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.

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.

Yongbyon nuclear complex

Yongbyon nuclear complex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korea's key Yongbyon nuclear complex before its cooling tower (R) was demolished on June 27, 2008. North Korea said April 2, 2013, that it will restart all nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon complex that were shut down under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in 2007.

Yongbyon nuclear complex

Yongbyon nuclear complex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the demolition of the 30-meter cooling tower attached to North Korea's key Yongbyon nuclear complex on June 27, 2008. North Korea said April 2, 2013, that it will restart all nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon complex that were shut down under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in 2007.

Inquest panel says Ozawa merits indictment

Inquest panel says Ozawa merits indictment

TOKYO, Japan - Media people flock to a board in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on April 27, 2010, where a paper was posted reporting on a decision by a committee for the inquest of prosecution that Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa merits indictment over his fund management body's alleged false reporting of political funds from 2004 to 2007.

Katsura Utamaru

Katsura Utamaru

Katsura Utamaru, comic storyteller (photo taken on April 27, 2007)