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US: Semi-Truck and Passenger Vehicle Collide in North Las Vegas

A semi-truck and passenger vehicle collided Thursday afternoon, April 8, near W. Carey Avenue and Simmons Street in North Las Vegas. Emergency crews responded to the scene as police and fire crews investigated the crash. Simmons Street was temporarily closed in both directions between Carey and Evans avenues.

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Aerial footage taken from a drone shows the site of the Osprey's crash-landing

OKINAMWA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Aerial footage taken by Kyodo News on Dec. 14, 2016, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft that crash-landed the previous day. The wings have split from the fuselage and can be clearly seen in shallow water about 80 meters off the shoreline of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The Osprey was based at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture. Content of footage: The site of the crash landing of a U.S. military Osprey was videotaped from a drone.(Kyodo)

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Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering

STORY: Türkiye's initiative fuels women's path to engineering SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of female students of electronic engineering in Türkiye STORYLINE: More than 54,900 female students have been reached through the "Engineer Girls Project" in Türkiye, an initiative whose aim is to address the gender gap in engineering fields by providing support and encouragement to female students from high school to university levels, according to a cabinet minister on Tuesday. The project, ultimately fostering their entry and success in engineering careers, spans 125 high schools and involves 931 students from universities, said Türkiye's Family and Social Services Minister Mahinur Ozdemir Goktas. The project has been ongoing since 2016 under the leadership of the ministry, in collaboration with the private sector, the minister said, adding that the first phase of the project was completed on Dec. 31, 2021, and the se

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Printemps Ginza closes after 32 years of operation

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 31 Kyodo - An employee of department store Printemps Ginza in central Tokyo cries during a ceremony on Dec. 31, 2016 to mark its closing after 32 years of operation.

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ASTRONOMY-FAST-TELESCOPE (CN)

(220806) -- GUIZHOU, Aug. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows China's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST) with the first reflection panel installed (upper L, photo taken on Aug. 2, 2015), with nearly half of the reflection panels installed (upper R, photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015), with about 80 percent of the reflection panels installed (lower L, photo taken on March 9, 2016), and a panoramic view of FAST (lower R, photo taken on July 21, 2022), in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Located in a naturally deep and round karst depression in southwest China's Guizhou Province, FAST started formal operation in January 2020 and officially opened to the world on March 31, 2021. It is believed to be the world's most sensitive radio telescope. With FAST, scientists have identified over 660 new pulsars. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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"Stove train" starts running in Aomori

A conductor on Tsugaru Railway Co.'s "stove train" puts coal into a stove in the northern Japanese prefecture of Aomori on Dec. 1, 2015, the first day of this season's operation. Known as a winter tradition in the Tsugaru region, the train is due to run until March 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Stove train" starts running in Aomori Prefecture

Passengers warm up near a stove on Tsugaru Railway Co.'s "stove train" in the northern Japanese prefecture of Aomori on Dec. 1, 2015, the first day of this season's operation. Known as a winter tradition in the Tsugaru region, the train is due to run until March 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People dedicate New Year's prayers to SMAP in hopes the band reforms

A wooden plaque, used by worshipers at shrines and temples in Japan to state their wishes and prayers, says, "Please help make SMAP get back together," found among dozens of plaques at Tokyo's Gotokuji temple on Jan. 4, 2017. SMAP, one of Japan's most beloved bands, broke up on Dec. 31, 2016 after nearly 30-year career as pop idols. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan President Tsai

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen smiles during the question-and-answer part of a year-end press conference at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Dec. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan President Tsai

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (R) and Vice President Chen Chien-jen smile after receiving gifts from two press clubs after a press conference at the Presidential Office in Taipei on Dec. 31, 2016. The event was organized by the Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club and the Presidential Office press club to mark the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP makes final appearance in signature variety show before breakup

File photo taken in January 2016 shows a street TV in Tokyo reporting that Japanese pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up. SMAP made their final appearance as a group on Dec. 26, 2016, before their planned breakup on Dec. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SMAP not confirmed for annual year-end music program

File photo taken Jan. 13, 2016, shows a street TV in Tokyo reporting that pop group SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years. Public broadcaster NHK announced on Nov. 24 the lineup for this year's "Kohaku Utagassen" music program, but the former boy band, set to break up on Dec. 31, the show's airdate, was not among them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. chief Ban attends last press conference

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon attends his last press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, at the U.N. headquarters in New York before his term ends on Dec. 31. Ban showed regret that the United Nations has not been able to fully contribute to the peace and stability of Syria. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People in disaster-hit area celebrate New Year

Preparation is under way to receive New Year worshipers on Dec. 31, 2016 at a shrine flattened by a series of powerful earthquakes in April that year, in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year celebration in Pyongyang

People look at an ice sculpture in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on Dec. 31, 2016. An ice sculpture festival began that day to celebrate the new year, showcasing dozens of sculptures themed on well-known buildings in the North Korean capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve in Tokyo's Shibuya crossing

People throng Tokyo's Shibuya crossing on the night of Dec. 31, 2016. Police made an area around the crossing off-limit to cars from late night on Dec. 31 as a huge crowd was expected for a New Year countdown event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's Eve in Tokyo's Shibuya crossing

People throng Tokyo's Shibuya crossing on the night of Dec. 31, 2016. Police made an area around the crossing off-limit to cars from late night on Dec. 31 as a huge crowd was expected for a New Year countdown event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year's decoration at Japanese base in Antarctica

A traditional Japanese New Year decoration (L front) is displayed at Showa Station, a permanent Japanese research station in Antarctica, on Dec. 31, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opponents of South Korean president rally

Opponents of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun Hye hold a rally in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2016, calling for Park's immediate resignation. Park was impeached by parliament earlier in the month over an influence-peddling scandal revolving around the president and her confidante Choi Soon Sil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opponents of South Korean president rally

Opponents of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun Hye hold a rally in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2016, calling for Park's immediate resignation. Park was impeached by parliament earlier in the month over an influence-peddling scandal revolving around the president and her confidante Choi Soon Sil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Namahage" end-of-year rituals in Akita Pref.

A child cries while being lifted by men disguised as "Namahage" -- wearing a demon-like mask and a costume made of straw -- in Oga, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2016. Namahage, considered divine messengers bringing blessings to people, visit houses in the area every New Year's Eve, yelling and telling children they have to behave themselves in a tradition designated as one of Japan's important intangible cultural assets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Namahage" end-of-year rituals in Akita Pref.

A man (R) pours sake for "Namahage" who visited his house in Oga in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 31, 2016. Wearing a demon-like mask and a costume made of straw, Namahage are considered divine messengers bringing blessings to people by visiting houses in the area every New Year's Eve, yelling and telling children they have to behave themselves in a tradition designated as one of Japan's important intangible cultural assets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Printemps Ginza closes after 32 years of operation

Shoppers throng a ceremony at department store Printemps Ginza in central Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2016, marking its closing after 32 years of operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Printemps Ginza closes after 32 years of operation

Shoppers throng a final sale at department store Printemps Ginza on Dec. 31, 2016, the last day of its operation, in central Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Printemps Ginza closes after 32 years of operation

Department store Printemps Ginza in central Tokyo's Ginza shopping district is shown on Dec. 31, 2016, its last day of operation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supporters of S. Korean president rally

Members of a conservative civic group hold a rally in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2016, to express support for President Park Geun Hye. Park was impeached by parliament earlier in the month over an influence-peddling scandal revolving around the president and her confidante Choi Soon Sil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supporters of S. Korean president rally

Members of a conservative civic group hold a rally in Seoul on Dec. 31, 2016, to express support for President Park Geun Hye. Park was impeached by parliament earlier in the month over an influence-peddling scandal revolving around the president and her confidante Choi Soon Sil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Tanaka TKOs Fuentes to lift 2nd world title

Kosei Tanaka (L) of Japan punches Mexico's Moises Fuentes in the second round of a WBO light flyweight title match in Gifu in central Japan on Dec. 31, 2016. Tanaka seized the title with a fifth-round technical knockout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Tanaka TKOs Fuentes to lift 2nd world title

Kosei Tanaka (R) of Japan punches Mexico's Moises Fuentes in the first round of a WBO light flyweight title match in Gifu in central Japan on Dec. 31, 2016. Tanaka seized the title with a fifth-round technical knockout. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 dead, 2 injured after car drives off parking garage in Yokosuka

The wreckage (L bottom) is shown of a car which drove off the fifth floor of a parking garage with five people inside in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 31, 2016. Three were killed and two injured in the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 dead, 2 injured after car drives off parking garage in Yokosuka

The wreckage is shown of a car which drove off the fifth floor of a parking garage in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2016 with five people inside. Three were killed and two injured in the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 dead, 2 injured after car drives off parking garage in Yokosuka

The wreckage is shown of a car which drove off the fifth floor of a parking garage in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2016 with five people inside. Three were killed and two injured in the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Guterres sworn in as next U.N. secretary general

Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres attends a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 12, 2016, after taking the oath of office as U.N. secretary general. His five-year term begins in January after incumbent Secretary General Ban Ki Moon steps down on Dec. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas holds stair climbing race

Piotr Lobodzinski (C) of Poland poses for a photo with other participants after winning "Harukas Skyrun," a race running up the emergency stairs at Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest skyscraper at 300 meters, in Osaka on Dec. 11, 2016. The 31-year-old Lobodzinski won the first international vertical running event in Japan with a time of 8 minutes and 34 seconds in running up a total of 1,670 steps. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenya's Kosgei wins Honolulu Marathon women's race

Brigid Kosgei of Kenya crosses the finish line during the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu on Dec. 11, 2016. Kosgei won the women's race in 2 hours, 31 minutes, 11 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. chief meets with Japanese media

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon meets with Japanese media at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 28, 2016, before stepping down on Dec. 31. After completing his term, Ban said he will return to South Korea to think about what he can and should do for his country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boxing: Oguni to fight for IBF super bantamweight crown

The IBF's fifth-ranked super bantamweight boxer Yukinori Oguni of Japan, seen in this undated photo, will take his first crack at a world title against Dominican champion Jonathan Guzman in Japan on Dec. 31, 2016, his gym said on Sept. 29. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo