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Japan beaten by S. Korea in Sochi curling opener

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Chinami Yoshida (R) and teammate Ayumi Ogasawara (rear) greet their South Korean opponents after their women's curling round-robin game at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014. Japan suffered a 7-12 defeat.

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Japan beaten by S. Korea in Sochi curling opener

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's skip Ayumi Ogasawara (rear) concentrates on the game with a stern face as her team treads behind opponent South Korea during the ninth end of their women's curling round-robin game at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014. Japan suffered a 7-12 defeat.

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Japan beaten by S. Korea in Sochi curling opener

SOCHI, Russia - Michiko Tomabechi (C) of Japan delivers the stone to her sweepers Yumie Funayama (L) and Chinami Yoshida (R) during the 10th end of their women's curling round-robin game against South Korea at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014. Japan lost to South Korea 7-12.

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Japan beaten by S. Korea in Sochi curling opener

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's curling team - (from L to R) Ayumi Ogasawara, Michiko Tomabechi, Chinami Yoshida and Yumie Funayama - check stone positions during the 10th end of their round-robin game against South Korea at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014. Japan suffered a 7-12 defeat.

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Japan beaten by S. Korea in Sochi curling opener

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's skip Ayumi Ogasawara (rear) watches her throw during the 10th end of a women's curling round-robin game against South Korea at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014. Japan suffered a 7-12 defeat.

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Japan beaten by S. Korea in Sochi curling opener

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's skip Ayumi Ogasawara (front L) and teammate Yumie Funayama (front R) check stone positions during the ninth end of their women's curling round-robin game against South Korea at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014. Japan suffered a 7-12 defeat.

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Tunisia braves extremely hot weather

STORY: Tunisia braves extremely hot weather DATELINE: June 5, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:06 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the road in Tunis 2. various of the closed supermarket and shops 3. various of the water park STORYLINE: Stifling hot winds kept their grip on Tunisia on Saturday while temperatures rose rapidly across the country. The Sirocco Blow from the Libyan desert affected Tunisia and some southern European countries from south to north. The highest temperature forecast in Tunis on Saturday rose to 42 degrees Celsius, which was 7-12 degrees higher than the average temperature during the same period. Affected by the heat waves, very few pedestrians and traffic were seen on the road and some restaurants and shops were also closed. In August 2021, the highest temperature in the capital Tunis reached 48 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1999. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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More photos of unidentified ships released

Crew members are seen aboard one of two unidentified ships detected within Japanese territorial waters in the Sea of Japan on March 24. The photo was taken by the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) at 7:12 a.m. Wednesday March 24. ==Kyodo