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China: Black Swan Seen Scooping Leaves in Reverse at Zhaotong University

On November 15, 2025, in Zhaotong, Yunnan, a video captured the unusual sight of a black swan at Zhaotong University moving backward across a pond while repeatedly scooping leaves toward the shore.

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Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows the inside of a local supermarket crowded with shoppers preparing for the typhoon in Cebu City on November 3.

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US: California’s Garnet Fire Burns 57,000 Acres in Sierra Nevada, Forces Evacuations

The Garnet Fire, sparked by lightning on August 24 in the Sierra National Forest near Garnet Dike, central California has burned about 57,000 acres and is 15% contained. Fire activity remains intense, particularly on the northwestern front, where crews are struggling with steep terrain that limits the use of heavy equipment. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for multiple zones, with warnings in surrounding areas. Road closures affect McKinley Grove Road and sections of Trimmer Springs Road.

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US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 6

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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US: Large Hail Pelts Kerrville, Texas

Kerrville, Texas experienced large hail on Sunday evening, March 23, as strong storms swept through the city and surrounding areas.

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US: Heavy Snowfall And Icy Conditions Grip New England Amid Widespread Storm

A widespread storm swept across the Northeast, bringing heavy snowfall and icy conditions to parts of New England on Sunday, February 16. This video shows heavy snow falling in Hinesburg, Vermont.

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South Korea: People Protest Outside Parliament, Calling For President Yoon’s Resignation

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeo declared martial law late on Tuesday, December 3, accusing the opposition of anti-national activities. However, he lifted the order early Wednesday after the National Assembly passed a resolution calling for its removal. After the emergency order was lifted, protesters gathered around the parliament in Yeouido, calling for Yoon's resignation.

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France: Paris Sees First Snowfall Of The Season

Paris saw its first snow of the season on Thursday morning, November 21. Snow also fell much of northern and western France.

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The Great North American Solar Eclipse As Seen From Indiana

A total solar eclipse crossed through North America on Monday, April 8. This footage was captured by an international student studying in Indiana. Credit to Maxwell Sun.

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New Zealand: Vegetation Fire Erupts In Port Hills In Christchurch, Evacuation Underway 5

A huge vegetation fire erupted in Christchurch's Port Hills Wednesday afternoon, February 14, prompting evacuations of nearby residents. About 55,000 homes are experiencing a power outage due to the fire, reports say.

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2nd anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (center R) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (center L) visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the mausoleum of his father and former leader Kim Jong Il and his grandfather and state founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2013, the second anniversary of the death of his father. Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae is seen at fourth from left, front row.

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Kim Il Sung anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign visitors line up for group photos in front of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 15, 2013.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front, 4th from R) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (front, 4th from L) attend a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The embalmed body of Kim Jong Il went on public display the same day at the palace, which serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, shows North Korean flags being flown at half mast at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military officers offer a moment of silence at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, shows North Korean flags being flown at half mast at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military officers salute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offers a moment of silence at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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N. Korean raises voice against S. Korean slogan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kang Sun Chol, a doctor at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, in Pyongyang on June 30, 2011. Kang criticized South Korea's military for slogans slandering North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Celebratory events for late Kim Il Sung's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather around computer screens displayed at the site of the 16th April Holiday Food Festival in Pyongyang on April 4, 2011, where recipes and cooking procedures for the dishes served at the event are introduced. The festival is part of a series of events to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's founder, the late Kim Il Sung, on April 15, known in the country as the Day of the Sun.

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Celebratory events for late Kim Il Sung's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean senior government officials check out dishes served at the 16th April Holiday Food Festival in Pyongyang on April 4, 2011, which is part of a series of events to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's founder, the late Kim Il Sung, on April 15, known in the country as the Day of the Sun.

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N. Koreans spend usual Sun. but angered by U.S-S. Korea drill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People remove snow from around a statue of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Nov. 28, 2010. North Koreans were spending the weekend as usual but many voiced anger against a U.S.-South Korea naval exercise that began the same day off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula.

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens dressed in suits and traditional dress visit a bronze statue of the country's founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill to lay flowers and floral baskets on April 15, 2010. The country marked the 98th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, known as the ''Day of the Sun.''

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens on April 14, 2010 visit an exhibition of ''Kimilsungia,'' a flower symbolizing the country's founder Kim Il Sung who died in 1994, being held as part of official celebratory events in Pyongyang to mark the 98th anniversary of the birth of the founder, known as the ''Day of the Sun,'' on April 15.

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A signboard bearing the new name of the North Korean police authority -- ''the people's security department'' -- is seen on April 14, 2010 at an exhibition of ''Kimilsungia,'' a flower symbolizing the country's founder Kim Il Sung who died in 1994, which is being held as part of official celebratory events in Pyongyang to mark the 98th anniversary of the birth of the founder, known as ''Day of the Sun,'' on April 15.

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens dressed in suits and traditional dress visit a bronze statue of the country's founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill to lay flowers and floral baskets on April 15, 2010. The country marked the 98th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, known as the ''Day of the Sun.''

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Death of S. Korean hostage mourned

SEOUL, South Korea - People burn photos of militants in Iraq during a meeting held in Seoul on June 23 to mourn the murder of Kim Sun Il, 33, a South Korean hostage.

