Iran state TV reported that three American tourists had been detained after they "infiltrated through the Iraqi border". A Kurd official earlier said that three backpackers had been visiting a tourist spot that lacked clear borders with Iran.
Iranian border guards detained three American tourists after they strayed into Iran from Iraqi Kurdistan, CNN reported. They had been visiting Ahmed Awa, a popular tourist spot that lacks clearly marked borders with Iran.
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Charles Simonyi returned safely to Earth after his second space trip to the International Space Station. The Russian millionaire's 10-day trip on board the Russian Soyouz capsule was a snip at 35 million dollars.
Egyptian police have arrested three suspects after a bomb ripped through a famous Cairo bazaar leaving one French teenager dead and at least 25 others injured. The victim was part of a group of 54 teenagers visiting Egypt.
One French tourist was killed and at least 25 people were injured when a bomb went off near a cafe in the tourist area of Khan al-Khalili in Cairo. The French foreign ministry confirmed that eight nationals were among the injured.
Twenty-four people were killed and 33 injured when a bus transporting Russian tourists drove off a cliff and crashed into a ravine in Israel's Negev desert. They were heading to the Red Sea resort of Eliat when their driver veered off course.
The International Space Station has adjusted its orbit in order to facilitate the arrival later this month of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying space tourist Richard Garriott, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov and US astronaut Michael Fincke.
Egypt is still negotiating for the release of 11 kidnapped foreign tourists after a 'premature' announcement that they had been freed along with eight Egyptians. The identity of the kidnappers remains unclear.
