Alert Archive for August 2008
Mugabe lifts ban
Workers clash with Peoples Congress
Medical workers strike begins
Cease-fire agreement reportedly indefinitely extended
Tensions escalate in Thailand
Production at Tata Motors halted
Marches against kidnapping will cause transport delays
Tropical storm heading towards Islands
Risk of civil unrest & transportation disruptions increases
Tamil Tigers carry out aerial attack on naval base
Mugabe threatens to form a new government without the participation of the opposition
Hijackers release all passengers & surrender
Hurricane downgraded
Earthquake near lake Baikal
Bomb threat holds up plane
Execution of the Bali bombers has been delayed
Aircraft overshoots runway
Public holiday declared for 3rd September will close businesses & transport
Security measures increased ahead of Ramadan
Russian President recognises both Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Aircraft destined for Spain was forced to make an emergency landing
Large scale demonstrations will impact on transportation for travellers
U.S. government vehicle hit by gunfire in Peshawar
Truck drivers demonstrate over fuel prices
Earthquake strikes off the coast of Java
Political and economic situation remains precarious
Risk of further civil unrest and transportation disruptions during the following days.
FCO - Advice Update
Tropical storm to make landfall
Tropical storm to make landfall
Plane crash kills 65
Thunderstorms & flooding affect flights at shanghai airports
Several thousand factory workers protest
Tropical Storm Julio hits the Baja Peninsula
Summit will cause transportation delays
Single engine aircraft crash kills 10
Four suspected terrorists arrested at Entebbe International Airport
Mauritanian security forces re-arrested ousted Prime Minister
Withdrawal could take 10 days
Train carrying 47 people derailed into a ravine
Blast at International airport
Earthquake measuring 6.0 on a 12-point scale struck near Tashkent
Military deployed as political violence increases
Militants ambush military convoy - 5 dead
Transport Ministry ground 25 aircraft
Muslim protesters march through the city of Srinagar in the Kashmir region
Typhoon forces flight cancellations in & out of Hong Kong
State of Emergency decalared in Florida due to tropical storm
33 cases of chikungunya fever reported
Armed pirates attacked and seized two industrial vessels
Izmir car bomb injures police and soldiers
Air crash update
2 suicide bombs kill 46
Russian tanks have begun to retreat
Typhoon to make landfall near Hong Kong
Service workers to strike at L.A airport
Tropical Storm Fay was located east of Daytona Beach, Florida.
BBC- Plane crash update
Doctors strike means even basic care will be non-existent
2 separate car bombs kill 11 and many more injured
Suicide bomber killed & 12 injured in Mersin
2 dead & 40 injured in Madrid aircrash
Typhoon makes landfall
Millions of transportation works strike
Russian forces continue with their slow withdrawal
Earthquake on China / Burma boarder
Tropical storm weakens but heavy rainfall over Florida still expected
Pirates 'seize ship' off Somalia
Zambian President Mwanawasa dies
10,000 demonstrate outside British Embassy
Typhoon is strengthening
Typhoon is strenghtening
Tensions remain high
State of emergency declared in 3 provinces
Incidents of civil unrest after launch of civic strike
Risk of demonstrations & roadblocks inceased over the next few days?
