Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency after day of protests
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency on Friday following a day of anti-government strikes and protests over the country’s deep economic crisis...
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Coronavirus: Call for House approval of pandemic measures
The measures taken by the government to fight the pandemic ought to be approved by parliament, Diko MP Zaharias Koulias said on Wednesday, after tabling...
New Delhi declares public emergency as pollution at year’s worst
Authorities in New Delhi declared a public health emergency on Friday and closed schools and all construction activity until next week as air pollution in...
Turkey’s emergency rule expires as Erdogan’s powers expand
A two-year state of emergency imposed after Turkey’s failed 2016 coup will end on Thursday but Tayyip Erdogan’s opponents say his new executive presidency and...
Turkey sacks more than 18,000 personnel ahead of lifting of emergency rule
Turkey issued a decree on Sunday dismissing more than 18,000 civil servants, half of which were from the police force, ahead of this month’s expected...
Erdogan ‘to end state of emergency’ if re-elected, support wanes
Tayyip Erdogan is seen falling short of a first-round victory in Turkey‘s presidential election, with his support dipping 1.6 points in one week, according to a...
Storm Alberto closes in on Florida, Alabama and Mississippi
By Rich McKay Gulf Coast residents should “take this storm seriously”, the National Weather Service said early on Sunday, as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove...
UN calls for Turkey to end state of emergency
The United Nations called on Turkey on Tuesday to end the state of emergency in place since July 2016 that it said had led to...
Melting snow and heavy rain leave Croatia hit by floods
Croatia declared a state of emergency on Sunday in its central Kosinj valley after the Lika river flooded, cutting off road access to about 500...
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after clash
Sri Lanka declared a nationwide state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to stop the spread of communal violence, a government spokesman said, after clashes erupted...
