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Oct 19, 7:54 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Shreesha Ghosh @Shreesha_94 06/30/17 AT 3:34 AM Thailand police officials are reinvestigating the case of a young Belgian backpacker, Elise Dallemange, who became the seventh tourist to be found dead on Thailand’s Koh Tao Island in the last three years, reports said Thursday.The 30-year-old Dallemange was found in the jungle of the island on April 28 and was “partially eaten by animals, wrapped in T-shirts,” according to local reports. Police, however, said the girl died by suicide life by hanging herself.The island of Koh Tao, popularly known as Turtle Island, has been a major attraction for tourists because of the Sairee beach located on its west coast. The beach is also famous for scuba diving.Read: Will Facebook Live Shut Down? Man Kills Baby In Facebook Video In ThailandAccording to one of the local reports, there have … [Read more...] about Is Thailand Safe For Tourists? Belgian Backpacker’s Death On Mysterious Koh Tao Island To Be Re-Investigated

Austrian President Heinz Fischer meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in June. Photo: APA/ROBERT JAEGER Gustav Gressel is Visiting Fellow on the Wider Europe Programme with the European Council on Foreign Relations. In this feature, he looks at the Austrian views on how Europe as a whole should respond to Russia, especially in the light of its unacknowledged war on its European neighbour, Ukraine. When discussing European politics – and especially issues like how to respond to Russia – little attention is usually paid to small European states like Austria. Germany, France, and Poland dominate the discussion, and the smaller countries are expected to follow suit; Visegrad countries are supposed to align with Poland, and Austria with Germany. But Hungary’s open flirtation with Putin’s authoritarian model and the rise of pro-Russian sentiment amongst Czech and Slovak politicians should serve as a warning that this paradigm has its limits. Austria is … [Read more...] about Austria’s response to the Russian bear

(AFP) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka announced Friday it would establish new police posts and step up patrols at popular resorts after a spate of sexual attacks and violence targeting foreign tourists. Police chief Pujith Jayasundara said 20 new stations would be established at vacation hotspots to protect visitors from scalpers and criminals, despite concerns his force was already overstretched.“I wish we had more men and resources for this job, but we are making adjustments to our deployments to ensure better productivity,” Jayasundara said. He added the measures were decided after a Dutch tourist was sexually harassed and several other tourists were assaulted by a gang at a hotel in the southern resort town of Mirissa last week.Five Israeli tourists were beaten up in the same area this week and 14 men have been arrested over the two incidents, police said. Local media reports have cataloged several sexual harassment complaints by foreign tourists, with many … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka Boosts Tourist Hotspot Security After Israelis Beaten Up

By The Washington Post | PUBLISHED: April 23, 2018 at 12:31 pm | UPDATED: April 23, 2018 at 12:32 pm By Amie Ferris-Rotman | Washington Post MOSCOW — Russians wanting a glimpse of the American dream now have to wait. Or not go at all. Escalating tensions between Moscow and Washington are putting a damper on Russians’ vacation plans, catching ordinary people in diplomatic crosswires that have a distinct Cold War flavor. A year ago, obtaining a U.S. tourist visa could take under a week. Now, it comes with an eight-month delay. “I am waiting for a miracle to happen. Maybe tomorrow Russia and the United States will decide they are friends, all staff will come back to the embassy, and I’ll get my visa,” said Mohamed Torky, who is the executive chef of a Holiday Inn in northern Moscow. Torky had planned a July vacation to the United States, to see the fabled Las Vegas and eat steaks in Texas. He even thought of fulfilling his childhood dream of driving a … [Read more...] about Russians frustrated by US visa delay

World Russia Japan A team scouring a Russian warship sunk more than a century ago is on the hunt for treasure rumored to be worth more than $133 billion.An international team put together by the Seoul-based maritime salvage company Shinil Group discovered on Sunday the wreck of the Dmitrii Donskoi, which had been sunk in 1905.Manned submersibles found the Russian Imperial Navy cruiser at a depth of around 434 meters, nearly a mile off Ulleungdo, on the Korean coast, the South China Morning Post reported.Video footage shows damage to the ship that had been sunk by the Japanese in May 1905 during the Russo-Japanese war.Recommended Slideshows76The Most Powerful Military Forces in the World59The 25 Most Powerful Passports in the World61Every World Press Photo Winner Ever: 60 Images That Define Our WorldIn 1905, the 5,800-tonne vessel had sailed from the Baltic to join the Battle of Tsushima after Japan destroyed Russian ships in the Far East.Historical records suggest that the vessel, … [Read more...] about Greatest Sunken Treasure of All Time? Race to Claim $133 Billion Worth of Treasure From Russian Warship Wreck