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The Atlas Group Travel Series now automatically includes many new benefits, services and features that make it the best option for student groups, missionary organizations and corporations who travel internationally. At no additional cost, the Atlas Group Travel Series now adds coverage for Acts of Terrorism, Complications of Pregnancy and Incidental Trips home to the industry’s leading travel medical insurance plan. State of the art travel and emergency medical assistance services are part of every Atlas Group Travel Series plan. All of this with the same astonishing service you have come to expect from our Underwriters and Plan Administrators, the leader in international travel medical insurance.

Why Buy Travel Insurance?
The answer is easy. Whether your group is traveling for business or pleasure, international travel involves risk. You may arrive at your destination to find that a member of your group’s luggage with personal items has disappeared. A personal emergency may necessitate early return home for a member of your group. A medical emergency may require hospitalization or even air evacuation. In most cases, your existing insurance will not provide adequate protection for these and other risks. Without appropriate travel insurance, members of your group may be exposed to significant financial liability. The Atlas Group Travel Series were specially designed to take the risks out of international travel, so your group can have an enjoyable and productive trip.

Is My Group Eligible for the Atlas Group Travel Series?
If your group consists of a minimum of five travelers who are at least 14 days old traveling internationally for at least 7 days, your group is eligible. If your group members are under age 70, you may select the Overall Maximum Limit, ranging from $50,000 to $1,000,000. The Overall Maximum Limit for members age 70 to 79 is $50,000. The Overall Maximum Limit for members age 80 and older is $10,000.

The minimum coverage period is 7 days and the maximum coverage period is 12 months. The same Overall Maximum Limit must be purchased for every member of your group under the age of 70. The same Deductible must be purchased for every member of your group.

If any members of your group reside in Florida or have a mailing address in Florida, please contact us, 877-211-3654 or info@worldwidemedicalplans.com before submit your application for Atlas Group Travel Insurance.

Click here for Instant Quotes & Online Purchase
If any members of your group reside in Florida or have a mailing address in Florida, please contact us at 877-211-3654 or Info@worldwidemedicalplans.com before submit your application for this insurance.

When Does Coverage Become Effective and When Does it End?
Coverage becomes effective on the latest of: the moment we receive your Application and correct premium (if Application and payment is made online or by fax), 12:01am US Eastern Standard Time on the date we receive your Application and payment (if Application and payment is made by mail), the moment the member departs from his or her Home Country or 12:01am US Eastern Standard Time on the date you request on your Application. Coverage will end on the earliest of: 12:01am US Eastern Standard Time on the last day of the period for which you have paid a premium, 12:01am US Eastern Standard Time on the date requested on your Application, or the moment of the member’s arrival upon return to their Home Country (unless the member has started a Benefit Period or is eligible for Home Country Coverage).
Does the Atlas Group Travel Series Provide any Home Country Coverage?
Yes. Under certain circumstances, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide limited Home Country Coverage. Incidental Home Country Medical Coverage – US citizens traveling for three (3) months or more are covered for Medical expenses only during one incidental trip to their Home Country for up to 15 days. The member must continue his or her international trip no more than 15 days after return to his or her Home Country in order to be eligible for this benefit. Return to Home Country must not be taken for the purpose of obtaining treatment of an Illness or Injury that began while traveling.
Benefit Period Medical Coverage – If a member started a Benefit Period while this insurance was in effect, the member is covered for Medical expenses only for the duration of the Benefit Period, regardless of whether the member is at home or abroad. A Benefit Period begins on the first date the member receives a diagnosis or treatment of a covered Illness or Injury while outside his or her Home Country and lasts for 180 days.

End of Trip Home Country Medical Coverage – If your group is covered under the Atlas Group Travel Series and members are outside of their Home Countries continuously (except for covered Incidental Trips as described above) for six (6) months or more, you may purchase an additional 30 days of End of Trip Home Country Medical Coverage for the group.

Home Country Defined - If you are a US citizen, your Home Country is the United States, regardless of the location of your Principal Residence. If you are not a US citizen, your Home Country is the country where you principally reside and receive regular mail.

Which Plan Should I Purchase?
For US citizens traveling abroad, you should purchase Atlas International. For non-US citizens traveling outside their Home Countries, you should purchase Atlas America. If your group includes both US and non-US citizens, the appropriate plan will apply based on each member’s citizenship.

