Strickland declares state of emergency
Gov. Ted Strickland declared a state of emergency for Ohio on Monday after high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ike snapped trees, downed power lines and were blamed for six deaths.
Kyrgyzstan on Friday declared a state of emergency after bloody clashes between security forces and protestors over the arrest of dozens of demonstrators who cut off power to a Canadian-owned gold mine they want nationalised.