Travel Advisory

WELLINGTON - The authorities urged evacuations in some low-lying areas of New Zealand's North Island on Jan 21 and police searched for a missing man who was swept away in a river after continued heavy rain and strong winds triggered flooding, swollen rivers and landslides.

TOKYO - Strong winds and heavy snowfall forced the cancellation of dozens of airline flights headed to and from Japan’s north-western coast, the country’s largest airlines said on Jan 20, including popular skiing regions.

SHANGHAI: A wave of low temperature sweeping southern China brought rare snowfall to Shanghai on Tuesday (Jan 20), delighting residents of the financial hub as authorities warned that the frigid weather could last for at least three days.

The multi-storey Gul Plaza shopping centre in Pakistan housed more than 1,200 stores. 

A high-speed train derailed and smashed into another oncoming train in southern Spain on Sunday, pushing the second train off the tracks in a collision that police sources confirmed ‌to Reuters had killed at least 21 people. The accident happened near Adamuz, in Cordoba province. So far, 21 people have been confirmed dead by police, with ‍state broadcaster Television Espanola adding that 100 people had been injured, 25 seriously. The driver of one of the trains, which was travelling from Madrid...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric ‍has announced a ‍state of emergency in two southern regions.

The Iranian regime has appeared to tamp down anti-government protests that have swept across the country in recent weeks. Thousands are estimated to have been killed in the crackdown. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.

The possible disruptions are the result of engine damage sustained by one of its long-haul aircraft after encountering "a foreign object" on Thursday (Jan 15).

Some of the countries that will be suspended by the US State Department include Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia.