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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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CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the stadium for the opening ceremony of the Chengdu Universiade and other sports venues at Dong'an Lake Sports Park in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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Carlos Ghosn Targeted By A Second International Arrest Warrant

File photo dated February 16, 2012 of Carlos Ghosn CEO of Renault. Headquarters of the group. Presentation of 2011 results. Boulogne-Billancourt. - Carlos Ghosn targeted by a second international arrest warrant after he did not appear for his summons for his possible indictment on May 19, 2022. The former boss of Renault-Nissan, who has lived in Lebanon since his escape of Japan in December 2019, was already targeted by an international arrest warrant issued in April 2022. He is notably prosecuted for misuse of corporate assets and money laundering in an organized gang. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

STORY: 61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sea 2. various of the migrants STORYLINE: The Libyan Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued 61 illegal migrants and recovered 11 bodies off the coast of Garrabulli, some 55 km east of the capital Tripoli. "We recovered 11 bodies, including a child. The total number of illegal migrants rescued today is 61 of different African, Asian and Arab nationalities," Esa al-Zarrug, a Coast Guard officer, told Xinhua. Because of the insecurity and chaos in the country since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, choose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya. A total of 4,335 illegal migrants have been rescued or intercepted by the Libyan authorities so far this year. Meanwhile, 310 illegal migrants have died and 227 others have gone missing on the central Mediterranean route off the Libyan coast,

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Saudi FM pays 1st visit to Syria in 12 years

STORY: Saudi FM pays 1st visit to Syria in 12 years DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:39 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister arriving at Damascus International Airport (courtesy of SYRIAN STATE TV) STORYLINE: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus Tuesday afternoon, the first visit of a Saudi official to Syria in 12 years, according to the state news agency SANA. The visit comes days after Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visited the kingdom as part of the efforts to restore normal relations between the two countries. During Mekdad's visit to Saudi Arabia, an agreement was made to restore consulate services and resume air flights between the two countries. This comes amid notable Arab efforts to fix stranded ties with Damascus after the Syrian war broke out in 2011. Last week, diplomats from nine Arab countries met in the Saudi city of Jeddah to discuss Syria's return to the

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Teen from disaster-hit city joins ranks of Japan's female jockeys

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo taken April 19, 2014 shows Mayu Suzuki, who has become Japan's eighth active female jockey after having overcome a challenging time brought on by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, a cattle beast lies starved to death after its owner abandoned it in a barn. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 1982 shows Kim Il Sung (R), founder and leader of North Korea, and his son Kim Jong Il (L) who later succeeded his father, taking a walk at the Tower of the Juche Idea in Pyongyang, which was built to commemorate the elder Kim's 70th birthday. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17. He was 69.

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Kim Jong Il reportedly dead

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il clapping his hands during a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang in April 2002. North Korea on Dec. 19, 2011, announced Kim died. He was 69.

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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012.

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DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows spectators at a Central League season-opening game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011.

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Levee broke at lake in Fukushima after March 11 quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 19, 2011, shows a broken levee (L) at Lake Fujinuma in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture. It was broken shortly after the March 11 earthquake and water from the dam swallowed a village near the lake, killing seven people. A 1-year-old boy remains missing.

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Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

BEIJING, China - A tour guide speaks in front of a building damaged by the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province in Qushan in Beichuan County on April 19, 2011. Some local governments are preserving buildings that were damaged in the disaster.

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Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

BEIJING, China - Construction workers build an observation deck to view a building (back) damaged by the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province in Qushan in Beichuan County, on April 19, 2011. Some local governments are preserving buildings that were damaged in the disaster.

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Kondo wins Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo holds the winner's trophy at Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 24, 2011, after his victory in the Tsuruya Open tournament. Kondo shot a 19-under 265 total.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Tigers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 19, 2011. The Mariners won 13-3.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Red Sox

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui runs to first base as he blasts two-run double in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on April 19, 2011. The A's won 5-0.

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Ambassador King in interview

WASHINGTON, United States - Robert King, special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, speaks during an interview in Washington on April 19, 2011. King said the United States is studying the possibility of providing food aid to North Korea with assessing the situation while discussing the matter with South Korea at the same time.

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Inter 1-0 Roma

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (front) controls the ball in the second half of the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal against Roma in Rome on April 19, 2011. Inter won 1-0.

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Inter 1-0 Roma

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (C) vies for the ball against David Pizarro (L) and Marco Cassetti during the second half of the first leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal against Roma in Rome on April 19, 2011. Inter won 1-0.

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Japan embassy expresses appreciation to Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian opera singer Hibla Gerzmava (C) performs at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on April 19, 2011, during an event to thank Russia for its support to Japan after the March 11 devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan embassy expresses appreciation to Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Ambassador to Russia Masaharu Kono (R) shakes hands with members of the Russian team who engaged in rescue work in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on April 19. The embassy held a gathering to thank Russia for its support after the disaster.

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Areva CEO in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive officer of French nuclear fuel company Areva SA, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 19, 2011. Areva is helping Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s efforts to put the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station under control.

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Rain falls in disaster area

OTSUCHI, Japan - A girl walks with an umbrella as rain falls on rubble in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 19, 2011. Her father was a volunteer firefighter and died in rescue work after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.S. flattop wraps up disaster support in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Girrier, commander of the Carrier Strike Group Seven at the Ronald Reagan Strike Group, speaks in a press conference aboard the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 19, 2011. The Ronald Reagan called at the port the same day after concluding its participation in the U.S. forces' Operation Tomodachi to provide relief in northeastern Japan areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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U.S. flattop wraps up disaster support in Japan

SASEBO, Japan - The U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan's skipper, Capt. Thom Burke, speaks in a press conference aboard the vessel at Sasebo port in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 19, 2011. The Ronald Reagan called at the port the same day after concluding its participation in the U.S. forces' Operation Tomodachi to provide relief in northeastern Japan areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Photos found in rubble

IWANUMA, Japan - A woman looks at photos on a wall of a facility in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 19, 2011. The facility opened the same day to display photos recovered from rubble in areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami so that they could be returned to their owners.

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Tsunami drill at Tokaimura

MITO, Japan - Employees of Japan Atomic Power Co. connect a cable to a power supply vehicle during a disaster drill held under the assumption that all power sources had been lost due to a tsunami at the Tokai No. 2 Power Station (seen in the background), a nuclear power plant, in the village of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on April 19, 2011.

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Nissan president Ghosn at Shanghai auto show

SHANGHAI, China - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at the Auto Shanghai 2011 exhibition in Shanghai on April 19, 2011, which opened the same day. Ghosn expressed gratitude over China's support over the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Civil engineers from U.S.

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Civil engineers from the United States examine damage to a building hit by a tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 19, 2011.

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Toyota president Toyoda at Shanghai auto show

SHANGHAI, China - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda speaks at the Auto Shanghai 2011 exhibition in Shanghai on April 19, 2011, which opened the same day. Toyoda expressed gratitude for China's support over the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Researvists wrap up disaster duties

FUKUOKA, Japan - A unit of reservists from the Kyushu and Okinawa areas attend a ceremony at a garrison of the Ground Self-Defense Force in Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 19, 2011, to mark the disbandment of the unit dispatched to northeastern Japan areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami. A total of 126 reservists from the Kyushu and Okinawa areas took part in search operation and relief activities.

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Recovery efforts in Otsuchi

OTSUCHI, Japan - People check heaps of waste on April 19, 2011, in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, which have been gathered along a riverbank after the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano speaks in a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 19, 2011. Edano said the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is not likely to face a total meltdown if the current level of cooling reactors is sustained.

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Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fresh fish are traded at the Tsukiji Market in Tokyo on the morning of April 19, 2011. The quantity of fish traded at one of the world's largest markets has returned to the level prior to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated the fishery industry in northeastern and eastern Japan, on a recovery in consumer demand, market officials said the same day.

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Sumo match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 1, 2011, shows stablemaster Tanigawa in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena. Tanigawa and 19 wrestlers were asked to quit by the Japan Sumo Association the same day for their alleged involvement in match fixing. Tanigawa said he would take the JSA to court to challenge the punishment.

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Pandas at Ueno Zoo

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo, people flock to see a pair of giant pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on April 1, 2011, the first day pandas were on display at the zoo in three years. Thanks to the pandas, the number of visitors to the zoo in fiscal 2011 has exceeded 4 million for the first time in 19 years as of the end of January 2012.

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Tunisia's discount season sluggish due to weak purchasing demand

STORY: Tunisia's discount season sluggish due to weak purchasing demand DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shopping malls in Tunisia STORYLINE: Tunisia's six-week summer discount season starting from July 4 remains sluggish amid one of the worst crises in decades. However, local media reported that due to the sluggish economy, the purchasing demand of local people has declined and this year's discount season has been ignored by many. The Tunisian economy has gone from bad to worse in recent years. While the economy has struggled since the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, its problems are aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic that broke out in 2020, when Tunisia's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by an unprecedented 8.8 percent. In April 2021, Tunisia started to seek a 4-billion-U.S. dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which was described by then Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi as the "last opportunity" to rescue the c

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(SkyEye)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WEST LAKE (CN)

(220422) -- HANGZHOU, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 19, 2022 shows a view of the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. West Lake is famous for its picturesque scenery as well as the historic relics. West Lake was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SkyEye)CHINA-ZHEJIANG-WEST LAKE (CN)

(220422) -- HANGZHOU, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 19, 2022 shows a view of the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. West Lake is famous for its picturesque scenery as well as the historic relics. West Lake was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Japanese man plants cherry trees to thank U.S. for 2011 quake aid

Nobuo Hara, a Japanese resident in the United States, examines at a cherry tree near Dayton, Ohio, the United States, on April 19, 2015. He and others have planted 550 cherry trees around Dayton to show their gratitude for the U.S. military's "Operation Tomodachi" and civil support following the 2011 quake and tsunami devastated Japan. Seen in the back is Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED DeNA in negotiations to purchase Yokohama BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SECOND SENTENCE Photo taken April 12, 2011, shows spectators at a Central League season-opening game between the Yokohama BayStars and the Chunichi Dragons at Yokohama Stadium in Yokohama, home ground of the BayStars. Mobile-phone gaming company DeNA Co. said Oct. 19, 2011, it is in negotiations to purchase a baseball club, while sources familiar with the matter said the same day that Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. has reached a basic agreement with DeNA to sell its majority stake in the BayStars. (Kyodo)

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No. 2 reactor of Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the building (C) housing the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in April 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, began opening the door of the building on June 19, 2011, to improve working conditions inside the building by reducing high humidity. (Photo courtesy of TEPCO)(Kyodo)

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Levee broke at lake in Fukushima after March 11 quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 19, 2011, shows a broken levee (L) at Lake Fujinuma in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture. It was broken shortly after the March 11 earthquake and water from the dam swallowed a village near the lake, killing seven people. A 1-year-old boy remains missing. (Kyodo)

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Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

BEIJING, China - Construction workers build an observation deck to view a building (back) damaged by the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province in Qushan in Beichuan County, on April 19, 2011. Some local governments are preserving buildings that were damaged in the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Preservation of Sichuan quake destruction

BEIJING, China - A tour guide speaks in front of a building damaged by the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan Province in Qushan in Beichuan County on April 19, 2011. Some local governments are preserving buildings that were damaged in the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Kondo wins Tsuruya Open

KAWANISHI, Japan - Tomohiro Kondo holds the winner's trophy at Yamanohara Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 24, 2011, after his victory in the Tsuruya Open tournament. Kondo shot a 19-under 265 total. (Kyodo)