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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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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated April 11, 2014 shows former first lady Rosalynn Carter joins First Lady Michelle Obama at an event to recognize military and veteran caregivers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated April 11, 2014 shows former first lady Rosalynn Carter attends an event to recognize military and veteran caregivers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Dies Aged 96

File photo dated April 11, 2014 shows former first lady Rosalynn Carter speaks at an event to recognize military and veteran caregivers in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Season for arctic animals arrives

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors look at a polar bear at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 11, 2014, at the start of the zoo's wintertime operation lasting until April 7, 2015.

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Hello Kitty events in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors wearing Hello Kitty headbands look at items related to the feline character displayed in the "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty" exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 22, 2014. The first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America began Oct. 11 and runs until April 26, 2015, to commemorate the internationally celebrated character's 40th anniversary.

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Abe meets with BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014, after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the first time since April 15. Kuroda said he told Abe that the BOJ "would adjust monetary policy without hesitation" if it faces difficulty achieving its 2 percent inflation goal.

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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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TEDxSaku organizer rehearsing for big day

NAGANO, Japan - Organizer Rui Zakoji rehearses for a TEDx event, a popular lecture-style conference introducing innovative ideas, in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, on April 13, 2014, ahead of TEDxSaku on May 11.

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf (holding microphone), an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf, an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan starts coastal research whaling in Pacific

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Researchers examine a minke whale at Ayukawa port in the northeastern Japanese city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 26, 2014, after four Japanese research whaling ships returned from a day hunt for minke whales off the prefecture. The ships will operate until June 11 to take up to 51 minke whales from coastal waters.

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Kids release balloons before "Mural of Hope"

MORIOKA, Japan - Children release balloons during a ceremony on April 26, 2014, to commemorate the completion of "Kibo no Hekiga" (Mural of Hope) in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Gold medal is symbol of hopes for quake-hit people: Hanyu

TOKYO, Japan - Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu shows the gold medal he won at the Sochi Olympics at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 24, 2014, saying it serves as a symbol of the hopes and dreams of people who were affected by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Hanyu's hometown is Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the disaster.

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Test facility to simulate big tsunami completed in Chiba

ABIKO, Japan - The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry's experimental facility in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, capable of creating waves up to one-third the size of the tsunami that hit land following the earthquake of March 11, 2011, is opened to the press on April 22, 2014.

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Former Iranian ruler Pahlavi's grave in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - The grave of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the former ruler of Iran overthrown in Iran's Islamic revolution in 1979, in the Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Cairo is pictured on April 11, 2014.

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Yankees' 5-game winning streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki catches a fly by Tampa Bay Rays' Logan Forsythe in the eighth inning of their game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. The Yankees' five-game winning streak ended as the team lost 11-5.

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Kuroda, Yanks' 5-game hot streak cooled off by Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, the United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda leaves the mound during the sixth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on April 18, 2014. Kuroda allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 5-2/3 innings as the Yankees lost 11-5.

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Shop operator shows off popular 'pork cutlet parfait'

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Cutlet shop operator Kiyoko Mizuno holds on April 11, 2014, a bowl of deep-fried breaded pork cutlets topped with fruit parfait she invented a decade ago as a new local specialty in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan.

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Environmentalists call for renewable energy investment

BERLIN, Germany - Environmentalists call for investment in renewable energy sources in Berlin on April 11, 2014, on the occasion of a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Yankee Suzuki catches fly in game against Red Sox

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki handles a fly ball to left from Boston Red Sox infielder Ryan Roberts in the second inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 11, 2014. The Red Sox won 4-2.

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Darvish delivers gem, Rangers beat Astros in 12

ARLINGTON, the United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish celebrates his team's 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, on April 11, 2014. Darvish started the game and was nearly perfect over eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball. The Rangers beat the Astros on Robinson Chirinos's walkoff single in the 12th inning.

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Darvish delivers gem, Rangers beat Astros in 12

ARLINGTON, the United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish smiles after throwing eight innings in a game against the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, on April 11, 2014. Darvish was nearly perfect over eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball, and the Rangers beat the Astros on Robinson Chirinos's walkoff single in the 12th inning.

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Darvish delivers gem, Rangers beat Astros in 12

ARLINGTON, the United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, on April 11, 2014. Darvish was nearly perfect over eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball, and the Rangers beat the Astros on Robinson Chirinos's walkoff single in the 12th inning.

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Darvish delivers gem, Rangers beat Astros in 12

ARLINGTON, the United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, on April 11, 2014. Darvish was nearly perfect over eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball, and the Rangers beat the Astros on Robinson Chirinos's walkoff single in the 12th inning.

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Darvish delivers gem, Rangers beat Astros in 12

ARLINGTON, the United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, on April 11, 2014. Darvish was nearly perfect over eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball, and the Rangers beat the Astros on Robinson Chirinos's walkoff single in the 12th inning.

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Yankees' Suzuki goes 2 for 4 against Red Sox

NEW YORK, the United States - New York Yankees left fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 11, 2014. Ichiro went 2 for 4 and the Yankees lost 4-2.

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Darvish delivers gem, Rangers beat Astros in 12

ARLINGTON, the United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, on April 11, 2014. Darvish was nearly perfect over eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball, and the Rangers beat the Astros on Robinson Chirinos's walkoff single in the 12th inning.

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Japan's Matsuyama not pleased with shot at Masters golf

AUGUSTA, United States - Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama looks less than pleased after making his fifth shot from a gallery area on the second hole at the Augusta National Golf Club in the second round of the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, on April 11, 2014.

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Japanese wins int'l youth ballet meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Haruo Niyama (R), a 17-year-old Japanese ballet dancer, holds a trophy after winning top prize in a division for men aged 15 to 19 in the Youth America Grand Prix in New York on April 11, 2014. Niyama won the prize on April 10, while compatriot Natsuki Yamada (L) placed fourth in a division for women aged 17 to 19.

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Yankees' Suzuki goes 2 for 4 against Red Sox

NEW YORK, the United States -縲New York Yankees left fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the fifth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 11, 2014. Ichiro went 2 for 4 and the Yankees lost 4-2.

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China's Xi, Australia's Abbott meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 11, 2014.

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Darvish delivers gem, Rangers beat Astros in 12

ARLINGTON, the United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Houston Astros in Arlington, Texas, on April 11, 2014. Darvish was nearly perfect over eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball, and the Rangers beat the Astros on Robinson Chirinos's walkoff single in the 12th inning.

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German foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan -TOKYO, Japan - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are pictured before talks in Tokyo on April 11, 2014.

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Japanese skaters Hanyu, Asada hold Guinness certificates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skaters Yuzuru Hanyu (L) and Mao Asada hold certificates from the Guinness World Records at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 11, 2014. Hanyu set the highest mark yet for the men's short program at the Sochi Olympics in Russia in February, and Asada did the same for the women's short program at the world championships in Japan in March.

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Australian foreign minister

HIROSHIMA, Japan -Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Australian counterpart Julie Bishop (C in right row) hold talks in Hiroshima on April 11, 2014. Foreign ministers from a group of non-nuclear weapons states gathered for a two-day event to discuss nuclear arms reduction.

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Japan's pro-nuclear energy policy

TOKYO, Japan -Protesters hold a demonstration near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2014, against the government's new energy policy that supports the use of nuclear power.

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Australian foreign minister

HIROSHIMA, Japan -Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (L) and Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida shake hands in Hiroshima on April 11, 2014. Foreign ministers from a group of non-nuclear weapons states gathered for a two-day event to discuss nuclear arms reduction.

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Japan's pro-nuclear energy policy

TOKYO, Japan -Protesters hold a demonstration near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2014, against the government's new energy policy that supports the use of nuclear power.

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Nuclear disarmament talks in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - (from L) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop attend a meeting with atomic bombing survivors after a two-day event to discuss nuclear arms reduction began in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 11, 2014.

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Your Party picks Asao as new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Keiichiro Asao speaks in Tokyo after being chosen as the new leader of the minor opposition Your Party on April 11, 2014.

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Your Party picks Asao as new leader

TOKYO, Japan -Keiichiro Asao speaks in Tokyo after being chosen as the new leader of the minor opposition Your Party on April 11, 2014.

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Chinese activist Xu

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Xu Zhiyong, a prominent Chinese legal activist. The Beijing Municipal High People's Court on April 11, 2014, rejected an appeal by Xu, who was earlier in the year convicted of disrupting public order by organizing anti-corruption protests, finalizing his four-year jail sentence that has drawn international criticism.

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Isahaya Bay case

SAGA, Japan -Fishermen celebrate following a press conference in Saga, Saga Prefecture, on April 11, 2014, after the Saga District Court ordered the state to start paying a penalty to fishermen in two months unless it opens the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike in southwestern Japan in line with a high court ruling that ordered the opening for assessment.

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Japan decides new energy policy

TOKYO, Japan -Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds a press conference at the industry ministry in Tokyo on April 11, 2014, after the government adopted the Basic Energy Plan at a Cabinet meeting earlier in the day. The new energy policy labels nuclear power as an important source of electricity, retracting a nuclear phase-out goal upheld by the predecessor government after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster.

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University of Tokyo entrance ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - The entrance ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious university, is held at the Nippon Budokan gymnasium in Tokyo on April 11, 2014.

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University of Tokyo entrance ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - The entrance ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious university, is held at the Nippon Budokan gymnasium in Tokyo on April 11, 2014.

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University of Tokyo entrance ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New students pose for photos before the entrance ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious university, at the Nippon Budokan gymnasium in Tokyo on April 11, 2014.

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University of Tokyo entrance ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New students pose for photos before the entrance ceremony for the University of Tokyo, Japan's most prestigious university, at the Nippon Budokan gymnasium in Tokyo on April 11, 2014.

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Japan decides new energy policy

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga (far L) speaks at a meeting of Cabinet ministers on renewable energy at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 11, 2014. The government decided at a separate meeting earlier that day on an energy policy that labels nuclear power as an important source of electricity, retracting a nuclear phase-out goal upheld by its predecessor after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster.