Alert Archive for October 2008
Summit in Lima will affect tourists
Rail strike will affect travellers visiting Machu Picchu
Armed men in speedboats seize a French vessel owned by the Total oil company
Aircraft skids off runway at Lanzarote Airport
Security was increased throughout Indonesia
Protesters block Pan-American Highway in Tacna province
Polling to elect Zambia's new president begins
National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) declare unilateral ceasefire
Thousands gather in Damascus to protest against recent U.S. military raid on Syrian village
Car bomb explosion in car park of University of Navarra in Pamplona
Students demonstrate and teachers strike
Olympic Airlines workers to stage 1 day strike
Hand grenade thrown into Bangkok crowd injures 10
Market bombs - Update
Protesters burn down police station
Blasts in several crowded markets
Security forces on high alert ahead of the presidential election
Suicide bombers attack government and diplomatic targets
Opposition leader wins presidential election
Fighting in eastern provinces continues for a 3rd day
Clashes bring traffic to a halt in Copenhagen
Tamil's attack power station & army base
Scores dead after earthquake
Demonstration to take place outside British Embassy
Strike action threat if safety not improved at Port Harcourt International Airport
Durban bus service returns to normal
Insurgents attack Baidoa Airport
Protesters gathered outside of the U.N. headquarters
Demonstrations in various cities in response to the country’s recent economic crisis
Large fire brakes out at Tan Son Nhat International Airport
Security increased at the Stock Exchange of Thailand
500,000 people attend protest rally
Car bomb detonated in the City of Quetta
US military helicopters carry out raid inside Syria
3 dead in rival taxi company attack
Passenger hijacks aircraft
Large demonstration is planned to take place in central Rome on 25 October 2008
Bomb explodes underneath car outside Zagreb newspaper office
Bombers execution date announced - continued caution is advised if travelling to Bali.
Six low-intensity bombs explode in Bogota injuring at least 18
Travellers should expect transportation disruptions and possible violent confrontations in Cali
Airline workers at Buenos Aires strike
Main roads in Colombo subject to road closures
Resignation of president could lead to further instability
Teachers, doctors, truck drivers, government employees and other workers -- launch one-day national strike
Bomb explodes outside Santiago bank
Several armed attacks have taken place in 2008 on tourists travelling to/from and around major tourist sites
Disturbances in Motherwell bring public transportation to a halt
Potential for disruptions in Budapest on 23 October 2008
Terrorist plot to blow up the Pertamina fuel depot, the country's largest oil storage facility thwarted
Travellers should anticipate transportation disruptions throughout the country due to heavy rains
Ibero-American Summit will affect transportation
FCO advice on travelling to Chad
Tamil Tigers attack 2 merchant ships
Truckers at Malaba boarder post continue to strike
Truckers at the Malaba border post continue to strike
Security increased ahead of Kampala summit
Strike causes significant disruption
Bomb detonated at the residence of the head of Thailand's Supreme Administrative Court
Students rivals from four universities rioted in Dhaka
Continuing protests may further impact transportation
Protests could close airports
Visitors should monitor local weather and media reports
Presidential elections postponed until the first quarter of 2009
Cameroonian security forces repel rebel attack
Greek workers are staging a one-day nationwide strike on 21 October 2008
Fire on escalator leading to the Qantas Airlines lounge at Wellington International Airport
Further large scale demonstrations in Bangkok
Small homemade bomb exploded in neighbourhood located 12 miles from Yangon
Somali Islamists threatened to attack targets inside Kenya
Petrol tanker drivers threaten strike action
Pirates hijack eight ships off Nigeria's coast
Protesters in Babgkok demand the resignation of Prime Minister
Gunshots fired near U.S. Consulate in Monterrey
Authorities discover bomb blast in gas pipeline
Violent protested erupted in the affluent Morumbi district of Sao Paulo
Earthquake along coast off the state of Chiapas
Emirates flight returns to Perth due to burning smell
Durban's striking bus drivers and waste collectors threaten to bring the city to a standstill
Oil and gas workers threatened to paralyse the economy
Lagos Apapa-Oshodi Expressway will be partially closed to traffic for 120 days
Disruptions are expected across Italy on 17 October 2008 due to a nationwide general strike
Shanghai to follow Beijing with traffic restrictions
President Ilham Aliyev re-elected
WHO advice on Yellow fever in Guinea
WHO advice on Cholera in Guinea Bissau
WHO - New virus from Arenaviridae family
WHO - New virus from Arenaviridae family
WHO - Bied Flu update
WHO - Cholera in Iraq - update
Anti-riot police officers clash with student demonstrators
Tests show high mercury content in Durban's water supply
Nigerian court order Royal Dutch Shell to hand over land around its Bonny Island facility
Government refute rumourthat President Obiang had died
Turkish Airline involved in attempted hijacking
Thai and Cambodian troops exchange small arms and rocket fire
Thai and Cambodian troops exchange small arms and rocket fire
General Operation Force to take over security at 3 airports
Fighting between students at two rival universities
Hong Kong will relax travel restrictions on Taiwanese travellers
Hong Kong will relax travel restrictions on Taiwanese travellers
Hurricane Omar causes cruise liners to re-route
Indigenous protesters blocked four areas along the Pan-American Highway
Landslides and floods in Loja province affect local travel
Calais Port Control Officers due to begin industrial action
500 houses, businesses and eateries demolished by armed attackers
Demonstrating workers briefly block runways at Athens Airport
Petty theft excalated into police having to use teargas
Fourth impeachment petition filed against the President
Two explosions reported in Tokushima
Four Indonesian airlines grounded for sub-standard safety standards
