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Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Maldives leader seeks approval to extend state of emergency

Parliament cancelled Monday's vote without giving a reason after the opposition boycott, which left only 39 ruling party...

20 Feb 2018 2:39 PM IST

Mohamed Nasheed, whose Maldivian Democratic Party functions from Colombo, asked for Indias help. (Photo: AP)

Amid political crisis, Ex-Maldives President urges India to act...

The archipelago was plunged into chaos on Thursday when the Supreme Court called for the release of 9 imprisoned...

6 Feb 2018 1:19 PM IST

A guard checks the main entrance of a state shelter where passengers suspected of been infected with Coronavirus are quarantined as a preventive measure in the face of the global COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. AFP Photo

State of emergency declared in El Salvador over Covid19

The measures include a restriction on free movement and assembly for a period of 3a0 days

15 March 2020 12:02 PM IST

A man wearing a face mask amid the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak walks across a street in Tokyo. (AFP)

Has Japan dodged the coronavirus bullet?

With infections sharply down, Japanese government is now hoping to lift the state of emergency declared in most of the...

14 May 2020 9:57 AM IST

Japan has so far escaped the worst of the epidemic, with around 35,200 infections and just over 1,000 deaths since the first case was detected in January. (Representational Image: AFP)

Japan's Okinawa declares state of emergency after 'explosive spread'...

Japan has so far escaped the worst of the epidemic, with around 35,200 infections and just over 1,000 deaths so far

1 Aug 2020 12:59 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron strongly opposes Donald Trumps pullout from the 2015 global deal curbing Irans nuclear activities. (Photo: AFP)

France to consider state of emergency to contain violent riots

'We have to think about the measures that can be taken so that these incidents don't happen again,' spokesperson said.

2 Dec 2018 2:02 PM IST

Turkeys Prime Minister Binali Yildirim

Over 15000 sacked in coup purge

In total, 15,726 people have been dismissed under the latest decrees.

23 Nov 2016 12:53 AM IST

Unrest in the country had begun in the central Oromo region and then spread to Amhara in the north, causing hundreds of deaths, according to human rights organisations. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Ethiopia: Over 11,000 held amid violent protests

The 6-month long state of emergency was declared on October 9, an unprecedented move by current govt.

12 Nov 2016 5:53 PM IST