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A number of former affiliates filed a third version of their complaint against YTB in the U.S. District Court for Southern Illinois. The former YTB referring travel agents (RTAs) have charged they were induced to join an illegal pyramid scheme. They claim current and former affiliates have suffered damages of more than $100 million. In […]

Belgium took Switzerland to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. The dispute concerning the interpretation and application of the Lugano Convention on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters has arisen out of the pursuit of parallel judicial proceedings in Belgium and Switzerland in respect of the civil and

In a 13-0-1 vote the UN Security Council opted for sanctions aganinst Eritrea until such time that the country “ceases arming, training, and equipping armed groups and their members including al-Shabab.” Regime leaders and collaborating businesses are now also subject to travel bans, and a freeze of assets is reportedly underway for both individuals, as

San Francisco Bay’s famous herd of sea lions has mysteriously begun vanishing as quickly and inexplicably as they appeared, leaving behind throngs of disappointed tourists and puzzled marine biologists. Marine experts in the region speculate that the sea lions came in droves because of an abundance of food.Source: eTurboNews; find article here>>.

The parliamentary hearing of the Commissioner-Designate for Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli, is to take place on 14 January at 13.00hrs under the lead of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, with MEPs from the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Agriculture and Rural Development Committees also attending.Source: European Health

USA1a.You can find the list of prohibited items published by the TSA which applies to flights originating within the USA (3/2009):List USA1b.The TSA also provides rules for liquids, the so called ‘3-1-1 for Carry-Ons’:3-1-1 Carry-OnsEU2a.Code word: “Hermeticism” In the EU originally Regulation 2320/2002/EC on common rules in the field of civil aviation security as amended

1.The full ‘Timetable for the Hearings of the Commissioners designate’, which will start on January 11th and last until 19th can be found here:Timetable EP2.The new Commission ‘Barroso II’ and the respective responsibilities can be found here (in all official languages):New Team3.Further information about the hearings can be found here:Hearings4.once again:The Consumer Contract and Marketing

China has unveiled what it says is the world’s fastest rail link in the world, a train connecting the cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan, with an average speed of 217 miles per hour. The super-high-speed train reduces the 1,069 km journey to a three hour ride and cuts the previous journey time by more than

A group of major Internet travel firms as well as the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and the U.S. Tour Operators Association (USTOA) filed a law suit against New York City to stop the extension of a hotel tax on their clients. They allege that the law extending the city’s hotel room occupancy tax

Indian government in Delhi introduced rules barring tourists from returning to the country within two months of any visit. Both, U.K. and the US have lodged a diplomatic protest.Source: eTurboNews; find article here>>.