Dozens killed in bomb attack
Florida braced for tropical storm
President Musharraf resigns
Thousands march in front of |U.N offices
Russians claim that troops have begun to withdraw
3 killed in mosque explosion
2 small bombs explode in tourist area
15,000 march in Panama City over wages & rising food prices
Russian troops remain deployed throughout western and central Georgia
Earthquake hits Islands south east of Manila
Bomb thrown into cinema fails to explode
Future of President Musharraf in doubt
Bomb at festival kills 7 and many more injured
Potentential for violence & transportation disruptions
FCO Latest travel advice
Syria & Lebanon agree to establish diplomatic relations
Syria & Lebanon agree to establish diplomatic relations
A large bomb was defused at a bus station on Mindanao Island
Suicide bomber kills 7
23 explosive devices found
Hundreds of thousands of security personnel deployed ahead of Independence Day festivities
Russian troop movements are still being reported
Update on Tripoli bomb
Ceasefire violations reported
Further increased security measures announced for Olympics
Bomb explodes outside Santiago bank
Bomb Blast in centre of Tripoli
FCO warning - Flooding of Mekong River
Rayong Province declared a Dengue Fever disaster zone
Georgia and Russia agree on truce
Military Junta release Prime Minister
Opening of dam could cause serious flooding
Opening of dam could cause serious flooding
Security forces open fire on a muslim protest
President Medvedev ordered a stop to military action
Local tribe takes over drilling platform
FCO advise against all travel to Georgia
FCO advice on travelling in Jammu & Kashmir
FCO advice on flooding in the Lao Cai and Yen Dai provinces
Leader of failed coup attempted arrested
Russia claims Georgian intelligence officers were planning terrorist attacks
Workers at Brussels International Airport go on strike
Fighting continues in Georgia
Two relatives of U.S Olympic team members attacked
Nightclub fire kills four
Several large explosions occurred in the town of Kuqa in central Xinjiang province
Additional traffic restrictions announced
Police shooting starts riot
Thousands evacuated following explosion at propane facility
President Evo Morales wins a recall referendum
Bomb attack kills 8
Pilot strike ends
Three explosives were defused
Express train travelling from Krakow, Poland, to Prague crashes
Riot police officers and junta supporters in towns and cities throughout the country
Air China Flight received an anonymous bomb threat
Security in China, especially Beijing, is at an all time high with the opening ceremonies for the Summer Olympics
Causeway Bay MTR station in Hong Kong closed down when a suspicious package was found
The Turkistan Islamic Movement released a 2nd video threatening to attack Olympic venues
Increased risk of transportation disruptions and civil unrest throughout Caracas
Security to be increased across the country
Isolated cases of Chikungunya have been reported
15 dead following heavy fighting
New presidential elections will occur in the near future?
Country’s new constitution signed
Several bomb explosions in central Istanbul
Bomb explodes at Loo beach just north of the southern resort town of Sochi
Pilots of Lufthansa subsidiary Cityline begin a 36-hour strike
Explosion in Bangkok's sewer systems in the Chatuchak district
The two main Pakistani political parties announce that they will start impeachment proceedings against Pakistani President
Public minivan drivers continued transportation strikes in Tangerang
An earthquake measuring 6.6 struck near the island of Sumbawa
Large bomb defused on the roadside near the Srinagar airport
Fighting broke out along the border of the separatist region of South Ossetia
Shops will be closed in Shanghai Metro during Olympics
Police use tear gas on protesters
Unions block traffic in Navarette
Police foil bomb attack in Bogata
Trade Unions stage a one-day nationwide strike
President held in bloodless coup
Taliban groups, announce blanket threat for Pakistan
Pro-Tibet protesters arrested
Bomb detonated outside the Brazilian Embassy in Santiago
The tense political situation, increases the risk of outbreaks of violence and major transportation disruptions
Officials try to ease tensions with Cambodia
Earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
Tropical storm heading for Hong Kong
A further earthquake aftershock hits Sichuan province
2 reporters beaten by police and 18 tourists detained in run-up to the Olympics
Tropical storm will deliver several inches of rain
Execution in Texas likely to lead to protests throughout Mexico
Protests to take place across the country over rising food prices
FCO Update - Hospitals report staff shortages
British pupils robbed at gunpoint
Harare police station bombed
21 injured including six police in suicide car bomb attack
Plane makes emergency landing
145 killed and 300 injured in stampede
Shoot-out kills six in South Ossetia
Demonstrators detained for protesting against their forced relocation due to the Olympic Games
Storm heads towards Texas
Police find several thousand explosives
Police guard hotels following confrontations between taxi drivers and tour van operators
Flooding in south of country severely affect road travel
Chinese border assault kills 16
Volcano activity increases
Lufthansa employees set to return to work
Protesters & police clash in Kathmandu
Two aftershocks hit Sichuan-Gansu border region
Tibetan activists plan to stage demonstrations during the Olympics
Senate approve Pierre-Louis as P.M
king of Tonga crowned in the capital Nuku'alofa,
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