Gordon dumps heavy rains, Hurricane Florence barrels toward Bermuda

Gordon dumps heavy rains, Hurricane Florence barrels toward Bermuda

Tropical Depression Gordon is expected today to dump more heavy rains that could cause flooding in central U.S. states as…

Storm Gordon hits near Alabama-Mississippi border, seen weakeningDestinations

Storm Gordon hits near Alabama-Mississippi border, seen weakening

Tropical Storm Gordon weakened after making landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border and lashing the U.S. Gulf Coast with…

Abu Dhabi postpones unveiling of $450 mln da Vinci paintingDestinations

Abu Dhabi postpones unveiling of $450 mln da Vinci painting

Leonardo da Vinci’s “Salvator Mundi”, a painting that courted controversy after Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was named as its alleged…

Gulf Coast bracing for Hurricane Gordon as storm nears

Gulf Coast bracing for Hurricane Gordon as storm nears

Tropical Storm Gordon whipped the southern tip of Florida with high winds and rain on Monday, and was expected to…

Mahathir takes aim at Country Garden’s giant development in southern Malaysia

Mahathir takes aim at Country Garden’s giant development in southern Malaysia

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today declared that foreigners will not be granted visas to live in the giant Forest…

Spanish tourist numbers fall in July for first time in nearly a decade

Spanish tourist numbers fall in July for first time in nearly a decade

The number of tourists visiting Spain in July fell for the first time in nine years, official data showed today,…

Myanmar dam breach floods 85 villages, thousands driven from homes

Myanmar dam breach floods 85 villages, thousands driven from homes

As many as 85 villages were flooded in Myanmar after a dam failed, unleashing waters that blocked a major highway…

Portugal hopes to preserve memory of fascist era with fortress museumTourism Insight News

Portugal hopes to preserve memory of fascist era with fortress museum

Portugal plans to turn a notorious prison where anti-fascist activists were once beaten and tortured into a museum to help…

After flood, tourism in India’s Kerala left mud-bound

After flood, tourism in India’s Kerala left mud-bound

More than a week after the floodwater began subsiding, animal carcasses are still floating in Kerala’s backwaters, and in places…

Ready, steady, splash! Malta celebrates historic greasy pole tournament

Ready, steady, splash! Malta celebrates historic greasy pole tournament

A former seaside hamlet which is now one of Malta’s most modern towns is struggling to keep ancient festival alive,…