What is Covered?
All benefits, except Hospital Indemnity, Lost Checked Luggage, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Common Carrier Accidental Death, are subject to the Deductible and Coinsurance. Limits apply to all benefits (See Schedule of Benefits and Limits):

Medical:

1. Inpatient and Outpatient charges made by a Hospital.
2. Charges made by a Physician, surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist, and any other medical specialist to whom the Physician has referred the case.
3. Charges made for dressings, sutures, casts or other supplies prescribed by the attending Physician or specialist but excluding nebulizers, oxygen tanks, diabetic supplies and all devices for repeat use at home.
4. Charges for diagnostic testing using radiology, ultrasonographic or laboratory services.
5. Charges for oxygen and other gases and anesthetics and their administration.
6. Charges for prescription drugs, for treatment of a covered Injury or Illness but not for the replacement of lost, stolen, damaged, expired or otherwise compromised drugs.
7. Charges made by a licensed Extended Care Facility upon direct transfer from an acute care Hospital.
8. Emergency local ambulance transport incurred in connection with Injury or Illness resulting in inpatient hospitalization.

Complications of Pregnancy:
Treatment of Complications of Pregnancy during the first 26 weeks of Pregnancy is covered under this insurance. Complications of Pregnancy is defined as: Illnesses whose diagnoses are distinct from Pregnancy, but are adversely affected by Pregnancy or caused by Pregnancy, and not associated with a normal Pregnancy. This includes: ectopic Pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, hyperemesis gravidarum, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, missed abortion and conditions of comparable severity.

Hospital Indemnity:
If a member of your group is hospitalized as an Inpatient for treatment of a covered Illness or Injury, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide $100 for each night the member spends in the hospital. This benefit is in addition to payments for other covered expenses and is not subject to Deductible or Coinsurance.

Acute Onset of a Pre-existing Condition:
If you purchase a minimum of 3 months of coverage, your group members who are US Citizens under age 70 are covered for an Acute Onset of a Pre-existing Condition. Coverage available is 10% of the Maximum Overall Limit purchased, up to a maximum of $50,000. An Acute Onset of a Pre-existing Condition is a sudden and unexpected outbreak or recurrence of a Pre-existing Condition, which occurs spontaneously and without advance warning either in the form of Physician recommendations or symptoms. Treatment must be obtained within 24 hours of the sudden and unexpected outbreak or recurrence.

Emergency Dental:
The following Emergency Dental expenses are covered: Emergency Dental treatment and Dental surgery necessary to restore or replace sound natural teeth lost or damaged in an Accident which is covered under this insurance subject to the Overall Maximum Limit; and.Emergency Dental treatment necessary to resolve acute, spontaneous and unexpected onset of pain subject to a maximum benefit of $100.

Emergency Medical Evacuation:
If recommended by the attending Physician, who certifies that Evacuation is necessary to safeguard the member’s life and that Medically Necessary treatment is not available locally, and if approved in advance and coordinated by the Plan Administrator, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefits: Emergency air and/or ground transportation to the nearest Hospital that is qualified to provide the Medically Necessary treatment.

Emergency Reunion:
In the event of a covered Emergency Medical Evacuation, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefits: The cost of an economy round-trip air and/or ground transportation ticket for one of the member’s relatives (parent, spouse, sibling or child age 18 or older) for transportation to the area where the member is hospitalized following Emergency Evacuation and reasonable expenses for lodging and meals for the relative for a period not to exceed 15 days.

Return of Minor Child(ren):
If a member of your group is the only person age 18 or older, traveling with one or more child(ren) under the age of 18, who are also covered by the Atlas Group Travel Series, and the member is Hospitalized for treatment of a covered Illness or Injury, resulting in the child(ren) being left unattended for a period of time expected to exceed 36 hours, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: The cost of a one-way economy air and/or ground transportation ticket for each covered child to the terminal serving the area of Principal Residence of each covered child.

Terrorism
The Atlas Group Travel Series provides Medical coverage for Injuries and Illnesses resulting from an Act of Terrorism, subject to a $50,000 lifetime maximum, provided all of the following conditions are met:

1. The Injury or Illness does not result from chemical, nuclear or biological weapons or events.
2. The member has no direct or indirect involvement in the Act of Terrorism.
3. The Act of Terrorism is not in a country or location where the United States government has issued a travel advisory that has been in effect within the 6 months prior to your date of arrival.
4. The member has not unreasonably failed or refused to depart a country or location following the date an advisory to leave that country or location is issued by the United States government.

