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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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Fukuoka official in Myanmar as water adviser

YANGON, Myanmar - Masaru Matsuoka, an official of Japan's Fukuoka city government, works at the Yangon city office in Yangon on Jan. 10, 2013. Matsuoka has been in Yangon since April 2012 to teach local people ways to improve the biggest Myanmar city's water service.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many of the buildings damaged by the tsunami have been removed.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R).

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Floating car research

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows Kenichi Yamamoto, professor at Ishinomaki Senshu University's science and engineering department in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2012. The former Toyota Motor Corp. engineer is studying cars that can float on water to increase the chance of survival of occupants in case of tsunami.

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Bangladesh pinning hopes on more tourists from East Asia

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Photo taken on April 10, 2012, shows the daily traffic congestion in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Sompo Japan, Nipponkoa presidents

TOKYO, Japan - Kengo Sakurada (L), president of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc., and Masaya Futamiya, president of Nipponkoa Insurance Co., shake hands before being jointly interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. The presidents of Sompo Japan and Nipponkoa, which will merge under the umbrella of NKSJ Holdings Inc., said synergy effects from the merger are expected to amount to over 20 billion yen a year on a pretax profit base.

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U.S. space flight consultant Oberg

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. space flight consultant James Oberg answers a reporter's question in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012.

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2 years after Qinghai quake

YUSHU, China - A girl studies by the light from a window at a private orphanage near Jieguzhen, Yushu County, in China's Qinghai Province, on April 10, 2012. About 70 children who lost their parents in an April 2009 quake have taken shelter at the orphanage.

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2 years after Qinghai quake

YUSHU, China - Children offer a prayer before eating at a private orphanage near Jieguzhen, Yushu County, in China's Qinghai Province, on April 10, 2012. About 70 children who lost their parents in an April 2009 quake have taken shelter at the orphanage.

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After bomb explosion in Thailand

YALA, Thailand - A woman rides a motorcycle in southern Thailand's Yala Province on April 10, 2012, after an explosion in the province on March 31.

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Bo Xilai stripped of party posts

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in March 2012 shows Bo Xilai, head of southwest China's Chongqing municipality, during the opening ceremony for the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The official Xinhua News Agency announced April 10, 2012, that Bo is suspected of ''serious discipline violations'' and had been removed from the party's 25-member Politburo as well as its Central Committee.

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Bo Xilai stripped of party posts

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in March 2012 shows Bo Xilai, head of southwest China's Chongqing municipality, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The official Xinhua News Agency announced April 10, 2012, that Bo is suspected of ''serious discipline violations'' and had been removed from the party's 25-member Politburo as well as its Central Committee.

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Gemba, Clinton in press conference

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington on April 10, 2012. Gemba and Clinton agreed the same day that Japan and the United States will seek an ''appropriate action'' at the U.N. Security Council if North Korea launches a long-range rocket despite strong opposition from the international community.

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Darvish shakes hands with Ichiro

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (R) shakes hands with Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki ahead of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 10, 2012. Darvish ran to Suzuki and removed his cap to show respect and chat with his compatriot and senior baseball player.

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Darvish in practice

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (C back) plays catch using his left arm, which is his less dominant arm, watched by children wearing shirts with his name, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 10, 2012.

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Darvish chats with Ichiro

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (L) chats with Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki ahead of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 10, 2012. Darvish ran to Suzuki and removed his cap to show respect and chat with his compatriot and senior baseball player.

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Darvish bows to Ichiro

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (R) bows to Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki ahead of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 10, 2012. Darvish ran to Suzuki and removed his cap to show respect and chat with his compatriot and senior baseball player.

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Darvish shakes hands with Ichiro

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish (L) shakes hands with Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki ahead of a game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on April 10, 2012. Darvish ran to Suzuki and removed his cap to show respect and chat with his compatriot and senior baseball player.

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Chinese culture minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Culture Minister Cai Wu (L) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura shake hands at the Bunkamura theater complex in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on April 10, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Opponents of London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken April 10, 2012, shows a man who has sneaked into the site of a planned basketball practice facility for the London Olympics in London in an attempt to block the construction. The same day, police arrested four people who had been camping near the site, arguing that the construction would damage the local environment.

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Opponents of London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Women lay down beneath a construction truck at the site of a planned basketball practice facility for the London Olympics in London on April 10, 2012. The same day, police arrested four people who had been camping near the site to block the construction, arguing that it would damage the local environment.

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Japan lawmaker holds trade talks with U.S. official

WASHINGTON, United States - Mitsuru Sakurai (C), a House of Councillors member from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference in Washington on April 10, 2012, after holding talks with Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis. Sakurai said Marantis has urged Japan to demonstrate willingness to dispel U.S. concerns in three sectors -- automobiles, insurance and beef -- before its formal entry into trans-Pacific free trade talks is approved.

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Tsunami-damaged vehicles

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2012, shows vehicles damaged by the March 2011 tsunami at a temporary storage site in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. More than 37,000 vehicles are still being kept in temporary storage by municipalities after being badly damaged in the disaster in the worst-affected prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.

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Opponents of London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Police officers evict a man who had blocked a construction vehicle from moving at the site of a planned basketball practice facility for the London Olympics in London on April 10, 2012. The same day, police arrested four people who had been camping near the site, arguing that the construction would damage the local environment.

