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Clinton meets Pak, Afghan Foreign Ministers

February 26, 2009 Travel

Ahead of the crucial tri-lateral meeting, the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton jointly met the Pakistan Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and the Afghan Foreign Minister, Rangin Dadfar Spanta. Qureshi and Spanta are leading high power delegations from respective countries, who are currently here to participate in the Afghan policy review process currently [...]

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Hajj pilgrims gather in Saudi Arabia

December 6, 2008 Travel

MECCA: Millions of pilgrims have gathered in Saudi Arabia for the annual ritual of the Hajj. The increasing number of people — about 2.5 million this year — creates huge logistical and security problems. According to the reports, the pilgrims are to spend Sunday praying at Mount Arafat where Mohammed gave his final sermon. Monday [...]

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Happy birthday to Thai king

December 6, 2008 Travel

Thai king is ill and at the same the nation marked his 81st birthday. King’s illness has kept him absent from the public celebrations. The king was suffering from fever and was being given liquid food. Friday’s gala celebrations of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s birthday – marked by fireworks and crowds of people holding candles – [...]

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Operation resumes at Bangkok airport

December 5, 2008 Travel

It’s like getting back the spirit once again for the Thai tourism industry. Finally from Friday Morning Thailand’s main international airport has officially resumed full operations. The anti-government protesters left the site two days before. The situation is said tb be normal from Wednesday only and flights have been leaving Suvarnabhumi, but thousands of passengers [...]

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Top Thai political party banned by court

December 2, 2008 Travel

A Thai court has banned the top political party of the country and ruled that PM Somchai Wongsawat must step down over election fraud. But it is still unclear if the ruling ends a months-long political crisis. There are unconfirmed reports of a deal to open an airport closed by protests. Continuous agitation and anti-government [...]

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Thousands stranded at Bangkok airports

November 30, 2008 Travel

Thousands of travellers have been stranded at the Bangkok airports, at the same time about 40 empty planes have flown out of international airport. The crisis has economically damaged the country since it intensified last week. As the backlog of stranded foreigners grows with each day, foreign embassies are beside themselves with frustration. According to [...]

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Sydney Opera House architect dies

November 30, 2008 Travel

SYDNEY: Sydney based Opera House’s main architect is no more and his creation was kept in dark Sunday night to mourn his death. Utzon died from a heart attack in his sleep early Saturday. He was 90. Joern Utzon was the creative mind, behind the globally known landmark. He was a visionary architect whose legacy [...]

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