Greece: Authorities to Clean Up Tourist Behavior at Coastal Resorts

By Larry Habegger | August 7th, 2008 |

Authorities vowed to clean up the tourist scene in its seaside resorts after a 20-year-old Australian was beaten to death by bouncers at a Mykonos bar. Many coastal resorts have... [Read this entry]

Guatemala: U.S. Embassy Urges Using Security Escort for Petén Travel

By Larry Habegger | August 7th, 2008 |

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In late June a van carrying U.S. university students and faculty was robbed by two gunmen while traveling in the Peten region near the Belize border. The incident occurred where... [Read this entry]

Italy: 3,000 Troops Now Patrolling Italy’s Major Cities

By Larry Habegger | August 7th, 2008 |

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Some 3,000 troops have been deployed to Italy’s major cities to combat street crime. The soldiers were sent to Rome, Milan, Naples, Bologna, Turin and Palermo Aug. 4 to help... [Read this entry]

Antigua: British Honeymooner Shot and Killed in Resort

By Larry Habegger | July 30th, 2008 |

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Two British honeymooners were shot by intruders while sleeping in their resort cottage July 27, the woman dying at the scene and the man seriously wounded. The incident is unusual... [Read this entry]

Belize: Violence Up Especially in Central and Western Regions

By Larry Habegger | July 16th, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Belmopan warned U.S. travelers to “take an active role in their own personal security” because of recent increases in violent crime in the central and western... [Read this entry]

Australia: Victoria Government Locks Out Melbourne Bar Patrons after 2 a.m.

By Larry Habegger | July 2nd, 2008 |

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Street violence outside Melbourne bars among drunken revelers and thugs got so bad that the Victoria state government imposed a three-month trial for 2 a.m. lockouts on June 3, “lockouts”... [Read this entry]

Dominican Republic: Credit Card Fraud Up

By Larry Habegger | July 2nd, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Santo Domingo reported a surge of thefts of credit and debit card numbers from Embassy staff and the expatriate community, but no single location of card... [Read this entry]

New Zealand: Unsafe for Asians?

By Larry Habegger | July 2nd, 2008 |

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Three arrests in the 2003 murder of a Korean tourist have led to the reopening of an investigation into the disappearance of a 64-year-old Japanese tourist and a concern among... [Read this entry]

Bermuda: Sniffer Dog Finds Cruise Ship Passenger’s Pot

By Larry Habegger | June 25th, 2008 |

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An American man learned the folly of taking marijuana with him on vacation, especially when traveling abroad, when a sniffer dog alerted police to drugs in his cabin on a... [Read this entry]

Peru: Thieves Work Lima’s Top Hotels and Restaurants

By Larry Habegger | June 25th, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Lima has received reports of numerous petty thefts occurring in five-star hotels and prominent restaurants in the capital city. Criminals working together dress up and act... [Read this entry]

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