Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country’s southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be a precursor to a volcanic eruption. “The National police chief … declares a state of emergency for civil defence due to the intense earthquake (activity) at Sundhnjukagigar, north of Grindavik,” the […]
The fight broke out across Ethiopia’s second-largest region. Addis Ababa: Ethiopia’s federal government on Friday declared a state of emergency following days of clashes in the Amhara region between the military and local militiamen. Fighting that broke out across Ethiopia’s second-largest region earlier this week between the Fano militia and the Ethiopian National Defence Force […]
Nauru’s government declared a state of emergency across the island. (File) Kokopo: An “armed and dangerous” World War II bomb was dug up and defused Thursday on the small Pacific island of Nauru, the country’s police force said. Schools were closed and Nauru’s 12,000 residents were urged to stay at home as Australian military specialists […]
