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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. landscape painter enthralled by Lake Biwa

OTSU, Japan - Brian Williams, a Peruvian-born American painter, depicts Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture on April 9, 2013. Williams has lived near Lake Biwa for 29 years, producing over 2,000 pictures of the lake and its surrounding nature.

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Lawyer-turned-principal now Osaka schools superintendent

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Nakahara, a former lawyer-turned-school principal, works as Osaka Prefecture's superintendent of education on April 9, 2013 at the prefectural government office in Osaka City. Nakahara, now 43, took up the post on April 1 at age 42, becoming Japan's youngest chief of a prefectural education board.

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Finnish president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang heading to their talks at the Great Hall of the People on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Finnish president in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (2nd from L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meeting at the Great Hall of the People on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 9, 2013, after the House of Councillors passed a resolution dismissing her as head of its Environment Committee over her trip to China in April. Kawaguchi extended her visit without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, casts a vote against a resolution to dismiss her as head of the Environment Committee of the House of Councillors during an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. The upper chamber passed the resolution over her trip to China in April. She extended her visit without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, listens to a resolution to dismiss her as head of the Environment Committee of the House of Councillors during an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. The upper chamber passed the resolution over Kawaguchi's trip to China in April. She extended her visit without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - Photos of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his political heir Nicolas Maduro are seen displayed at a military facility where Chavez's stone tomb is located in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Maduro narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - A woman sheds tears beside the stone tomb of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on display at a military facility in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Nicolas Maduro, who had been named by Chavez as his political heir, narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Venezuela election

CARACAS, Venezuela - Supporters visit the stone tomb of former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on display at a military facility in Caracas on April 9, 2013. Venezuela's national electoral council said on April 15, 2013, that acting president Nicolas Maduro, who had been named by Chavez as his political heir, narrowly won the presidential election by defeating rival opposition contender Henrique Capriles.

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Woods at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Tiger Woods tees off during a practice round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 9, 2013.

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Yankees vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, Ohio - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits the season's first home run during the third inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 9, 2013. The Yankees won 14-1.

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Yankees vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, Ohio - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits the season's first home run during the third inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 9, 2013. The Yankees won 14-1.

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Woods at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Tiger Woods tees off during a practice round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on April 9, 2013.

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Seto Ohashi Bridge 25th anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An April 9, 2013, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Seto Ohashi Bridge, linking Japan's Honshu and Shikoku islands, which on April 10, 2013 marked the 25th anniversary of its opening.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Visitors to the Tidal Basin in Washington view cherry blossoms in full bloom on April 9, 2013.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Visitors to the Tidal Basin in Washington view cherry blossoms in full bloom on April 9, 2013.

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Australian Prime Minister Gillard in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (R) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang attend a ceremony welcoming Gillard to China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 9, 2013.

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Japan sets up missile interceptors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor units deployed on the premises of a Self-Defense Forces facility in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea. Japan set up missile defense systems at key places in Tokyo and surrounding areas the same day to counter the possible launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government will do all it can to protect Japanese people's lives.

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Australian Prime Minister Gillard in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang toast at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan sets up missile interceptors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor units deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea. Japan set up missile defense systems at key places in Tokyo and surrounding areas the same day to counter the possible launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government will do all it can to protect Japanese people's lives.

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British newspapers day after Thatcher's death

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken April 9, 2013, shows British newspapers' front pages reporting on the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher the previous day.

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Mister Donut to substantially alter recipes

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken April 9, 2013, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows current Mister Donut products (L) and new products to be put on sale by the U.S.-founded donut chain on April 26. Duskin Co., operator of the donut chain, said it will substantially change its donut recipes to help cope with sluggish sales, marking the first such major change since 1971 when the chain opened its first outlet in Japan.

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Japan sets up missile interceptors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor units (foreground) deployed on the premises of a Self-Defense Forces facility in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea. Japan set up missile defense systems at key places in Tokyo and surrounding areas the same day to counter the possible launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government will do all it can to protect Japanese people's lives.

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Non-nuclear ministerial meeting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (C) attends a meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative in The Hague on April 9, 2013.

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Non-nuclear ministerial meeting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Foreign ministers from non-nuclear countries gather in The Hague on April 9, 2013, for a meeting of the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative.

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Amazon distribution depot

NAGOYA, Japan - U.S. online retailer Amazon.com Inc.'s distribution subsidiary shows reporters its distribution depot in Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on April 9, 2013. The facility began operation in November 2012.

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Factory fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a factory of copper product maker Nippon Shindo Co. in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, after a fire on April 9, 2013. One man died and three others were injured.

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Emperor at new Kabuki theater

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a Kabuki performance at the new Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Factory fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters gather at a factory of copper product maker Nippon Shindo Co. in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, after a fire on April 9, 2013. One man died and three others were injured.

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Factory fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters gather at a factory of copper product maker Nippon Shindo Co. in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, after a fire on April 9, 2013. One man died and three others were injured.

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Missile interceptors at Defense Ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows one of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor units deployed in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea.

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Factory fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters gather at a factory of copper product maker Nippon Shindo Co. in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, after a fire on April 9, 2013. One man died and three others were injured.

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Emperor at new Kabuki theater

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko watch a Kabuki performance at the new Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo on April 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Factory fire in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a factory of copper product maker Nippon Shindo Co. in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, after a fire on April 9, 2013. One man died and three others were injured.

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Missile interceptors at Defense Ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows one of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor units deployed in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea.

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Missile interceptors at Defense Ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor units deployed in the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea.

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Missile interceptors at Defense Ministry

TOKYO, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit is brought to the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo in the early hours of April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea.

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Missile interceptors at Defense Ministry

TOKYO, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit is brought to the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo in the early hours of April 9, 2013, to prepare for a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea.