The conventional but sophisticated modus operandi used in twin hotel bombings prompted Indonesian officials to suspect one of the nation’s most-wanted men, official media reported Saturday.
Report: Malaysian fugitive suspected in hotel bombs
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Explosions hit two Jakarta hotels
Explosions tore through two luxury hotels Friday morning in south Jakarta, Indonesia. Antara News, a state-run agency, said at least six people were killed and a number of others were wounded. The victims were taken to nearby MMC Hospital and Jakarta Hospital, the agency reported
Nigerian militants claim pipeline blast, tanker crew’s seizure
Nigerian militants said Monday they had blown up an oil pipeline and captured six crew members of a chemical tanker. The crowd of 200 to 300 — mostly women and elderly — quickly formed as local authorities were taking members of the media on a tour of a neighborhood that was heavily damaged during riots over the weekend, witnesses said.
Love hotel business zooms despite downturn
Even in the midst of Japan’s deepest economic recession since World War II, the country’s love hotel industry is thriving.
The Vacation Recession
On a typical weekend afternoon, Beijing’s Silk Street Market buzzes with the sound of tens of thousands of tourists haggling over antiques, jewelry and knockoff Gucci handbags.
Mexico’s battered image yields travel deals
Mexico’s tourism industry has endured some brutal punches this year. First, the global financial crisis hampered vacation spending.
Hong Kong hotel guests freed from flu quarantine
Waving and cheering like survivors of a disaster, 200 guests of a Hong Kong business hotel who were confined for more than a week due to swine flu left the building Friday. Businessmen, families and tourists marched out of the Hong Kong Metropark Hotel in the Wanchai bar district at 8:30 p.m.
Vacation Blues as Tourists Stay at Home
On a typical weekend afternoon, Beijing’s Silk Street Market buzzes with the sound of tens of thousands of tourists haggling over antiques, jewelry and knock-off Gucci handbags. Rickshaw drivers normally scoop up these marketgoers, pedal them to their hotels and return with pockets full of foreign currency — a lucrative cycle drivers can repeat dozens of times a day. In recent months, though, the Silk Street Market’s once reliable bustle has thinned dramatically