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.

Crown Princess Masako

Crown Princess Masako

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 19, 2009, in Yokohama shows Crown Princess Masako. The 48-year-old crown princess's health conditions can easily worsen due to fatigue, the head of the Crown Prince's Household said April 6, 2012, quoting a statement released by her medical team.

3 years after earthquake in Italy

3 years after earthquake in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy - Photo taken in L'Aquila, central Italy, on April 5, 2012, shows a cathedral damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake on April 6, 2009. The building has yet to be repaired.

3 years after earthquake in Italy

3 years after earthquake in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy - People who lost family members in a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit L'Aquila and surrounding areas in central Italy on April 6, 2009, gather in front of a cathedral in the city on the third anniversary of the disaster on April 6, 2012.

Nikkei ends at lowest level since April 2009

Nikkei ends at lowest level since April 2009

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Chuo Ward shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing down 193.89 points, or 2.21 percent, at 8,590.57 on Sept. 6, 2011. The key Japanese stock index is currently at its lowest level since April 2009.

Sumitomo Trust, Chuo Mitsui to merge into Japan's top trust bank

Sumitomo Trust, Chuo Mitsui to merge into Japan's top trust bank

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. President Hitoshi Tsunekage (L) and Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Tanabe shake hands at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 6, 2009, during which they announced a management integration plan for April 2011 that will create Japan's largest trust bank.

Solar roof panels in Japan's Gunma Prefecture

Solar roof panels in Japan's Gunma Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows houses equipped with solar roof panels in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2009. Demand for solar cells has been growing rapidly in Japan with a private-sector survey showing that approximately 20,000 households installed solar power generation systems between April and June 2009.