were arrested at Tierra Blanca city hall “while roll call was
taking place,” the secretariat said.
Drug war hits Mexico's richest city
July 9, 2010
Mexico's richest city, once a poster child for development with its
high-rise office blocks and flourishing industries, is being gripped by
drug war terror with rising violence forcing dozens of its factories to
freeze investment.
Japanese kidnap victim sold to FARC
July 1, 2010 The wife of a Japanese man who was
kidnapped in south-west Colombia on March 23 says the army told her that
the criminal gang which abducted her husband sold him to the FARC. more...
40,000 may be evacuated in southern Philippine floods
June
1, 2010
Up to 40,000 people may be forcibly evacuated after torrential rains caused
heavy flooding in the southern Philippines, an official said Tuesday. Ten
villages in the town of Sultan Kudarat on southern Mindanao island were
under waist-deep waters after a river overflowed its banks due to rains that
began on Friday, local social welfare department head Pombaen Kadir said.
Indian plane crash kills scoresMay
22, 2010
A plane crashes on landing near India's
southern city of Mangalore with 166 people on board, with reports of seven
survivors.
Thai protesters said Tuesday that they would
fortify their sprawling encampment in Bangkok's upscale
hotel-and-shopping district before venturing out to "wage a big war" to
topple the government they decry as illegitimate
Thailand's PM declares emergencyApril
7, 2010
Thailand's prime minister declares a state of
emergency in Bangkok amid growing anti-government protests.In a televised address, Mr Abhisit said the move - which gives
sweeping new powers to the security forces to tackle protesters - would help
restore order. It comes hours after thousands of "red-shirt" protesters
marched on parliament - forcing MPs to flee the building.
1,000 Die Of TB In India Every Day, Says WHO
March 25, 2010
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 5,000 Indians
develop TB and nearly 1,000 people die from it every day - the equivalent of
two deaths every three minutes. Yesterday was World TB Day, organised by the
Stop TB Partnership, a network of organisations and countries fighting the
disease, which currently infects one-third of the world’s population,
according to the WHO.
Massive earthquake strikes Chile
February27, 2010
A massive earthquake has hit central Chile and killed at least 122 people,
though the toll is expected to rise.The 8.8 quake
caused widespread damage, destroying buildings, bridges and roads in many
areas, including the capital where a chemical plant caught fire. President
Michelle Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" in affected areas and
appealed for calm.
Olympic security doesn't stop at Canadian border
February 10, 2010
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A few days before the
opening ceremonies for the 2010 Olympic Winter Gamesin
Vancouver, the doors to a nondescript warehouse will open here without
fanfare.
Tourists still stranded at Machu Picchu
January28, 2010 Clayton Fredrik is standing in the distant shadow of the Incan ruins
in Machu Picchu, battling boredom and helping locals repair flood-damaged
roads.One of many foreign tourists stranded in
the town at the base of the fabled Peruvian site since the beginning of the
week, the 24-year-old Dutch man from Amsterdam has been twiddling the time
away before a helicopter flies him off -- hopefully in a day or two.
Security fears in quake-hit Haiti
January16, 2010
Security concerns rise in Haiti's capital as
distribution problems continue to hamper the supply of aid to desperate
quake survivors.Days after the quake devastated
Port-au-Prince, killing tens of thousands, there are some reports of gangs
preying on residents and looting. Officials say thousands of prisoners are
unaccounted for after the main prison was destroyed. Relief has been
arriving, but little has moved beyond the jammed airport.
U.S. toughens air screening rulesJanuary4, 2010
Passengers flying to the US from or via 14
nations deemed a security risk face tougher screening, under new measures.
Pilot praises crew in Jamaica runway incident
December
29, 2009
The pilot of an American Airlines plane that overshot a runway in Jamaica
last week praised the quick-acting crew during the incident. "It's a
testament to the professionalism of American Airlines," he said. "I have the
highest praise for my first officer and eternal gratitude for the way the
flight attendants reacted in their professionalism to get all the passengers
home to their families, as well."
