Tag: US tourist
Rip-off Greek-style: US tourists charged $937 for simple lunch at Mykonos restaurant
Chief Assignment Editor- May 25, 2019 19:05DK Oyster restaurant on the Greek tourist island of Mykonos charged American tourists 830 euros ($937) for six portions of calamari, six beers and three salads. Greek tax inspectors who ... Read More
FBI involved in US tourist kidnapping in Uganda
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 7, 2019 08:56An American tourist and her Ugandan driver were kidnapped at gunpoint in Uganda's most known national park, Queen Elizabeth National Park on Tuesday. "We will leave no stone unturned until the ... Read More
American tourist sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea
editor- May 3, 2013 04:08An American has been sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea after entering the country as a tourist. Read More
US visitor dies in Hungary after being refused seat on three New York flights
editor- November 27, 2012 01:38A U.S woman died on holiday in Hungary after being refused a seat on three flights back to New York because she was too heavy to fly, according to her ... Read More
Irish biker community helps US tourist
editor- August 15, 2012 07:46A US tourist whose motorcycle was stolen just hours after arriving in Dublin is hoping to get back in the saddle with the help of the Irish biker community. Read More
Missing US ‘Facebook tourist’ found in Wales
editor- February 21, 2012 04:59A US tourist who went missing after visiting Facebook friends in Wales has been found safe and well, say police. Read More
US tourist dies aboard Carnival cruise ship in Bahamas
editor- January 29, 2012 11:54NASSAU, Bahamas — Bahamian officials say a 26-year-old American tourist has died aboard a cruise ship and the cruise has been delayed pending the investigation. Read More
Wales police searching for missing Facebook tourist
editor- January 14, 2012 06:33Police say they are concerned for the safety of a woman from the United States who has been missing since visiting Facebook friends in Wales. Read More
Suspect in killing of US tourist arrested in US Virgin Islands
editor- July 15, 2010 01:51A 22-year-old suspect has been charged in the shooting death of a teenage tourist in the U.S. Read More
Tourist clung to Ghan train for two hours
editor- June 7, 2009 08:22A young American tourist has survived a terrifying train ride in which he clung to the outside of the legendary Ghan in the freezing dark as it hit speeds up ... Read More
US tourist warded in Penang for fever
editor- June 7, 2009 08:16PENANG - An American tourist who arrived at the Penang International Airport on Saturday was taken to the Penang Hospital after he had high fever. Read More
Egypt’s prosecutor orders to detain attacker of US tourist in Cairo
editor- March 2, 2009 04:28CAIRO - The Egyptian prosecution ordered on Saturday to detain an Egyptian who attacked a U.S. tourist on Friday near the site of a bombing attack a few days ago ... Read More
An American tourist is murdered, and conspiracy theories abound
editor- August 12, 2008 04:54What would make you stab a 62-year-old tourist to death in the middle of the day and then leap off a 150-foot tower? That's a question you can't help puzzling ... Read More
US tourist dies in Ein Gedi flood
editor- February 26, 2008 04:26A US citizen was killed Monday afternoon in one of the fiercest floods Ein Gedi had seen for years, police and rescue officials said. The man's girlfriend, who had been ... Read More
Wild elephants attack in SW China, injure American tourist
editor- January 27, 2008 13:45KUNMING - An American tourist was seriously injured after he was apparently attacked by wild Asian elephants roaming in a nature reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province on Thursday, officials ... Read More
U.S. tourist in Tokyo struck, killed by taxi
editor- December 31, 2007 07:58(eTN) - An American tourist died after being hit by a taxi while crossing a road in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, early Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after he had ... Read More