Tourism Up in Cuba
Despite the global economic crisis, Cuba is seeing an increase in tourism. In comparison to this time last year, the nation’s tourist arrivals have gone up almost two percent, reports the Cuban News Agency.  From January to April of this year the Communist nation saw more than a million visitors, which was an increase of almost 20,000 people at this point last year, according to country’s National Statistics Office.  Most of the travelers are coming from Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain, says the Web site.
Tanzanian Soldiers Beat Up Policeman?
 Upset because he had stopped their convoy at a roadblock, a group of eight Tanzanian soldiers allegedly beat up one of the nation’s traffic cops, reports the BBC.  According to witnesses, the group hit the policeman with boots, belts and their fists. A crowd of onlookers were dismayed by the scene, which occurred on a street in Dar es Salaam, and booed the soldiers. Though traffic cops are generally unpopular in the nation for being easily bribed, the residents were still upset at the soldiers’ actions. The officer was taken to the hospital for his injuries.

Several large blasts erupted at an ammunition facility in central east African nation Tanzania Wednesday, killing at least three and injuring more than 150, reports The Associated Press. The explosions, which went on for two hours, set houses ablaze around the Bagala Army Camp in Dar es Salaam. Bullets, bombs and other kinds of ammunition exploded in the incident, and officials are still trying to gather details on the tragedy. “We have formed a team to assess the source and the loss incurred,” the nation’s deputy defense minister told reporters. Such ammunition dumps in the country can be dangerous and can go off easily, reports the AP.