Saudi Official: 5 Dead From Swine Flu at HajjNov.
29, 2009
MINA, Saudi Arabia – Five people died from swine
flu during the hajj,
Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the
event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal
incubator for the virus.
Flights cancelled as Beijing blanketed in snowNovember10, 2009
BEIJING - Nearly 70 flights were cancelled and
more than 30 delayed at Beijing's airport Tuesday after the second major
snow storm of the season blanketed the Chinese capital, airport officials
said.
Massive security at Asian summit in Thailand
October 22, 2009
Thailand has mounted one of its biggest
security operations in recent history with more than 36,000 military and
police to prevent anti-government demonstrators from overrunning a
summit of Asian leaders, an official spokesman said Thursday.
Chinese ship hijacked in Indian Ocean: EU October18, 2009 East Asia / Pacific,
Sub-Saharan Africa - China, Seychelles A
Chinese bulk carrier was hijacked in the Indian Ocean on Monday, the
EU's anti-piracy naval mission in the region reported, immediately
launching an investigation into the incident.
UK Taxi driver told to bring
'bomb' October
16, 2009 Armed and masked men in Strabane told a taxi
driver they had put a bomb in his car and ordered him to bring it to the
town's courthouse.
China number two in world for rabies deaths East Asia / Pacific - China
September
28, 2009
BEIJING: China is second only to India worldwide
in the number of people killed by rabies every year, the government
reported, making the disease one of the nation's biggest public health
threats.
"China is one of the countries most severely affected by rabies, and in
recent years the number of annual reported deaths from rabies has averaged
around 2,400," the health ministry said in a statement on its website. "It
is only inferior in number to India, and gives us the world's second-place
ranking." The statement, issued to coincide with
World Rabies Day on Monday, said rabies was among the top three infectious
diseases in China.
China has stopped issuing travel documents to foreigners
seeking to visit Tibet, according to local tour operators, another
indicator of the government’s skittishness over the coming anniversary
of the Communist victory in 1949.
Americas - Honduras The
United States will stop issuing most visas on Wednesday at the U.S.
Embassy in Honduras because the current government is standing by its
refusal to sign an accord that would bring back overthrown President
Manuel Zelaya.
Europe - Turkey
After a German tourist was killed in broad
daylight Monday morning on
İstiklal, a crowded pedestrian street in Taksim, the question of safety
in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu area has once
again become the talk of the town.
Europe - France
Workers at a bankrupt car parts supplier are
threatening to blow up their factory unless they get paid a EUR 30,000
compensation.
Tensions linger between Colombia and Ecuador
July 13, 2009 Americas - Colombia, Ecuador
Ecuador today will begin imposing stiff
tariffs on hundreds of Colombian imports, the latest round in a
festering dispute between the neighbors.
Americas - Argentina
Normally the winter period in July is the most
profitable time of year for children's theatre companies and cinema
owners in Argentina. But swine flu has changed everything this year.
East Asia / Pacific - Hong
Kong, SAR Hong Kongers ventured out
unafraid Tuesday, as police searched for suspects behind a third acid
attack that injured 24 people in one of the city's most densely
populated shopping districts. Nearly 100 people have been injured in the
assaults so far.
Americas - Mexico
Sixteen gunmen thought to be linked to drug
cartels and two soldiers have been killed in clashes in the Mexican
resort of Acapulco, officials say.
2 JOURNALISTS ON TRIAL IN N. KOREAJune 4, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's top court began hearing
the case Thursday of two American journalists accused of crossing into the
country illegally and engaging in "hostile acts" -- charges that could draw
a 10-year sentence in a labor camp...
French plane lost in ocean stormJune 1, 2009
An Air France
airliner carrying 228 people from Brazil to Paris vanishes over the Atlantic
after a possible lightning strike.
