Emergency rule declared in Fiji
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A state of emergency is imposed in Fiji, three months after the previous one was lifted.
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SUVA - Fiji's extraordinary political crisis dragged on amid confusion over whether a military deadline to overthrow the government had been extended while government ministers scattered across the island nation on Saturday.
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BAGHDAD, Nov 7  - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Sunday declared a state of emergency in Iraq to combat spiralling violence as 21 police officers were shot dead execution-style in a dawn ambush on their stations.
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Fiji's embattled prime minister said a coup was underway in the South Pacific island nation on Tuesday, as the military raided key installations and set up roadblocks throughout the capital Suva.
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Zambia has declared HIV/AIDS a national  emergency in a bid to start manufacturing generic AIDS drugs  under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, a senior government  official said on Friday.
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Chad's president declares a nationwide state of emergency to restore order after a recent coup attempt.
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An outbreak of syphilis prompts the government in Madagascar to declare a state of emergency.
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Fiji&#39;s military-led regime announced Thursday it would lift emergency regulations imposed when the armed forces ousted the elected government in a December coup.
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SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's military overthrew the elected government yesterday after weeks of threats, locking down the capital and putting the prime minister under house arrest in the fourth coup in the South Pacific country in 19 years.
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A state of emergency is decleared in Bangkok, as tanks surround the prime minister's office and the king is declared head of state
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Â· Government ordered to give reason for crackdownÂ· President awaits key court ruling on re-election bid
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra   declared a state of emergency in Bangkok on Wednesday shortly   after Reuters witnesses saw tanks surrounding Government House.
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Fiji's military chief, who last week led a bloodless but strongly-opposed coup in the South Pacific nation, said on Monday more than 300 people had applied to fill cabinet posts in a military-appointed interim government.
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New rules to help the United Nations contain public health emergencies took effect on Friday, requiring countries to disclose potential threats from disease, chemical agents, radioactive materials and contaminated food.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf lifted emergency rule on Saturday in a move Western nations hope will stabilize the nuclear-armed state as Islamic militant violence spirals.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has declared a state of emergency for 60 days, his spokesman said on Sunday. The emergency declaration excludes Iraqi regions run by Kurdish peoples
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Tanks surrounded Thailand's Government   House on Tuesday and Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra declared   a state of emergency in Bangkok amid signs of the first   attempted coup in the southeast Asian nation in 15 years.