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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Turkish police detain 11 suspected IS members

STORY: Turkish police detain 11 suspected IS members SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police leaving the police station for special operations in Istanbul 2. various of Turkish police carrying out special operations 3. various of suspects detained in operations STORYLINE: Turkish police detained at least 11 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in Türkiye's western province of Izmir on Wednesday, local media reported. The state-run TRT broadcaster said anti-terror teams launched simultaneous operations against 13 sites across the province to capture 13 suspects. During the raids, 11 suspects were apprehended, while arrest operations are ongoing against the remaining two individuals. Many digital materials were found and confiscated at the suspects' premises, according to the TRT. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013, blamin

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E-commerce, freight trains add vitality to BRI trade

STORY: E-commerce, freight trains add vitality to BRI trade DATELINE: April 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of freight trains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG FANG, Head of Weiju Fanxing Global Cross-border Live Broadcast Base 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XUAN FEI, Official with Investment Promotion Bureau, Xi'an International Trade & Logistics Park STORYLINE: Launched in 2013, the Chang'an China-Europe freight train service has become a vital transport link between Europe and Xi'an, China's Shaanxi Province. The service has opened 17 international transportation routes, covering all major sources of goods in the Eurasia region. In the past decade, the service has handled over 16,000 trips. The freight trains also boosted the development of e-commerce trade along the routes. The Belt and Road E-commerce Center in Xi'an has adopted livestreaming e-commerce as a key springboard for growth. In 2022, 30 livestreaming companies were registered here. SOUND

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Reconstruction from Haiyan damage

MARABUT, Philippines - Photo taken on April 11, 2014 in Tacloban City in the Haiyan-hit Philippine island of Leyte shows men working on a permanent housing project for survivors of the typhoon that struck the country on Nov. 8, 2013. Housing and livelihood are among the serious challenges in the rehabilitation process in Haiyan-affected areas six months after the disaster.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Akahama area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), about a month after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). A pleasure boat that was washed up on the roof of an inn (upper in the former) by the tsunami was dismantled, but the town government of Otsuchi now plans to restore it to preserve the memory of the disaster.

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Radioactive water dumped into river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an intake weir on the Iizaki River in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in April 2013. JDC Corp., a medium-sized general contractor, discharged 340 tons of radiation-contaminated water into the river used for agricultural water, following the March 2011 nuclear disaster, JDC sources said on July 11, 2013.

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Japan doctor offers medical relief abroad

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuko Kurosaki, president of the Japanese arm of Doctors without Borders, speaks on May 21, 2013 at the entity's office in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Kurosaki, who assumed her current position in March 2010, has offered humanitarian medical aid as a volunteer surgeon on a total of 11 missions to such countries as Sri Lanka, Somalia and Jordan since 2001. Most recently she was in Syria for about a month from mid-April.

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Radiation-resistant vehicle

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The National Police Agency unveils to the press a vehicle that can prevent the intrusion of radiation into it, in Fukushima Prefecture on May 11, 2013. The 10-meter-long vehicle was deployed to the Fukushima prefectural police in April 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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TPP members agree on Japan's participation

SURABAYA, Indonesia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front, C) poses for photos in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 20, 2013, with ministers of 11 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations. All 11 countries already involved in the TPP talks officially announced they have agreed to Japan's joining the rule-making process.

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TPP members agree on Japan's participation

SURABAYA, Indonesia - Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis reads out a statement after ministers of 11 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations held talks in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 20, 2013. The group announced all 11 countries already involved in the TPP talks have agreed to Japan's joining the rule-making process.

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TPP members agree on Japan's participation

SURABAYA, Indonesia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front, C) poses for photos in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 20, 2013, with ministers of 11 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations. To the right is Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis. All 11 countries already involved in the TPP talks officially announced they have agreed to Japan's joining the rule-making process.

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TPP members agree on Japan's participation

SURABAYA, Indonesia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (front, 3rd from R) attends a photo session in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 20, 2013, with ministers of 11 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations. All 11 countries already involved in the TPP talks officially announced they have agreed to Japan's joining the rule-making process.