An Act of Terrorism is defined as: an act, including but not limited to the use of force or violence and/or the threat thereof, of any person or group(s) of persons, whether acting alone or on behalf of or in connection with any organization(s) or government(s) committed for political, religious, ideological or similar purposes including the intention to influence any government and/or to put the public, or any section of the public, in fear.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment:
In the event of Accidental Death (except while traveling on a commercial common carrier) or Dismemberment resulting from a covered Injury, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit:

1. Accidental Death – Principal Sum of $25,000 ($5,000 for children under age 18) to the Beneficiary. The Principal Sum shall reduce by 50% (to $12,500) for members age 70 to 74 at time of Death, and an additional 50% (to $6,250) for members age 75 or older at time of Death.

2. Accidental Dismemberment

a. Loss of 2 eyes or 2 or more limbs – Principal Sum of $25,000 ($5,000 for children under age 18) to the member.

b. Loss of 1 eye or limb – One-half of the Principal Sum to the member.

c. The Principal Sum(s) shall reduce by 50% for members age 70 to 74 at time of Dismemberment, and an additional 50% for members age 75 or older at time of Dismemberment.

3. The Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefit is not available for losses incurred during participation in a Hazardous Sport or in respect to losses resulting from an Act of Terrorism.

The Beneficiary for members age 18 or older will be as follows: 1. Spouse (if any) 2. Children (if any) 3. Estate of the member. The Beneficiary for members under age 18 will be as follows: 1. Custodial Parent(s) 2. Siblings (if any) 3. Estate of the member.

Common Carrier Accidental Death:
In the event of Accidental Death while traveling on board a commercial common carrier, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: Principal Sum of $50,000 ($25,000 for children under age 18) subject to a maximum of $250,000 per group to the Beneficiary, as described above. This benefit is not available in respect to losses resulting from an Act of Terrorism.

Repatriation of Remains:
In the event of a covered Injury or Illness resulting in a member’s death, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: Air and/or ground transportation of bodily remains or ashes to the area of the member’s Principal Residence, and reasonable costs of preparation of remains necessary for transportation.

Trip Interruption:

1. If, after you have departed, a member of your group learns of the death of a parent, spouse, sibling or child, or learns of the substantial destruction of his or her Principal Residence by fire or weather, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: The cost of an economy one way air and/or ground transportation ticket for the member to the area of his or her Principal Residence; or

2. If, following a covered Emergency Evacuation, the attending Physician states that it is Medically Necessary for the member to return to his or her Home Country or to the area from which he or she was initially evacuated for continued treatment, recuperation and recovery, the Atlas Group Travel Series will provide the following benefit: The cost of a one-way economy air and/or ground transportation ticket for the member’s transportation from the area where he or she was hospitalized following the Emergency Evacuation, to the area where he or she was initially evacuated from, or to the terminal serving the area of the member’s Principal Residence.

Lost Checked Luggage:
In the event a member’s checked luggage is permanently lost by the carrier, the Atlas Group Travel Plan will provide the following benefit: Up to $250 for replacement of clothes and personal hygiene items, not to exceed $50 for any one item. The member must file a formal claim with the transportation provider and provide the Plan Administrator with copies of all claim forms and proof that the transportation provider has paid its normal reimbursement for the lost checked luggage.

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If any members of your group reside in Florida or have a mailing address in Florida, please contact us at 877-211-3654 or Info@worldwidemedicalplans.com before submit your application for this insurance.

What Travel Assistance Services Are Included?
The following Travel Assistance Services are available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week while your Atlas plan is in effect.

Pre-Trip Health and Safety Advisories (available after your purchase of the Atlas Group Travel Series, and before your departure) – call us for current passport, visa, inoculation and vaccine requirements, as well as up-to-date travel safety advisories.

Livetravel Services – we will make emergency travel and itinerary changes for you including rebooking flights, hotel reservations and ground transportation arrangements.

BagTrak – we are the industry leaders in tracking lost, checked baggage. We will help you locate your lost checked baggage and deliver it to you anywhere in the world.

Emergency Message Relay – we will relay messages to your family, friends and co-workers, helping you to maintain contact during an emergency.

Emergency Cash Transfers – we will assist you in arranging and obtaining cash transfers anywhere in the world.

