Alert Archive for March 2009
4 foreigners kidnapped in Sanaa
State of emergency declared on Island of Jolo
Qantas baggage handlers strike
Gunmen attack Lahore police training school
Tension with Japan rises of rocket launch
Conflicting information regarding the re-opening of Tibet
Anchorage airport was forced to close temporarily due to volcanic ash
Suicide attack inside mosque kills dozens
Flight delays as air traffic control relay station experiences interference
Dam in tourist area bursts
Typhoon warning
Typhoon warning
2 bus drivers killed
Terrorism threat increase for anniversary of death of FARC founder
Suicide attack on restaurant
New case of bird flu
Update on Cholera situation
Gangs carry out armed attack on public buses
Briton murdered at sea off Thailand
Taxi driver strike turns violent
Air Traffic Engineers suspend their threat to strike
Runway reopens at Narita Airport
Mount Redoubt erupts again
Taxi drivers strike disrupts traffic in San Jose
Gauteng taxi drivers to strike
Air traffic safety engineers threaten strike
Large car bomb in Haifa found
Emirates airline makes emergency landing at Melbourne airport
Aircraft forced to make emergency landing in Batam.
Airports in Kerala State on high alert
Volcanic eruption disrupts flights around Anchorage
Plane crash closes main runway at Narita Airport
Criminals attack 2 business travellers at Moscow Airport
Transport Union & Medics strike
Ongoing protests and disruptions likely to continue in the coming weeks.
Plane crash in Quito kills 7
Earthquake near Tonga felt in New Zealand
Homemade bomb explodes in Athens
Fires disrupt traffic around Cape Town's Table Mountain
Attempted suicide attack on Sth Korean Ambassador
Nationwide general strike set for 19th March
137 domestic flights cancelled due to pilot strike
Suitcase full of TNT found in Lhasa
Bus drivers in Gutemala City go on strike
Flights delayed by aircraft veering off runway
Borders fully reopened
Borders fully reopened
Militant attack on transmission tower causes power cuts
Security along Pakistan border
Bus stop bomb kills 4
Meningococcal disease in Nigeria
Polio outbreak poses high risk of international spread
Four U.N. aid workers kidnapped
Four South Korean tourists and two Yemenis killed in suicide bombing
Border partially reopened
Border partially re-opened
Police shoot two people demonstrating over curfew
Navy to take control of maritime ports
Peace Corp volunteer murdered
Gang of youths go on rampage
North Korea closes its border with The South
North Korea closes border with the South
Heavy rain causes massive disruption
Helicopter crashes in sea
Travellers should be vigilant whilst in Amsterdam
Rail strike set for 14th March
Government ground MD-90 passenger aircraft
Earthquake strikes in the south of the country
Army general forced to resign over recent troubles
Video arcade explosion kills one person
All public demonstration banned in Lahore.
Greater security checks around the parliamentary complex in Dhaka
Santa Cruz hospitals struggling to cope with extra demand caused by the recent outbreak of Dengue Fever.
Boarder re-opened to let workers cross back into Kaesong
Aircraft skids off runway
Union plan to block motorway to Ezeiza airport
Poloceman shot in Nth Ireland
Cargo ships collide
Islamic holiday blast kills 10
Tsvangirai expected back in Harare today following his car crash
North Korean army put on stand-by
Maximum alert issued over volcanic eruption
Cargo plane crashes near Entebbe airport
Suicide bomber kills and injures dozens outside police academy
2 soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland
Bomb explodes behind Athens bank
Two Kenyan activists shot dead
Increased security may increase travel times
Indonesia's tallest volcano, erupts
Taxi fares to rise across the country
Pirates hijack vessel and kidnap 2 passengers
Sth Korea diverts flights away from Nth Korea
Arrest warrant issued for Sudanese President
Anti-government protests and general strikes have also escalated across the country
Two bombs explode in Yangon
Heavy rain affect Buenos Aires
Arson attack on train closes 4 stations in Athens
Air traffic control system malfunction causes delays at 5 airports
Security increased at Mexico airport following a spate of robberies
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team
Oil thieves blow up oil pipeline
Port workers strike affects port operations
Several security-related incidents were reported in Cairo
Protests outside Chinese Embassy are banned
Snowstorms cause 100's of flights to be cancelled or delayed
President shot dead
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