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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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French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 4, 2010 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 4, 2010 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated April 4, 2010 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chinese opportunities in eyes of a Russian businessman

STORY: Chinese opportunities in eyes of a Russian businessman SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dmitry Pismennyy 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DMITRY PISMENNYY, Russian businessman in Chongqing STORYLINE: 34-year-old Dmitry Pismennyy, a Russian businessman engaged in foreign trade, has been living in southwest China's Chongqing for 14 years. As China continues expanding opening up, Pismennyy anticipates that bilateral trade and exchanges will deepen, presenting more opportunities for his own career. SOUNDBITE (English): DMITRY PISMENNYY, Russian businessman in Chongqing "The first time when I came to China, it was 2010, I came to Chongqing as an exchange student. I have many friends in Russia, so they asked me about the trading, about the China-Russia cooperation. So I decided to do this kind of business. Now, the logistics for using the train to Russia and to other countries are getting more and more conv

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The 8th Annual TV Land Awards - Los Angeles

Ryan O'Neal attends the 8th Annual TV Land Awards held at Sony Studios in Culver City, CA, USA, on April 17, 2010. Photo by Apega/EG/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The 8th Annual TV Land Awards - Los Angeles

Ryan O'Neal attends the 8th Annual TV Land Awards held at Sony Studios in Culver City, CA, USA, on April 17, 2010. Photo by Apega/EG/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The 8th Annual TV Land Awards - Los Angeles

Ryan O'Neal attends the 8th Annual TV Land Awards held at Sony Studios in Culver City, CA, USA, on April 17, 2010. Photo by Apega/EG/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The 8th Annual TV Land Awards - Los Angeles

Ryan O'Neal attends the 8th Annual TV Land Awards held at Sony Studios in Culver City, CA, USA, on April 17, 2010. Photo by Apega/EG/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows the building of Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows traditional huts displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows masks displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows a lion sculpture displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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CAMEROON-DSCHANG-CIVILIZATION MUSEUM

(230517) -- DSCHANG, May 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 10, 2023 shows masks displayed at Cameroon civilization museum in Dschang, Cameroon. With a main building area of about 1,000 square meters, the museum was officially opened to public in 2010. (Xinhua/Kepseu)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Agwata Amos Michira, a Chinese culture enthusiast from Kenya, showing the Chinese character "Xiang", (L) meaning "elephant", and the character "Huan", meaning "Huan River", at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, April 17, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Han Xu), and the oracle bone script characters "Xiang" (L), meaning "elephant", and "Huan", meaning "Huan River", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY-ACTIVITIES

(230420) -- BEIJING, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Alfonso Fraile, an ex-football player from Spain, demonstrating an oracle bone script character "Men", meaning "gate", in Madrid, Spain, April 17, 2023 (upper, photo taken by Meng Dingbo), and the oracle bone script character "Men" (L), meaning "gate", pictured at the National Museum of Chinese Writing in Anyang, central China's Henan Province on April 19, 2023 (lower, photo taken by Li An). The UN Chinese Language Day is observed on April 20 every year since 2010, celebrating the language's contribution to the world while encouraging more people to learn it. (Xinhua)

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (C), who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, shakes hands with Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Tatsuo Kawabata during a courtesy call at the ministry in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Quake-hit Qinghai Province in China

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan priests deliver rations to quake-affected people in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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President Hu arrives in quake-hit area of northwestern China

YUSHU, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao is surrounded by reporters as he arrives in quake-stricken Yushu in northwestern China's Qinghai Province on April 18, 2010, to inspect relief operations. Hu departed Beijing for the region earlier in the day after cutting short his visit to Latin America and returning to Beijing on April 17 due to the earthquake.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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Jimenez marks 1st no-hitter for Colorado Rockies

ATLANTA, United States - Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubald Jimenez (C) is congratulated by teammates at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 17, 2010, after recording the first no-hitter for the Rockies in their 18-year history to lead his team to a 4-0 victory against the Atlanta Braves.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a triple to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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Jimenez marks 1st no-hitter for Colorado Rockies

ATLANTA, United States - The Colorado Rockies' Ubald Jimenez pitches against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 17, 2010. Jimenez struck out seven and walked six as he recorded the first no-hitter for the Rockies in their 18-year history to lead his team to a 4-0 victory.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) steals third in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui 1-for-4 against Toronto Blue Jays

TORONTO, Canada - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches his RBI double to right-center in the third inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 17, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the Angels' 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits to lift Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki doubles down the right-field line in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 17, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored as the Mariners won 4-2.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Braves' Kawakami suffers 2nd loss against Rockies

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami pitches against the Colorado Rockies at Turner Field in Atlanta on April 17, 2010. Kawakami suffered his second loss, allowing four runs and eight hits in five innings.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks remove debris from collapsed houses in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Tibetan monks take part in rescue work in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Randy Johnson throws at Seibu Dome

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama - Former Major League Baseball pitcher Randy Johnson, who won the Cy Young Award five times, throws a ball before the game between Seibu Lions and Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 17, 2010.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

TENDO, Japan - A shogi (Japanese chess) game with ''human pieces'' is played on April 17, 2010, at a hall in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, a place known for its production of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instruction from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

TENDO, Japan - A shogi (Japanese chess) game with ''human pieces'' is played on April 17, 2010, at a hall in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, a place known for its production of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instruction from two professional shogi players.

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N. Korea urges Japan to include Korean schools in tuition aid

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on April 17, 2010. Song urged Japan to include pro-Pyongyang schools in Japan in a tuition waiver program for high school students ''as early as possible.''

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Photos from quake-hit China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - A Tibetan monk distributes food to an earthquake survivor in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Photos from China's quake-hit Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Children hold bowls while waiting in line for food distribution in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Prime Minister Hatoyama hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) poses with invited guests for photos at an annual cherry-viewing party he hosted at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on April 17, 2010. Some 10,000 people from political, business, sports and entertainment circles were invited to the party.

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Photos from quake-hit China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Rescue workers continue searching for survivors under the debris of collapsed houses in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the western Chinese province of Qinghai on April 17, 2010.

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Prime Minister Hatoyama hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) poses with invited guests for photos at an annual cherry-viewing party he hosted at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden on April 17, 2010. Some 10,000 people from political, business, sports and entertainment circles were invited to the party.

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Reclusive man stabs 5 relatives after Net access taken away

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows a house in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, where Takayuki Iwase, 30, stabbed five members of his family, killing two of them, on April 17, 2010. Iwase, who has been a recluse for the past 15 years, told police he stabbed them and set fire to the house as he was enraged by his father terminating a contract for Internet access.

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Snow falls in Tokyo, matches 1969 record for season's latest snowfall

TOKYO, Japan - Rooftops of houses in Tokyo's Nerima Ward are lightly dusted with snow, on April 17, 2010, after snow fell in central Tokyo, matching the 1969 record for the season's latest snowfall.

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Snow falls in Tokyo, matches 1969 record for season's latest snowfall

TOKYO, Japan - Women wearing traditional kimono walk in Shijuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo, which is lightly dusted with snow, on April 17, 2010, after snow fell in central Tokyo, matching the 1969 record for the season's latest snowfall.

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day.

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Ex-sumo master's 6-yr term cut to 5 yrs over wrestler's death

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito speaks to reporters in Nagoya on April 5, 2010, after the Nagoya High Court sentenced former sumo stable master Junichi Yamamoto to five years in prison for physical abuse that led to the death of Saito's 17-year-old son Takashi in 2007. According to the ruling, Yamamoto hit Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, with a beer bottle during dinner on June 25, 2007, and let three senior wrestlers at the stable beat him with a wooden stick later that day.

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Kobe Port Tower presents optical fiber starry sky

KOBE, Japan - Kobe Port Tower now undergoing renovation in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, holds a viewing for the press on March 17, 2010, presenting an optical fiber-made starry sky in the observation deck on its top floor. The 108-meter-high tower will open to the public on April 28.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age ahead of national holiday

TOKYO, Japan - Women celebrate coming-of-age in Tokyo on a double-decker tour bus on Jan. 8, 2010, ahead of Jan. 11, the Coming-of-Age national holiday. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services in Tokyo, invited 17 of their tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because they are unable to attend ceremonies during the actual holiday in their hometowns as they will be at work.

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Undisputed Iii: Redemption (2010)

Scott Adkins Characters: Uri Boyka Film: Undisputed Iii: Redemption; Undisputed 3: Redemption (USA 2010) Director: Isaac Florentine 17 April 2010 Date: 17 April 2010

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Undisputed Iii: Redemption (2010)

Scott Adkins Characters: Uri Boyka Film: Undisputed Iii: Redemption; Undisputed 3: Redemption (USA 2010) Director: Isaac Florentine 17 April 2010 Date: 17 April 2010