Tourist News
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Dublin -
Giving credence to the old saying that no good deed goes unpunished, an heroic tourist in Ireland dove into a river to save a dying man only to have his wallet and phone stolen while in the water.
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Seoul -
North Korea said Monday it would put two detained American tourists on trial on charges including "perpetrating hostile acts".
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The Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board announced yesterday that the Asian country has welcomed over 7 million tourists during the first quarter of the year.
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Pyongyang -
North Korea said Friday it had detained a US tourist for "hostile activities" after he reportedly left a bible at a hotel, bringing to three the number of Americans held by the reclusive regime including missionary Kenneth Bae.
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Quetta -
A Spanish tourist was lucky to escape with minor injuries when cycling through the highly volatile southwestern province of Baluchistan in Pakistan on Wednesday. Six police bodyguards were shot dead while protecting him and five others injured.
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A German tourist, who admits to getting a little drunk, had her phone stolen while on holiday in Ibiza. She even almost met the thief face-to-face, but has now had a chance to get to know him a whole lot better.
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The poor woman and her family came to Spain for the first two-week holiday in five years, but her time in Cala’n Forcat, Menorca was ruined by a bad reaction to a sun "protection" cream. She ended up needing emergency care in hospital for two days.
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Ibiza -
A German tourist got into trouble when using a steel sex toy and he went to the hospital. It took Ibiza firemen two hours to cut through the metal ring, into which the man had placed his ... er ... equipment.
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Maspalomas -
A tourist from the UK, visiting the Playa del Inglés resort on the island of Gran Canaria in Spain, has been on a rampage, pouring boiling water onto passersby from the balcony of his holiday apartment.
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Rio De Janeiro -
A foreign tourist who was visiting Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was raped and robbed on a minibus, according to Brazilian police.
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Agra -
A British tourist visiting Agra, home of the famous Taj Mahal, was sent to hospital after jumping from a first-floor hotel window to escape the possibility of being raped.
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New York -
A woman from Australia, visiting New York City, ended up being raped after she left a Manhattan nightclub, according to police.
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Scotland's Shetland ponies are getting all dressed up as part of a National Tourism Organization advertising campaign aimed at drawing more tourism to the British island.
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A photo shows Chantal Beyer, 24, a safari tourist in South Africa, the moment before a rhino gored her from behind. Beyer poses with her husband while on a safari tour in South Africa.
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A video that shows a crocodile leaping off a rock at a Swedish tourist in Australia has gone viral. The tourist was swimming in water when the crocodile leaped from a rock and landed on top of him in the water.
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Three Swedish tourists had a surprise while swimming in a national park in Australia when a crocodile leapt from rocks landing on one of them.
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Hout Bay -
One person has died and six are missing after a whale watching charter boat carrying around 43 people capsized near Hout Bay, Cape Town on Saturday afternoon.
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Niagara Falls -
Tourists on the Maid of the Mist boat ride below the Niagara Falls, were shocked to see a human torso floating in the river. Police say the body is of a middle-aged woman who was obviously murdered.
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Burgas -
Six people were killed and another 30 seriously injured in a bus explosion, in Bulgaria. Bulgarian officials believe it is a terrorist attack.
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Saint Petersburg -
One tourist on vacation was able to make a big difference by rescuing three people, in two incidents on two separate days.
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A tourist was lucky to catch a rare sight on video: the dramatic moment an iceberg flipped over, bringing up a new mass of ice over the surface of water during a process called "calving."
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A young Canadian woman in her 20s was found badly beaten in an elevator unconscious, lying in a pool of blood in a luxurious Mexican resort.
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When the shooting started on the island Utoya in Norway, where over 500 young people were at a AUF (the youth wing of the Labour Party) summer camp, a German tourist sprang into action after he heard gun shots and saw smoke coming from the island.
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Starring in the sexy action caper 'The Tourist' (now on Blu-ray/DVD), Jolie a.k.a Mrs. Brad Pitt, explains why she wanted to act opposite Johnny Depp as one-half of a duo caught in a tangled web of romantic love, mistaken identities and deadly intrigue.
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Orlando -
An accident at the Port Orleans Resort, a Walt Disney World hotel adjacent to the theme park in Orlando, Florida, claimed the life of a Massachusetts tourist who reportedly walked in front of a bus that was carrying guests of the Disney resort property.
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Jerusalem -
A British woman has been found by Israeli police with her hands tied behind her back suffering from multiple stab wounds outside the city of Jerusalem. The body of her friend, a US-Brit dual national lady, was also found bound and repeatedly stabbed.
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Cape Town -
A British tourist has been killed after she, along with her partner, were kidnapped by armed criminals in South Africa after the taxi cab they were in was held up by the gang on Saturday, officers said in a statement.
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Philippine police investigators said the eight Hong Kong tourists who died in the hostage-taking incident in Manila last Monday were shot by the hostage-taker.
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After a nude romp in the waves at Northland Beach in New Zealand, a tourist got more then he bargained for when a Katipo spider bit him on the penis as he sunbathed au naturel at a popular spot for locals and vacationers.
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Christchurch -
An Australian tourist has landed in Christchurch hospital in New Zealand, after an accident bungy jumping near Hamner Springs.
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Informative cow, downtown Denver, CO.
More cafes and people on the 16th Street Mall, downtown, Denver, CO.
Sidewalk vendors, downtown Denver, CO.
World Trade Center, Denver, CO.
Sunrise from a near by hotel high near the 16th St Mall, Denver.
Rental bicycles abound across the city of Denver, where you can pick them up to ride from place to place, parking them at each kiosk you arrive at.
This huge lake is known as Spatik Sagar meaning crystal clear ocean or lake. Once the water of the lake was so clear that the sand-bed of the lake was visible from the bank. However, off late with urbanization and environmental pollution, it's water is no more like a crystal. This lake is located at Amarpur in Tripura, India. Boat riding in the lake during dawn and dusk is popular amongst tourists.
Beauty depicted by the wildlife in the Nairobi Safari Walk that plays a major role in tourist attraction in Kenya
Bicycling is a popular way to get around the downtown core to the 16th Street Mall, Denver, CO.
World Trade Center sign, downtown Denver, CO.
Art travel cow, downtown Denver, CO.
Police bikes parked while officer walk their beat.
Scenes from downtown Denver along the 16th Street Mall.
Sunrise from a near by hotel high near the 16th St Mall, Denver.
People playing chess at the 16th Street Mall, downtown Denver, CO.
16th Street Mall street sign.
Flowers growing along the streets of the 16th Street Mall, Denver, CO
Scenes from downtown Denver along the 16th Street Mall.
Outdoor cafes are the norm along the 16th Street Mall, downtown Denver, CO.
View The Pavillion, smaller mall found along the 16th Street Mall, downtown Denver, CO.
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