France: Flooding Hits Southeast Region After Heavy Rains 2

Flooding struck southeastern France on Thursday, October 17, prompting evacuations in some communities, triggering the highest alert in six departments, and disrupting train services

France: Flooding Hits Southeast Region After Heavy Rains 3

Flooding struck southeastern France on Thursday, October 17, prompting evacuations in some communities, triggering the highest alert in six departments, and disrupting train services

Caribbean: Tropical Storm Ernesto Brings Intense Rainfalls And High Winds 2

Tropical Storm Ernesto continued to approach Puerto Rico on Tuesday, August 13, bringing intense rainfalls and high winds to several Caribbean islands. Ernesto is expected to reach hurricane strength as it passes through Puerto Rico.

Caribbean: Tropical Storm Ernesto Brings Intense Rainfalls And High Winds 3

Tropical Storm Ernesto continued to approach Puerto Rico on Tuesday, August 13, bringing intense rainfalls and high winds to several Caribbean islands. Ernesto is expected to reach hurricane strength as it passes through Puerto Rico.

Ex-U.S. envoy sees no signs of N. Korea resuming nuclear plant

Ex-U.S. envoy sees no signs of N. Korea resuming nuclear plant

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on Nov. 6, 2010. He said there are no signs of North Korea having resumed nuclear activity at its Yongbyon nuclear complex.

Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing airport on Nov. 24, 2009, after returning from a four-day trip to North Korea. Richardson said his three-member group held about six hours of discussions with Ri Gun, director general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's North American affairs bureau.

U.S., N. Korea resume talks in N.Y., 1st under Bush

U.S., N. Korea resume talks in N.Y., 1st under Bush

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Ri Hyong Chol walks to an undisclosed location in New York on June 13 to meet with Charles Pritchard, a former White House National Security Council aide who was recently named as U.S. special envoy in charge of peace talks for the Korean Peninsula. Ri and Pritchard resumed U.S.-North Korean talks interrupted after U.S. President George W. Bush came to office in January.

(CORRECTED) Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

(CORRECTED) Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing airport on Nov. 24, 2009, after returning from a four-day trip to North Korea. Pritchard said his three-member group held about six hours of discussions with Ri Gun, director general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's North American affairs bureau. (Kyodo)

Ex-U.S. envoy sees no signs of N. Korea resuming nuclear plant

Ex-U.S. envoy sees no signs of N. Korea resuming nuclear plant

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on Nov. 6, 2010. He said there are no signs of North Korea having resumed nuclear activity at its Yongbyon nuclear complex. (Kyodo)

U.S., N. Korea resume talks in N.Y., 1st under Bush

U.S., N. Korea resume talks in N.Y., 1st under Bush

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Ri Hyong Chol walks to an undisclosed location in New York on June 13 to meet with Charles Pritchard, a former White House National Security Council aide who was recently named as U.S. special envoy in charge of peace talks for the Korean Peninsula. Ri and Pritchard resumed U.S.-North Korean talks interrupted after U.S. President George W. Bush came to office in January.