#state of emergency

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Jakarta in state of emergency following flood

Jakarta`s Governor Joko Widodo here on Thursday announced the capital city is in the state of emergency following ...

Floods hit four districts in N. Sumatra

Floods have hit four districts in North Sumatra, killing two people and one person is missing, said a spokesman of the ...

Indonesian embassy in Damascus declares state of emergency

The Indonesian embassy in Damascus, Syria, has declared a state of emergency in the city. "Syria is a dangerous ...

Wildfires rage in U.S.West, destroy 60 homes in Washington state

Firefighters battled wildfires across the U.S. West on Tuesday, including a massive out-of-control blaze that has ...

Russia calls situation in Syria "emergency"

Russia changed the status of situation in Syria from "complicated" to "emergency" on Tuesday as the crisis in the ...

Kalla urges Myanmar to stop discrimination against Rohingya

Former Indonesian vice president M Jusuf Kalla has called on the Myanmar government to stop discrimination against the ...

Myanmar urged to stop violence against rohingya muslims

The violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar has drawn serious attention from many parties including ASEAN ...

ASEAN demands Myanmar`s explanation on Rohingnya conflict

ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan expects a detailed explanation by the Myanmar government on the bloody conflict ...

Nigerian army says kills 17 Islamist insurgents

The Nigerian army said on Wednesday it had killed 17 suspected Islamist militants in gun battles in the northern city ...

Egypt court says army cannot arrest civilians

An Egyptian court on Tuesday overturned a government decree allowing the army to arrest civilians, a setback ...

Legislator questions Corby clemency

Member of the House of Representatives Commission III Aboebakar Alhabsyi questioned the motives of Indonesian ...

Landslide destroys power lines in central Fiji

The Fiji Electricity Authority (FEA) said on Monday that the country`s power lines has been destroyed by landslides ...

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 ...