state of emergency

No casualties reported but some residents in Podgorensky district of the region are being evacuated

PM Suga’s govt seeks to limit damage to the world’s third-biggest economy while striving to defeat the virus

Climate protesters marched on PM Scott Morrison's official residence to demand curbs on greenhouse gas emissions

After authorities declared a state of emergency on Wednesday

Egypt imposed emergency back in 2017 after two church bombings killed at least 45 people

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree to extend a curfew already in place in a new declaration

Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam

The cyclone has already created havoc in neighbouring Samoa, threatening to become superstorm as it approaches Tonga

Sisi declared the "three-month" state of emergency

Declaration marks further hardening of government's position after months of protests in different parts of country

Erdogan said the measure sped up Ankara's fight against terrorism

About 50,000 people have been sacked or suspended