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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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Beate Gordon dies

TOKYO, Japan - An April 2005 file photo shows Beate Sirota Gordon, who wrote the article in the Japanese Constitution stipulating the equality of the sexes. Gordon died on Dec. 30, 2012, of pancreatic cancer at her home in New York. She was 89.

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U.S. President Obama

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 30, 2012, shows U.S. President Barack Obama.

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U.S. President Obama

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 30, 2012, shows U.S. President Barack Obama.

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S. Korea indicts 5 engineers attempting to cover up blackout at nuclear plant

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the Gori-1 nuclear power plant in Busan, South Korea, on April 28, 2012. South Korean state prosecutors indicted five senior engineers at the plant on May 30, 2012, for allegedly attempting to cover up a blackout at the oldest nuclear facility in South Korea in February 2012.

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Double-decker bus in London

LONDON, Britain - A conductor on a red double-decker bus talks with a person in central London on April 30, 2012. The new type of bus with open deck at the rear lets passengers hop on and off.

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Dale Oen dies during training camp

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Norway's Alexander Dale Oen (C) holding the gold medal he won in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai. Dale Oen died April 30, 2012, during a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was 26.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - People pass the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011 in a house that used to stand there.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play cricket at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy plays at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Noda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton share a toast at a reception hosted by Clinton in Washington on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Darvish gives up 1st homer

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish (back) watches the home run hit by the Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion (front) during the fourth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Although yielding his first home run in five major league starts, Darvish earned his fourth win after pitching seven innings in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Japan PM in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (front R) escorts Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front L) to a reception hosted by her in Washington on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Japan PM in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (3rd from L) and U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Charles Bolden (L) meet in Washington on April 30, 2012. Japanese astronauts Satoshi Furukawa (R) and Koichi Wakata (2nd from R) attended the meeting.

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Japan PM in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L) U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Charles Bolden, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, and Japanese astronauts Koichi Wakata and Satoshi Furukawa pose for photos in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Darvish gets 4th win

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on April 30, 2012. Darvish worked seven innings, allowing one run and four hits with two walks while striking out nine, to pick up his fourth win in the major leagues in the Rangers' 4-1 victory.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a news conference after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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U.S., Philippine '2 plus 2 meeting'

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Philippines Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta hold a press conference after their meeting at the State Department in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama hold a news conference after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands after holding a news conference following their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama after their talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Japanese ministers in India

NEW DELHI, India - (From 3rd from R to L) Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba, industry minister Yukio Edano and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) at the premier's official residence in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Matsui signs minor league deal with Rays

TAMPA, United States - Free agent Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui arrives at Tampa international airport in Florida on April 30, 2012. The Tampa Bay Rays said the same day they have signed Matsui to a minor league contract.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama meet to hold talks at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Noda, Obama meet in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands at the White House in Washington on April 30, 2012.

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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H.K. activists call for release of Chen's helpers

HONG KONG, China - Democracy advocate groups hold signboards in Hong Kong on April 30, 2012, calling for the freedom of activists who helped the breakout from house arrest of prominent Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and for the safety of his family.

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Japan foreign minister in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna shake hands before their meeting in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Antiterrorism drill at Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters rescue a person during an antiterrorism drill at the 634-meter-high Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida Ward, the world's tallest self-supporting tower, on April 30, 2012, prior to its grand opening in late May.

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Japan, India to forge plan for India infrastructure development

NEW DELHI, India - Foreign and industry ministers from Japan (L) and India (R) meet in New Delhi on April 30, 2012. The two countries agreed to strengthen their cooperation in developing infrastructure in India in their first-ever economic dialogue, aiming to forge a specific plan by the next winter. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Suu Kyi to take parliament oath of office

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to reporters at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party in Yangon on April 30, 2012. She said she and 42 party colleagues who won in the April 1 by-elections will travel to the administrative capital Naypyitaw to take the oath of office and take up their seats in parliament.

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Bus accident

TAKASAKI, Japan - The wreckage of a bus that crashed in an accident is shown to reporters in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on April 30, 2012. Seven passengers aboard died in the accident the previous day as the vehicle crashed into a 3-meter-high roadside wall on the Kanetsu Expressway in the prefecture.

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Antiterrorism drill at Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Participants evacuate during an antiterrorism drill at the 634-meter-high Tokyo Sky Tree in Sumida Ward, the world's tallest self-supporting tower, on April 30, 2012, prior to its grand opening in late May.

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Myanmar election

YANGON, Myanmar - Campaigners for the National League for Democracy, a party led by Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, ask for support in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 30, 2012, ahead of the April 1 parliamentary by-elections.

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Myanmar election

YANGON, Myanmar - A supporter holds a portrait of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 30, 2012, ahead of the April 1 parliamentary by-elections.

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Hearn exhibition in Matsue

MATSUE, Japan - The inside of the Lafcadio Hearn Memorial Museum in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, is pictured on March 30, 2012, ahead of a year-long exhibition from April 1, 2012. It follows through photographs the footsteps of writer Lafcadio Hearn, who became a naturalized Japanese known as Yakumo Koizumi.

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James Cameron in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Film director James Cameron speaks at a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 30, 2012, to promote the 3D version of the 1997 hit movie ''Titanic,'' ahead of its release in Japan in early April.

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Myanmar election

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi answers reporters' questions in Yangon on March 30, 2012, ahead of April 1 parliamentary by-elections.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Hirano (R), deputy president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and Katsunori Nagayasu, its president, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The leading Japanese bank said the same day that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nobuyuki Hirano, deputy president of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. The leading Japanese bank said Jan. 30, 2012, that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Katsunori Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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Fukushima Univ. to waive tuition for disaster-hit students

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima University President Osamu Nittono (L), at a press conference in the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 30, 2011, said the university will waive tuition and enrollment fees for students severely affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster, from the next academic year starting in April 2012.

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Michelin Guide for Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Nihon Michelin Tire Co. President Bernard Delmas (R) pays a courtesy visit to Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi at the governor's official residence in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 30, 2011. The Hokkaido version of the Michelin Guide, a world famous restaurant guide, will be released in April 2012, the Tokyo-based unit of French tire maker Michelin said the same day, offering the third regional version in Japan following the Tokyo and western Japan editions.

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Newly approved Japanese textbooks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows some of the textbooks newly approved on March 30, 2011, by the Japanese government for use at junior high schools from April 2012. All seven civics textbooks describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as Japanese territories.