Since October 2016, Southern rail has been hit by several crippling strikes, which have affected passengers traveling between south England, south-east England and London. Although strikes are not uncommon in the United Kingdom, the action by Southern rail workers...
On January 6th, 2017, a man opened fire in the baggage area of Terminal 2 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida, USA. The attack killed five people and wounded eight others. The motive behind the shooting has not been clearly established,...
A 2 km security perimeter was established around Turrialba Volcano, in Cartago Province, following several eruptions during December 2016 and January 2017. A state of emergency was declared in the surrounding area, including the capital of San Jose. Large ash clouds...
On December 19th, 2016 a truck rammed into a Christmas market in Berlin, which killed 12 people and injured 56 others. The Berlin attack was a tragedy, and highlights the risk of terrorism in Europe. The UK Foreign Office placed a high threat from terrorism in...
There have been regular floods in East Malaysia and Southern Thailand during the end of December, due to the north-east monsoon season. In 2014, the worst-flooding in decades hit the east coast peninsular of Malaysia, which completely paralyzed local transportation,...
