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Some of the British Embassy's Iranian staff held in Tehran will be put on trial, ruling clerics have said.

For 18 months it has been throwing a bevy of light jabs at its ominous opposition, punching well above its weight and attempting to niggle at its foes. But today, Tiger Airways will land its first big blow - launching flights, with very low fares, between Melbourne and Sydney, the...

When it comes to creating physical - and psychological - distance from your worries, it's hard to beat an island and a ferry.

For many travellers, this will be a good summer to head across the Atlantic. The pound is recovering ground against the dollar, and because airlines are under huge financial pressure, they are having to generate much-needed revenue by cutting fares spectacularly.

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris plans to initially operate six flights on five transborder routes this year as it prepares to launch more US service and begin codesharing with Southwest Airlines next year.

Countries that received the most airline passengers from Mexico this spring were the most likely to see H1N1 swine flu infection, new research says.

No one wants to live too frugally on a villa holiday, but the strong euro means that cash spent on eating out and getting around can disappear quickly.

A Taiwan company launched a cruise service with China Sunday, making it the first such cross-strait service in 60 years. With a band playing and dragon dance performing on shore, the 2,292-tonne Ocean Lala set sail from the Taichung Harbour for Xiamen, China, carrying 179 passengers and 23 crew.

Pamplona was named after the Roman emperor Pompaelo, around the time the empire reached northern Spain and the capital of the Navarra region became a strategic commercial and military meeting point.

Health officials in the US failed to alert the pilot of the boy infected with the H1N1 swine flu virus despite his being treated for flu-like symptoms by American airport paramedics prior to departure.