”Goa” News

Indian police appeal bail for accused in British teen death

MUMBAI (AFP) - Indian police have launched an appeal against a court decision to grant bail to the chief suspect in the death of a British teenager in the beach resort state of Goa, according to media reports.
09 26 2008 7:32AM (...more)

British mum of girl slain in India calls off return visit: lawyer

PANAJI, India (AFP) - The mother of a British girl killed in Goa has postponed a return visit to India after local welfare activists tried to have her charged with parental neglect, her lawyer said Friday.
08 9 2008 3:17AM (...more)

Mum of slain Scarlett Keeling calls off India visit

PANAJI, India (AFP) - The mother of a British girl killed in Goa has postponed a return visit to India after local welfare activists tried to have her charged with parental neglect, her lawyer said Friday.
08 9 2008 3:09AM (...more)

Man charged with murder of British teen in India

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian police have charged a man with the murder of British teenager Scarlett Keeling in the resort state of Goa, the Press Trust of India reported early Thursday.
03 13 2008 7:14AM (...more)

Goa police open murder probe into Brit teen's death

PANAJI, India (AFP) - Police in the popular Indian resort state of Goa on Sunday launched a murder investigation after the partially naked body of a British teenager was found last month on a beach.
03 10 2008 12:03AM (...more)

Lonely Planet offers new Vancouver guide

OAKLAND, Calif. – A new guide to Vancouver is just out from Lonely Planet's pocket-sized Encounter series. The $15 paperback comes with a detachable map and a section on the 11 12 2009 6:16AM (...more)

Drugs rife in India's Goa despite crackdown

ANJUNA, India (AFP) – Two foreign tourists walk down to the shore at Anjuna Beach in the Indian resort state of Goa. In tow is a local man, persistently offering them a menu of illegal drugs. "You want hash?" he asks in a whisper, glancing to left and right, as the
11 12 2009 3:47AM (...more)

Bullfighting revival plan stokes row in India

PANAJI, India (AFP) – Bullfighting was once a way of life in the Indian resort state of Goa, with thousands of people gathering on Sundays and public holidays to cheer on the animals as they locked horns. The controversial tradition was banned in the former Portuguese colony
06 24 2009 8:13AM (...more)

Saudi Arabia's first women-only hotel: Is it progress?

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - In Saudi Arabia 's newest hotel, flickering candles in every corner enhance the serenity. And as you walk down royal-red halls, you'll notice something else: not a man in sight.
05 14 2008 3:33PM (...more)

Goa teen murder inspires Bollywood film

MUMBAI (AFP) - The murder of 15-year-old British tourist Scarlett Keeling has inspired a Bollywood director to make "Rave Party" -- a film exposing the drug scene in India 's tropical holiday hotspot Goa .
05 2 2008 11:49PM (...more)