EARTHQUAKES
May 28, 2009
A
powerful earthquake of 7.1 magnitude has struck off Honduras and a
tsunami watch is in effect for Honduras, Guatemala and Belize. The quake
knocked out power in some areas and a handful of houses collapsed in the
town of Santa Barbara in northwest Honduras, but there were no immediate
reports of deaths. The quake hit 39 miles (64 km) northeast of Roatan, an
island in the Islas de la Bahia, and had a shallow depth of 6.2 miles.
East Asia / Pacific, South /
Central Asia Health authorities across
Asia were scrambling Saturday to limit the spread of swine flu after
reporting two confirmed cases in one of the world's most densely
populated regions.
11 bodies found in Mexico, some with torture signs
April 6, 2009 Americas - Mexico
Eleven people were found shot to death around
Mexico on Saturday, some bearing signs of torture and left with
threatening messages emblematic of drug violence.
Americas - Mexico
The US government is to increase security at
the country's border with Mexico in an attempt to combat drug cartels,
the White House has announced.
HLLN on the report that 30000 Haitians have been ordered deported ...March 19, 2009
Atlantic Free Press -
Groningen,Netherlands
At this point, Haiti is in much worse shape than Central Americans
were at ... the need for France to repay the extraordinary 1825
ransom it extorted from ...
Europe - Turkey
Turkish police lead an operation against the
terrorist group called Marxist Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) on 10th
of March.
5 human heads discovered in ice chests in central MexicoMarch 11, 2009
Five human heads were found in ice chests on
Tuesday under a ficus tree in the central Mexican state of Jalisco,
police said.The grisly find appeared to be
the latest indication of drug cartels fighting for supremacy in battles
that have left thousands dead. Police in the municipality of Ixtlahuacan
del Rio were informed of the discovery at 2 a.m., the prosecutor's
office said in a written statement.
Canada warns about Mexico travel - International Herald
Tribune
Feb 27, 2009 ... TORONTO: Canada issued an
travel advisory Friday warning asurge in ... The
U.S. State Department recently issued a travel alert for... International
Herald Tribune, Alison Smale, on the big global issues ofthe week. ...
Americas - Mexico
Federal police made two arrests and confiscated
weapons and marijuana Sunday in Tijuana, across the U.S. border from San
Diego, after coming under attack by men linked to a drug cartel.
Americas - Mexico
The people of Villanueva said they'd had
enough. Men in cowboy hats, women with hand-scrawled signs, children on
bikes -- they gathered outside town and blocked the main interstate
highway.
Europe - Netherlands, Turkey
A
Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol
international airport, killing nine people and injuring 84, six
critically. The plane, carrying 127 passengers and seven crew, crashed
short of the runway near the A9 highway. It broke into three pieces, but
did not catch fire.
'Small cell' behind Cairo blastFebruary23, 2009
Middle East / N. Africa - Egypt Security services in Cairo believe a small
Islamist cell carried out Sunday's deadly bombing, according to reports in
the pro-government press.
More on the
violence in JuárezFebruary21, 2009
Juárez police chief Roberto Orduña Cruz resigned Friday after the drug
cartel killed six city police officers this week and threatened to kill more
unless he left the force...
The U.S. State Department renewed a travel
advisory Fridaywarning Americans to stay away
from prostitution and drug-dealing areasalong the U.S.-Mexico border. The alert recommends visiting only
legitimatebusiness and tourist areas. ...
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Security beefed up as Thailand braces for fresh protestsJanuary 30, 2009
BANGKOK: More than 5,000 police were set to be deployed on Bangkok's streets
Saturday as Thailand braced itself for a fresh anti-government rally
by supporters of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra....
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.
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.
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 ThreatsMar.
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.
East Asia / Pacific - Thailand
Muslim insurgency stokes fear in southern ThailandFeb.
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 handsFeb.
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 NigeriaFeb. 19, 2007
Port Harcourt, Nigeria:
Gunmen kidnapped three Croatian oil workers from a bar in Nigeria's oil city
of Port Harcourt.
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.
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 hostages2/1/07 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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