First US cruise in decades arrives in Havana
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN The first U.S. cruise ship in nearly 40 years crossed the Florida Straits from Miami and docked in Havana on Monday, restarting commercial travel on waters that…
Travel safety
Fearing Ebola, N. Korea bars tourists from capital marathon
By ERIC TALMADGE Further restricting travel to the already isolated country, North Korea barred foreigners from one of its most popular tourist events — the annual Pyongyang marathon — because…
Israel carries out airstrike on Hamas site in Gaza
The Israeli military says it has carried out an airstrike on a Hamas site in Gaza, its first strike on the Palestinian territory since this summer’s war. The military says…
Gov’t oversight of tour bus industry faulted
By JOAN LOWY FILE – This Aug. 20, 2014 file photo shows salvage towing crews removing an overturned tour bus carrying gamblers to a casino on the 210 Southern California…
Gov’t oversight of tour bus industry faulted
By JOAN LOWY WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators called Thursday for a probe of the government agency charged with ensuring the safety of commercial vehicles, saying its own look…
OBAMA, IN EUROPE, STILL PURSUING SYRIA SUPPORT
By JOSH LEDERMAN CORRECTS SPELLING OF MATRYOSHKA A traditional Russian Matryoshka wooden doll depicting US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a display in St. Petersburg, Russia,…
ISRAEL QUIETLY MAINTAINS TIES WITH EGYPTIAN ARMY
By JOSEF FEDERMAN FILE – In this file photo taken Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, an Egyptian Army soldier takes his position on top of an armored vehicle while guarding an…
US MILITARY EVACUATES EMBASSY PERSONNEL FROM YEMEN
By DEB RIECHMANN and LOLITA C. BALDOR FILE – In this Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013 file photo, a Yemeni soldier stops a car at a checkpoint in a street leading…