US: Reports of Shots Fired Prompt Evacuation at Willowbrook Mall in New Jersey

Police responded to reports of shots fired at Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey, on Tuesday night, December 30, triggering panic among shoppers. Authorities said multiple officers were on the scene and the situation was stable, but it was unclear whether anyone was injured. The mall was evacuated and placed under lockdown. While social media posts suggested gunfire, officials had not immediately confirmed the reports.

US: Alexander Mountain Fire Prompts Mandatory Evacuations In Larimer County, CO 2

The Alexander Mountain Fire broke out about 20 miles west of Loveland in Larimer County on Monday, July 29. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for multiple locations in the county. Several roads in the area were closed.

Ramsar Convention chief speaks at seminar in Tokyo

Ramsar Convention chief speaks at seminar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention, delivers a keynote speech at a seminar in Tokyo on April 10, 2014. Briggs stressed the importance of wetlands management for water consumption in the future.

Japan's Hinuma lake designated as Ramsar Site

Japan's Hinuma lake designated as Ramsar Site

Yoshinori Shiba (R), vice mayor of Ibaraki Town, receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Lake Hinuma in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Hinuma lake designated as Ramsar Site

Japan's Hinuma lake designated as Ramsar Site

Hokota Mayor Yasuhei Onizawa (R) receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Lake Hinuma in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Hizen Kashima-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Japan's Hizen Kashima-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Yoichiro Fujita (R), vice mayor of Kashima, receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Hizen Kashima-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Higashiyoka-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Japan's Higashiyoka-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Toshiyuki Hideshima (R), mayor of Saga City, receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Higashiyoka-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

4 more Japan sites given certificates of wetland preservation

4 more Japan sites given certificates of wetland preservation

The leaders of Japanese communities pose for photos with Christopher Briggs (5th from L), secretary general of the Ramsar Convention, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Certificates of the preservation of wetlands were issued under an international treaty to four more sites in Japan: Yoshigadaira, Hinuma, Higashiyoka and Hizen-Kashima, bringing the total number of Ramsar Convention-registered sites in Japan to 50. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo