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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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Lawson's President Niinami

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Niinami, president of Lawson Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2010. Niinami said the Japanese convenience store chain operator intends to establish its second overseas business headquarters in Singapore as early as April next year.

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Luxury specialty store Wako's Ginza outlet

TOKYO, Japan - This April 2010 file photo shows the main outlet of the luxury specialty store Wako Co., a landmark building in Tokyo's Ginza district. The operator of the store said Aug. 20, 2010, that it will open its two flagship outlets in the upscale district Sundays and holidays from October.

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Tibetan priests in quake-hit China

YUSHU PREFECTURE, China - Tibetan priests recite a sutra in a tent put up in rubble from the destroyed Jiegu temple in the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, western China, on April 20, 2010. The temple site is a holy place of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Tibetan priests in quake-hit China

YUSHU PREFECTURE, China - Tibetan priests look at rubble from the destroyed Jiegu temple in the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, western China, on April 20, 2010. The temple site is a holy place of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Tibetan priests in quake-hit China

YUSHU PREFECTURE, China - Tibetan priests look at rubble from the destroyed Jiegu temple in the quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province, western China, on April 20, 2010. The temple site is a holy place of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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H. Matsui 1-for-4 against Tigers

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Angel Stadium in California on April 20, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 in the team's 6-5 victory.

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Legality of nukes 'difficult to imagine': Red Cross

GENEVA, Switzerland - International Committee of the Red Cross President Jakob Kellenberger speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the ICRC's headquarters in Geneva on April 20, 2010. Kellenberger said the compatibility of nuclear weapons with international law ''is very difficult to imagine.''

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Baltimore

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right in the first inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 20, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners won 3-1.

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Lady Gaga's HIV/AIDS gig hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Lady Gaga performs during a special concert in Tokyo to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Japan on April 20, 2010.

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Lady Gaga's HIV/AIDS gig hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Lady Gaga performs during a special concert in Tokyo to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS in Japan on April 20, 2010.

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Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

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Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

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Discovery returns to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - The space shuttle Discovery with seven crew members aboard lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 20, 2010, a day after thick cloud prompted NASA twice to wave off its homecoming from a two-week trip to space.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters erect barricades

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra erect barricades in Bangkok on April 20, 2010. The protesters set up barriers at six points in the city in preparation for a possible attempt to disperse them by riot personnel.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters erect barricades

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra erect barricades in Bangkok on April 20, 2010. The protesters set up barriers at six points in the city in preparation for a possible attempt to disperse them by riot personnel.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - A woman holds her baby near rubble in quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Children carry sleeping mats distributed as part of disaster relief efforts in quake-hit Jieguzhen in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - People stand in a tent city for survivors in quake-hit Jieguzhen in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters erect barricades

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra erect barricades in Bangkok on April 20, 2010. The protesters set up barriers at six points in the city in preparation for a possible attempt to disperse them by riot personnel.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - People huddle together amid sleet in quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - A priest rests beside a damaged Buddhist statue in quake-hit Jieguzhen in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters erect barricades

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protesters supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra erect barricades in Bangkok on April 20, 2010. The protesters set up barriers at six points in the city in preparation for a possible attempt to disperse them by riot personnel.

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Randy Johnson pitches in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Major League Baseball pitcher Randy Johnson, wearing a Rakuten Eagles jersey, throws the ceremonial first pitch during a game between the Eagles and the Lotte Marines at Tokyo Dome on April 20, 2010.

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Randy Johnson pitches in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Randy Johnson, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, shakes hands with Masahiro Tanaka, an ace pitcher for the Rakuten Eagles, at Tokyo Dome on April 20, 2010. Johnson, who earned 303 wins, threw the ceremonial first pitch during a Japanese Pacific League game the same day.

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Randy Johnson pitches in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Major League Baseball pitcher Randy Johnson, wearing a Rakuten Eagles jersey, throws the ceremonial first pitch during a game between the Eagles and the Lotte Marines at Tokyo Dome on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - People carry household goods in quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - A boy reads a book after picking it up from rubble in quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - A man sits beside a damaged Buddhist statue in quake-hit Jieguzhen in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - People line up for sleeping mats in quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - People buy essentials at a street shop in quake-hit Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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2 JAL flights from Europe arrive at Narita with 500 aboard

NARITA, Japan - Japanese and other passengers arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo aboard an extra flight from Rome on April 20, 2010, as some flights linking Japan and Europe resumed. Many travelers were forced to stay in Europe following suspension of services due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

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Post-quake life in China's Qinghai Province

QINGHAI PROVINCE, China - Muslim women cook in quake-hit Jieguzhen in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in western China's Qinghai Province on April 20, 2010.

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Japan suspends beef exports over suspected foot-and-mouth disease

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru vows to prevent the possible spread of foot-and-mouth disease during a press conference at the Miyazaki prefectural government office in Miyazaki City on April 20, 2010. Japan imposed a temporary suspension on beef exports after revelations of the possible outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture.

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JAL flight from Moscow arrives in Narita

NARITA, Japan - An airline employee holds a sign displaying information on a flight to Vienna to request passengers to undergo boarding procedures at Narita airport near Tokyo on April 20, 2010. Some flights linking Japan and Europe resumed following suspension of services due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

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JAL flight from Moscow arrives in Narita

NARITA, Japan - Masses of passengers wait for flights at a departure lobby of Narita airport near Tokyo on April 20, 2010. Passengers flocked to the airport as some flights linking Japan and Europe resumed following suspension of services due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland.

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Students take national achievement tests under new format

TOKYO, Japan - School children sit to take annual national achievement tests at an elementary school in Tokyo on April 20, 2010. More than 1.6 million students at 23,875 elementary and junior high schools across Japan took annual national achievement tests under a scaled-back format adopted by the current government that limits schools required to participate.

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Ex-police official indicted over stampede under new inquest system

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuaki Sakaki (file photo), former deputy chief of the Akashi Police Station, is indicted on April 20, 2010, for allegedly failing to prevent a fatal stampede in 2001 in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, becoming the first person to be brought to trial under a new prosecution inquest system.

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Man on hunger strike against base relocation within Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Shimoji, a member of an anti-base movement who hails from Okinawa Prefecture and works in Tokyo, continues a 72-hour hunger strike near parliament house in Tokyo on April 20, 2010, to oppose the relocation within Okinawa Prefecture of the U.S. Marines Corps Futemma Air Station. Shimoji began his hunger strike at noon on April 19.

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Students take national achievement tests under new format

TOKYO, Japan - School children sit to take annual national achievement tests at an elementary school in Tokyo on April 20, 2010. More than 1.6 million students at 23,875 elementary and junior high schools across Japan took annual national achievement tests under a scaled-back format adopted by the current government that limits schools required to participate.