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Kidnappers extend deadline for S. Korean hostage beheading

SEOUL, South Korea - A female member of a civic group prays for the safety of Kim Sun Il, kidnapped by militants in Iraq, at a rally near the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on June 22. Yonhap News Agency quoted an Arabic television network as reporting that Kim's captors extended the deadline for beheading him.

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N. Korea's Kim Yong Sun arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Yong Sun, a close aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Seoul's Kimpo International Airport on Sept. 11, leading an eight-member North Korean delegation for talks with South Korean officials on further improving inter-Korean relations. Kim, secretary of the Workers Party of (North) Korea, is the highest-ranking member of the ruling party ever to visit Seoul.

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Murayama hands letter from Obuchi

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (R) hands a letter from Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, to Kim Yong Sun (L), secretary of the Workers Party of Korea's central committee secretariat, in Pyongyang on Dec. 2. Murayama is the leader of a mission consisting of lawmakers of both ruling and opposition parties. The delegation hopes the two countries will draw up a document calling for them to resume dialogue.

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N. Korea's Kim Yong Sun likely to visit S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Yong Sun (photo), the head of North Korea's agency in charge of handling inter-Korean business projects, will visit South Korea in December. The plan was disclosed by South Korea's Hyundai Business Group Chairman Chung Mong Hun, who just returned from a five-day trip to North Korea where he met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, at a news conference Oct. 2 in Seoul.

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Death of S. Korean hostage mourned

SEOUL, South Korea - People burn photos of militants in Iraq during a meeting held in Seoul on June 23 to mourn the murder of Kim Sun Il, 33, a South Korean hostage. (Kyodo)

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Children visit Pyongyang palace on "Day of Sun"

Children visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on April 15, 2015, the 103rd birth anniversary of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung called the "Day of the Sun." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soldiers salute in front of Pyongyang palace on "Day of Sun"

Soldiers salute in front of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on April 15, 2015, the 103rd birth anniversary of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung called the "Day of the Sun." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean soldiers' anti-United States rally

North Korean soldiers take part in a major anti-United States rally in Pyongyang on Feb. 13, 2015, ahead of the Feb. 16 birthday anniversary of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il. The military's political rally took place outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where the embalmed bodies of Kim Jong Il and his father, state founder Kim Il Sung, lie in state. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens dressed in suits and traditional dress visit a bronze statue of the country's founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill to lay flowers and floral baskets on April 15, 2010. The country marked the 98th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, known as the ''Day of the Sun.'' (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A signboard bearing the new name of the North Korean police authority -- ''the people's security department'' -- is seen on April 14, 2010 at an exhibition of ''Kimilsungia,'' a flower symbolizing the country's founder Kim Il Sung who died in 1994, which is being held as part of official celebratory events in Pyongyang to mark the 98th anniversary of the birth of the founder, known as ''Day of the Sun,'' on April 15. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens dressed in suits and traditional dress visit a bronze statue of the country's founder Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill to lay flowers and floral baskets on April 15, 2010. The country marked the 98th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, known as the ''Day of the Sun.'' (Kyodo)

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N. Korea marks birthday anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens on April 14, 2010 visit an exhibition of ''Kimilsungia,'' a flower symbolizing the country's founder Kim Il Sung who died in 1994, being held as part of official celebratory events in Pyongyang to mark the 98th anniversary of the birth of the founder, known as the ''Day of the Sun,'' on April 15. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean raises voice against S. Korean slogan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kang Sun Chol, a doctor at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, in Pyongyang on June 30, 2011. Kang criticized South Korea's military for slogans slandering North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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Celebratory events for late Kim Il Sung's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather around computer screens displayed at the site of the 16th April Holiday Food Festival in Pyongyang on April 4, 2011, where recipes and cooking procedures for the dishes served at the event are introduced. The festival is part of a series of events to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's founder, the late Kim Il Sung, on April 15, known in the country as the Day of the Sun. (Kyodo)

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Celebratory events for late Kim Il Sung's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean senior government officials check out dishes served at the 16th April Holiday Food Festival in Pyongyang on April 4, 2011, which is part of a series of events to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's founder, the late Kim Il Sung, on April 15, known in the country as the Day of the Sun. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans spend usual Sun. but angered by U.S-S. Korea drill

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People remove snow from around a statue of former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Nov. 28, 2010. North Koreans were spending the weekend as usual but many voiced anger against a U.S.-South Korea naval exercise that began the same day off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo)

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Birth anniv. of N. Korea's founder

Photo taken March 15, 2020, in Pyongyang shows a sign that reads the "Day of the Sun," a major holiday in North Korea to celebrate the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kidnappers extend deadline for S. Korean hostage beheading

SEOUL, South Korea - A female member of a civic group prays for the safety of Kim Sun Il, kidnapped by militants in Iraq, at a rally near the Blue House presidential palace in Seoul on June 22. Yonhap News Agency quoted an Arabic television network as reporting that Kim's captors extended the deadline for beheading him. (Kyodo)

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Murayama hands letter from Obuchi

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (R) hands a letter from Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, to Kim Yong Sun (L), secretary of the Workers Party of Korea's central committee secretariat, in Pyongyang on Dec. 2. Murayama is the leader of a mission consisting of lawmakers of both ruling and opposition parties. The delegation hopes the two countries will draw up a document calling for them to resume dialogue.