Larry Habegger

China Taxi drivers went on strike in the southern city of Chaozhou on Nov. 29, protesting the government's failure to crack down on unlicensed taxis. The strike followed similar actions...

Ecuador The U.S. Consulate General in Guayaquil warned travelers of a recent armed robbery at sea and urged citizens sailing off Ecuador's coast to travel in convoys, sail out of...

India Visitors to Corbett and Rajaji National Parks got a surprise when they arrived for the annual reopening of the famed tiger reserves Nov. 15: both were shut down by...

Australia Officials will close the Simpson Desert from Dec. 1 to March 15, the Australian summer, to avoid tourist deaths and protect emergency personnel who might have to risk themselves...

Australia A crocodile at the center of a controversy over wildlife relocation will be remembered for something else: as an example of the consequences of littering. The crocodile, relocated from...

Ecuador Violent crime has increased throughout the country. The national police recently launched an emergency operations plan to combat crime by increasing the federal police presence in each of the...

Bolivia Congress approved holding a referendum on a new constitution in January, a move that should end two years of political wrangling and months of protests that occasionally became violent,...

Argentina Traveling to Argentina beginning Jan. 1 will cost U.S. citizens $131 more than it does today when a new entry fee goes into effect. Argentines must now pay $131...

France French railway company SNCF will try to resolve the dearth of taxis to meet incoming trains in Paris by buying 200 taxi licenses from retiring drivers so it can...

BULGARIA The U.S. Embassy in Sofia warned that "gentlemen's clubs," also known as strip joints, have become the scene of turf wars between rival criminal gangs and should be avoided....