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Man stabs tourists near Greeceโ€™s Acropolis

A man stabbed and wounded two tourists Tuesday morning near the ancient Acropolis in Athens, Greeceโ€™s top tourist attraction, police said. The assailant attacked a man and a woman, both Greek Americans, with a knife on a pedestrian street near an entrance to the Acropolis itself and near the entrance to the Acropolis Museum, which lies at the foot of the Acropolis hill. The woman suffered light injuries to the leg, while the man was more seriously hurt with wounds to the arm, police said. The...

#2  |  Jul 14, 07:30 UTC Others The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Remains of three Andhra tourists killed in Vietnam boat accident brought home

Minister Kondapalli Srinivas stayed at the Shamshabad airport through Monday night, receiving the remains flown in via Mumbai and consoling the families before the bodies were sent to Kadapa, Machilipatnam and Hindupur

#3  |  Jul 12, 14:48 UTC Others The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

โ€˜We tried CPR, but it was too late,โ€™ say Vietnam boat tragedy witnesses on return to Hyderabad

Several Indian tourists who were stranded in Vietnam after the tragedy landed in Hyderabad on the night of July 12

Vietnam tourist speedboat capsizes, killing 15 Indian tourists

A boat returning from an island trip in southern Vietnam capsized on Saturday, killing 15 Indian tourists less than half a kilometre (0.30 mile) from shore, as passengers shouted for help, officials and a witness said. The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four crew members when it overturned on Saturday afternoon shortly after leaving Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, which is near Phu Quoc, Vietnamโ€™s largest island, authorities were quoted as saying. โ€œThe boat had not even gone half a...

#5  |  Jul 11, 08:43 UTC Others BBC World News ๐Ÿ”—

Indian tourists among 15 killed as speedboat capsizes in Vietnam

Local media say 21 people were saved after the boat overturned in rough seas near an island in south Vietnam.

#6  |  Jul 11, 07:34 UTC Others Al Jazeera English ๐Ÿ”—

Speedboat accident in southern Vietnam kills 15 Indian tourists

The Indian embassy says it has set up control rooms to respond to victims' families.

#7  |  Jul 11, 07:01 UTC Others The Hindu ๐Ÿ”—

Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh reviews Vietnam boat accident, directs support for affected tourists

Officials informed that preliminary information suggested some tourists from Andhra Pradesh, who had travelled to Vietnam for a vacation, were believed to be involved in the mishap.

Repeated violations: safety guidelines issued for Nelliampathy tourists

District Collector directs visitors to comply with the guidelines after the District Disaster Management Authority reported violations beyond the Pothundi check post