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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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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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Documentary filmmaker Himeda

TOKYO, Japan - An April 1986 file photo shows Tadayoshi Himeda, a Japanese documentary filmmaker considered a pioneer in recording disappearing cultures. Himeda died on July 29, 2013, of chronic lung illness at a hospital in Yokohama city near Tokyo. He was 84 years old.

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87-yr-old actress goes to Paris

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 29, 2013 shows Etsuko Shigemoto, the oldest member of the Saitama Gold Theater group, at the Saitama Arts Theater in Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture. Saitama Gold Theater is a troupe of elderly actors set up by renowned stage director Yukio Ninagawa.

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Japan sprinter Kiryu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu. The 17-year-old Kiryu's time of 10.01 seconds in the men's 100 meters at the Oda Memorial International on April 29, 2013, may not be recognized as a world junior record by the International Association of Athletics Federations because a device that measures wind speed was not used during the race, informed sources said on May 14.

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Malaysian election

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (R) is pictured during a rally in Johor Bahru in southern Malaysia on April 29, 2013. Najib was sworn in for a second term on May 6, 2013, a day after the ruling coalition struggled in a general election that was marred by allegations of irregularities.

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Malaysia election

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (L) is welcomed by supporters in Johor Bahru in Malaysia's Johor state on April 29, 2013, ahead of a May 5 general election.

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Malaysia election

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak speaks in Johor Bahru in Malaysia's Johor state on April 29, 2013, ahead of a May 5 general election.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Children gather around a spring at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand, in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Children play at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand, in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play in front of a wall with graffiti reading "WAKE UP MUSLIMS," in Abbottabad near Pakistan's capital Islamabad on April 29, 2013. The wall is part of what remains of the hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. Navy Seals there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A man plows a field within a site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, near Pakistan's capital Islamabad, on April 29, 2013. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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2 years after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy passes by a wall with graffiti reading "Osama is a martyr," in Abbottabad near Pakistan's capital Islamabad on April 29, 2013. The wall is part of what remains of the hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, killed by U.S. Navy Seals there on May 2, 2011.

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A-bomb survivors speak in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Clifton Truman Daniel, the grandson of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman who ordered the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, speaks during an event at Brooklyn Friends School in New York on April 29, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (R) slices mutton for Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) during a reception in Ulan Bator on April 29, 2013.

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Banquet organized by Dutch queen

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) chats with Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (far L), during a banquet organized by Dutch Queen Beatrix (2nd from R) at a national museum in Amsterdam on April 29, 2013. Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander (3rd from R) is also seen. (Pool photo)

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Kishida in Mexico City

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida talks about Japan's policies toward Latin America during a speech in Mexico City on April 29, 2013.

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Kishida, Guajardo

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Mexican Secretary of Economy Ildefonso Guajardo (L) shakes hands with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of their talks in Mexico City on April 29, 2013.

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A-bomb survivors speak in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Shigeko Sasamori, a "Hiroshima Maiden" who survived the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, speaks during an event at Brooklyn Friends School in New York on April 29, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (R) teaches Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) how to shoot with a bow and arrow, Mongolia's traditional hunting tools, during a reception in Ulan Bator on April 29, 2013.

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Onodera, Hagel

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (L) and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera hold a joint press conference after their talks at the Pentagon on April 29, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (R) escorts Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) during a reception in Ulan Bator on April 29, 2013.

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Onodera, Hagel

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (L) shakes hands with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera during a joint press conference at the Pentagon on April 29, 2013.

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Banquet organized by Dutch queen

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Dutch Queen Beatrix (C) is flanked by her son, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, and his wife, Princess Maxima, after their arrival at a national museum in Amsterdam on April 29, 2013, ahead of a banquet there. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Banquet organized by Dutch queen

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R), Swedish Crown Princess Victoria (C) and her husband, Prince Daniel, pose for group photos after their arrival at a national museum in Amsterdam on April 29, 2013, before attending a banquet organized by Dutch Queen Beatrix there. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan prime minister in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 29, 2013.

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Japan's crown prince, princess in Netherlands

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - The Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reports on a visit to the country by Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife, Princess Masako, along with a photo of the couple, on April 29, 2013.

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Japan prime minister in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 29, 2013.

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Wrongly jailed Nepali

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali speaks during an interview at his home in Kathmandu on April 29, 2013. The Nepali man who was imprisoned in Japan for 15 years for a murder he did not commit said he is considering filing a suit for damages against the Japanese government for wrongful imprisonment and mistreatment.

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Comic chat artist Maki dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Maruko Bridge over Tama River in Tokyo's Ota Ward on April 29, 2013. Ukulele-strumming comic chat artist Shinji Maki died the same day after jumping into the river from the bridge in an apparent suicide, police said. He was 78.

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Japan prime minister in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 29, 2013.

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Namdaemun restored

SEOUL, South Korea - An April 29, 2013, photo shows the restored Sungnyemun, popularly known as "Namdaemun" or south gate and National Treasure No. 1 in Seoul on April 29, 2013. South Korea's Cultural Heritage Administration said the same day that the landmark gate, burned down in an arson attack more than five years ago, will open to the public on May 5, 2013.

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Japan prime minister in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 29, 2013.

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Comic chat artist Maki dies

TOKYO, Japan - A November 2005 file photo shows ukulele-strumming comic chat artist Shinji Maki during a dinner show in Tokyo. Maki died on April 29, 2013, after jumping into the Tama River bordering Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture in an apparent suicide, police said. He was 78.

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Suu Kyi in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Nobel laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) speaks during a plenary session of the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on April 29, 2013.

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Suu Kyi in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Nobel laureate and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during a plenary session of the 7th Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on April 29, 2013.

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New Komatsu president

TOKYO, Japan - Komatsu Ltd. Director and Senior Executive Officer Tetsuji Ohashi (R) speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2013. Ohashi will replace Kunio Noji (L) as president on April 1, 2013.