Other important Atlas Travel Assistance Services include:

Medical referrals
Up-to-the-minute travel medical advisories
Assistance with prescription drug replacement
Dispatch of a doctor or specialist
Emergency travel arrangements for family members
Lost passport or travel documents assistance
Embassy and consulate referrals
Legal and accounting referrals
Bail bond assistance
Translation and interpretation assistance

Atlas Travel Assistance Services are not insurance benefits and provision of any Atlas Travel Assistance Services is not a guarantee of any other benefit under the Atlas Group Travel Series.

Schedule of Benefits and Limits

Deductibles:	$0, $100, $250, $500, $1,000 or $2,500 per Certificate Period
Coinsurance	Claims incurred in US or Canada: For the Certificate Period, Underwriters will pay 80% of the next $5,000 of Eligible Expenses after the Deductible, then 100% to the Overall Maximum Limit Claims incurred outside US or Canada: For the Certificate Period, Underwriters will pay 100% of Eligible Expenses after the Deductible up to the Overall Maximum Limit
Hospital Room and Board:	Average Semi-private room rate, including nursing services
Local Ambulance	Usual, Reasonable and Customary charges
Hospital Indemnity	$100 per day (not subject to Deductible or Coinsurance)
Intensive Care Unit	Usual, Reasonable and Customary charges
Outpatient Treatment	Usual, Reasonable and Customary charges
Acute Onset of Pre-existing Condition	10% of Overall Maximum Limit up to $50,000 per Certificate Period (US Citizens under age 70 with Certificate Periods of 3 months or more)
Emergency Dental	Accident – Overall Maximum Limit Acute Onset of Pain - $100 limit per Certificate Period
Emergency Medical Evacuation	Overall Maximum Limit
Emergency Reunion	$15,000 limit per Certificate Period
Return of Minor Children	$5,000 limit per Certificate Period
Terrorism	$50,000 Maximum Lifetime Limit, Medical Expenses only
Accidental Death and Dismemberment	Death - $25,000 adult, $5,000 children under age 18; Loss of 2 Limbs - $25,000 adult, $5,000 children under age 18; Loss of 1 Limb - $12,500 adult, $2,500 children under age 18; Benefits reduce by 50% at age 70 and an additional 50% at age 75.
Common Carrier Accidental Death	$50,000 per adult, $25,000 children under age 18; $250,000 per group
Repatriation of Remains	Overall Maximum Limit
Trip Interruption	$5,000 limit per Certificate Period
Lost Checked Luggage	$250 limit per Certificate Period (not subject to Deductible or Coinsurance)
Hospital Pre-Notification Penalty	50% of Eligible Medical Expenses
Optional Hazardous Sports Rider	Overall Maximum Limit
Overall Maximum Limit per Certificate Period (includes all benefits except Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Common Carrier Accidental Death)	Age 14 days to 69 - $50,000, $100,000, $250,000, $500,000 or $1,000,000; Age 70 to 79 - $50,000; Age 80 or older - $10,000

What Is Excluded?
The following charges, treatments, surgeries, medications, conditions and circumstances are excluded:

1. Pre-existing Conditions – Charges resulting directly or indirectly from any Pre-existing Condition are excluded from this insurance. US citizens who have purchased a coverage period of at least 3 months and are under age 70 are covered for Medical and Emergency Medical Evacuation charges resulting from an Acute Onset of a Pre-existing Condition, up to the limit set forth in the Schedule of Benefits and Limits. A Pre-existing Condition is any Illness, Injury or medical condition or chronic or recurring Illness or Injury or medical condition, including any associated complications or consequences, which existed at or during the 2 years immediately preceding the member’s Effective date. An Acute Onset is a sudden and unexpected outbreak or recurrence of a Pre-existing Condition, which occurs spontaneously and without advance warning either in the form of Physician recommendations or symptoms. Treatment must be obtained within 24 hours of the sudden and unexpected outbreak or recurrence.

2. Treatment for or related to any congenital condition.

3. Routine pre-natal care, childbirth, care of newborns, post-natal care, birth control, artificial insemination, infertility, impotency or sexual dysfunction, sterilization or reversal thereof.

4. False labor, edema, prolonged labor, prescribed rest during the period of Pregnancy, morning sickness and conditions of comparable severity associated with management of a difficult Pregnancy, and not constituting a medically distinct Complication of Pregnancy, and all charges related to Pregnancy after the 26th week of Pregnancy.

