Frenchman in Australian hospital after prank goes awry
A French tourist was in an Australian hospital Monday with burns after a fellow traveller allegedly set fire to his fancy dress costume which was made of toilet paper.
'Four dead' in fire at Thai tourist nightclub
A fire ripped through a nightclub popular with foreign tourists in Thailand early Friday, leaving at least four people dead and more than 20 others injured, officials said.
German arrested for stealing iguanas from Galapagos
A German tourist has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle four endangered iguanas out of the Galapagos Islands, according to the national park.
Plane failure has over 200 Kazakhstan citizens stuck in Hainan for 3 days
Over 200 Kazakhstan citizens have been unable to leave Sanya airport at the south of Hainan island for 3 days because of the plane damage.
Drunk Kazakh with pistol detained in Antalya
An armed tourist from Kazakhstan has been detained in Turkey.
15 thousand foreign tourists visited Kazakhstan in 6 months
A majority of tourists come to Kazakhstan from Germany, China, USA and France.
France and Switzerland simplified visa procedures for Kazakhstan residents
Starting from October 3 Kazakhstan residents will be able to get visas to France and Switzerland in Astana and Almaty.
Kazakhstan’s tourists detained in Uzbekistan for 2 weeks won’t face criminal charges in homeland...or will they?
According to one of the tourists, they were told that “initiating a criminal case is still an open issue”.
Criminal case to be opened in Kazakhstan against Kazakh tourists detained in Uzbekistan
The tourists are charged with deliberately crossing the national border as part of an organized group: Ms. Larissa Dmitryuk, spokesperson of the Border Control Service of the Committee for National Security.
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have talks over shared national border
Kazakhstan hasn’t received any answer to the diplomatic note sent to Uzbekistan in which Kazakhstan asked for reasons why Kazakhstan’s tourists were detained in Uzbekistan for over a fortnight without due notification of the Kazakh side: Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Criminal case against Kazakhstan’s tourists detained in Uzbekistan closed
The tourists were released without any red tape hurdles: Kazakhstan’s consul in Uzbekistan Babur Daurenbek.
Four adult Kazakhstan tourists detained in Uzbekistan for half a month are back home
The Kazakh side reminded that in accordance with the Vienna convention in case of foreign citizens detained abroad, a respective notification should have been sent to the country of their origin.
Nine teenage members of Kazakhstan’s tourist team detained in Uzbekistan are back home
Three adult team members are charged with illegally crossing the Uzbek border and bringing in firearms to Uzbekistan.
Kazakhstan demands Uzbekistan explain reasons why Kazakhstan tourists are under custody since July 14
The group of Kazakhstan’s tourists comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. The teens have been placed in a detention facility for minors. The Uzbek authorities refuse to let the teens go until the parents pay a penalty of $550.
12 Kazakhstan tourists kept in custody in Uzbekistan
The tourists might have wandered off the trail and accidentally stepped on the Uzbek soil. The group comprises 9 teens and 3 adults. One of the tourists is diabetic.