Rescue Planes Arrive to Ecstatic Tourists in Protest-Hit New Caledonia
Tourists trapped by rioting, looting, and separatist roadblocks in crisis-hit New Caledonia expressed relief as the first military evacuation flights landed on Tuesday, signaling potential rescue. For the past week, Australian tourist Maxwell Winchester and his wife Tiffany have been confined to a typically tranquil hill resort outside the capital, Noumea. As gunfire echoed through […]