Bali bombers would not be executed until after 24 October
Thailand 'pulls back' from border
LA firefighters battle wildfires
Mugabe appoints three members of his ZANU-PF political party to key positions in government ministries
Rwandan troops cross border and provide aid to Tutsi rebels
Libya to cut diplomatic & economic ties with Switzerland
Suspect carrying explosives arrested in Istanbul
Small passenger aircraft overshot runway at Taveuni Island Airport
Large demonstration planned
North Korea has been removed from a list of states that sponsor terrorism
Driving restrictions re-introduced in Beijing
Gunmen fire shots at the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey
Bombs explosions at two hotels in the city of Neiva
Maldives will have a run-off election on 29 October
Ugandan President warns of a possible terrorist attack against an upcoming international meeting in Kampala
Additional police officers deployed throughout Acre to prevent further incidents of violence
5,000 bus workers in London launched a 24-hour strike
Large demonstration staged in Papeete
Transport groups in Metro Manila are scheduled to participate in a citywide strike
Hurricane Norbert located off southern tip of Baja California
Potential clashes in Pest on 23 October
Cases of acute watery diarrhoeal syndrome reported
Possible wild cat strikes by French fisherman on 10th Oct
Suspected outbreak of hemorrhagic fever in Johannesburg
Residents in six areas of Johannesburg are still without water
Public services are at a minimum throughout following national strike
National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) capture a key military base
Two U.S. nationals who were confirmed missing in Lebanon on 8 October are currently being detained in Syria
Violence and rioting occurred in Acre
President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved Ukraine's Parliament and called early elections.
Suspect bomb explodes at shopping mall in Vitez
Suicide bomber targets government minister in a suburb of Colombo
Two bombings have killed 10 people and wounded at least 14 in Pakistan, including an attack at a police complex in the capital, Islamabad.
Hepatitis A outbreak in Queretaro
Hurricane building strength and forecast to make landfall Saturday 11th October
Negotiators walked out of a meeting with President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party
Authorities increase security in Kampala in response to recent terror alert
Security forces clash with anti-coup protesters in Nouakchott
First multi-party presidential election held
Syrian soldiers have been deployed near the southwestern border with Lebanon
Train signalers in Scotland launched a 24-hour strike
24-hour general strike against government privatization plans is underway
Computer malfunction may have caused a rapid loss in altitude on a Qantas passenger aircraft
Additional military troops and police officers are standing guard at key locations throughout Bangkok
Russian forces stationed in Georgia have completed their pullout from the security zone
Peru Rail service to Machu Picchu was canceled due to protests
Rally will affect central Mexico City traffic
San Pedro rally may disrupt traffic on 8 Oct
Plane crash at Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla kills foregin nationals
Doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital began an indefinite strike
Fires spread to Botswana's two most popular tourist destinations
Deadline for a new parliamentary coalition extended
Public sector workers to stage a one-day strike on 8 October
Auto check-in system fails
Dozens injured in clashes with police in Bangkok
Australian jet plunge injures 40
Police fired teargas to disperse anti-government protesters
19 kidnapped oil workers released
Security forces used tear gas to break up an anti-coup protest
U.N. warn that violence in eastern DRC could escalate
Demonstrators demand food supplies and equipment to search for flood victims
Parliamentarians have until 7 October 2008 to form a new coalition
Bomb explosion near a court in Tolosa in the Basque region
Police officers in Islamabad defuse explosive device
Thousands of demonstrators protest against the closing of Tata Motors in Singur
Russian forces begin major pullback from the security zone
British Airways flight diverted
FCO advise of reintroduction of visa service
Major earthquake has killed at least 65
Many dead or injured in suicide attack
Public transport general strike today will also affect Eurostar
Johannesburg emergency services go on strike
visitors should avoid using the KwaNdengezi and Zwelibomnvu taxi associations
Alliance of political parties call for a national anti-coup demonstration
Rebel leader threatens to expand group's activity to the entire country
Large demonstration planned for central Budapest on 4 October
Shortage of air traffic controllers causes delays at Sydney airport
Taxi drivers blocked roads to Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport
Protests threaten to affect airports, train stations and highways
Cambodian and Thai troops involved in incident
The Sri Lankan military launch offensive
Tropical Storm Higos is set to make landfall
Anti-government protest in Managua turned violent
Tropical Storm Marie still active but moving away from the Mexican coast
European Union will launch a security operation in Somali waters
"Oil War" may be re-launched
Namibia Airports Company (NAC) workers call off strike
A Boeing 737-300 operated by the Russian carrier KD-Avia Airlines crash-landed at Kaliningrad Airport
Taxi drivers block access to Prague's Ruzyne Airport
Country could face a serious energy crisis
China Airlines flight, en route from Hong Kong to Bangkok, makes emergency landing
Children of British diplomats will no longer remain in Pakistan
Smoking ban in all public places
Tropical Depression Higos was downgraded
Student opposition leader shot and killed
Durban buses may resume service by 3 October
3,000 passengers stranded after winds and rain canceled flights
Bali bombers say there will be severe consequences if they are executed
Armed men steal five small Cessna aircraft
Farmers are set to stage a new strike
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