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Prince's Day - The Hague

Den Haag, The Netherlands, 2025-09-16 13:25:34 Arrival of Princess Ariane during Prince's Day at the Royal Theatre. The King will read the Speech from the Throne at the Royal Theatre to members of the Senate and House of Representatives. September 16, 2025. Photo by NL Beeld/Patrick van EmstBruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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California Wildfires Aftermath

Local residents ride to check the condition of the areas ravaged by the Palisades fire in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on January 13, 2025. Los Angeles police authorities have made 34 arrests in wildfire-ravaged areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Monday. Those arrests were related to burglary, looting, illegal drone operations, people entering restricted areas with guns and narcotics, and curfew violations, Luna said. A night-time curfew between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in place across the disaster zones around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, areas worst hit by the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday, bringing the total number of CalGuard service members in the region to about 2,500, according to the governor's office. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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California Wildfires Aftermath

National Guard soldiers stand guard at an area ravaged by the Palisades fire in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on January 13, 2025. Los Angeles police authorities have made 34 arrests in wildfire-ravaged areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Monday. Those arrests were related to burglary, looting, illegal drone operations, people entering restricted areas with guns and narcotics, and curfew violations, Luna said. A night-time curfew between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in place across the disaster zones around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, areas worst hit by the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday, bringing the total number of CalGuard service members in the region to about 2,500, according to the governor's office. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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California Wildfires Aftermath

Officers work on the road as the routes leading to areas ravaged by the Palisades fire remain closed in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on January 13, 2025. Los Angeles police authorities have made 34 arrests in wildfire-ravaged areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Monday. Those arrests were related to burglary, looting, illegal drone operations, people entering restricted areas with guns and narcotics, and curfew violations, Luna said. A night-time curfew between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in place across the disaster zones around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, areas worst hit by the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday, bringing the total number of CalGuard service members in the region to about 2,500, according to the governor's office. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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California Wildfires Aftermath

A damaged fire hydrant is seen in Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles, California, the United States, January 13, 2025. Los Angeles police authorities have made 34 arrests in wildfire-ravaged areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Monday. Those arrests were related to burglary, looting, illegal drone operations, people entering restricted areas with guns and narcotics, and curfew violations, Luna said. A night-time curfew between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in place across the disaster zones around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, areas worst hit by the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday, bringing the total number of CalGuard service members in the region to about 2,500, according to the governor's office. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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California Wildfires Aftermath

Local residents leave the wildfire-ravaged areas in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on January 13, 2025. Los Angeles police authorities have made 34 arrests in wildfire-ravaged areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Monday. Those arrests were related to burglary, looting, illegal drone operations, people entering restricted areas with guns and narcotics, and curfew violations, Luna said. A night-time curfew between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in place across the disaster zones around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, areas worst hit by the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday, bringing the total number of CalGuard service members in the region to about 2,500, according to the governor's office. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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California Wildfires Aftermath

National Guard soldiers stand guard at an area ravaged by the Palisades fire in Los Angeles County, California, the United States, on January 13, 2025. Los Angeles police authorities have made 34 arrests in wildfire-ravaged areas, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Monday. Those arrests were related to burglary, looting, illegal drone operations, people entering restricted areas with guns and narcotics, and curfew violations, Luna said. A night-time curfew between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. is in place across the disaster zones around Pacific Palisades and Altadena, areas worst hit by the fires. California Governor Gavin Newsom has deployed an additional 1,000 members of the California National Guard to Los Angeles on Sunday, bringing the total number of CalGuard service members in the region to about 2,500, according to the governor's office. Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members present gifts to passengers taking the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members present gifts to passengers taking the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members present gifts to passengers taking the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-SHANGHAI-HONG KONG-HIGH-SPEED SLEEPER TRAIN-OPERATION (CN)

(240615) -- SHANGHAI, June 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members present gifts to passengers taking the high-speed sleeper train D907 bound for Hong Kong's West Kowloon Station at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2024. High-speed sleeper trains linking Beijing and Shanghai with Hong Kong commenced operations on Saturday. The time it takes to travel between Beijing and Hong Kong is reduced to 12 hours and 34 minutes, and the travel time between Shanghai and Hong Kong to 11 hours and 14 minutes. With the new services, passengers are able to travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong overnight. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-U.S. EMBASSY-GUNFIRE

