Larry Habegger

1. CZECH REPUBLIC Taxi drivers in Prague have a reputation for ripping off tourists, but officials have a new plan to combat those who cheat: taxi stands marked with "thumbs...

1. DUBAI Possession of tiny amounts of illegal drugs means a jail sentence in the zero-tolerance United Arab Emirates. The law here also considers controlled drugs in your system illegal,...

1. BRAZIL A deadly plane crash in Sao Paulo July 17 confirmed the danger of Congonhas airport's short runway, and it and numerous incidents since then reflect the problems plaguing...

1. FINLAND Police in Helsinki received three reports in June of con artists dressed as police stopping tourists to ask for passports and credit cards in an attempt to obtain...

1. BRAZIL The army is training hundreds of police officers from outside Rio de Janeiro to act as armed escorts for sports teams and other guests at the Pan-American Games...

1. SPAIN Under a directive from the European Union, air carriers must begin collecting "Advance Passenger Information" from all passengers from non-Schengen Treaty countries, and Spain is the first country...

1. EUROPEAN BEACHES The cleanest beaches in Europe are in Cyprus and Greece, according to a report released by the EU May 31. Cyprus had a score of 99 percent...

1. CHILE A report released by the Ministry of the Interior indicated that muggings increased almost 20 percent during the first four months of the year compared to the same...

AUSTRALIA Lingering drought has officials on the verge of imposing water restrictions in several places, including Canberra, Melbourne and many towns in New South Wales. Canberra faces the banning of...

ARGENTINA Argentina's only certified air traffic control radar was struck by lightning March 1 and is still broken, leaving the country without functioning radar to track flights in its airspace....