MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Two Russian tourists died when they were swept away by strong undercurrents while scuba diving in waters south of Manila, with one believed to have drowned and the other attacked by sharks, a Philippine coast guard official said Friday. Two other Russian tourists managed to swim back safely to their dive […]
The southern Italian city has become fashionable for tourists, models and actors in a social media age. Yet it remains merciless for many of its youth.
North Korea leader Kim and his daughter take walk along beach as they visit new tourist resort
A shark attack off of Egypt’s Red Sea coastline has left one tourist dead and another injured, officials have said. In a statement, the north African nation’s environment ministry said Sunday’s incident occurred north of Marsa Alam, a resort town in eastern Egypt popular with divers. It added that the attack occurred in “deep waters […]
A picture released by the NGO Coast 2 Coast Movement shows workers cleaning up Peru’s Las Capullanas beach after an oil spill. Peru has declared an “environmental emergency” after an oil spill that triggered a clean-up operation on a stretch of northern coastline popular with tourists. According to state-owned energy company Petroperu, the cleaning of […]
The Catholic Jubilee in 2025 is expected to draw 32 million visitors. Officials are proud of the city’s accompanying makeover, but residents lament soaring housing costs and changes in Rome’s character.
Egyptian authorities say 17 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea. A distress signal was received at 05:30 (03:30 GMT) from the Sea Story, which left port near Marsa Alam on Saturday for a five-day diving trip with 31 tourists and 14 crew, […]
Getty Images It is believed the victims may have consumed drinks laced with methanol while in the Laotian town of Vang Vieng Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos. The 19-year-old’s family confirmed her death to the media on Thursday. Hours earlier, the […]
Getty Images The Roman archaeological site of Pompeii will limit the number of daily visitors to the site to 20,000 a day after a steep rise in visitors. A record high 36,000 tourists visited the site on the first Sunday of October, when entry was free, local media reported. The park’s management said on Friday […]
Whirling 360-degree photo booths have gone from red carpets to bat mitzvahs to tourist sites like the Cradle of Humankind.
