UK: Dewsbury Scrapyard Fire Prompts Smoke Warning

A large fire broke out at a scrapyard in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Monday, May 12. Officials asked nearby residents to keep doors and windows closed due to a large plume of smoke.

South Korea: Fire Breaks Out at Seoul Convention Center, Prompting Evacuation

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building.

Taiwan: Typhoon Krathon Slams Into Southwestern Coast 5

Typhoon Krathon made landfall in Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, on Thursday, October 3, as a Category 1 storm. Due to the typhoon, all domestic flights and over 230 international flights were cancelled, and financial markets were closed. So far, two deaths have been reported.

UK: Freight Train Derails In Audenshaw, Greater Manchester

A freight train derailed in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, on Friday, September 6, causing the tracks to be closed. No injuries were reported in the incident, and trains scheduled to use this route will be diverted.

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada offers prayers at the grave of Lee Su Hyun, a South Korean student who was struck and killed by a train in Tokyo in January 2001 while trying to rescue a drunken Japanese man who had fallen onto the tracks, at a cemetery in Busan, South Korea, on May 15, 2010. Okada visited the cemetery before attending a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting involving Japan, China and South Korea.

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) offers flowers at the grave of Lee Su Hyun, a South Korean student who was struck and killed by a train in Tokyo in January 2001 while trying to rescue a drunken Japanese man who had fallen onto the tracks, at a cemetery in Busan, South Korea, on May 15, 2010. Okada visited the cemetery before attending a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting involving Japan, China and South Korea.

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) offers flowers at the grave of Lee Su Hyun, a South Korean student who was struck and killed by a train in Tokyo in January 2001 while trying to rescue a drunken Japanese man who had fallen onto the tracks, at a cemetery in Busan, South Korea, on May 15, 2010. Okada visited the cemetery before attending a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting involving Japan, China and South Korea. (Kyodo)

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

Japanese Foreign Minister Okada visits Lee's grave in S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada offers prayers at the grave of Lee Su Hyun, a South Korean student who was struck and killed by a train in Tokyo in January 2001 while trying to rescue a drunken Japanese man who had fallen onto the tracks, at a cemetery in Busan, South Korea, on May 15, 2010. Okada visited the cemetery before attending a trilateral foreign ministers' meeting involving Japan, China and South Korea. (Kyodo)