The Department of State points out that political violence remains a problem in Nepal. Protestors have used violence, including forcibly closing businesses, damaging vehicles, throwing rocks and burning tires to block traffic. Avoid areas where crowds are forming, avoid road travel and maintain a low profile. Curfews can be announced with little notice. 

Armed groups continue to engage in extortion, abuse and threats of violence, particularly in rural areas and in the Terai, along the...

As ITN went to press, the State Department had travel warnings on 29 destinations: Chad, Mali, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Algeria, Colombia, Guinea, Lebanon, Côte d’Ivoire, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Central African Republic, Israel/West Bank/Gaza, Kenya, Afghanistan, Burundi, Nigeria, Haiti, Iran, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Georgia, Sudan, Syria and Somalia.

For details, call the State Department at 202/647-5225 or visit http:// travel.state....

The Department of State warns against travel to Guinea, as the political situation there remains highly volatile. Although Guinea has been relatively calm since Oct. 5, the potential for violence remains high. 

On Sept. 28, Guinean security forces opened fire on peaceful, pro-democracy demonstrators who had gathered in the national stadium in Conakry to protest plans by military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, who seized power in a December 2008 coup, to run for president after he...