5. Mental Health Disorders or Substance Abuse.

6. Charges which are not incurred during the Certificate Period or the applicable Benefit Period, and charges which are not presented to Underwriters for payment within 60 days from the end of the Certificate Period or the applicable Benefit Period.

7. Charges for use of Emergency Room for treatment of Illness unless the patient is directly admitted to the Hospital as Inpatient for further treatment of that Illness.

8. Not Medically Necessary and administered or ordered by a Physician.

9. Provided at no cost, by a family member, or by a person who ordinarily resides with you, or which are attributable to or recoverable from any other party including government sponsored plans.

10. Charges which exceed Usual, Reasonable and Customary.

11. Investigational, Experimental or for Research purposes.

12. While confined primarily to receive Custodial Care, Educational or Rehabilitative care.

13. Venereal Disease, AIDS or ARC.

14. Treatment by a Chiropractor.

15. Diseases of the skin.

16. Dental treatment, including treatment of the temporomandibular joint, except for Emergency Dental treatment necessary to replace sound natural teeth lost or damaged in an Accident covered hereunder or for the relief of acute, spontaneous and unexpected onset of pain.

17. Eyeglasses, vision exams, contact lenses, hearing tests, hearing aids, hearing implants, eye refraction, visual therapy, orthoptics or visual eye training or eye surgery (including cataract surgery and radial keratotomy) or for any examination or fitting related to these devices or procedures.

18. Injury sustained while taking part in the following activities: Amateur or professional sports or athletics, except this does not include Amateur sports or athletics which are non-contact and undertaken solely for leisure, recreational, entertainment or fitness purposes unless such sports or athletics are otherwise excluded by this provision. The following are excluded: Mountaineering where ropes or guides are normally used or at elevations of 4,500 meters or higher. Aviation, except when traveling solely as a passenger in a commercial aircraft. Hang gliding, sky diving, parachuting or bungee jumping; Snow skiing or snowboarding, except for recreational downhill and/or cross-country snow skiing or snowboarding (no cover provided whilst skiing away from prepared and marked in-bound territories and/or against the advice of the local ski school or local authoritative body); Racing by any animal or motorized vehicle; spelunking; subaqua pursuits involving underwater breathing apparatus unless NAUI/PADI certified, accompanied by a certified instructor, and at depths of less than 10 meters; jet skiing; and any other sport or athletic activity which is undertaken for thrill seeking and exposes you to abnormal or extreme risk of injury.

19. Injury sustained while under the influence of or due wholly or partly to the effects of intoxicating liquor or drugs other than drugs taken in accordance with treatment prescribed and directed by a Physician but not for the treatment of Substance Abuse.

20. Willfully self-inflicted Injury or Illness and immunizations and Routine Physical Exams.

21. The Deductible, Coinsurance and charges which are not included as Eligible Expenses as described in the Master Policy, and charges which exceed the limits set forth in the Schedule of Benefits and Limits.

22. Treatment required as a result of complications or consequences of a treatment or condition not covered hereunder.

23. Charges for travel or accommodations, except as provided for in the Local Ambulance, Emergency Medical Evacuation, Repatriation of Remains, Emergency Reunion and Trip Interruption sections of this insurance.

24. Treatment incurred as a result of exposure to non-medical nuclear radiation and/or radioactive material(s).

25. Organ or tissue transplants or related services.

26. Acts of Terrorism, except as provided for herein, war, insurrection, riot or any variation thereof.

If any members of your group reside in Florida or have a mailing address in Florida, please contact us, 877-211-3654 or Info@worldwidemedicalplans.com before submit your application for Atlas Group Travel Insurance.

This is a summary of exclusions. For more details, or for a complete copy of the Master Policy, please contact us.

What If I Plan to Participate in a Sport or Athletic Activity that is Excluded?
The Optional Hazardous Sports Rider is available for the adventurous groups. This Rider adds coverage for the Amateur sports listed in exclusion #18. The maximum coverage under this rider is the Overall Maximum Limit you select. The Accidental Death and Dismemberment benefit is deleted during the course of the activity. The Rider must be purchased for all members of your group.

What are the Pre-notification Requirements?
All Hospitalizations, Surgeries, Emergency Evacuations, Emergency Reunions, Trip Interruptions, Repatriation of Remains, Computerized Tomography (CAT Scan) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) must be Pre-notified. Simply call, or have the Physician call, the Plan Administrator with all information relative to the claim. Be sure to have the member’s ID number available. If the member does not Pre-notify, medical expenses will be reduced by 50%, and all other expenses will be forfeited.

