state of emergency News

Egypt's interim government has lifted both the state of emergency and curfew, coming two days before it was supposed to come to an end, after a court ruling ordered both to be lifted.

Egypt will extend it's state of emergency for another two months, the news was announced through the interim president's spokesman.

Egypt's presidency has declared a state of emergency after scores of people were killed when security forces stormed protest camps occupied by supporters of former president Mohammed Morsi, who was deposed in early July.

Calgary - Since the massive floods hit last week, causing more than 100,000 people to be evacuated, some consumers are reporting being gouged for such items as water and ice.

Maiduguri - In a live broadcast on TV Tuesday, President Goodluck Jonathan admitted that Boko Haram insurgents have taken control of some villages and towns in the northeastern region of the country. He declared a state of emergency in three states of the region.

Albany - New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has declared a state of emergency as Winter Storm Nemo makes its way northward along the east coast of the United States.

Brisbane - You know it’s serious when the insurers declare a catastrophe. Queensland is getting another massive hit from the leftovers of cyclone Oswald, which apparently don’t know when to leave. Six tornadoes and one death have been recorded.

A state of emergency has been declared in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. Yegor Borisov, the president of the Republic, has ordered more than 3,000 wolves to be killed in three months, starting January 15.

Dallas - Texas health department reports that the cases of West Nile virus in Dallas and across Dallas county have reached 465 with 17 confirmed deaths so far.

The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday declared a state of emergency in some Local Government Areas spread across four states in northern Nigeria where a spate of terror attacks has left many citizens dead.