State of Emergency

Paris, Jan 23: French President Francois Hollande was seeking the parliament's approval to prolong by another three months the state of emergency declared in the wake of the deadly November 13 Paris attacks, the Elysee has said. "The…

Colombo, Nov 4: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean atoll nation. "(The) Maldives declares state of emergency for a period of 30 days starting 12 p.m. (0700 GMT) on Wednesday,"…