Vietnam: Tropical Storm Wipha Makes Landfall, Brings Severe Weather and Damage 2

Tropical Storm Wipha made landfall in northern Vietnam at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to northern and central regions. The storm caused flooding, power outages, and flight cancellations, with several airports closed.

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L) heads for the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 22, 2012. The court sentenced Rufus James Ramsey III, a 24-year-old salesclerk at a U.S. base shop in the southern prefecture, to 18 months in prison over a fatal vehicle collision involving Arakaki's friend Koki Yogi in January the previous year. It was the first application of new Japan-U.S. arrangements over crimes involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases.

Civilian employee at U.S. base in Japan indicted

Civilian employee at U.S. base in Japan indicted

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L), a friend of fatal accident victim Koki Yogi, speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2011, after prosecutors in the prefecture indicted a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force on charges of negligent driving resulting in death. The indictment without arrest of Rufus James Ramsey III is the first application of a newly agreed arrangement on the operational implementation of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement over crimes and accidents involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases in Japan.

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L) heads for the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 22, 2012. The court sentenced Rufus James Ramsey III, a 24-year-old salesclerk at a U.S. base shop in the southern prefecture, to 18 months in prison over a fatal vehicle collision involving Arakaki's friend Koki Yogi in January the previous year. It was the first application of new Japan-U.S. arrangements over crimes involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases. (Kyodo)

Civilian employee at U.S. base in Japan indicted

Civilian employee at U.S. base in Japan indicted

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L), a friend of fatal accident victim Koki Yogi, speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2011, after prosecutors in the prefecture indicted a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force on charges of negligent driving resulting in death. The indictment without arrest of Rufus James Ramsey III is the first application of a newly agreed arrangement on the operational implementation of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement over crimes and accidents involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases in Japan. (Kyodo)