(240605) -- BEIRUT, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Lebanese Army stand guard in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon, located in the north of the capital Beirut, came under gunfire Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. The U.S. embassy confirmed in a separate statement on social media platform X that "small arms fire" was reported near the entrance to the embassy at 8:34 a.m. local time (0534 GMT). (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-U.S. EMBASSY-GUNFIRE

(240605) -- BEIRUT, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Lebanese Army are seen in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon, located in the north of the capital Beirut, came under gunfire Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. The U.S. embassy confirmed in a separate statement on social media platform X that "small arms fire" was reported near the entrance to the embassy at 8:34 a.m. local time (0534 GMT). (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-U.S. EMBASSY-GUNFIRE

(240605) -- BEIRUT, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Lebanese Army stand guard in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon, located in the north of the capital Beirut, came under gunfire Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. The U.S. embassy confirmed in a separate statement on social media platform X that "small arms fire" was reported near the entrance to the embassy at 8:34 a.m. local time (0534 GMT). (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-U.S. EMBASSY-GUNFIRE

(240605) -- BEIRUT, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of the Lebanese Army stand guard in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon, located in the north of the capital Beirut, came under gunfire Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. The U.S. embassy confirmed in a separate statement on social media platform X that "small arms fire" was reported near the entrance to the embassy at 8:34 a.m. local time (0534 GMT). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-U.S. EMBASSY-GUNFIRE

(240605) -- BEIRUT, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of the Lebanese Army are seen in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon, located in the north of the capital Beirut, came under gunfire Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. The U.S. embassy confirmed in a separate statement on social media platform X that "small arms fire" was reported near the entrance to the embassy at 8:34 a.m. local time (0534 GMT). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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LEBANON-BEIRUT-U.S. EMBASSY-GUNFIRE

(240605) -- BEIRUT, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Members of the Lebanese Army stand guard in the vicinity of the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. The U.S. embassy in Lebanon, located in the north of the capital Beirut, came under gunfire Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the Lebanese Army Command. The U.S. embassy confirmed in a separate statement on social media platform X that "small arms fire" was reported near the entrance to the embassy at 8:34 a.m. local time (0534 GMT). Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Bilal Jawich)

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UN Security Council mourns death of Iranian president

STORY: UN Security Council mourns death of Iranian president SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Security Council Chamber 2. various of Mozambique's UN ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso speaking 3. various of delegates observing a minute of silence STORYLINE: Members of the UN Security Council on Monday observed a minute of silence to mourn the deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and other passengers in Sunday's helicopter crash. At the beginning of a Security Council meeting on Monday morning, Mozambique's UN ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso, who chaired the meeting, asked all those present in the Security Council chamber to stand and observe a minute of silence for the tragic loss of life and to present condolences and sympathy to their families and to the people of Iran. He said the minute of silence was requested by Russia, China, and Algeria.

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INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-MOUNT MARAPI-LAVA FLOODS

(240512) -- WEST SUMATRA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescue team members work in a damaged area after a cold lava flood at Agam regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024. The death toll from lava floods that struck Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Saturday rose to 34, with at least five others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency said on Sunday. The rains poured down the area at the slope of the Marapi volcano on Saturday evening, triggering cold lava floods that hit the regencies of Tanah Datar and Agam, Fajar Sukma, head of the emergency unit of the provincial disaster management and mitigation agency, told Xinhua via phone. (Photo by Andri Mardiansyah/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA CUBS (CN)

(240206) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members hold giant panda cubs during a group appearance event at the Shenshuping base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. A total of 34 giant panda cubs were bred by China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in 2023. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA CUBS (CN)

(240206) -- CHENGDU, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members hold giant panda cubs during a group appearance event at the Shenshuping base of the China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda in Wolong, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 4, 2024. A total of 34 giant panda cubs were bred by China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Panda and Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in 2023. (Photo by Li Chuanyou/Xinhua)

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U.S. invasion of Panama left enduring pains on victims' families

STORY: U.S. invasion of Panama left enduring pains on victims' families SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 17, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:57 LOCATION: Panama City CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of empty street view of El Chorillo, Panama City, which was the focus of U.S. bombing 2. various of photos of the U.S. invasion of Panama provided by December 20, 1989 Commission 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): JUAN CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ, Brother of a victim during the U.S. invasion of Panama 4. various of graves of the victims of the December 20, 1989 invasion at the "Peace Garden" cemetery in Panama City 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): JUAN CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ, Brother of a victim during the U.S. invasion of Panama 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): ROLANDO MURGAS TORRAZZA, President of December 20, 1989 Commission STORYLINE: 34 years after the U.S. invasion of Panama, the anguish felt by family members of the victims remains palpable. On Dec. 20, 1989, just days before Christmas, Juan Carlos Rodriguez's brother Alejandro visited

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U.S. mired in wave of strikes fueled by social inequality, inflation

STORY: U.S. mired in wave of strikes fueled by social inequality, inflation DATELINE: Oct. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SACRAMENTO, U.S. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of strikes in the U.S. STORYLINE: Union workers at Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks went on strike Monday after a majority of the company's union members in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Florida rejected a tentative agreement Sunday. Recent data showed this year saw a record of labor activities in the United States, as the number of workers involved in strikes has reached at least 453,000, the highest since 2019. Workers have walked out from various industries such as automobile, healthcare, entertainment, hotel and airlines. This year's strikes also lasted longer than those in recent history, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Cornell University's Labor Action Tracker. More than 75,000 healthcare workers remain on the picket lines across the United States last Friday, marking the industry's biggest strike

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AIIB to make greater contributions to green development: official

STORY: AIIB to make greater contributions to green development: official DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the conference hall in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUDGER SCHUKNECHT, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of AIIB 3. various of the meeting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUDGER SCHUKNECHT, Vice President and Corporate Secretary of AIIB STORYLINE: The two-day annual meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) concluded Wednesday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. During the meeting, the bank's Board of Governors approved the applications of El Salvador, the Solomon Islands and Tanzania as its new members. Vice President and Corporate Secretary of AIIB Ludger Schuknecht said the bank helps promote the sustainable development of its members. This is welcomed by the international community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUDGER SCHUKNECHT, Vice President and Corporate Se

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Mongolia to send largest ever delegation to Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Mongolia to send largest ever delegation to Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mongolian delegation for Hangzhou Asian Games 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Mongolian): AMGALANBAATAR GANBAATAR, Chief of Mongolian Delegation 3. various of Mongolian delegation for Hangzhou Asian Games 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Mongolian): AMGALANBAATAR GANBAATAR, Chief of Mongolian Delegation STORYLINE: Mongolia will send a delegation of over 600 members to the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, its largest team for a single Asian Games, said the head of the Mongolian delegation. SOUNDBITE 1 (Mongolian): AMGALANBAATAR GANBAATAR, Chief of Mongolian Delegation "Our country will send more than 400 athletes in 34 different sports as well as over 200 coaches and relevant officials to the forthcoming Asian Games. In other words, we are ready to participate in the Asian Games with the largest ever delegation." The 19th Asian Games will take place in China's Hang

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BRICS expansion helps ensure fairer world: former Ethiopian diplomat

STORY: BRICS expansion helps ensure fairer world: former Ethiopian diplomat DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Africa 2. various of Teruneh Zenna 3. SOUNDBITE (English): TERUNEH ZENNA, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the United Nations 4. various of the BRICS Summit STORYLINE: Adding new members to the BRICS bloc of developing countries would give the group an impetus to implement its ideology of making the world "fairer and non-discriminatory," said Teruneh Zenna, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the UN. SOUNDBITE (English): TERUNEH ZENNA, Ethiopia's former ambassador to the United Nations "This is very important for BRICS to implement their cherished idea, their cherished ideology to make the world, the international order a just one which impresses all countries equally without discrimination. So, this is good for Africa, good for BRICS. BRICS does not mean, it is simply there to fight as the Western power and others but even to

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Multinational military exercise kicks off in Egypt

STORY: Multinational military exercise kicks off in Egypt DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bright Star military exercise (courtesy of Egyptian army) STORYLINE: A multinational military drill kicked off in Egypt with the participation of 8,000 troops and observers from 34 countries, the Egyptian Armed Forces said on Friday. In a statement, the Egyptian Armed Forces said the drills, dubbed the Bright Star, will be held at the combat training fields of Mohamed Naguib Military Base and a number of naval and air bases in Egypt. Moreover, members of the civil police and a number of legal experts from the International Committee of the Red Cross will also participate in the activities, the statement said. The joint military exercise will run until Sept. 14, according to the statement. The commanders of the participating countries' forces inspected an exhibition of weapons and equipment involved in the training, expressing their conte

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Greek athletes prepare for Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Greek athletes prepare for Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the preparation match of the Greek university water polo team for the 31st FISU Summer World University Games 2. various of Ioanna Sacha 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): IOANNA SACHA, Greek student-athlete 4. various of Lida Nanou 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): LIDA NANOU, Greek student-athlete 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): DIMITRIOS KONSTANTINOS DRAKIOTIS, Greek student-athlete 7. various of the preparation match of the Greek university water polo team 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): DIMITRIS KERERES, Director in Physical Education of the Greek Ministry of Education 9. various of Dimitris Kereres 10. various of the preparation match of the Greek university water polo team STORYLINE: Greece has announced a delegation of 34 members for the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games to be held in China. In an interview in Athens on Friday, stude

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Chengdu Universiade to build bridge of communication: Italian sports official

STORY: Chengdu Universiade to build bridge of communication: Italian sports official DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Italian athletes 2. various of daily trainings 3. SOUNDBITE (English): LUCIANO BUONFIGLIO, Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano (CONI) STORYLINE: The 31st International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer World University Games will take place in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province between July 28 and August 8. Italy has announced a delegation of about 300 members for the event, making it one of the largest delegations from European countries. Luciano Buonfiglio, a member of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) said that the Universiade in Chengdu will build a bridge of communication among different civilizations for the world. SOUNDBITE (English): LUCIANO BUONFIGLIO, Member of Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) "For this is a very big event, and I am sure that people of China give the best wel

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6 killed in explosion in Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: 6 killed in explosion in Pakistan's Punjab DATELINE: June 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: PUNJAB, Pakistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the site STORYLINE: At least six people were killed and two others injured in an explosion in Kot Addu district of eastern Punjab province in Pakistan, police officials said on Thursday. The explosion took place when members of the same family were busy in sorting out scrap and other waste material inside their house in the Daira Din Panah area of the district, Deputy Superintendent Police of the district Mujahid Hussain told Xinhua, adding that women and children are among the victims. He said that the cause and nature of the blast are being determined by law enforcement agencies. According to an initial investigation report, some unknown object in the scrap has caused the blast, the official said. Soon after receiving the information, police and rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the injured to a nearby hospital. Taking

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ISRAEL-FASSUTA-ROCKET ATTACK

(230406) -- FASSUTA, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Israeli police bomb disposal unit work by the remains of a rocket in Israel's northern town of Fassuta, on April 6, 2023. Israel on Thursday accused Hamas, a Palestinian armed movement ruling the Gaza Strip, of being behind a rocket attack launched at northern Israel from Lebanon. Earlier in the afternoon, a barrage of 34 rockets was fired from Lebanon, triggering sirens across the Galilee area in northern Israel. About 25 rockets were intercepted by Israel's aerial defense systems, while five landed inside Israel, according to the Israeli military. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-FASSUTA-ROCKET ATTACK

(230406) -- FASSUTA, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Israeli police bomb disposal unit work by the remains of a rocket in Israel's northern town of Fassuta, on April 6, 2023. Israel on Thursday accused Hamas, a Palestinian armed movement ruling the Gaza Strip, of being behind a rocket attack launched at northern Israel from Lebanon. Earlier in the afternoon, a barrage of 34 rockets was fired from Lebanon, triggering sirens across the Galilee area in northern Israel. About 25 rockets were intercepted by Israel's aerial defense systems, while five landed inside Israel, according to the Israeli military. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-FASSUTA-ROCKET ATTACK

(230406) -- FASSUTA, April 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Israeli police bomb disposal unit work by the remains of a rocket in Israel's northern town of Fassuta, on April 6, 2023. Israel on Thursday accused Hamas, a Palestinian armed movement ruling the Gaza Strip, of being behind a rocket attack launched at northern Israel from Lebanon. Earlier in the afternoon, a barrage of 34 rockets was fired from Lebanon, triggering sirens across the Galilee area in northern Israel. About 25 rockets were intercepted by Israel's aerial defense systems, while five landed inside Israel, according to the Israeli military. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)

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Monument on Miyagi mountain for B-29 crashes

SENDAI, Japan - The "Cenotaph of Fubo," built for 34 U.S. crew members who died in crashes of three B-29 bombers on the ridge of Mt. Fubo on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids, is seen on Aug. 2, 2014, in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Kawamata speaks in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2014, about his experience with showing pictures of U.S. B-29 bombers taken four months after they crashed on the ridge of Mt. Fubo in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids. Residents in the city are planning to hold a memorial service for 34 crew members killed in the three B-29 crashes, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War.

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Tokyo 2020 executive board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Executive Board of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games - (from L) Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, organizing committee president and former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, organizing committee honorary president and Canon Inc. Chairman Fujio Mitarai, and organizing committee chief executive officer and Daiwa Institute of Research Chairman Toshiro Muto - pose for photos after a meeting where all 34 members of the executive board met on March 26, 2014.

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Tokyo Olympics organizing panel holds 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - The Executive Board of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games meets for the first time on March 26, 2014, since the selection of its 34 members.

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GSDF members leave for S. Sudan

NARITA, Japan - A 34-member group of Ground Self-Defense Force personnel leaves Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Jan. 14, 2012, for South Sudan to prepare for Japan's full-fledged participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations there. Japan plans to send around 210 members of the GSDF engineering unit to the country between mid-February and the end of March to build roads and bridges as part of the peacekeeping operations in the fledgling nation.

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Japanese troops arrive in Haiti for post-quake support

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A total of 34 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members arrive at Port-au-Prince airport on Feb. 7 as the first batch of some 350 members to engage in the United Nations peacekeeping operations to support quake-devastated Haiti. This is the first time Japan has sent a major SDF unit for U.N. peacekeeping operations in Latin America.

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Japanese troops arrive in Haiti for post-quake support

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A total of 34 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members line up at Port-au-Prince airport on Feb. 7 after arriving there as the first batch of some 350 members to engage in the United Nations peacekeeping operations to support quake-devastated Haiti. This is the first time Japan has sent a major SDF unit for U.N. peacekeeping operations in Latin America.

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S. Korea downs Japan in women's handball replay

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the South Korean team celebrate after beating Japan 34-21 in a replay of the women's handball Olympic qualifying tournament at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 29. S. Korea secured a place in this summer's Beijing Olympic Games.

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S. Korea downs Japan in women's handball replay

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese team show their dejection after being defeated by South Korea 34-21 in a replay of the women's handball Olympic qualifying tournament at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 29. S. Korea secured a place in this summer's Beijing Olympic Games.

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Death toll from Thai childcare center mass shooting rises to 36

STORY: Death toll from Thai childcare center mass shooting rises to 36 DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shooting scene STORYLINE: Local authorities said a mass shooting at a childcare center on Thursday in northeast Thailand's Nong Bua Lamphu province has killed at least 36 people, including 24 children. Another 12 people were reportedly injured. The shooting occurred at around 12:40 p.m. local time. A local police official said the attacker, reportedly a 34-year-old former police officer, later killed his family members before taking his own life. "About the horrifying incident, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the families of the dead and injured," Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wrote on his Facebook account, adding that he has ordered the national police chief to "fast-track an investigation." A woman working at the childcare center told a local TV program that they were having lunch when she heard the soun

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WHO, G20 members warn of potential "silent pandemic" from antimicrobial resistance

STORY: WHO, G20 members warn of potential "silent pandemic" from antimicrobial resistance DATELINE: Aug. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: BALI, Indonesia CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN BALKHY, Assistant Director-General for the AMR Division at the WHO 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DANTE HARBUWONO, Indonesian Vice Health Minister STORYLINE: The World Health Organization and the Group of 20 members warned on Wednesday at a meeting in Indonesia's Bali of a potential "silent pandemic" of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) triggered by overdosage of drugs and antibiotics. This meeting is a side event of the third G20 Health Working Group, which was held from Monday to Tuesday. The Lancet journal published in January said that drug-resistant infections killed 1.27 million people in 2019, more than HIV/AIDS (864,000 deaths) or malaria (643,000 deaths). Assistant Director-General for the AMR Division at the WHO Hanan Balkhy said a stronger health system is import

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INDIA-AGARTALA-LANDSLIDE-BODY OF SOLDIER-REACHING HOME

(220704) -- AGARTALA, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Family members react after the mortal remains of one army soldier, who was killed in a landslide in Noney district of Manipur, reached his residence in Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, July 3, 2022. Rescuers in northeastern Indian state of Manipur have so far pulled 34 bodies from the debris of a landslide, officials said Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-AGARTALA-LANDSLIDE-BODY OF SOLDIER-REACHING HOME

(220704) -- AGARTALA, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Family members react after the mortal remains of one army soldier, who was killed in a landslide in Noney district of Manipur, reached his residence in Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, July 3, 2022. Rescuers in northeastern Indian state of Manipur have so far pulled 34 bodies from the debris of a landslide, officials said Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-AGARTALA-LANDSLIDE-BODY OF SOLDIER-REACHING HOME

(220704) -- AGARTALA, July 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Family members react after the mortal remains of one army soldier, who was killed in a landslide in Noney district of Manipur, reached his residence in Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Tripura, July 3, 2022. Rescuers in northeastern Indian state of Manipur have so far pulled 34 bodies from the debris of a landslide, officials said Sunday. (Str/Xinhua)

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Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: president

STORY: Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: president DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfire STORYLINE: The wildfire near an Aegean coastal resort in southwestern Turkey has been largely contained although it is still spreading in a small area, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. A total of 435 people have been evacuated since the fire erupted on Tuesday evening, with nearly 4,000 hectares of forest affected, Erdogan said during his visit to the wildfire-hit Marmaris District of southwestern Mugla Province. More than 4,500 firefighters and 61 water-dropping aircraft were deployed to fight the blaze, according to the Turkish president. The police on Thursday detained a 34-year-old man who confessed to having started the fire following a quarrel with his family members, according to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Turkey was hit by one of the worst wildfires in the summer of 2021 fed by strong win

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Israeli army forces suppress anti-settlement protest in Jordan Valley

STORY: Israeli army forces suppress anti-settlement protest in Jordan Valley DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:34 LOCATION: TUBAS, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of clashes between the Palestinians and Israeli army STORYLINE: The Israeli army on Monday suppressed an anti-settlement protest that started at the occupied West Bank city of Tubas in the northern Jordan Valley, Palestinian eyewitnesses said. The eyewitnesses told Xinhua that the Israeli army fired tear gas toward the protestors while they were carrying Palestinian flags and standing near a military checkpoint east of Tubas. A number of protesters suffered from suffocation due to inhaling tear gas fired at them by the Israeli forces. Members of the press were also assaulted. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tubas, Palestine. (XHTV)

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Estonia's coalition government collapses

STORY: Estonia's coalition government collapses DATELINE: June 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Tallinn CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas holding press conference 2. various of city view of Tallinn center 3. various of night view of Tallinn STORYLINE: Estonia's governing coalition led by center-right Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (Reform Party) broke up on Friday after Kallas dismissed all seven ministers from the junior coalition partner Center Party due to a dispute over welfare policy. President Alar Karis has released the seven ministers from office, as proposed by Kallas, the presidential office said. Until a new coalition is formed, Reform Party members of the government shall substitute for the dismissed ministers, the government said in a press release. Kallas' Reform Party holds 34 seats in the country's 101-member Parliament (Riigikogu) and could continue as a minority government without the Center Party, which has 25 seats. Kallas said she wanted to engage in