The US Department of State warns of the risks of travel to Eritrea. The government of Eritrea continues to restrict the travels of all foreign nationals. These restrictions require all visitors to apply 10 days in advance for permission to travel beyond 15 miles of the capital, Asmar, which is valid for the approved final destination only and does not allow for stops along the way.

In addition, a serious problem in parts of the country are land mines and unexploded ordnance left over...

North and South Korea exchanged fire across the western part of the demilitarized zone on Aug. 20. 

The salvo began after a rocket fired from North Korea toward the South Korean town of Yeoncheon landed in an uninhabited area. The South Korean military responded by firing dozens of artillery shells toward the suspected origin of the rocket. There were no casualties reported by either nation, but at least 80 South Korean civilians were evacuated, with hundreds of others told to take...

In the Indonesian province of West Papua, a Trigana Air flight heading from Jayapura to Oksibil and carrying 54 people, all Indonesians, crashed in the jungle, near its destination, on Aug. 16. There were no survivors. Inclement weather may have been a factor in the crash.

Since it began operating in 1991, Trigana Air has had 14 serious incidents, including 10 involving the loss of the aircraft, and is on the European Union’s blacklist of banned carriers. In the US, the Federal...