#state of emergency

Collection of state of emergency news, found 214 news.

Syria`s Assad orders parliamentary elections on May 7

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued Tuesday a presidential decree to hold the parliamentary elections on May 7, ...

Melting snow poses new threat for western balkans

After weeks of extreme winter weather in the Western Balkans, the much anticipated rise in temperatures has posed new ...

Stricken Italian liner shifts, 29 people missing

A stricken Italian cruise liner shifted on its rocky resting place on Monday as worsening weather disrupted an ...

RI citizens in Nigeria told to increase vigilance

The government has called on Indonesian citizens in Nigeria to increase their vigilance in view of worsening security ...

Thai floods leave 427 people dead

The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades surged above 400 on Wednesday as public anger simmered over the ...

Central America death toll at 45 from heavy rains

Torrential rain in Central America this week that forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many more has ...

Clinton says hopes Egypt emergency law lifted before June

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday that she hoped that Egypt would lift its emergency law before ...

Egypt elections to start on November 28

Egypt will hold on November 28 its first parliamentary election since a popular revolt ousted president Hosni Mubarak ...

Sri Lanka lifts state of emergency

Sri Lanka today announced the lifting of the state of emergency imposed nearly 30 years ago to confront the threat ...

Tropical storm forms off southern Mexico

The National Meteorological Service issued a storm warning Monday for the southern Mexican coastal states of Chiapas ...

Mer-C Indonesia to participate in freedom flotilla II

Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) Indonesia will again take part in the mission of "Freedom Flotilla" II, a ...

Rare tornadoes hit Massachusetts, 4 dead

Massachusetts was under a state of emergency after at least two tornadoes hit the northeastern US state late ...

Tornado Devastates Joplin, Missouri, 116 Dead

A monster tornado killed at least 116 people in Joplin, Missouri when it tore through the heart of the small ...

25 killed as Syrian tanks storm Daraa: activists

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday killing at least 25 people, ...

EU top diplomat condemns violence in Syria

The EU foreign policy chief condemned the use of force against anti-government demonstrators in Syria as "appalling ...