Fiji Under State of Emergency After Government Is Toppled
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SUVA, Fiji, Dec. 6 -- Fiji's military commander declared a state of emergency Wednesday, a day after he overthrew the elected government and brought international sanctions and censure that began to isolate the South Pacific country.
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ZACHARO, Greece  - The Greek government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Saturday after raging forest fires killed at least 46 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.
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The coup in Fiji brings international condemnation and the threat of suspension from the Commonwealth.
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Fiji's military says it has taken over the government and dismissed elected Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
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Fiji's ousted PM leaves the capital as the Pacific island faces international isolation following a bloodless coup.
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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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Nepal's King Gyanendra sacked the  government, declared a state of emergency and assumed power on  Tuesday, saying the leadership had failed to hold polls or  restore peace amid an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.
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Similar to the red-blue political split in the US, it has brought the government to a standstill - forcing emergency elections Sunday.
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Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow on Tuesday after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
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Fiji's Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase and his rebellious military commander are to hold an emergency summit as regional powers scramble to avert a coup in the tiny nation, leaders have announced.
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East Timor declared a state of emergency Tuesday after rebel attacks on the country's top leaders left the president in "extremely serious" condition with gunshot wounds.
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The Prime Minister declares a state of emergency whilst alleging sabotage
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State of emergency declared in Bangkok while tanks surround Prime Minister's office; King declared head of state
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Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, plunging the South Pacific island nation into its fourth coup in 20 years.
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Troops and police enforced a state of emergency across East Timor on Tuesday as President Jose Ramos-Horta recuperated from an assassination bid that doctors said he was lucky to survive.
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SUVA -- Fiji's military leader said today he had seized control of the country from the elected government and dismissed the prime minister. Commodore Frank Bainimarama told a news conference that he had briefly assumed the powers of the president and was using them to dismiss Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. He said he would soon surrender presidential powers back to ...
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Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, while the elected prime minister was confined to his home in the South Pacific island nation that is undergoing its fourth coup in 20 years.