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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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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Pope Francis leads the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican on September 4, 2013. Pope Francis has been named Person of the Year by Time magazine. During his nine months in office, the Pope had pulled "the papacy out of the palace and into the streets", managing editor Nancy Gibbs said. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam, here with Youssou N'Dour receives the best world music award during the 28th Victoires de la Musique ceremony held at the Zenith Hall in Paris, France on February 8, 2013. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam receives the best world music award during the 28th Victoires de la Musique ceremony held at the Zenith Hall in Paris, France on February 8, 2013. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam, here with Youssou N'Dour receives the best world music award during the 28th Victoires de la Musique ceremony held at the Zenith Hall in Paris, France on February 8, 2013. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amadou Bagayoko of Amadou & Mariam Dies

File Photo - Amadou and Mariam receives the best world music award during the 28th Victoires de la Musique ceremony held at the Zenith Hall in Paris, France on February 8, 2013. Amadou Bagayoko, half of the legendary duo with Mariam, has died In 2005, the star duo of blind musicians won a Victoire de la musique award for their album “Dimanche à Bamako”. He died in Mali on Friday April 4, aged 70, following an illness. Photo by Christophe Guibbaud/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mountain village in China's Tibet flourishes through tea cultivation, tourism

STORY: Mountain village in China's Tibet flourishes through tea cultivation, tourism DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea plantation in Geling Village in Medog County 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG JIABIN, First Party Secretary of Geling Village 3. various of homestays in Medog County 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUANG JIABIN, First Party Secretary of Geling Village 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TSERING YANGDRON, Local villager STORYLINE: A village in China's Tibet has undergone significant changes since it started tea plantation several years ago. Geling Village in Medog County was once inaccessible due to its rugged terrain and dense forests. However, the opening of the Medog Highway in 2013 greatly improved connectivity and opened up opportunities for economic growth. And in 2018, tea plantation was promoted here. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): HUANG JIABIN, First Party Secretary of Geling Village "The village now has a tea plantati

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Giant panda Ya Ya arrives in Shanghai

STORY: Giant panda Ya Ya arrives in Shanghai DATELINE: April 27, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:30 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ya Ya STORYLINE: Female giant panda Ya Ya arrived in Shanghai from the United States at 4:26 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Thursday, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. Many people gathered at the airport to welcome the giant panda home. -(Can you see Ya Ya from here?) -"I can't. But my heart is with her." Ya Ya was born at the Beijing Zoo on Aug. 3, 2000. She arrived at the Memphis Zoo in April 2003, along with giant panda Le Le as envoys of friendship, and was warmly welcomed. The initial agreement for Ya Ya's stay in the U.S. was for 10 years. It was extended for another decade in 2013. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shanghai, China. (XHTV)

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China's space-bred seeds inspire hope for bumper harvest

STORY: China's space-bred seeds inspire hope for bumper harvest DATELINE: April 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of field 2. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO JINZHENG, Xinhua correspondent 3. various of field 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHAO JINZHENG, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): FENG JIACHUN, Director of Wheat R&D Center of Fuyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences 6. various of field STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHAO JINZHENG, Xinhua correspondent "Take a walk in the test field located in Fuyang City, east China's Anhui Province, you can see the thriving wheat plants are already in the heading stage. Different from average wheat plants, what scientists planted here is a space-bred variety. Follow me and let's see how a wheat seed gets a 'spaceship ticket' and is finally bred into a high-quality variety." In 2013, about 100 grams of carefully selected wheat seeds from Fuyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences were sent to space by Shen

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Xinhua Headlines: China wages rooftop "green war" against climate change

(230421) -- BEIJING, April 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Qijie checks his newly-built rooftop photovoltaic (PV) power station at Dinghuo Town of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 4, 2013. (Photo by Si Xinli/Xinhua)

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One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway

STORY: One-legged cyclist challenges China's longest national highway DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sun Youzhi cycling 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist 5. various of Sun Youzhi cycling STORYLINE: With only one leg, an amateur rider from central China's Henan Province is on his bicycle challenge along the country's longest and highest national highway. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SUN YOUZHI, Cyclist "I'm 34 years old. I lost my left leg in an accident in 2009. I took up cycling in 2013, and became interested in this sport. Since then, I have traveled by bike every year, sometimes for a long journey." Sun started to ride along the G219 highway on Feb. 20, and is expected to complete the over 10,000-km journey in mid-June. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): FEI YUAN, Cyclist "I have ridden for a few days with Sun. He is very pushful with a really

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BRI projects leading to development, economic progress in Malaysia's Pahang state: official

STORY: BRI projects leading to development, economic progress in Malaysia's Pahang state: official DATELINE: April 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: Kuala lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAN ROSDY WAN ISMAIL, Chief Minister of Pahang state, Malaysia 3. various of East Coast Rail Link 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): WAN ROSDY WAN ISMAIL, Chief Minister of Pahang state, Malaysia STORYLINE: A Malaysian official said several projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) have led to greater development and economic progress in Malaysia's Pahang. One of the key BRI projects, Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP), launched in 2013, is a demonstration base for cross-border industrial capacity cooperation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAN ROSDY WAN ISMAIL, Chief Minister of Pahang state, Malaysia "You can see that the existence of MCKIP offers job opportunities for professionals and skilled workforce in Pahang. This is a great oppo

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Mother of autistic child extends love to children with autism

STORY: Mother of autistic child extends love to children with autism DATELINE: April 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: FUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lan Linxiang 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LAN LINXIANG 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Lan Linxiang's son 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LAN LINXIANG 5. various of the rehabilitation institution in Fuzhou 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): Parent of an autistic child 7. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LAN LINXIANG 8. various of the children training STORYLINE: Lan Linxiang, a mother of an autistic child from Fuzhou city, south China's Fujian province, has extended her love to more children with autism. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LAN LINXIANG "What do you want to play?" SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): Lan Linxiang's son "It's fallen down." SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LAN LINXIANG "It doesn't matter. Let's just pick it up." In 2013, Lan's one-year-old son was diagnosed with a developmental disorder. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LAN LINXIANG "There were some symptoms in the beginning, b

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai (R), managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., releases the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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U.S. had 4,804 nuclear warheads as of Sept. 2013

NEW YORK, the United States - Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. under secretary of state for arms control and international security, speaks at the Third Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 29, 2014. She said the U.S. had 4,804 nuclear warheads stockpiled of as of September, 2013.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference after the BOJ policy board decided to maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy, at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2013. Kuroda praised the government's decision to raise the nation's sales tax as planned in April 2014.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference after the BOJ policy board decided to maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy, at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2013. Kuroda praised the government's decision to raise the nation's sales tax as planned in April 2014.

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Fuji Heavy expects record domestic output

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru XV Hybrid under production at a plant operated by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. The automaker is heading for record domestic automobile output in the April-September half of fiscal 2013, due to strong sales in Japan and the United States, company officials said on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Fuji Heavy expects record domestic output

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Subaru XV Hybrid made by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. The automaker is heading for record domestic automobile output in the April-September half of fiscal 2013, due to strong sales in Japan and the United States, company officials said on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Helping foreigners become self-reliant

GIFU, Japan - Foreign youths study for Japanese high school entrance exams during a class in Kani, Gifu Prefecture, on April 4, 2013, under a program launched by the nonprofit organization Kani International Exchange Association.

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Ichiro has three-hit game

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right during the eighth inning of a game against the Houston Astros, his third hit in the game, at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 30, 2013. Yankees won 7-4.

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Yankees Kuroda gets 4th straight win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 30, 2013. Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings to win his fourth straight start in the Yankees' 7-4 win.

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Yankees Kuroda gets 4th straight win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 30, 2013. Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings to win his fourth straight start in the Yankees' 7-4 win.

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27 years since Chernobyl disaster

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - A huge dome under construction at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the worst nuclear disaster, is seen through barbwire in Chernobyl, northern Ukraine, on April 23, 2013, almost 27 years after the disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986. The dome is to cover an aging concrete sarcophagus enclosing the Reactor 4, where the disaster took place.

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27 years since Chernobyl disaster

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - Photo taken April 23, 2013, shows the Reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, enclosed in a concrete sarcophagus, where the worst nuclear disaster occurred, in Chernobyl, northern Ukraine. Due to the aging of the sarcophagus, a huge dome is under construction to cover it and prevent the spread of radiation, almost 27 years after the disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986.

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27 years since Chernobyl disaster

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - A huge dome is under construction at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the worst nuclear disaster, in Chernobyl, northern Ukraine, on April 23, 2013, almost 27 years after the disaster that occurred on April 26, 1986. The dome is to cover an aging concrete sarcophagus enclosing the Reactor 4, where the disaster took place.

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Capybara triplets

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fubuki, a 4-year-old capybara, feeds her litter at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 22, 2013. The three babies of the Latin American-originated rodent were born on April 14, 2013.

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Capybara triplets

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fubuki, a 4-year-old capybara, is pictured with her litter at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 22, 2013. The three babies of the Latin American-originated rodent were born on April 14, 2013.

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Rangers vs. Cubs

CHICAGO, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (R) congratulates Derek Holland after a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 16, 2013. Holland started and pitched seven shutout innings in the Rangers' victory over the Cubs 4-2.

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Yankees vs. Diamondbacks

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera closes a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 16, 2013, when the team's players honored Jackie Robinson Day by wearing No. 42 as the last active player to wear that number. The Yankees won 4-2.

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Blue Jays vs. White Sox

TORONTO, Canada - Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Munenori Kawasaki makes a diving catch of a liner hit by Conor Gillaspie of the Chicago White Sox during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 16, 2013. The White Sox won 4-3.

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Exhibition for Tiananmen crackdown

HONG KONG, China - An exhibition titled "June 4 Memorial Museum" covering the military crackdown on pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, begins in Hong Kong on April 15, 2013.

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Kim Na Ri wins Studio Alice Ladies

MIKI, Japan - Kim Na Ri of South Korea holds the victor's trophy after winning the Studio Alice Ladies Open with a three-round total of 4-under 212 at the Hanayashiki Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 14, 2013.

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Kim Na Ri wins Studio Alice Ladies

MIKI, Japan - Photo shows Kim Na Ri of South Korea playing a shot on the final day of the Studio Alice Ladies Open at Hanayashiki Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on April 14, 2013. Kim won the tournament with a three-round total of 4-under 212.

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Filipino fisherman affected by territorial dispute

MASINLOC, Philippines - Photo taken April 4, 2013, in Masinloc, the Philippines, shows Miguel Betana with his boat in the background. He is one of the Filipino fishermen hoping to return to fishing grounds at Scarborough Shoal, where they are effectively barred from entering because of a territorial dispute with China.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a temporary storage facility for dry casks containing spent fuel, which has been put to use at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows the fifth floor of the building housing the No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Under the steel sheets (C) is the spent fuel pool. At top left is the building housing the No. 3 reactor. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - An official explains the use of equipment inside a room for water treatment control at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows the inside of the building housing the No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows the inside of multi-nuclide removal equipment called ALPS at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima nuclear plant 2 years after accident

SENDAI, Japan - Folded paper cranes, a symbol of peace, and messages of encouragement for workers at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station are displayed in an antiseismic building at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013, about two years after the nuclear accident.

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Fukushima nuclear plant 2 years after accident

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows the emergency countermeasures office on the second floor of an antiseismic building at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013, about two years after the nuclear accident.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows the central monitoring room in a building at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a heavy machinery remote-control room at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on April 4, 2013. Operations are under way to decommission the crippled plant following a nuclear crisis triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Work at Fukushima nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on April 4, 2013, shows an area around a crack at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture, from which highly radioactive water leaked into the sea in April 2011. The crack in front of the structure has been filled and covered with gravel. Installation work on a water shielding wall began at the plant on April 2, 2013.

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Work at Fukushima nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on April 4, 2013, shows the No. 4 reactor building (L) and the base of a facility to remove spent nuclear fuel that is under construction at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.