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Emergency imposed in US city after second night of unrest

CAROLINA: One person was shot and gravely wounded on Wednesday in a second night of… Read More

Turkey extends police powers, closes over 1000 schools

ISTANBUL: Turkey pushed on with a sweeping crackdown against suspected plotters of its failed coup… Read More

Erdogan declares 3-month state of emergency in Turkey

ANKARA, TURKEY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency,… Read More

India launches emergency vaccine drive for new polio strain

NEW DELHI: Two years after it was declared polio free, India said it was launching… Read More

Imran convenes emergency party meeting in Islamabad tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has convened an emergency meeting of the party  tomorrow,… Read More

Police announces new helpline service

KARACHI: A new police helpline service has been introduced under which all emergency services will… Read More

Vintage plane crashes in Hudson River in New York

NEW YORK: The pilot of a World War Two-era plane killed in a crash in… Read More

Venezuela president declares emergency, cites U.S., domestic ‘threats’

CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro declared a 60-day state of emergency on Friday due to… Read More

WHO says Ebola international health emergency is over

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization said Tuesday that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa… Read More

EU launches emergency refugee aid scheme for Greece

BRUSSELS: The European Union, faced with a burgeoning refugee crisis in Greece, launched a new… Read More

Obama declares emergency over foul water in Michigan

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday, freeing… Read More

Qatari royal planes land in Switzerland over health emergency

Geneva :Unidentified individuals traveling in planes belonging to Qatar's royal family made an emergency trip… Read More

Musharraf didn't consult for emergency, says Aziz

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shaukat Aziz has said that former president Pervez Musharraf did not… Read More

Emergency meeting: PM Nawaz leaves for Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has left for Islamabad and convened an emergency meeting in… Read More

WHO declares Ebola epidemic an international health emergency

LONDON: West Africa's Ebola epidemic is an "extraordinary event" and now constitutes an international health… Read More

Sharjeel instructs city authorities to step up rain relief efforts

KARACHI: Sindh's Information and Local Bodies Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon toured different parts of Karachi… Read More

Emergency measures to save power in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Delhi's government is cutting power to shopping malls, switching off street lights and… Read More