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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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Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (R) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.

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Twin polar bear cubs at Sapporo zoo

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs play with their mother "Rara" (C) in a pool at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on April 20, 2013. It was the first experience of the pool for the cubs that were born in December 2012.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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New uniforms for JAL employees

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. unveils Dec. 20, 2012, at Tokyo's Haneda airport new uniforms for its pilots, cabin attendants and other employees to be introduced during the first half of the fiscal year starting April 2013.

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New uniforms for JAL employees

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. unveils Dec. 20, 2012, at Tokyo's Haneda airport new uniforms for its pilots, cabin attendants and other employees to be introduced during the first half of the fiscal year starting April 2013.

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Kansai Electric to incur record April-Sept. net loss

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi speaks during a press conference at the utility's head office in Osaka on Sept. 20, 2012. Yagi announced the utility may incur a record group net loss of 125 billion yen for the April-September half year as most of its nuclear reactors remained idle.

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Protest in Hiroshima against new U.S. nuke test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People stage a sit-in protest in front of the cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Sept. 20, 2012. They were protesting against a U.S. experiment from April to June using plutonium to examine the capabilities of nuclear weapons.

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Boy forced to jump from 2nd floor of school building

SOKA, Japan - Photo on July 20, 2012, shows the site where a 13-year-old boy was forced by classmates in April to jump from the second floor of a junior high school building in Soka, Saitama Prefecture. The municipal education board said that day the boy sustained severe injuries after hitting the concrete ground about three meters below.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012, an ostrich walks by the remains of another that starved to death after they were left abandoned at a breeding facility. In April 2011, the government designated Okuma and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Redevelopment in central Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo on June 20, 2012, shows the Mansudae area in central Pyongyang as North Korea held a ceremony on June 20, 2012, to mark the completion of redevelopment of the area, including the construction of high-rise apartment buildings. The redevelopment was one of North Korea's major projects to mark the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15.

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Redevelopment in central Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a ceremony on June 20, 2012, for completion of redevelopment of the Mansudae area in central Pyongyang including the construction of high-rise apartment buildings. The redevelopment was one of the country's major projects to mark the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15.

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Redevelopment in central Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women applaud during a ceremony on June 20, 2012, to mark the completion of redevelopment of the Mansudae area in central Pyongyang including the construction of high-rise apartment buildings. The redevelopment was one of North Korea's major projects to mark the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15.

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Blind human rights activist Chen's brother

BEIJING, China - Chen Guangfu, 55, the older brother of blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, stands on June 8, 2012 next to a wall (R) that the younger Chen clambered over to escape house arrest in the village of Dongshigu, Shandong Province, on April 20, 2012. Afterwards Chen sought refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing and is now studying at New York University after China allowed him to leave for the United States.

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Blind human rights activist Chen's mother

BEIJING, China - Wang Jinxiang, 78, the mother of blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, is interviewed at their home in the village of Dongshigu, Shandong Province, on June 8, 2012. After escaping from house arrest on April 20, 2012, Chen sought refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing and is now studying at New York University after China allowed him to leave for the United States.

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Blind human rights activist Chen's home in China

BEIJING, China - Chen Guangfu, 55, the older brother of blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng, stands in front of empty bookshelves at the younger Chen's home in the village of Dongshigu, Shandong Province, on June 8, 2012. The books were confiscated by men who kept Chen under surveillance during his life there under house arrest, his family said. After escaping from house arrest on April 20, 2012, Chen sought refuge in the U.S. embassy in Beijing and is now studying at New York University after China allowed him to leave for the United States.

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Wildlife in Bonito, Pantanal

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photos show piraputanga in a fresh stream in the town of Bonito on April 21, 2012 (top), and piranha from a river in the Pantanal wetlands, on April 20, 2012 (bottom), both in western Brazil.

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Wildlife in Pantanal

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photos show birds in the Pantanal wetlands in western Brazil -- blue-and-yellow macaws on April 20, 2012 (top), and a roseate spoonbill on April 22, 2012 (bottom).

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Wildlife in Pantanal

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo taken on April 20, 2012, shows a black-collared hawk catching fish in a river in the Pantanal wetlands in western Brazil.

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London Olympics shooting venue

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on April 20, 2012, shows the shooting venue for the London Olympics in July-August 2012.

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Anti-S. Korea rally in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A mass rally is held in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 20, 2012, accusing the South Korean government led by President Lee Myung Bak.

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U.S. studied babies of A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a room where materials on survivors of U.S. atomic bombings and their babies are kept at Hiroshima University in Hiroshima on April 20, 2012. The United States has returned the materials after research. Internal documents of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, or AFIP show that organ samples and medical records of more than 1,200 babies of Japanese survivors of atomic bombings, born dead or who died shortly after birth, were sent to the United States for radiation research.

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N. Korea rally denounces S. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 20, 2012, to denounce the administration of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak for maintaining a hard-line policy toward Pyongyang and ''slandering'' the North's leadership.

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N. Korea rally denounces S. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 20, 2012, to denounce the administration of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak for maintaining a hard-line policy toward Pyongyang and ''slandering'' the North's leadership.

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G-20 meeting wraps up

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference after a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 leading economies in Washington on April 20, 2012.

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S. Korea expo

SEOUL, South Korea - The site of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, an upcoming international exposition in South Korea's Yeosu, is shown to reporters on April 20, 2012.

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N. Korea rally denounces S. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers denounce the administration of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak as North Korea held a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 20, 2012. The rally criticized the Lee administration for maintaining a hard-line policy toward Pyongyang and ''slandering'' the North's leadership.

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Takahashi finishes 1st at World Team Trophy

TOKYO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's free skate of the ISU World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on April 20, 2012. Takahashi finished first in the men's event, earning 276.72 points, the second-highest total score ever.

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G-20 trade ministers meet

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico - Trade ministers from the Group of 20 industrialized and emerging economies wrap up their first meeting on April 20, 2012, in Puerto Vallarta, western Mexico.

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Takahashi finishes 1st at World Team Trophy

TOKYO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's free skate of the ISU World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on April 20, 2012. Takahashi finished first in the men's event, earning 276.72 points, the second-highest total score ever.

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S. Korea expo

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the exterior of the Japan Pavilion as the site of Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, an upcoming international exposition in South Korea's Yeosu, is shown to reporters on April 20, 2012.

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2 women die at bear farm in Akita

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the bodies of bears shot dead by local hunters after they escaped from their corral at the Hachimantai Bear Farm in Kazuno, Akita Prefecture, on April 20, 2012. The hunters shot six fleeing bears dead as two female employees at the bear park died the same day, after apparently being attacked by the animals.

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Italy high-speed train

ROME, Italy - Photo shows the private high-speed train Italo in Rome on April 20, 2012. The train's operator NTV offered a trial ride on the train for reporters.

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Takahashi finishes 1st at World Team Trophy

TOKYO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's free skate of the ISU World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on April 20, 2012. Takahashi finished first in the men's event, earning 276.72 points, the second-highest total score ever.

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N. Korea rally denounces S. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 20, 2012, to denounce the administration of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak for maintaining a hard-line policy toward Pyongyang and ''slandering'' the North's leadership.

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Takahashi finishes 1st at World Team Trophy

TOKYO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's free skate of the ISU World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on April 20, 2012. Takahashi finished first in the men's event, earning 276.72 points, the second-highest total score ever.

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Ex-Olympus CEO Woodford eyes legal action

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford, former president and chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on April 20, 2012. Woodford said he may seek to nullify in a Japanese court the approval given for the company's new management at its extraordinary shareholders' meeting.

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N. Korea rally denounces S. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 20, 2012, to denounce the administration of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak for maintaining a hard-line policy toward Pyongyang and ''slandering'' the North's leadership.

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N. Korea rally denounces S. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Squarein Pyongyang on April 20, 2012, to denounce the administration of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak for maintaining a hard-line policy toward Pyongyang and ''slandering'' the North's leadership. The signboard carries an anti-Lee Myung Bak message.

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Juntendo University professor Amano

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Amano, professor of Juntendo University, speaks during an interview on April 20, 2012 with Kyodo News at the university in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The surgeon who conducted Emperor Akihito's heart bypass surgery in February said he expects the operation to prove successful when the 78-year-old emperor returns home safely from a trip in May to Britain.

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Crested ibises on Sado Island

NIIGATA, Japan - A pair of crested ibises are seen incubating in the nest on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, on April 20, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Juntendo University professor Amano

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on April 20, 2012, shows Atsushi Amano, a professor of Juntendo University and the surgeon who performed heart bypass surgery on Emperor Akihito in February.

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Emperor meets with 5 Mekong leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 20, 2012. The emperor met with the leaders of the five Mekong basin nations. (Pool photo)

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Emperor meets with 5 Mekong leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L), Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and his younger brother Prince Akishino (4th from L) meet with the leaders of the Mekong basin nations of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 20, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Olympus shareholders meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford, dismissed president and chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., answers reporters' questions before the company's extraordinary shareholders meeting in Tokyo on April 20, 2012. Olympus is seeking approval of its new management lineup and past financial statements which have been corrected, as it aims to make a fresh start after a scandal involving the covering up of investment losses.

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Lawmakers visit Yasukuni

TOKYO, Japan - A superpartisan group of 81 lawmakers visits the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 20, 2012, ahead of the spring festival starting the following day.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Cherry trees are in full bloom along the Tidal Basin in the center of Washington on March 20, 2012, with the Washington Monument visible in the background. The National Cherry Blossom Festival began in the U.S. capital the same day and runs through April 27. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the planting of cherry trees in the city.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Cherry trees are in full bloom at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington on March 20, 2012. The National Cherry Blossom Festival began in the U.S. capital the same day and runs through April 27. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the planting of cherry trees in the city.

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S. Korea wary of North's satellite launch plan

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a conservative group protest in Seoul on March 20, 2012, over North Korea's plan to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between April 12 and 16.