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.

S. Korea, Japan accident victims' families bring flowers

S. Korea, Japan accident victims' families bring flowers

KOBE, Japan - Members of families who lost their loved ones in April's ferry accident in South Korea and in the 2005 derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line of West Japan Railway Co. in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, walk on Dec. 6, 2014, to the floral tribute stand for the train accident.

Bereaved parents of S. Korean ferry tragedy visit Japan

Bereaved parents of S. Korean ferry tragedy visit Japan

KOBE, Japan - Parents (L, 2nd L) who lost their child in April's ferry accident in South Korea give a press conference in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 6, 2014, after meeting with a mother who lost her daughter in the 2005 train derailment on the Fukuchiyama Line of West Japan Railway Co., as well as others.

Centenarians in Japan number record 25,606

Centenarians in Japan number record 25,606

TOKYO, Japan - Yone Minagawa (photo taken April 6, 2005) from Akaike, Fukuoka Prefecture, is the oldest person in Japan at 112. The government said on Sept. 13 ahead of Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 19 that centenarians in Japan will number a record 25,606 by the end of September.