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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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Former Japan captain Miyamoto retires

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken June 9, 2002, shows Japan's Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, wearing a face guard, during a FIFA World Cup finals match against Russia at International Stadium Yokohama, near Tokyo. Miyamoto, former Japan national soccer team captain and Vissel Kobe defender, announced his retirement Dec. 19, 2011.

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(12) Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan players get together in joy after Bahrain midfielder Mohamed Salmeen turned the ball into his own net in a crowded penalty area during the second half of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30. The goal gave Japan a 1-0 win.

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(10)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Bahrain midfielder Mohamed Salmeen (3rd from R) turns the ball into his own net in a crowded penalty area during the second half to give Japan a 1-0 win in their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(11)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan defender Alessandro Santos (14) runs towards his colleagues in joy as Bahrain midfielder Mohamed Salmeen (10), who kicked an own goal, puts his hands on the head in regret in the second half their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30. The goal gave Japan a 1-0 win.

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(7)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (L) tries to convert a corner kick in the first half of his FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30. Japan edged Bahrain 1-0.

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(8)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan striker Naohiro Takahara attempts a header during the first half of his FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30. Japan edged Bahrain 1-0.

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(9)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (L) attempts a goal during the first half of his FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30. Japan edged Bahrain 1-0.

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(5)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (L) jumps in an attempt to block a strike by Bahrain defender Salman Ghuloom (R) during the first half of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(6)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan striker Takayuki Suzuki (L) and Bahrain defender Sayed Mohamed Adnan vie for control of the ball during the first half of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(4)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan striker Naohiro Takahara (L) and Bahrain defender Sayed Mohamed Adnan tussle for the ball during the first half of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(2)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese boys watch their national team warm up for their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(3)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (C) tries to send a pass to his colleague during the first half of a FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier between Japan and Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(1)Japan vs. Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan supporters cheer their team before the kickoff of a FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(3)Bahrain tune up for Japan clash

SAITAMA, Japan - Bahrain coach Wolfgang Sidka speaks at a press conference at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 29 on the eve of his FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain on March 30.

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(2)Bahrain tune up for Japan clash

SAITAMA, Japan - Bahrain coach Wolfgang Sidka gives instructions to his men during a practice at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 29 on the eve of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Japan on March 30.

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(1)Japan tune up for Bahrain clash

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan coach Zico (2nd from L) gives instructions to his men during a practice at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 29 on the eve of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain on March 30.

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(4)Japan tune up for Bahrain clash

SAITAMA, Japan - Japancoach Zico speaks at a press conference at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 29 on the eve of his FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain on March 30.

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(1)Bahrain tune up for Japan clash

SAITAMA, Japan - Bahrain tune up at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 29 on the eve of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Japan on March 30.

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(3)Japan tune up for Bahrain clash

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura practices a free kick at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 29 on the eve of his FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain on March 30.

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(2)Japan tune up for Bahrain clash

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan midfielders Shunsuke Nakamura (L) and Hidetoshi Nakata practice at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 29 on the eve of their FIFA 2006 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain on March 30

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(1)Japan tune for qualifier against Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan strikers Takayuki Suzuki (L) and Naohiro Takahara practice in Saitama on March 28 in preparation for their FIFA 2002 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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(2)Japan tune for qualifier against Bahrain

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan coach Zico (L) speaks with midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (R) and other members of his team during a practice in Saitama on March 28 in preparation for their FIFA 2002 World Cup Asia Zone qualifier against Bahrain at Saitama Stadium 2002 on March 30.

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Nakatsue villagers pep up Cameroon

OITA, Japan - People from Nakatsue Village, which hosted the camping site for Cameroon during the FIFA World Cup 2002, pep up the ''Indomitable Lions'' before the kickoff of their Kirin Challenge Cup friendly against Japan at Oita Stadium Big Eye on Nov. 19.

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(7)England soccer star Beckham in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - England soccer star David Beckham kisses Yuka Hirota during their reunion at Kyobashi-Tsukiji Elementary School in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on June 20. Beckham first met Yuka during the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals, co-hosted by Japan and South Korea

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Couple weds at World Cup stadium

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Atsushi Takeda, a soccer enthusiast, and his wife Kumiko gets congratulations from friends at their wedding ceremony held Dec. 22 at International Stadium Yokohama, the venue of the 2002 FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and German. They are the first couple to wed at the stadium, which has begun hosting wedding ceremonies twice a month for a basic fee of 250,000 yen.

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World Cup monument unveiled at Yokohama stadium

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A monument to commemorate the 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by Japan and South Korea was unveiled at International Stadium Yokohama, venue of the final, on Dec. 3. The 1.2-meter tall monument bears a plaque saying, ''Wishing for the best future and the permanent friendship of the Japanese and South Korean people.''

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Dressed Korean students parade in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - About 150 students from South Korea, dressed as members of a Korean tributary mission sent to Japan during the Edo Period (1600-1868), parade along the Omotesando Avenue in Tokyo on Aug. 25. The envoy or the head of the delegation is seated in the palanquin carried by bearers. Korea sent a total of 12 delegations to Japan during the reign of the Tokugawa Shogunate. The last visit took place in 1811. The students organized the parade as part of events marking the FIFA 2002 World Cup finals co-hoted by Japan and South Korea.

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Maradona belittles 'mediocre' World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona dismisses this year's World Cup as ''mediocre'' in a press conference in Tokyo on July 1. He urged soccer's governing body FIFA to look at ways to get the best out of the star players. (World Cup 2002)

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Bhutan trounce Montserrat 4-0 in worst team playoff

THIMPU, Bhutan - Two players from Bhutan and Montserrat compete in a game touted as the ''other World Cup final'' in Thimpu on June 30. In the match, approved by the Asian Football Confederation to celebrate football at the lowest level, the Himalayan kingdom beat the Caribbean island nation 4-0 to maintain their second-to-last position in FIFA's official world rankings at 202nd, with Montserrat propping up the rest of the world at 203rd. (World Cup 2002)

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FIFA blames JAWOC, KOWOC for World Cup ticket fiasco

YOKOHAMA, Japan - David Will, a senior FIFA official in charge of ticketing, speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on June 24 about World Cup ticketing problems. Will blamed the Japan World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC) and the South Korean World Cup organizing committee (KOWOC) for a ticket fiasco that has resulted in swathes of empty seats during the World Cup soccer finals. (World Cup 2002)

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FIFA to probe ticket fiasco

YOKOHAMA, Japan - FIFA president Sepp Blatter speaks at a news conference in Yokohama on June 15. He said FIFA will investigate a ticket fiasco that left swaths of seats empty during the World Cup soccer finals co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)World Cup opening ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - The national flags of South Korea and Japan, the co-hosts of the FIFA World Cup finals, are brought into the Seoul World Cup Stadium as the opening ceremony begins May 31. (World Cup 2002)

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(3)South Koreans celebrate World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - A huge audience attends a ceremony May 30 at Seoul's World Cup Park on the eve of the official opening May 31 of the 2002 FIFA premier. (World Cup 2002)

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(2)South Koreans celebrate World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans perform traditional dances in a ceremony May 30 to celebrate the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Seoul's World Cup Park. (World Cup 2002)

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(4)South Koreans celebrate World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese drummers from Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, perform in a ceremony May 30 to celebrate the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Seoul. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)South Koreans celebrate World Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans revel during a ceremony May 30 to celebrate the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Seoul. (World Cup 2002)

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(2)Blatter reelected as FIFA chief

SEOUL, South Korea - African soccer chief Issa Hayatou (R) congratulates Sepp Blatter on his reelection as FIFA president at the 53rd congress of soccer's world governing body in Seoul on May 29. Haytou was the only other candidate running for FIFA presidency. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)Blatter reelected as FIFA chief

SEOUL, South Korea - Incumbent Sepp Blatter responds to a burst of applause following reelection as FIFA president at the 53rd congress of soccer's world governing body in Seoul on May 29. (World Cup 2002)

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Cherry blossom arrangements made to welcome soccer fans

NIIGATA, Japan - Flower arrangements of out-of-season cherry blossoms are on display at a hotel lobby in Niigata on May 29 to welcome foreign soccer fans coming for the World Cup finals. A citizens group created the flower arrangements, using unopened someiyoshino blossoms (Prunus yedoensis) that had been preserved in snow, and displayed them at the hotel where FIFA staff are to stay. (World Cup 2002)

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(2)FIFA opens ordinary congress in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Sepp Blatter (L), president of FIFA, soccer's world governing body, and Issa Hayatou, FIFA vice president and Blatter's opponent in the FIFA presidential election, shake hands before the start of FIFA's 53rd ordinary congress at the Seoul Hilton on May 29. (World Cup 2002)

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(3)FIFA opens ordinary congress in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) and Vice President Issa Hayatou chat before soccer's world governing body opens its 53rd ordinary congress at the Seoul Hilton on May 29. Blatter and Hayato are competing in FIFA's presidential election. (World Cup 2002)

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(1)FIFA opens ordinary congress in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A screen at the Seoul Hilton shows Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA, soccer's world governing body, addressing the opening of FIFA's 53rd ordinary congress on May 29. (World Cup 2002)

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(4)FIFA holds extraordinary congress in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Sepp Blatter (C), president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, poses with children at the opening ceremony of FIFA's extraordinary congress in Seoul on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(3)FIFA opens extraordinary congress in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Sepp Blatter (C), president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, speaks at a news conference after FIFA's extraordinary congress in Seoul on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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(1)FIFA opens extraordinary congress in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - FIFA, soccer's world governing body, opens its extraordinary congress in Seoul on May 28 to examine the state of its finances. (2002 World Cup)

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(2)FIFA opens extraordinary congress in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Sepp Blatter, president of soccer's world governing body FIFA, addresses the opening of FIFA's extraordinary congress in Seoul on May 28. (2002 World Cup)

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Holmes explains delays in World Cup ticket deliveries

LONDON, Britain - Gerard Holmes, marketing director of the 2002 FIFA World Cup ticket bureau, tells Kyodo News in London on May 23 about delays in the delivery of some 150,000 World Cup soccer tickets for Japan. The bureau is a subsidiary of Byrom PLC, the British firm in charge of printing tickets for the World Cup.

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Korean army special unit in exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the South Korean army's special unit carry out antiterrorism drills May 21. Standing in the background is the Seoul World Cup Stadium, where the first match of the FIFA 2002 World Cup finals is kicked off on May 31.