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Opponents of London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken April 10, 2012, shows people sitting down in front of a construction vehicle to block the construction of a planned basketball practice facility for the London Olympics in London on April 10, 2012. The same day, police arrested four people who had been camping near the site, arguing that the construction would damage the local environment.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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Darvish in U.S. newspapers

ARLINGTON, United States - U.S. newspapers dated April 10, 2012, report on the major league winning debut of Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish, who started in a game against the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, the previous day. Darvish allowed five runs and eight hits with four walks while striking out five in 5-2/3 innings in an 11-5 victory.

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Cameron in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. They agreed to pursue joint development of weapons and equipment.

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Gemba, Clinton in press conference

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hold a joint press conference at the State Department in Washington on April 10, 2012. Gemba and Clinton agreed the same day that Japan and the United States will seek an ''appropriate action'' at the U.N. Security Council if North Korea launches a long-range rocket despite strong opposition from the international community.

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Turkish PM in China

BEIJING, China - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands prior to their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 10, 2012, shows ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors deployed at the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force's Chinen base in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, in preparation for a planned rocket launch by North Korea.

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N. Korea says preparations for satellite launch completed

PYONYGYANG, North Korea - Ryu Gum Chol, deputy head of the Korean Committee for Space Technology's Bureau for Space Development, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012. Senior officials of the Korean Committee for Space Technology, an organization listed under the North Korean Cabinet, said Pyongyang has completed preparations for the launch of what it describes as an Earth observation satellite and reiterated that the launch is for peaceful purposes.

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Anti-missile emergency alert system fails

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows speakers (top) of the central government's nationwide emergency alert system in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 10, 2012. The site is one of the locations in Naha where the speakers failed during a trial run to prepare for an upcoming rocket launch by North Korea.

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N. Korea says preparations for satellite launch completed

PYONYGYANG, North Korea - Ryu Gum Chol (front), deputy head of the Korean Committee for Space Technology's Bureau for Space Development, attends a press conference at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012. Senior officials of the Korean Committee for Space Technology, an organization listed under the North Korean Cabinet, said Pyongyang has completed preparations for the launch of what it describes as an Earth observation satellite and reiterated that the launch is for peaceful purposes.

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Sony widens loss estimate

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. Sony said it has sharply cut its earnings forecast for the business year ended March 31, 2012, and expects to book its biggest-ever group net loss of 520 billion yen, remaining in the red for the fourth straight year.

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Michelin Guide for Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Chefs pose for photos during an event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 10, 2012, after four restaurants including a sushi bar and French restaurants were awarded three-star ratings in Michelin's first restaurant and hotel guide dedicated to Hokkaido.

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U.S. recon aircraft

NAHA, Japan - The U.S. reconnaissance aircraft RC-135S, called Cobra Ball, flies to the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on April 10, 2012.

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N. Korea says preparations for satellite launch completed

PYONYGYANG, North Korea - Ryu Gum Chol, deputy head of the Korean Committee for Space Technology's Bureau for Space Development, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012. Senior officials of the Korean Committee for Space Technology, an organization listed under the North Korean Cabinet, said Pyongyang has completed preparations for the launch of what it describes as an Earth observation satellite and reiterated that the launch is for peaceful purposes.

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N. Korea says preparations for satellite launch completed

PYONYGYANG, North Korea - Ryu Gum Chol, deputy head of the Korean Committee for Space Technology's Bureau for Space Development, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012. Senior officials of the Korean Committee for Space Technology, an organization listed under the North Korean Cabinet, said Pyongyang has completed preparations for the launch of what it describes as an Earth observation satellite and reiterated that the launch is for peaceful purposes.

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N. Korea says preparations for satellite launch completed

PYONYGYANG, North Korea - Ryu Gum Chol (front), deputy head of the Korean Committee for Space Technology's Bureau for Space Development, attends a press conference at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012. Senior officials of the Korean Committee for Space Technology, an organization listed under the North Korean Cabinet, said Pyongyang has completed preparations for the launch of what it describes as an Earth observation satellite and reiterated that the launch is for peaceful purposes.

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Japan aid agency chief

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiko Tanaka, new head of the government-affiliated Japan International Cooperation Agency, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. He called for an increase in Japan's overall foreign aid, which has been cut for 13 straight years, saying extending development assistance to poor countries could benefit Tokyo.

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N. Korea says preparations for satellite launch completed

PYONYGYANG, North Korea - Ryu Gum Chol, deputy head of the Korean Committee for Space Technology's Bureau for Space Development, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012. Senior officials of the Korean Committee for Space Technology, an organization listed under the North Korean Cabinet, said Pyongyang has completed preparations for the launch of what it describes as an Earth observation satellite and reiterated that the launch is for peaceful purposes.

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N. Korea anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People carry flowers in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012, to be used in a rehearsal for an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kims on badge

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012, shows a badge bearing portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and late leader Kim Jong Il.

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Emperor meets Cameron

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron shake hands at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. The emperor, recuperating from heart bypass surgery in February, met with the British premier in his first official duty following health checks that showed he is recovering steadily. (Pool photo)

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N. Korea anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows an area in Pyongyang on April 10, 2012, ahead of the 100th anniversary of the birth of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung.

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Emperor meets Cameron

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and British Prime Minister David Cameron meet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. The emperor, recuperating from heart bypass surgery in February, met with the British premier in his first official duty following health checks that showed he is recovering steadily. (Pool photo)