Who is the Insurer?
Lloyd’s, the largest and oldest insurance market in the world, is the insurer of the Atlas Group Travel Series. Rated A (Superior) by AM Best Company, and A (Strong) by Standard and Poor’s, Lloyd’s provides financial strength and security that is unparalleled in the worldwide insurance market. Lloyd’s is recognized as a market leader in the accident and health insurance arena and is well-known for its innovative products and services. Presently, Lloyd’s provides accident and health insurance to millions of individuals in almost every country of the world.

Bon Voyage!
Haben Sie eine sichere Reise! Abbia un viaggio sicuro!
�Tenga un viaje seguro! Ayez un voyage s�r! Have a safe trip!

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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL NEWS BRIEFS:
Please note that we at Sunburst Worldwide Insurance Services provides the International Travel News Briefs as a value-added service to our international clients and visitors of this website. Our International Travel News Briefs are updated frequently, in order to provide you with current and reliable news and events as quickly as we can. We have no control over the content of external websites, and links to various external news sources may become inactive at any time. We suggest that you bookmark our website and return frequently to check the current global news posted on our website.

Australia swine flu cases hit 400 June 1, 2009
Australia's swine flu cases jumped by nearly a third to pass 400 on Monday, making it the Asia-Pacific region's worst-hit country and intensifying a major health emergency.

Flu death toll 'less than feared' May 2, 2009
Mexico's health minister revises down the number of suspected swine flu deaths in the country from 176 to 101.

Avian Flu Cases in Egypt Raise Alarms April 21, 2009
Middle East / N. Africa - Egypt An unusual pattern of avian flu cases in Egypt � almost all are in toddlers, all of whom have survived � has led some flu-tracking Web sites to speculate that dozens of silent cases are circulating there.

U.S. Embassy warns Americans to stay sober in Tokyo neighborhood April 10, 2009
American men are being surreptitiously drugged as they drink, especially when alone in strip clubs, embassy officials said. While they are unconscious, the perpetrators � including scantily clad women with whom they might be socializing � take their credit cards and run up large bills.

Eiffel Tower closes due to strike April 8, 2009
PARIS � An official at the Eiffel Tower says the attraction is closed to visitors because of a strike. The official said the tower did not open Wednesday morning and is expected to remain closed all day. She was speaking on condition of anonymity in accordance with the job regulations. It was not immediately clear how many workers were on strike or what their demands were.

Argentina Facing Worst-Ever Dengue Outbreak April 5, 2009
BUENOS AIRES � The Argentine government acknowledged on Friday that the outbreak of dengue affecting the country�s northern provinces is the worst in its history, although it stressed that this is not a nationwide epidemic.

Lao province at risk of bird flu outbreak March 30, 2009
Many areas of Phongsaly province of Laos are at risk of infection from the H5N1 bird flu virus as local people are continuing to bring in poultry and eggs illegally from neighboring countries, the Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported Monday.

200 feared dead in Indonesian dam burst March 30, 2009
It is feared the final death toll from a flash flood in Jakarta caused by a collapsed dam could move past 200.
Ninety-eight people are already confirmed dead in the flood in the Indonesian capital, but 132 more cannot be accounted for.

State health agencies ban travel to Mexico March 22, 2009
McALLEN � The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has banned workers in five state agencies from traveling to Mexico to conduct research or work on binational health programs because of fears of kidnappings and other drug cartel-fueled violence.

Death Toll From Dengue Hits 15 in Brazilian State March 15, 2009
BRASILIA � The death toll from dengue this year in the Brazilian state of Bahia has risen to 15, health officials said, adding that they were still awaiting the results of tests on 30 other people who died recently.

DENGUE FEVER: March 11, 2009
Outbreaks of dengue fever have risen in the Asia Pacific region in the past year, killing three times more victims in 2008 than in recent years, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). Chusak Prasittisuk, a dengue specialist with the WHO, says efforts to prevent and control dengue have been constrained due to lack of political commitment, inadequate resources and lack of coordinated efforts. Dengue, the most widespread tropical disease after malaria, is transmitted by mosquitoes. Approximately 2.5 billion people globally are at risk, the majority in Asia Pacific.

East Asia / Pacific - Thailand
Airport thieves under spotlight
Police don't believe the arrest of three suspects last month will end the scourge of thieves targeting outbound passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport. "I believe there is more than one gang operating at the airport," tourist police chief Adis Ngamchitsuksri said. Suspects Amorn Wisetya, Suranart Channum and Pairat Saengpong were arrested on Feb 26 after the Tourist Police Division was contacted by Mohammad Umar. Mr Mohammad, a 57-year-old Qatari, left Bangkok on Feb 11 only to discover after picking up his luggage in Doha that a bag had been damaged and the lock broken.

British travellers warned of N�rrebro violence March 3, 2009
Europe - Denmark The British Foreign & Commonwealth Office has advised travellers to be cautious when visiting areas affected by recent gang violence

Vietnam has 54th death from bird flu February 27, 2009
HANOI (Reuters) - A 32-year-old Vietnamese man infected with the H5N1 bird flu strain has died in hospital in the capital Hanoi, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, quoting the health ministry.

State Dept. Cites 'Large Firefights' in Travel Alert on Mexico ...February 21, 2009
The latest travel advisory for Mexico from the US State Department will certainly not please the ... the travel alert issued Friday reads like the plot of a crime thriller. ... "Recent Mexican army and police confrontations with drug cartels have resembled small-unit combat, with cartels employing automatic weapons and grenades," the advisory reads.. ...

Americas - Mexico

Mexican town on drug-smuggling route left defenseless after police quit Feb. 20, 2009
VILLA AHUMADA, Mexico � For people caught inside Mexico's drug corridors, life is about keeping your head down and watching your back, especially when the sun dips behind the cactus-studded horizon.

Marchers block Mexico-US border February 18, 2009
Mexico Hundreds of people in Mexico have blocked key crossings into the US in protests against the deployment of the army to fight drug traffickers.

Aids is China's deadliest disease February 18, 2009

East Asia / Pacific - China Chinese officials have said that HIV/Aids was the leading cause of death last year, compared with other infectious diseases.

6.0 quake rumbles in Peru February 9, 2009
A significant earthquake, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale, occurred Monday near the coast of northern Peru, quake monitors said.The U.S. Geological Survey said the temblor took place at 9:09 a.m. at a depth of 6.2 miles. Its epicenter was 95 miles west of Chiclayo, 470 miles northwest of Lima and 475 miles south-southwest of Quito, Ecuador.CNN and Sky News said there were no immediate reports ...

US diplomat expelled from Ecuador February 7, 2009
Americas - Ecuador Ecuador's left-wing president has ordered the expulsion of a senior US diplomat, accusing him of suspending aid to Ecuador's anti-drugs programme.

Is China Covering up a New Bird Flu Epidemic? February 3, 2009
Certainly there seems to be very strong evidence it is. There have already been eight reported cases of humans contracting the potential deadly H5N1 virus, from which five people have died this year. And despite the fact that Hong Kong officials have been finding dead birds infected with the virus washing up onto its shores in recent days from the mainland, China has not made any official statement concerning an outbreak among birds.
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Security providers in Thailand say business is good amid downturn Feb. 02, 2009
BANGKOK: Thailand's economic woes continue to deepen due to the gloomy global financial picture and the Kingdom's ongoing political unrest. But security providers said that business is good even in these hard times.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/406432/1/.html

Floods in southern Brazil kill 12, uproot 3,600 Feb. 02, 2009
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Floods have killed 12 people in Brazil's southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul and forced some 3,600 people from their homes, a state emergency coordinator has said.

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Bangkok warning on bird flu January 17, 2009
BANGKOK: Thailand�s Public Health ministry warned yesterday that 14 of its 76 provinces are at risk of bird flu this year, as an official said a cold snap boosted chances of the deadly virus spreading.
http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=267184&version=1&template_id=45&parent_id=25

World�s top 5 murder capitals January 08, 2009
Americas, East Asia / Pacific, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa - Papua New Guinea, Russia, South Africa, Venezuela
The Washington DC-based Foreign Policy publication, in its edition last September, lists Port Moresby alongside Caracas (Venezuela), Cape Town (South Africa), New Orleans (USA) and Moscow (Russia) as cities where you have a very good chance of getting murdered. The Foreign Policy website (www.foreignpolicy.com), on which the listing is still available, says when it comes to brutal, homicidal violence, these five cities stand in a class of their own.
http://solomonstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5748&change=71&changeown=79&Itemid=26

Bangkok airports shut down cost Thailand more than Tsunami Jan. 07, 2009
Thailandnews.net
Melbourne, Jan 7 : Anti-government protests that shut down Bangkok's airports last year have cost Thailand 11.5 billion dollars, much more than loses suffered during the Tsunami or SARS, a central bank study has said.
http://www.thailandnews.net/story/450675

East Asia / Pacific - China June 30, 2007
Special police for Beijing games
The Chinese authorities say they have established a special military unit to provide security for the Beijing Olympics next year.

Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya May 5, 2007
Kenya Airways plane crashed
A Kenya Airways plane that crashed in Cameroon on Saturday has been found submerged in a swamp and there is no chance of any survivors, officials say.

Europe - France
France opens fastest railway link Mar. 15, 2007
France's fastest rail link to date has been inaugurated with the service's first train travelling from Paris to the east on Thursday afternoon. Trains on the line are set to travel at 320km/h (200mph). The service will open to passengers on 10 June when they will be able to travel further east to other EU states.

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East Asia / Pacific - Japan
Ban on liquids expanded for all international flights Feb. 26, 2007
Tokyo, Japan: In a move aimed at further thwarting terrorist attacks, passengers on all international flights will be prohibited from bringing aboard liquids in containers larger than 100 milliliters starting Thursday

Europe - Russia
Explosion in Russian McDonald's Feb. 19, 2007
An explosion at a McDonald's restaurant in the Russian city of St Petersburg has slightly injured six people with concussion and cuts from flying glass.

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Americas - Mexico
'Safest city' now has drug war Feb. 16, 2007
Monterrey, Mexico:: An affluent city just two hours from Texas is the newest battleground in a war between drug cartels

Sub-Saharan Africa - Guinea
Guinea Airport Situation Feb. 14, 2007
This warden message is being issued to update American citizens regarding information on Air France flights out of Guinea. A flight left Guinea for Paris yesterday. We believe Air France will try to operate flights to Paris starting Thursday, February 15 to Sunday February 19, 2007.

East Asia / Pacific - Indonesia
Bird flu virus kills Indonesian Feb. 9, 2007
West Java, Indonesia A 20-year-old woman in Indonesia who tested positive for bird flu has died, becoming the country's 64th human victim, a health official said

Americas - Brazil
Brazil airport hub faces revamp after court battle Feb.9,2007
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) -- Slick runways at Brazil's busiest airport will undergo major overhauls this month after officials tried to ban wide-body jets because of fears they could skid off its short landing strips, the airport's authority said Thursday.

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East Asia / Pacific - Vietnam
Vietnam plans new railway link Feb. 6, 2007
Hanoi: The Vietnamese authorities have approved plans to build a $33bn (�15bn) rail link between the capital, Hanoi, to Ho Chi Minh City in the south.

New Thailand airport off to rough start Feb. 2, 2007
BANGKOK, Thailand - The taxiways are cracked, the terminal has leaks and some airlines even wonder whether it's safe to fly into Thailand's new international airport.

Australians warned about crime in Caribbean Feb. 2, 2007
SYDNEY, Australia: The foreign affairs department said in an official travel advisory that fans needed to be aware of safety issues at the World Cup, to be hosted by six Caribbean nations from March 10 until April 28. "In some parts of the Caribbean, violent crime, including armed robbery, kidnapping and murder is common," the advisory said.

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UK Updated Polonium-210 Information Jan. 31, 2007
Europe - United Kingdom: This information is meant primarily for Americans who were in Britain from November through December 2006. It is an update to the December 11, 2006 warden message concerning events in the UK involving the radioactive material Polonium-210, which have caused concerns for possible public health risks.

Islamabad Marriott Hotel Attack
Pakistan - It was reported that on January 26, 2007, at approximately 2:37 p.m. local time, a bomb exploded at the back area of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Kidnap group leader nabbed
East Asia / Pacific - Philippines LINGAYEN -- A leader of the Pepino kidnap-for-ransom group was arrested Wednesday in Bolinao, Pangasinan Wednesday, police officials said.

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New Thailand airport off to rough start Feb. 2, 2007 BANGKOK, Thailand - The taxiways are cracked, the terminal has leaks and some airlines even wonder whether it's safe to fly into Thailand's new international airport.

New Thailand airport off to rough start Feb. 2, 2007
BANGKOK, Thailand - The taxiways are cracked, the terminal has leaks and some airlines even wonder whether it's safe to fly into Thailand's new international airport.