BRATISLAVA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The Slovak government declared a state of emergency on Tuesday following the confirmation of additional cases of foot-and-mouth disease -- the first such outbreak in the country in 50 years.
ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on Tuesday in oil-producing Rivers State and suspended the state governor, his deputy and all lawmakers.
LA PAZ, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia declared a national emergency on Wednesday as weeks of torrential rains and flooding have left dozens dead and affected more than 378,000 families across the country.
PORT KLANG: Selangor is the first state in the country to have a food warehouse, or Selangor Food Warehouse (GMS), in its bid to strengthen the carbohydrate and protein supply security system, especially during unforeseen emergencies.
LIMA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Peru declared a 60-day state of emergency in another 164 districts in the capital Lima and other parts of the country due to torrential rains that have wreaked havoc in recent months, according to Thursday's edition of the government gazette "El Peruano."
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia Airlines Flight MH720 from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur carrying 114 passengers landed safely at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) this evening after declaring an emergency during mid-flight.
LIMA (Reuters) -Peru's government declared on Monday a state of emergency in the capital Lima while it also deployed soldiers to the streets to help quell a recent surge of violence that claimed the life of a popular singer.
SAO PAULO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo declared a health emergency Wednesday as dengue cases surge, allowing authorities to accelerate financial and medical response efforts.
A powerful earthquake rocked South-East Asia yesterday, killing several people, bringing down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppling buildings in neighbouring Myanmar, where the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some areas.
ATHENS, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- During his visit to Santorini on Friday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the residents to remain calm in the face of a series of earthquakes that had shaken the island since last week.
THE HAGUE - The World Court said on Friday it would hear a case brought by Sudan demanding emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates and accusing the Gulf state of violating obligations under the Genocide Convention by arming paramilitary forces.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed, and prompting Myanmar to declare a widespread state of emergency.
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian embassy in Bangkok has been temporarily sealed pending a safety assessment, says Wisma Putra.
The military government announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations has released $110 million from an emergency fund to help neglected crises around the world, including Sudan, after donors like the United States ordered major cuts.
(Reuters) - Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ahead of the four-year anniversary of a coup that plunged the country into chaos after a decade of tentative democracy.
NEW YORK, United States (AP): A FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be seen in the morning sky on Saturday (March 1).
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet expressed his condolences to the governments of Thailand and Myanmar following earthquakes that struck both countries Friday (March 28).
BANGKOK: (Bernama) The death toll in the Thai capital, Bangkok, following Friday's (March 28) powerful earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 17, with another 32 people injured and more than 70 still missing.
NAYPYIDAW, (Myanmar): Rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Saturday (March 29) in a desperate search for survivors after a huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 150 people.