A woman who was assaulted on a cruise ship has filed a federal lawsuit against Holland America claiming it fails to oversee its workers and provide adequate security. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Seattle claims the woman had gone to bed on the night of Feb. 13, 2014, when a room service attendant attacked her after hiding in her cabin.

Intrepid has already raised $400,000 Australian dollars toward recovery efforts in its Nepal Earthquake appeal. It has been donated to the children’s charity Plan International to provide shelter, sanitation and food to more than 120,800 Nepalese people.

The Bahamas and China have signed a memorandum of understanding for air service between the two countries. The move comes months after initial talks led by Prime Minister Perry Christie on the idea. The agreement was signed by Transport Minister Glenys Martin at Christie’s office in Nassau.

Barcelona's new mayor-elect has announced controversial plans for a cap on the number of tourists entering the Catalan capital.

A lion leapt through an open car window and mauled to death an American tourist at a privately-run game park just outside Johannesburg on Monday, a park official said.

Some of the artworks displayed at the Provincial Emilio Bacardi Museum, which houses one of the most important collections of Cuba, are in a process of restoration and conservation on the occasion of the reopening of the institution in July 2015.

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