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TPP minister Amari

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on April 20, 2013, after returning from Surabaya, Indonesia. Amari had gone to Surabaya, where APEC members were meeting, to give a final push toward gaining approval for Japan to join the TPP negotiations from all 11 countries already involved in those multilateral trade talks.

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TPP minister Amari

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on April 20, 2013, after returning from Surabaya, Indonesia. Amari had gone to Surabaya, where APEC members were meeting, to give a final push toward gaining approval for Japan to join the TPP negotiations from all 11 countries already involved in those multilateral trade talks.

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TPP talks in Indonesia

SURABAYA, Indonesia - Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, answers reporters' questions at a hotel in Surabaya, Indonesia, on April 19, 2013. Amari was in Surabaya as ministers of the 11 countries involved in the TPP talks held a meeting.

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Demonstration in Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria - Demonstrators demanding employment in the local oil industry walk toward a public facility (back) under attack in Ouargla, Algeria, on April 11, 2013.

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Haruki Murakami's new novel

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard reading "Books Murakami Haruki" (top) to advertise a special corner for the new novel by popular Japanese author is set up at the entrance of bookstore chain Sanseido's main shop in Tokyo's Jimbocho district on April 12, 2013. The new novel titled "Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage" was released at midnight on April 11. It is Murakami's first novel in three years.

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Bird flu in China

SHANGHAI, China - People feed pigeons at People's Square in Shanghai, China, on April 11, 2013. The Shanghai city authorities have reinforced the monitoring of pigeons, suspecting they may be a source of bird flu infections.

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Bird flu in China

SHANGHAI, China - A worker tries to catch pigeons for monitoring at People's Square in Shanghai, China, on April 11, 2013. The Shanghai city authorities have reinforced the monitoring of pigeons, suspecting they may be a source of bird flu infections.

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Bird flu in China

SHANGHAI, China - People feed pigeons at People's Square in Shanghai, China, on April 11, 2013. The Shanghai city authorities have reinforced the monitoring of pigeons, suspecting they may be a source of bird flu infections.

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Haruki Murakami's new novel

TOKYO, Japan - Fans of acclaimed Japanese author Haruki Murakami gather for a book-launch event at Tsutaya bookstore in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on the evening of April 11, 2013, before Murakami's new novel titled "Shikisaiwo motanai Tazaki Tsukuruto kareno junreino toshi (Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage)" is released at midnight. It is Murakami's first novel in three years.

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Nobel medal auctioned off for over $2 million

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to British molecular biologist Francis Crick in 1962 for his discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule. The medal was auctioned off for $2.27 million in New York on April 11, 2013.

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Pyongyang scene amid tensions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a woman and children walking along a railway track in Pyongyang on April 11, 2013. The capital looked calm despite the North's repeated warnings of imminent war with the United States and South Korea.

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Nobel medal auctioned off for over $2 million

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows an auction held in New York on April 11, 2013, in which the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to British molecular biologist Francis Crick in 1962 for his discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule, was auctioned off for $2.27 million.

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Pakistan spokesman

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Foreign Office spokesman Aizaz Chaudri speaks during a regular press conference in Islamabad on April 11, 2013. The spokesman commented on a report issued by the prefectural government of Hiroshima grading 19 nations on their efforts to reduce nuclear arms or promote nonproliferation. Pakistan and North Korea were given the lowest scores in the report.

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Pyongyang scene amid tensions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a man holding a baby in Pyongyang on April 11, 2013. The capital looked calm despite the North's repeated warnings of imminent war with the United States and South Korea.

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N. Korean parachutists

DANDONG, China - Photo taken from Dandong in China's Liaoning Province shows people parachuting down from a helicopter in Sinuiju, North Korea, near the border with China, on April 11, 2013, in what could be North Korean training to prepare for any contingency.

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NATO chief in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - North Atlantic Treaty Organization Secretary General Anders Rasmussen (L) and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on April 11, 2013.

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Pyongyang scene amid tensions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows people waiting for buses in Pyongyang on April 11, 2013. The capital looked calm despite the North's repeated warnings of imminent war with the United States and South Korea.

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Pyongyang scene amid tensions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows children playing badminton in Pyongyang on April 11, 2013. The capital looked calm despite the North's repeated warnings of imminent war with the United States and South Korea.

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Pyongyang scene amid tensions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows pedestrians in Pyongyang on April 11, 2013. The capital looked calm despite the North's repeated warnings of imminent war with the United States and South Korea.

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N. Korean parachutists

DANDONG, China - Photo taken from Dandong in China's Liaoning Province shows people parachuting down from a helicopter in Sinuiju, North Korea, near the border with China, on April 11, 2013, in what could be North Korean training to prepare for any contingency.

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Pyongyang scene amid tensions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows children in Pyongyang on April 11, 2013. The capital looked calm despite the North's repeated warnings of imminent war with the United States and South Korea.

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Tokyo Disneyland parade

CHIBA, Japan - Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, start new daytime parades on April 11, 2013, ahead of the 30th anniversary of its opening on April 15.

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Canadian trade minister Fast in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far R) holds talks with Canadian trade minister Ed Fast (3rd from L front) at the industry ministry in Tokyo on April 11, 2013.

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Tokyo Disneyland parade

CHIBA, Japan - Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, start new daytime parades on April 11, 2013, ahead of the 30th anniversary of its opening on April 15.

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Akita governor

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake speaks to reporters at the prefectural hall in the city of Akita on April 11, 2013. The governor said he is relieved to see pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin playing with an Akita dog given by the prefecture in July 2012.

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Bag containing design by U.S. architect

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on April 11, 2013, shows an old bag and the documents it contained. The bag containing an architectural drawing and other documents connected to U.S. architect Jay Hill Morgan, who designed the former Marunouchi Building near Tokyo Station and other buildings in Japan from the 1920s, has been found in Yokohama, local officials said the same day.

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N. Korean parachutists

DANDONG, China - Photo taken from Dandong in China's Liaoning Province shows people parachuting down from a helicopter in Sinuiju, North Korea, near the border with China, on April 11, 2013, in what could be North Korean training to prepare for any contingency.

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Danone executive

TATEBAYASHI, Japan - John Davison, president of the dairy products division of major French food conglomerate Danone, speaks during a press conference in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, on April 11, 2013. He said the company is reluctant to launch a hostile takeover bid for Japanese lactic drink maker Yakult Honsha Co., with which it has been in talks to boost its stake in Yakult.

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Latvian PM Dombrovskis in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 11, 2013.

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ASEAN foreign ministers in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations enter a venue for their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on April 11, 2013.

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N. Korean parachutists

DANDONG, China - Photo taken from Dandong in China's Liaoning Province shows people parachuting down from a helicopter in Sinuiju, North Korea, near the border with China, on April 11, 2013, in what could be North Korean training to prepare for any contingency.

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ISU President Cinquanta in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ottavio Cinquanta (L), president of the International Skating Union, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2013.

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Star Tours at Tokyo Disneyland

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken April 11, 2013, shows the outside of the building for Star Tours, a space-trip-themed attraction at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to the media ahead of its reopening set for May 7 following renovation.

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Japan remains on alert over N. Korean missile threat

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, on April 11, 2013. Japan remains on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles.

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Hiroshima grades nuclear disarmament effort

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki releases the "Hiroshima Report" at the prefectural government office in Hiroshima on April 11, 2013. The prefectural government of Hiroshima issued the report grading 19 nations on their efforts to reduce nuclear arms or promote nonproliferation.

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Japan remains on alert over N. Korean missile threat

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, on April 11, 2013. Japan remains on high alert, expecting North Korea to launch missiles.

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World's longest pearl necklace

OSAKA, Japan - A 222-meter-long pearl necklace, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's longest, is displayed at Hanshin Department Store in Osaka on April 11, 2013. The necklace of around 28,000 pearls weighs about 20 kilograms.

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Japan remains on alert over N. Korean missile threat

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera speaks with reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on April 11, 2013. Amid indications that North Korea may soon launch ballistic missiles, Onodera said Tokyo has intensified its information gathering.