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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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Crested ibis on Sado Island

TOKYO, Japan - A crested ibis flies in the city of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 24, 2010.

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Hiroshima A-bomb survivor looks at Nagasaki bomber

DAYTON, United States - Hiroshima atomic-bomb survivor Rumi Hanagaki looks at the U.S. bomber Bockscar which dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki in 1945 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, on April 24, 2010. Hanagaki came to the United States ahead of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York.

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Matsui gets within 1 hit of 1,000 in MLB

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the ninth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in California on April 24, 2010. Matsui belted another hit the same day moving within one hit of 1,000 for his major league career.

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Ichiro's laser beam

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki returns the ball to home after fielding a single off the bat by the Chicago White Sox's Mark Teahen in the fifth inning of a game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 24, 2010. The Mariners lost 4-5.

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Matsui gets within 1 hit of 1,000 in MLB

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui is forced out at second during a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in California on April 24, 2010. Matsui hit two singles the same day moving within one hit of 1,000 for his major league career.

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Matsui gets within 1 hit of 1,000 in MLB

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the ninth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in California on April 24, 2010. Matsui belted another hit the same day moving within one hit of 1,000 for his major league career.

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Matsui gets within 1 hit of 1,000 in MLB

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to right in the second inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in California on April 24, 2010. Matsui belted another hit the same day moving within one hit of 1,000 for his major league career.

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Ichiro grounds out

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki grounds out in the eighth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 24, 2010. The Mariners lost 4-5.

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Baseball player Kimura's passing mourned

TOKYO, Japan - Baseball fans offer prayers in front of flowers dedicated to the memory of Yomiuri Giants coach Takuya Kimura, who died suddenly aged 37 three weeks earlier, near Tokyo Dome on April 24, 2010, prior to a memorial game designated by the club for Kimura.

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Pink flower 'carpet' in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists stroll through a field of pink moss phlox, called shibazakura in Japanese, at Yachonomori Garden in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on April 24, 2010. About 220,000 plants grow in the field of around 40,000 square meters.

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Pink flower 'carpet' in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists stroll through a field of pink moss phlox, called shibazakura in Japanese, at Yachonomori Garden in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on April 24, 2010. About 220,000 plants grow in the field of around 40,000 square meters.

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Baseball player Kimura's passing mourned

TOKYO, Japan - Baseball fans offer prayers in front of flowers dedicated to the memory of Yomiuri Giants coach Takuya Kimura, who died suddenly aged 37 three weeks earlier, near Tokyo Dome on April 24, 2010, prior to a memorial game designated by the club for Kimura.

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China's Xinjiang region chief replaced

BEIJING, China - Wang Lequan (in this March 2010 file photo) has been replaced as chief of the Communist Party in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China's official Xinhua News Agency made the announcement April 24, 2010.

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China's Xinjiang region chief replaced

BEIJING, China - Wang Lequan (in this March 2010 file photo) has been replaced as chief of the Communist Party in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China's official Xinhua News Agency made the announcement April 24, 2010.

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Baseball player Kimura's passing mourned

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara hugs deceased coach Takuya Kimura's son, Koki, at Tokyo Dome on April 24, 2010. The 10-year-old boy threw the ceremonial first pitch at a memorial game designated by the club for Kimura, who died suddenly aged 37 three weeks earlier.

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JAL flies Doraemon jet

TOKYO, Japan - People take photos near a Japan Airlines plane bearing pictures of main characters of the popular manga series Doraemon at Tokyo's Haneda airport April 24, 2010. The plane took tourists to a 90-minute sightseeing tour over areas including Mt. Fuji.

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Japanese crested ibis

SADO, Japan - A crested ibis, an endangered species with the scientific name Nipponia nippon, flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 24, 2010. The bird is one of a pair taking care of eggs that could herald the birth of the country's first wild-born ibis in 36 years.

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Rebuilt Nara imperial hall draws tourists

NARA, Japan - Tourists admire the rebuilt Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara on April 24, 2010, at the venue of a festival to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the western Japan city's establishment as a Japanese capital in 710.

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Rebuilt Nara imperial hall draws tourists

NARA, Japan - Tourists admire the rebuilt Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara on April 24, 2010, at the venue of a festival to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the western Japan city's establishment as a Japanese capital in 710.

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Rebuilt Nara imperial hall draws tourists

NARA, Japan - Tourists admire the rebuilt Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara on April 24, 2010, at the venue of a festival to mark the 1,300th anniversary of the western Japan city's establishment as a Japanese capital in 710.

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Gundam Cafe to open in Tokyo's Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's pop idols Yayoi Shikatani (R) and Leilani Gaja clad in uniforms of characters from ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' pose at the ''Gundam Cafe'' in Tokyo's Akihabara district during a press event April 22, 2010. The world's first theme restaurant of the classic sci-fi animation series will open on April 24.

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (C), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, beams at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing him and 24 other plaintiffs in a suit.

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (R), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, beams at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing him and 24 other plaintiffs in a suit.

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FY 2010 budget clears Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Finance Minister Naoto Kan chat during a House of Councillors plenary session March 24, 2010, before the upper chamber approved a fiscal 2010 budget. The record 92.3 trillion yen budget for the year starting April 1 cleared parliament the same day.

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FY 2010 budget clears Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and his Cabinet members bow after the House of Councillors Budget Committee approved a fiscal 2010 budget March 24, 2010. The record 92.3 trillion yen budget for the year starting April 1 cleared the upper house's plenary session the same day, which meant final endorsement by parliament.

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Ikeda hopes to make impact at Masters

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Yuta Ikeda holds up his invitation from Augusta National to the Masters golf tournament during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2010. The 24-year-old has earned a place in the April 8-11 event by virtue of his year-end world ranking of 33. The top 50 players are eligible to play.

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Tokyo's Kabuki theater due to undergo remodeling

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki-za in Tokyo's Ginza district, a theater long known for its presentation of the traditional Japanese entertainment Kabuki, will be closed at the end of April 2010 to undergo remodeling. The photo was taken Oct. 24.

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24 : Season 1 (2001)

Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips & Dennis Hopper Characters: Jack Bauer,Mark DeSalvo & Victor Drazen Television: 24 : Season 1 (TV-SERIE) Usa 2001-2010, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Twenty Four, Vierundzwanzig 06 November 2001 Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland, L) confronts a the man he thinks is behind the kidnapping of his family (Dennis Hopper, R) on the '7pm-8pm' episode of 24 which will air on Tuesday, April 16th (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Also pictured: Lou Diamond Phillips (C).

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24 : Season 1 (2001)

Dennis Hopper Television: 24 : Season 1 (TV-SERIE) Usa 2001-2010, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Twenty Four, Vierundzwanzig 06 November 2001 Dennis Hopper (pictured) guest stars on as a Balkan war criminal who blames Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) for his fall from power. His guest starring appearance begins in the '7pm-8pm' episode of 24 airing Tuesday, April 16th (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

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24 : Season 1 (2001)

Lou Diamond Phillips Characters: Mark DeSalvo Television: 24 : Season 1 (TV-SERIE) Usa 2001-2010, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 / Twenty Four, Vierundzwanzig 06 November 2001 Lou Diamond Phillips (pictured) guest stars as Marc DeSalvo a federal worker who helps Jack (Kiefer Sutherland) to prevent the terrorists from executing their plans on the '7pm-8pm' episode of 24 airing Tuesday, April 16th (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

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Crested ibis on Sado Island

TOKYO, Japan - A crested ibis flies in the city of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japanese crested ibis

SADO, Japan - A crested ibis, an endangered species with the scientific name Nipponia nippon, flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on April 24, 2010. The bird is one of a pair taking care of eggs that could herald the birth of the country's first wild-born ibis in 36 years. (Kyodo)

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China's Xinjiang region chief replaced

BEIJING, China - Wang Lequan (in this March 2010 file photo) has been replaced as chief of the Communist Party in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China's official Xinhua News Agency made the announcement April 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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China's Xinjiang region chief replaced

BEIJING, China - Wang Lequan (in this March 2010 file photo) has been replaced as chief of the Communist Party in China's restive Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. China's official Xinhua News Agency made the announcement April 24, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo's Kabuki theater due to undergo remodeling

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki-za in Tokyo's Ginza district, a theater long known for its presentation of the traditional Japanese entertainment Kabuki, will be closed at the end of April 2010 to undergo remodeling. The photo was taken Oct. 24. (Kyodo)

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FY 2010 budget clears Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and his Cabinet members bow after the House of Councillors Budget Committee approved a fiscal 2010 budget March 24, 2010. The record 92.3 trillion yen budget for the year starting April 1 cleared the upper house's plenary session the same day, which meant final endorsement by parliament. (Kyodo)

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Ikeda hopes to make impact at Masters

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Yuta Ikeda holds up his invitation from Augusta National to the Masters golf tournament during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2010. The 24-year-old has earned a place in the April 8-11 event by virtue of his year-end world ranking of 33. The top 50 players are eligible to play. (Kyodo)

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N.Y.-based Japanese artist Misako Rocks!

TOKYO, Japan - Misako Takashima, a New York-based Japanese ''manga'' comic artist, displays her creations during an interview in Tokyo on April 24, 2010. The artist, who publishes under the penname Misako Rocks! in the United States, urged American teenagers not to rely too heavily on the Internet and participate more in the real world. (Kyodo)

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (C), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, beams at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing him and 24 other plaintiffs in a suit. (Kyodo)

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama, a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing him and 24 other plaintiffs in a suit. (Kyodo)

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Court orders state to disclose Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Takichi Nishiyama (R), a former reporter of the major daily Mainichi Shimbun, beams at a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, fully backing him and 24 other plaintiffs in a suit. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Baseball player Kimura's passing mourned

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the Yomiuri Giants wear black ribbons on their jerseys before a memorial game designated by the club for deceased coach Takuya Kimura at Tokyo Dome on April 24, 2010. Kimura died suddenly aged 37 three weeks earlier. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Hiroshima A-bomb survivor looks at Nagasaki bomber

DAYTON, United States - Hiroshima atomic-bomb survivor Rumi Hanagaki looks at the U.S. bomber Bockscar which dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki in 1945 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, on April 24, 2010. Hanagaki came to the United States ahead of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in New York. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro's laser beam

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki returns the ball to home after fielding a single off the bat by the Chicago White Sox's Mark Teahen in the fifth inning of a game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 24, 2010. The Mariners lost 4-5. (Kyodo)

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Matsui gets within 1 hit of 1,000 in MLB

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui is forced out at second during a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in California on April 24, 2010. Matsui hit two singles the same day moving within one hit of 1,000 for his major league career. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro grounds out

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki grounds out in the eighth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on April 24, 2010. The Mariners lost 4-5. (Kyodo)

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Matsui gets within 1 hit of 1,000 in MLB

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the ninth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in California on April 24, 2010. Matsui belted another hit the same day moving within one hit of 1,000 for his major league career. (Kyodo)

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Matsui gets within 1 hit of 1,000 in MLB

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the ninth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Angel Stadium in California on April 24, 2010. Matsui belted another hit the same day moving within one hit of 1,000 for his major league career. (Kyodo)