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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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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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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 26, 2023 shows Qianjiang new town in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows a view of the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 20, 2023 shows Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 19, 2022 shows Leifeng Pagoda at the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 12, 2022 shows the West Lake scenic area at sunset in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 26, 2023 shows Qianjiang new town and Qiantang River in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 26, 2023 shows the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children take part in a World Reading Day activity at a food market in Shanghai, east China, April 22, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows pork vendor Chen Haiyan greeting customers (L) and reading while having lunch at Kuizhao Road food market in Shanghai, east China, April 20, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows vegetable vendor Han Junqiang working (L) and reading at Kuizhao Road food market in Shanghai, east China, April 20, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows aquatic products vendor Qiu Minghong working (L) and reading at a food market in Shanghai, east China, April 19, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children read a picture book at Kuizhao Road food market in Shanghai, east China, April 22, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A stall owner reads while having lunch at Kuizhao Road food market in Shanghai, east China, April 20, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-FOOD MARKETS-READING SPACE (CN)

(230423) -- SHANGHAI, April 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children take part in a World Reading Day activity at a food market in Shanghai, east China, April 22, 2023. In 2010, the library of Shanghai Hongkou District provided about 600 books for migrant workers for free in Fuci food market in Jiangwanzhen Subdistrict. This was the first "food market reading space" in the district. Up to now, thirteen food markets in 8 subdistricts of Hongkou District have set up such reading spaces, where stall owners and other workers can take a break by reading and enjoying cultural activities. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

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Astronaut Yamazaki given special science award

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki addresses a ceremony after being given a special award of L'Oreal UNESCO program for women in science in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2010. Yamazaki, who stayed in the International Space Station in April, said she was grateful to her husband, parents and other supporters.

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CORRECTED Japan's foreign minister in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - ADDING YEAR OF 2010 Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada offers a silent prayer Aug. 23, 2010, in front of a site in Bangkok where Japan-based Reuters television cameraman Hiroyuki Muramoto was shot in April amid violent clashes between security forces and antigovernment protesters. He is in Bangkok on the second leg of his tour of India and Thailand to discuss a probe into the death of the cameraman.

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Noodles in drumbeats

FUKUOKA, Japan - Customers eat ramen noodles in a restaurant which plays Japanese drumbeats and is decorated with the image of the Japanese drum combo TAO in Fukuoka on April 23, 2010. Rods seen on a table on the right in the Hakata Ippudo COLLECTION.TAO restaurant are sticks for Japanese drums.

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Kokuro approves compromise package to settle long dispute

TOKYO, Japan - The National Railway Workers Union, known as Kokuro, holds an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on April 26, 2010, to discuss a compromise package to settle a 23-year-long dispute over the dismissal of labor union members during the privatization of Japan National Railways. The meeting approved the package under which the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency, which eventually inherited JNR's debts and claims, would pay settlement money to 910 households involved in court battles.

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FIFA World Cup trophy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The FIFA World Cup trophy goes on display to the public at Laforet Museum in Tokyo's Harajuku district on April 25, 2010. The trophy arrived in Japan from South Korea on April 23 as part of its world tour covering 80 countries and areas.

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Ichiro plays game vs White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki lays down a bunt hit in the seventh inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 23, 2010. Ichiro had two hits in a 6-7 loss for the Mariners.

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Takahashi earns 1st MLB win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets fans cheer pitcher Hisanori Takahashi as he returns to the dugout in the seventh inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on April 23, 2010. Takahashi earned his first major league win in the team's 5-2 victory.

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Takahashi earns 1st MLB win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets pitcher Hisanori Takahashi from Japan throws against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York on April 23, 2010. Takahashi earned his first major league win in the team's 5-2 victory.

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S. Africa promotes World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Bradley Brouwer, chief of the Japan office of South African Tourism, plays the Kuduzela horn in Tokyo on April 23, 2010. Brouwer said he is hoping people in Japan will visit his country to watch the FIFA World Cup.

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Takahashi earns 1st MLB win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets pitcher Hisanori Takahashi reacts after getting three strikeouts in the sixth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on April 23, 2010. Takahashi earned his first major league win in the team's 5-2 victory.

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Ichiro plays game vs White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki races to first after hitting a single to right in the third inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 23, 2010. Ichiro had two hits in a 6-7 loss for the Mariners.

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Atlanta's Kawakami suffers 3rd loss

NEW YORK, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami looks glum in the dugout after throwing the sixth inning of a game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on April 23, 2010. Kawakami suffered his third loss.

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Ichiro plays game vs White Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right in the third inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 23, 2010. Ichiro had two hits in a 6-7 loss for the Mariners.

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Takahashi earns 1st MLB win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets pitcher Hisanori Takahashi from Japan throws against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York on April 23, 2010. Takahashi earned his first major league win in the team's 5-2 victory.

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Japan MOF, BOJ chiefs attend G-20

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference in Washington on April 23, 2010, after attending a meeting with their counterparts from other Group of 20 advanced and emerging nations. The G-20 officials shared a view that the world economy is recovering despite Greece's debt crisis.

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Japanese MLB players take it easy

HOUSTON, United States - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui (L) and Pittsburg Pirates second baseman Akinori Iwamura, both from Japan, chat at Minute Maid Park in Houston on April 23, 2010. Iwamura went hitless in the team's 3-4 loss while Matsui missed the game the same day.

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Japanese MLB players take it easy

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets pitcher Hisanori Takahashi (R) and Atlanta Braves hurler Takashi Saito, both from Japan, chat before a game at Citi Field in New York on April 23, 2010. Takahashi earned his first major league win in the team's 5-2 victory the same day.

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Atlanta's Kawakami suffers 3rd loss

NEW YORK, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami pitches against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on April 23, 2010. Kawakami suffered his third loss.

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Atlanta's Kawakami suffers 3rd loss

NEW YORK, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami pitches against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on April 23, 2010. Kawakami suffered his third loss.

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Ghosn at Beijing motor show

BEIJING, China - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a media preview day at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 23, 2010. The Japanese automaker was among some 2,100 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions participating in the event.

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Shanghai gears up for Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Members of the public and security officers conduct a crowd control drill near the Japanese pavilion of the World Expo in Shanghai on April 23, 2010. Around 100,000 people took part in the third round of rehearsals for the event.

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Women's pro baseball back in Japan, 1st in 59 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Mika Konishi (L), a pitcher for the Hyogo Swing Smileys, celebrates after the club beat the Kyoto Asto Dreams in the landmark opener of Japan's female professional league at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The game marked resumption of women's pro competition in the sport for the first time in 59 years.

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Humanoid robot plays violin in Shanghai Expo rehearsal

SHANGHAI, China - A humanoid robot produced by Toyota Motor Corp. plays the violin in the Japanese pavilion during a rehearsal for the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai on April 23, 2010.

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Shanghai gears up for Expo

SHANGHAI, China - People admire a movie mural in the Chinese pavilion during a rehearsal for the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai on April 23, 2010. Around 100,000 people took part in the third round of rehearsals for the event.

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GM's novelty vehicle at Beijing show

BEIJING, China - The EN-V two-wheel novelty vehicle of General Motors Co. of the United States is exhibited at the Beijing motor show April 23, 2010. GM also plans to showcase the electric model at the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai.

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Women's pro baseball back in Japan, 1st in 59 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Hyogo Swing Smileys celebrate after they beat the Kyoto Asto Dreams in the landmark opener of Japan's female professional baseball league at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The game marked resumption of women's pro competition in the sport for the first time in 59 years.

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Geely vehicle at Beijing motor show

BEIJING, China - Chinese automaker Geely International Corp. shows a solar powered vehicle in the Beijing motor show April 23, 2010. Other major automakers from the world also showcased their latest fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly models.

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Toyota pitches EV at Beijing show

BEIJING, China - Takeshi Uchiyamada, vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference at the venue of the Beijing motor show April 23, 2010, near the FT-EV II electric vehicle.

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Combination photo shows supporters of the Hyogo Swing Smileys (top) and of the Kyoto Asto Dreams at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the teams.

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Kyoto Asto Dreams line up at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the Kyoto Asto Dreams and the Hyogo Swing Smileys.

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Hyogo Swing Smileys walk out at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the Kyoto Asto Dreams and the Hyogo Swing Smileys.

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Shanghai singer in Tokyo to promote Expo

TOKYO, Japan - Amin, a singer from Shanghai, performs during a ceremony in Tokyo on April 23, 2010, for the May 1 start of the World Expo in the Chinese city. The number of entrance tickets sold through the event's office in Japan has already topped 100,000, while 1 million people from the country are expected to visit the exposition by the time it ends on Oct. 31.

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Mercedes booth at Beijing show

BEIJING, China - People look at a vehicle at the booth of Mercedes Benz of Daimler AG at the Beijing motor show April 23, 2010. Other major automakers from the world also showcased their latest fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly models.

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Ex-health minister launches new party

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Masuzoe, a former health minister, speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on April 23, 2010. Masuzoe, a popular lawmaker who left the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and five other House of Councillors members launched a new party, named Shinto Kaikaku (new party for reform), the same day in the run-up to the upcoming upper house election.