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Wed, October 5, 2022 | 00:49

Galapagos tortoise, iguana traffickers jailed for one year

Three people were sentenced by an Ecuadoran court Friday to a year in prison for trafficking 84 giant tortoises and five golden iguanas from the Galapagos, a fragile ecosystem registered as a Natural World Heritage site.

World | 2022-10-01 13:17

Putin illegally annexes Ukraine land; Kyiv seeks NATO entry

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his war. Ukraine's president countered with a surprise application to join the NATO military alliance.

World | 2022-10-01 10:33

S. Korea does not recognize Russia's annexation of Ukrainian territory

Thai court rules PM can stay, did not exceed term limit

Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Friday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha can remain in his job and did not violate a constitutional provision limiting him to eight years in office. Opposition lawmakers had petitioned the court to decide on their contention that Prayuth, who took power as army commander in a 2014 coup, had violated the eight-year limit for prime mini...

World | 2022-09-30 21:45

Putin signs treaties annexing Ukrainian regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to annex occupied areas of Ukraine and said he would use “all available means'' to protect the territory that Ukrainian and Western officials said Russia was claiming illegitimately and in violation of international law. In a speech preceding the treaty-signing ceremony, Putin urged Ukraine to sit down for talks to end t...

World | 2022-09-30 21:32

Hurricane Ian heads for Carolinas after pounding Florida

A revived Hurricane Ian set its sights on South Carolina's coast Friday and the historic city of Charleston, with forecasters predicting a storm surge and floods after the megastorm caused catastrophic damage in Florida and left people trapped in their homes. With all of South Carolina's coast under a hurricane warning, a steady stream of vehicles left Charleston on Thursday,...

World | 2022-09-30 20:54

Russian strike kills 25 as Kremlin to annex Ukraine regions

Russia pounded Ukrainian cities with missiles, rockets and suicide drones, with one strike reported to have killed 25 people, as it moved Friday to annex Ukrainian territory into Russia and put it under the protection of Moscow's nuclear umbrella, opening an internationally condemned phase of the seven-month war. But even as it prepared to celebrate the incorporation of four ...

World | 2022-09-30 20:38

Putin signs treaties annexing Ukrainian regions

Japan resubmits heritage recommendation letter for Sado mine to UNESCO

Japan has submitted a revised version of a recommendation letter to UNESCO in a bid to have a former gold mine on Sado Island, a site linked to wartime forced labor, recognized as a World Heritage Site, the country's culture minister said Friday.

World | 2022-09-30 15:29

UN Security Council to vote Friday on resolution condemning Russia annexation

The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on a resolution condemning the referendums on annexing several Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine, the council's current president, France, said Thursday.

World | 2022-09-30 11:41

Putin recognizes independence for 2 more Ukraine regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has recognized the independence of two more Ukrainian regions, a precursor to their annexation by Russia.

World | 2022-09-30 08:50

Hurricane Ian sweeps away homes, memories on barrier islands

On the road into Fort Myers Beach, cars are left abandoned in the roadway, where they stalled when Hurricane Ian's storm surge flooded their engines and their drivers couldn't continue. Broken trees, boat trailers and other debris litter the road.

World | 2022-09-30 08:22

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