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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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McDonald's home delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Wrestler Saori Yoshida (C), who has won an unprecedented 13 straight world and Olympic titles combined, takes part in an event in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012, as the McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. announced a plan to extend its home delivery service to 250 outlets by the end of 2013, compared with 17 at the end of October 2012.

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Japan upsets Brazil in women's volleyball World Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's national volleyball team celebrate their straight-sets victory over world No. 1 Brazil in a World Cup match at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, keeping alive their hopes of finishing in the top three and securing an Olympic berth. Japan improved to a 5-3 record, staying in fifth place.

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Yoshida wins 6th straight title at women's worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida of Japan smiles with a medal after winning her sixth straight title in the 55-kilogram weight class at the women's wrestling world championships at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 13.

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Table Tennis: Fukuhara crashes out of Ogimura Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ai Fukuhara leaves the court after she was handed a straight-sets defeat by Jiang Huajun of Hong Kong in the women's singles second round at the Ogimura Cup Japan Open held at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium on May 24. World No. 13 Fukuhara was the only Japanese woman who had advanced past the first round.

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Table tennis: Fukuhara crashes out at Japan Open

CHIBA, Japan - Popular teenager Ai Fukuhara (photo) suffers a straight-sets loss to Athens Olympic gold medalist Wang Nan of China in the third round of the Ogimura Cup Japan Open women's singles tournament at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba on June 23. Fukuhara, ranked 12th in the world, lost 13-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8. Wang, the world No. 2, teamed up with Zhang Yining to beat Fukuhara and Ai Fujinuma in the women's doubles quarterfinals 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9.

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Morocco's Gharib wins men's marathon

HELSINKI, Finland - Jaouad Gharib of Morocco crosses the line at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2:10:10 to claim his second straight world title in the men's marathon on Aug. 13 following his victory in the 2003 championship in Paris.

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Sorenstam wins 4th straight crown at Mizuno Classic

OTSU, Japan - Annika Sorenstam smiles with her cup in hands after winning her fourth straight title at the Mizuno Classic at Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture on Nov. 7. The world No. 1 Swede, who had scores of 13-under, 15-under and 24-under in the past three years at Seta Golf Course, finished the week at 22-under 194 and joined Laura Davies of England as the only players to have won the same U.S. LPGA tournament four years in a row.

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Judo: World championships

Katsuyuki Masuchi (L), head coach of the women's national team, and Keiji Suzuki, head coach of the men's team, shake hands after Japan won their fifth straight mixed team gold medal at the judo world championships on Oct. 13, 2022, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

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Australia edge Peru on penalties to qualify for World Cup

Australia goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne saves a penalty from Peru's Alex Valera, securing a 5-4 penalty shootout win in an intercontinental playoff in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on June 13, 2022. Australia qualified for a fifth straight football World Cup.

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Australia edge Peru on penalties to qualify for World Cup

Australia players celebrate after qualifying for a fifth straight football World Cup with a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in an intercontinental playoff in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on June 13, 2022.

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Australia edge Peru on penalties to qualify for World Cup

Australia players celebrate after qualifying for a fifth straight football World Cup with a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in an intercontinental playoff in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on June 13, 2022.

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Australia edge Peru on penalties to qualify for World Cup

Australia players acknowledge supporters after qualifying for a fifth straight football World Cup with a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in an intercontinental playoff in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on June 13, 2022.

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Australia edge Peru on penalties to qualify for World Cup

Supporters celebrate after Australia qualify for a fifth straight football World Cup with a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in an intercontinental playoff in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on June 13, 2022.

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Sorenstam wins 4th straight crown at Mizuno Classic

OTSU, Japan - Annika Sorenstam smiles with her cup in hands after winning her fourth straight title at the Mizuno Classic at Seta Golf Course in Shiga Prefecture on Nov. 7. The world No. 1 Swede, who had scores of 13-under, 15-under and 24-under in the past three years at Seta Golf Course, finished the week at 22-under 194 and joined Laura Davies of England as the only players to have won the same U.S. LPGA tournament four years in a row. (Kyodo)

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Morocco's Gharib wins men's marathon

HELSINKI, Finland - Jaouad Gharib of Morocco crosses the line at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in 2:10:10 to claim his second straight world title in the men's marathon on Aug. 13 following his victory in the 2003 championship in Paris. (Kyodo)

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Table tennis: Fukuhara crashes out at Japan Open

CHIBA, Japan - Popular teenager Ai Fukuhara (photo) suffers a straight-sets loss to Athens Olympic gold medalist Wang Nan of China in the third round of the Ogimura Cup Japan Open women's singles tournament at Chiba Port Arena in Chiba on June 23. Fukuhara, ranked 12th in the world, lost 13-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-8. Wang, the world No. 2, teamed up with Zhang Yining to beat Fukuhara and Ai Fujinuma in the women's doubles quarterfinals 11-7, 11-5, 11-4, 6-11, 11-9. (Kyodo)

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Yoshida wins 6th straight title at women's worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida of Japan smiles with a medal after winning her sixth straight title in the 55-kilogram weight class at the women's wrestling world championships at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 13. (Kyodo)

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Austria's Hirscher competes in World Cup alpine ski event

Marcel Hirscher of Austria skis his first run during the men's giant slalom competition at a World Cup alpine event in Naeba, central Japan, on Feb. 13, 2016. While still leading the overall World Cup standings, Hirscher fell short in capturing his fifth straight title, placing sixth in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beaten by Italy in straight sets at World Cup

Italy's Filippo Lanza (10) spikes the ball during the first set of a game against Japan at the Men's Volleyball World Cup in Hiroshima on Sept. 13, 2015. Italy won a straight-set victory 25-21, 25-20, 25-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skiing: Horishima ends Kingsbury's streak with 1st World Cup win in moguls

Japan's Ikuma Horishima (C) smiles on the podium next to Canada's Mikael Kingsbury (L) and Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Reikherd after winning the men's moguls at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Mont-Tremblant, Canada on Jan. 20, 2018. Horishima claimed his first World Cup victory, ending Kingsbury's record 13-straight World Cup win streak in the process. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skiing: Horishima ends Kingsbury's streak with 1st World Cup win in moguls

Japan's Ikuma Horishima competes in the men's moguls at a freestyle skiing World Cup event in Mont-Tremblant, Canada on Jan. 20, 2018. Horishima claimed his first World Cup victory, ending Canadian Mikael Kingsbury's record 13-straight World Cup win streak in the process. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan upsets Brazil in women's volleyball World Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's national volleyball team celebrate their straight-sets victory over world No. 1 Brazil in a World Cup match at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, keeping alive their hopes of finishing in the top three and securing an Olympic berth. Japan improved to a 5-3 record, staying in fifth place. (Kyodo)

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Speed skating: Kodaira wins 2nd straight World Cup event

Japan's Nao Kodaira (front) competes in a women's 500-meter race in the speed skating World Cup on Nov. 13, 2016, in Harbin, China. Kodaira won her second straight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed skating: Kodaira wins 2nd straight World Cup event

Japan's Nao Kodaira (front) competes in a women's 500-meter race in the speed skating World Cup on Nov. 13, 2016, in Harbin, China. Kodaira won her second straight title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo