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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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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Kin Shriner & Anthony Geary General Hospital Post Emmy Party - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary & Maura West 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary & Maura West 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary, Maura West, Frank Valentini & Chad Duell General Hospital Post Emmy Party - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room - Held at the Warner Bros. Lot on April 26, 2015. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Namibia holds cultural festival to embrace diversity

STORY: Namibia holds cultural festival to embrace diversity SHOOTING TIME: April 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arts and cultural festival STORYLINE: A parade and display of dance, fashion, and traditional products marked the start of the annual /Ae //Gams Arts and Cultural Festival to promote cultural diversity in Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. The two-day festival, a celebration of diversity and unity, is organized by the city of Windhoek. It brings together a rich tapestry of traditional groups, artists, and entrepreneurs, each contributing unique perspectives through traditional dances, fashion, local and international cuisine, and other products. The event was first hosted in 2001, with its last edition in 2015. The festival was revived in 2023 after the COVID-19 pandemic. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Windhoek. (XHTV)

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Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister

STORY: Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operations of Turkish security forces (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have apprehended 23 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in recent operations, according to a statement by the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Thursday. The police conducted simultaneous raids in several provinces, including Canakkale, Hatay, Konya, Sakarya, Tekirdag, Yalova, and Yozgat, Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X, without revealing the specific timing of these operations. Between June 1, 2023, and April 22, 2024, a total of 1422 operations were carried out against the IS group. As a result, 2,991 suspects were captured, according to the minister. The IS has conducted a series of deadly attacks in Türkiye since 2015, including the rec

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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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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - A dress made up of stuffed Hello Kitty toys that American singer Lady Gaga wore in 2009 is on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014. The dress is part of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," the first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America, which will begin the following day and will run until April 26, 2015, to celebrate the feline character's 40th anniversary.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Greg Kimura, the president and chief executive officer of the Japanese American National Museum, delivers a speech at the museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014, ahead of the opening the following day of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," an exhibit celebrating the 40th anniversary of the popular feline character. The first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America will run until April 26, 2015.

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Hello Kitty exhibit begins in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Items bearing the Hello Kitty image, such as clocks and stationery, are displayed at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2014. They are part of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty," the first Hello Kitty exhibit in North America, which will begin the following day and will run until April 26, 2015, to celebrate the feline character's 40th anniversary.

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Launch ceremony for electric boat for tours off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - A launch ceremony is held for a new electric excursion boat, the Mirai, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2014. The boat will be used to carry tourists around the Kujukushima Islands off the Japanese city, starting on April 1, 2015.

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Japan Post to invest 1.3 tril. yen over 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro, president of Japan Post Holdings Co., briefs reporters on the company's three-year business plan in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014. Nishimuro said Japan Post Holdings will invest 1.3 trillion yen over a three-year period from April to enhance its business base in preparation for its initial public offering planned in spring 2015.

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Japan Post to invest 1.3 tril. yen over 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Taizo Nishimuro, president of Japan Post Holdings Co., briefs reporters on the company's three-year business plan in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014. Nishimuro said Japan Post Holdings will invest 1.3 trillion yen over a three-year period from April to enhance its business base in preparation for its initial public offering planned in spring 2015.

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Japanese e-book sellers vexed by Amazon.com

TOKYO, Japan - Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, chairman of major Japanese publishing house Kadokawa Corp., speaks at a public forum in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013, demanding equal taxation of e-books and other digital contents purchased from overseas vendors such as the U.S.-based Amazon.com Inc. Overseas companies are now exempt from the consumption tax, which will be raised to 8 percent in April from 5 percent now, and to 10 percent in October 2015.

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BOJ expects inflation rate to reach 1.9% in FY 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on April 26, 2013. The central bank said the same day it expects Japan's inflation rate to reach 1.9 percent in fiscal 2015, almost achieving its target of 2 percent in about two years, backed by its aggressive monetary easing.

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Iran says resumption of Vienna talks on agenda

STORY: Iran says resumption of Vienna talks on agenda DATELINE: April 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman 2. various of nuclear facilities (file) STORYLINE: The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday the resumption of the Vienna talks on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal is on the agenda of Tehran and the other parties. Saeed Khatibzadeh said at a weekly press conference that Iran and the European Union (EU) both maintain a protracted break fails to be in favor of the talks, and it would be appropriate to continue the negotiations as soon as possible. He said the issues pertaining to Iran, the EU, Russia and China in the talks have been resolved, noting that Enrique Mora, the EU's coordinator for the negotiations, is pushing through what remains between Iran and the United States. Khatibzadeh stressed that both Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell agree

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Iran awaits U.S. response to address "concerns" in Vienna talks: spokesman

STORY: Iran awaits U.S. response to address "concerns" in Vienna talks: spokesman DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman 2. various of nuclear facilities(file) STORYLINE: Iran said Monday that it waits for U.S. response to the Islamic republic's proposals to address "concerns" in the Vienna nuclear talks, which aim to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said during his weekly press conference the topics of the Vienna talks are "very clear to all." "We will not agree on anything until we agree on the whole," he was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency. The exchange of messages between Tehran and Washington is taking place through Enrique Mora, the European Union coordinator for the Vienna talks, he said, adding that "Iran and the P4+1 (Britain, China, France, Russia plus Germany) have done their best and are waiting for a proper response from W

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Preserving Rwanda's culture through fashion design

STORY: Preserving Rwanda's culture through fashion design DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:26 LOCATION: Kigali CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moshions fashion house 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOSES TURAHIRWA, Founder of Moshions 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BELYSE BUGINGO, Store manager of Moshions STORYLINE: Founded in 2015, Moshions is a Kigali-based "Made in Africa" fashion brand. Inspired by his own cultural roots, 30-year-old Moses Turahirwa founded the brand to pay homage to the visual storytelling tradition across the African continent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOSES TURAHIRWA, Founder of Moshions "I started realizing the characteristics of my culture, my roots, my heritage, and finding around these expressions and ways of interpreting the cultural roots into something modern, using my talent, and using my creativity. What is unique, I think is the interpretation and also the discovery, because I think every artist, not only fashion designers, but every artist, they try to express themse

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A-bomb survivors' children join mission to pass on memories in N.Y.

Toyoko Tasaki (C), whose mother was an atomic-bomb survivor, marches on the streets of New York to call for a world free of nuclear weapons on April 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins extends winning streak to 5

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rounds third base following a clutch hit by infielder Adeiny Hechavarria in the fourth inning in a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals in Miami, the United States, on April 26, 2015. The Marlins extended their winning streak to five. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori wins Barcelona title

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during the Barcelona Open final against Spain's Pablo Andujar in Barcelona on April 26, 2015. Nishikori defeated Andujar 6-4, 6-4 to retain the title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori wins Barcelona title

Japan's Kei Nishikori expresses joy after defeating Spain's Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-4 during the Barcelona Open final in Barcelona on April 26, 2015, to retain the title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

An ice-breaker carrying tourists plows through drift ice on the Sea of Okhotsk northeast of Japan's northernmost major island of Hokkaido on Feb. 26, 2015. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter above an area off the coast of Abashiri, Hokkaido. The tour will run until April 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

An ice-breaker carrying tourists plows through drift ice on the Sea of Okhotsk northeast of Japan's northernmost major island of Hokkaido on Feb. 26, 2015. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter above an area off the coast of Abashiri, Hokkaido. The tour will run until April 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Drift ice sightseeing on Sea of Okhotsk

An ice-breaker carrying tourists plows through drift ice on the Sea of Okhotsk northeast of Japan's northernmost major island of Hokkaido on Feb. 26, 2015. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter above an area off the coast of Abashiri, Hokkaido. The tour will run until April 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Freed man swears innocence in girl's fire death as retrial begins

File photo taken Oct. 26, 2015, shows Tatsuhiro Boku (R) embracing his mother in Osaka, after being released from prison, where Boku and his de facto wife Keiko Aoki were serving life sentences for allegedly lighting a fire that killed Aoki's 11-year-old daughter in Osaka in 1995. Boku declared his innocence as a retrial to exonerate him began in the Osaka District Court on April 28, 2016. The court is expected to pronounce both Boku and Aoki not guilty in early August. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish heating up on comeback trail

The Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish throws in his third live batting practice in Arlington, Texas, on April 26, 2016, after undergoing elbow surgery in March 2015. The club will determine the following day whether Darvish will make his rehab start on May 1 as scheduled. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko Japan icon Sawa retires

File photo shows Homare Sawa standing next to a banner celebrating her 150th career goal in INAC Kobe Leonessa's 3-1 win away over AS Elfen Saitama in the Japanese Nadeshiko League on April 26, 2015. Sawa announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu gets reduced sentence

Photo taken November 2013 shows prominent Chinese journalist Gao Yu. It was reported on Nov. 26, 2015, that a Chinese appeal court reduced by two years the seven-year jail sentence imposed on Gao after she was found guilty in April of leaking state secrets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2015, in Tokyo shows five sets of unique "hina" dolls featuring newsmakers of the year. They include Naoki Matayoshi, a comedian who won the prestigious Akutagawa literary prize, and Princess Kako, who entered International Christian University in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolls depicting year's newsmakers shown in Tokyo

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2015, in Tokyo shows five sets of unique "hina" dolls featuring newsmakers of the year. They include Naoki Matayoshi, a comedian who won the prestigious Akutagawa literary prize, and Princess Kako, who entered International Christian University in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese city providing online info service for new mothers

Two workers of the city government of Kashiwa, east of Tokyo, show smartphones in their office on May 26, 2015. The city began providing an online information service for new mothers in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lesbian partners arrange parade of sexual minorities in Aomori, north Japan

Shoko Usami (R) and Miho Okada arrange a parade for sexual minorities in the city of Aomori, northern Japan, as seen in this photo taken on April 26, 2015. They jointly operate a cafe for sexual minorities in the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lesbian waves rainbow flag for sexual minorities in Aomori, north Japan

Shoko Usami waves a rainbow flag as her partner Miho Okada (R) talks through a loudspeaker in front of their cafe for sexual minorities in the city of Aomori, northern Japan, as seen in this photo taken on April 26, 2015. The rainbow symbolizes the pride of LGBT, short for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Experts endorse gov't-proposed 26% greenhouse gas emission cut target

A panel of experts on global warming endorses a government-proposed cut of 26 percent in greenhouse gas emissions by fiscal 2030 from fiscal 2013 levels at a meeting at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on April 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR West train wrapped with "Case Closed" characters

West Japan Railway Co. workers wrap a train with film sheets printed with characters of the popular Japanese comic series "Case Closed" (previously known as "Detective Conan") on April 26, 2015, in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, prior to the running of "Conan Train" on the Sanin Main Line from April 29. Gosho Aoyama, author of the series, hails from the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori wins Barcelona title

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during the Barcelona Open final against Spain's Pablo Andujar in Barcelona on April 26, 2015. Nishikori defeated Andujar 6-4, 6-4 to retain the title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins extends winning streak to 5

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rounds third base following a clutch hit by infielder Adeiny Hechavarria in the fourth inning in a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals in Miami, the United States, on April 26, 2015. The Marlins extended their winning streak to five. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins extends winning streak to 5

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles a ground ball to second base in the fourth inning in a 6-2 win over the Washington Nationals in Miami, the United States, on April 26, 2015. The Marlins extended their winning streak to five. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftershocks continue in Nepal

Evacuees stay in an open space in Kathmandu overnight on April 26, 2015, amid continuing aftershocks following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally for nuke-free world takes place prior to NPT review conference

Taous Feroukhi, ambassador of Algeria who will chair a conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, addresses an antinuclear rally near the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 26, 2015, the day before the start of the conference that will continue through May 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori wins Barcelona title

Japan's Kei Nishikori expresses joy after defeating Spain's Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-4 during the Barcelona Open final in Barcelona on April 26, 2015, to retain the title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe arrives in Boston

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie pose for commemorative photos with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in front of his private residence in Boston on April 26, 2015. During an eight-day official visit, Abe will hold talks with President Barack Obama and deliver a speech to a joint session of Congress, the first Japanese prime minister to do so. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rally for nuke-free world takes place prior to NPT review conference

Taous Feroukhi (2nd from R), ambassador of Algeria who will chair a conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and Angela Kane (2nd from L), top U.N. official of disarmament affairs, receive a petition of more than seven million signatures from Japan and other countries seeking negotiations for the elimination of the world's nuclear arsenals submitted by Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (far L) in New York on April 26, 2015, the day before the start of the conference that will continue through May 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A-bomb survivors, peace group members march for nuke-free world

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (3rd from R in front) marches on a street in New York to push for nuclear weapons abolition with Atomic bomb survivors from Japan and peace campaigners from various countries on April 26, 2015, the day before the start of a conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that will continue through May 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe arrives in Boston

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with reporters after visiting the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston on April 26, 2015. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A-bomb survivors, peace group members march for nuke-free world

Atomic bomb survivors from Japan and peace activists from various countries participate in a rally to push for nuclear weapons abolition in New York on April 26, 2015, the day before the start of a conference to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that will continue through May 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo