Larry Habegger

Australia A diver from Texas was killed by a shark Oct. 22 off the coast of Rottnest Island near Perth in Western Australia. The island's beaches were closed Monday after...

Australia Delays and cancellations have hit aviation hard in recent months because of customs protests and rolling labor action by pilots, engineers and ground staff at Qantas. This could continue...

Central America A week of torrential rainfall that triggered floods and landslides left at least 80 people dead across Central America. El Salvador and Guatemala were the worst hit. International...

Egypt Many Coptic Christians are speaking out against the military's handling of the transition to democracy after Egyptian troops killed at least 25 protesters in Cairo Oct. 9. After the...

Denmark Parliament recently imposed a "fat tax" to help citizens improve their health and longevity. The tax targets fatty foods and will correspond with the percentage of fat in a...

England Transport for London is warning of massive travel delays during the 2012 Olympic Games. The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has been warned to...

Australia A shark bit off the legs of a bodyboarder, who subsequently died onshore at a popular surf spot in western Australia Sept. 4. The bodyboarder and five friends were...

China The civil aviation authority tightened security at the Shanghai and Beijing airports Monday, meaning more passengers now will be asked to remove shoes and belts. At least 50 percent...

Bahrain The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert Aug. 19 warning of possible civil and political unrest, despite an easing of concern by the national defense force. U.S. citizens...

China The Chinese government announced a two-month "strike hard" campaign aimed at securing the troubled western region of Xinjiang, where ethnic tensions between Uighur and Han populations have erupted in...