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The Port of Halifax had a record breaking year in terms of the number of ships docking in 2015. However, there were fewer passengers than there have been in past years.

A baby born prematurely on a cruise ship this summer was reunited with his family after spending the first 78 days of his life in a hospital in Miami.

Two ships and all personnel at Melbourne’s Station Pier in Australia were evacuated last Friday for four hours when the area was extensively searched by police. Initially a police tweet advised that there was a bomb threat.

After exhausting their government buildings, school gyms and army barracks to process and shelters refugees, some countries are looking at different solutions. Cruise ships are seen as viable options and in spite of the wear-and-tear to the ships, cruise companies may see renting vessels for refugees as a favourable move.

Belgian bus drivers are providing a shocking example of reprehensible behaviour as they attempt to profit from the country’s current woes.

US citizens should exercise vigilance when in public places or using transportation. Be aware of immediate surroundings and avoid large crowds or crowded places. Exercise particular caution during the holiday season and at holiday festivals or events.

Seasonal storms moved through the Arabian Peninsula on Wednesday as a year's worth of rain deluged parts of Qatar but struck Doha, the capital particularly hard.

On a recent morning, Delta Air Lines Flight 435 pushed back early from the gate at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. Passengers watched the safety video and settled in for a six-hour trip. Then they waited. And waited.

American Airlines says it has stopped taking Argentine pesos as payment for tickets because of limits on its ability to convert the money into dollars. American is continuing to operate 27 flights per week between the US and Buenos Aires, more than any other airline

A third ship will join the deep sea hunt for a missing Malaysian airliner as the 13-month-old search of a huge expanse of the Indian Ocean ramps up during the southern hemisphere summer, officials said Wednesday.

British Columbia was a popular tourist destination in 2015, with the Tourism Industry Association of BC describing the numbers as nothing short of staggering.

Hurricane Sandra has strengthened to a powerful Category 4 storm in the eastern Pacific off Mexico's coast. The US National Hurricane Center says it's the strongest hurricane in the eastern Pacific for this late in the year.