Travel news Wikitravel. Travel news. This is Wikitravels Travel news section, about issues affecting travellers, both positively and negatively. For more general news, see Wikinews. November. November, 1. Three people have died and 3. Corinto in Colombias south west Cauca province. Regional commission launches new local food brand for Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, Orange and Rappahannock. Emergency workers said the La Paila river burst its banks and swept mud, boulders and branches through the towns centre. More than 2. 00 families in the town are affected and thousands of people have been evacuated. Mountainous areas of Colombia are often hit by landslides. Tensions as Paris suburb tries to stop Muslim street prayers. Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis Full Rip Earthquake Los Angeles' title='Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis Full Rip Earthquake Los Angeles' />Tensions as Paris suburb tries to stop Muslim street prayers. November, 1. 1th. Tensions erupted as French officials and residents of a Paris suburb tried to block Muslims from praying in the street a dispute that reflects nationwide problems with mosque shortages. No one was hurt in the skirmishes in Clichy la Garenne, but both sides appeared to be digging in their heels in the dispute over prayer space in the town. A few dozen worshippers tried to pray anyway but retreated to a less visible spot, seeking to avoid confrontation with the protesters. But the demonstrators squeezed them toward a wooden wall. U. S. sets new restrictions on travel to Cuba. U. S. sets new restrictions on travel to Cuba. November, 8th. WASHINGTON Reuters The U. S. government made it tougher on Wednesday for Americans to book trips and do business with Cuba, making good on a pledge by President Donald Trump to roll back his Democratic predecessors move toward warmer ties with Havana. October. Boycott, shooting and tear gas mar Kenya election re run. Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis Full Rip Earthquake In MexicoBoycott, shooting and tear gas mar Kenya election re run. Oct. Kenyan opposition supporters skirmished with police and threw up burning barricades in pockets of the country on Thursday, seeking to derail President Uhuru Kenyattas likely re election with a low voter turnout. The election commission said that more than one in 1. Voting was delayed until Oct. Kenyas 4. 7 counties all in the opposition supporting west due to security challenges. The repeat election is being closely watched across East Africa, which relies on Kenya as a trade and logistics hub, and in the West, which considers Nairobi a bulwark against Islamist militancy in Somalia and civil conflict in South Sudan and Burundi. In the western city of Kisumu, police used tear gas and fired live rounds over the heads of stone throwing youths heeding opposition leader Raila Odingas call for a voter boycott. Gunfire killed one protester and wounded three, a nurse said. Oct. This years very active hurricane season threatens to throw up another spell of damaging weather over the next few days. Nicaragua is currently bracing for the possible formation of a tropical storm as a clutch of storms continues to gather in the western Caribbean. The showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure have gradually become more organised recently. The storms have gathered just off Nicaraguas eastern coast, and according to the National Hurricane Center NHC, their proximity to land is likely to limit development, at least for a while. Kmplayer For Windows 7 Latest Version here. Anti Uber strike turns violent in Bogota. Anti Uber strike turns violent in Bogota. October 2. 4rd. Thousands of taxi drivers in the Colombian capital Bogota have blocked roads and clashed with police in protest at hail services such as Uber. Operation Flashpoint Cold War Crisis Full Rip Earthquake MapGet the latest breaking news across the U. S. on ABCNews. com. Yellow cabs lined the streets of the city as drivers objected to what they said was an unfair advantage awarded to app based services. The protesters are calling for more regulation on technology companies like Uber and Cabify, who they say are not obliged to pay insurance. The strike caused major disruption. Vaping to be banned in New York public places. Vaping to be banned in New York public places. October 2. 4rd. Vaping is being outlawed in indoor public spaces in the US state of New York. A new rule, which will come into law in 3. Vaping will be banned in places including restaurants, bars and offices. New York was one of the first states to ban cigarettes in indoor public spaces in 2. Typhoon rips through Japan. Typhoon rips through Japan. October 2. 3rd. A powerful typhoon caused flooding and landslides along the Pacific coast of Japan, killing at least two people. Typhoon Lan made landfall in central Japan around 3 a. Monday and swept across Tokyo before heading out to sea several hours later off northeastern Japan. Heavy rains inundated neighborhoods in Wakayama prefecture, south of Osaka. Domestic flights were canceled and some of Japans high speed bullet trains, as well as other trains, were suspended. Parts of expressways were closed as a precaution for possible flooding. October 1. 9th. A massive fire has destroyed an iconic luxury hotel in the city of Yangon in Myanmar, killing one person. Two others were injured in the blaze at the Kandawgyi Palace. The hotel, which was largely made out of teak and built in a traditional Burmese style, was a local landmark popular with tourists. It took hundreds of firefighters several hours to put out the blaze. More than 1. 40 guests were evacuated. Ukraine protesters clash with riot police. Ukraine protesters clash with riot police. October 1. 9th. Four people have been injured in clashes between riot police and demonstrators demanding major reforms in Ukraines capital Kiev. The protesters are calling for an anti corruption court to be set up, MPs to lose their immunity from prosecution, and changes to the electoral system. They vowed to stay on, putting up tents and blocking the main road outside the parliament building in central Kiev. October 1. 5th. Forty people have died and hundreds are still missing in California after six days of wildfires that have devastated swathes of countryside and destroyed thousands of homes. Californias governor said it was one of the greatest tragedies the state had ever faced. More than 1. 0,0. Winds of up to 7. One of the worst affected areas is the city of Santa Rosa, in the Sonoma wine region, where 3,0. Saturday. It is the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in the states history. More than 1. 00,0. October 1. 5th. The death toll from two bomb attacks, one of which tore through a busy junction outside the Safari Hotel in the heart of Somalias capital Mogadishu, has risen to 8. It has become one of the deadliest attacks in the country since Islamist militants launched an insurgency in 2. Police said a truck bomb exploded outside the Safari Hotel at the K5 intersection, which is lined with government offices, restaurants and kiosks, flattening buildings and setting vehicles on fire. A separate blast struck the Medina district two hours later. October 1. 5th. The first scheduled commercial airline service to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic has touched down safely. The virgin flight, an SA Airlink service from South Africa, ends the islands long standing reliance on a ship which sailed every three weeks. It is hoped that the service, funded by the UK, will boost tourism and help make St Helena more self sufficient. It is chiefly known as the island to which French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1. Argentine Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela. Argentine Airlines suspends flights to Venezuela. October 1. 5th. Argentine Airlines has become the latest carrier to suspend flights to the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.