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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Leonardo DiCaprio has met Pope Francis at the Vatican on January 28, 2016 to discuss their shared concern about the environment and give him a cheque to use on charity works 'close to your heart'. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87

File photo - Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87. Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press on Friday, March 29, 2024 that the actor died Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 06: American actor Louis Gossett Jr. arrives at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2016 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87

File photo - Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87. Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press on Friday, March 29, 2024 that the actor died Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 06: American actor Louis Gossett Jr. arrives at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2016 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87

File photo - Louis Gossett Jr. Dead At 87. Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press on Friday, March 29, 2024 that the actor died Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Santa Monica, California. BEVERLY HILLS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA - NOVEMBER 06: American actor Louis Gossett Jr. arrives at the 20th Annual Hollywood Film Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 6, 2016 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high

STORY: Russia's Ebeko volcano spews ash 3,000 meters high SHOOTING TIME: March 24/27, 2024 DATELINE: March 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the eruptions (courtesy of Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences) STORYLINE: Russia's Ebeko volcano spewed ash to a height of 3,000 meters into the atmosphere, a Russian research institute said Wednesday. "The ash emission reached approximately 3,000 meters above sea level," said the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the federal research center Unified Geological Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The 1,156-meter-high Ebeko volcano is located on Russia's Kuril Island of Paramushir. Regular emissions, ranging from weak to moderate, have been ongoing since Oct. 20, 2016, which are considered normal for the volcano. The record emission occurred on Aug. 31, 2018, when a smoke column surged to a height of 6,000 meters from

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Tokyo police conduct antiterrorism drill

TOKYO, March 28 Kyodo - Metropolitan Police Department officers take part in a mock decontamination drill during an antiterrorism operation at JR Tokyo Station on March 28, 2016. The drill was aimed at testing the police's response to a scenario where the deadly sarin agent is released at the station.

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Final event at Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People pack Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, to attend the "Japan Night" music concert on May 28, 2014, the first day of a two-day final event before the stadium is demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics. The work to demolish the stadium will begin in July and the new National Stadium will be completed in March 2016.

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Final event at Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People pack Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, to attend the "Japan Night" music concert on May 28, 2014, the first day of a two-day final event before the stadium is demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics. The work to demolish the stadium will begin in July and the new National Stadium will be completed in March 2016.

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CHINA-SHAANXI-HANZHONG-ECOLOGICAL PROTECTION (CN)

(220922) -- HANZHONG, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A baby panda climbs on a tree in Daguping Village of Foping County, Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 28, 2016. In recent years, Hanzhong city has been making persistent efforts to improve local ecological environment. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-AGING POPULATION-ECONOMY-INFLUENCE

(220330) -- ANKARA, March 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An elderly man walks with a girl at a park in Ankara, Turkey, March 28, 2022. As a country once boasted one of the youngest populations in Europe, Turkey has been aging fast in recent years, which is slowly dragging its economy down. The population of people aged over 65 in Turkey has increased significantly from 6.65 million in 2016 to 8.25 million in 2021, up 24 percent, according to figures released last week by the Turkish Statistical Institute. TO GO WITH "News Analysis: Turkey's aging population dragging economy down" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TURKEY-ANKARA-AGING POPULATION-ECONOMY-INFLUENCE

(220330) -- ANKARA, March 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A senior resident sits at a park in Ankara, Turkey, March 28, 2022. As a country once boasted one of the youngest populations in Europe, Turkey has been aging fast in recent years, which is slowly dragging its economy down. The population of people aged over 65 in Turkey has increased significantly from 6.65 million in 2016 to 8.25 million in 2021, up 24 percent, according to figures released last week by the Turkish Statistical Institute. TO GO WITH "News Analysis: Turkey's aging population dragging economy down" (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Suffering of IDPs in Yemen's camps continues to exacerbate

STORY: Suffering of IDPs in Yemen's camps continues to exacerbate DATELINE: March 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dharawan camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) near Sanaa, Yemen's capital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ALI WESHAH, IDP at Dharawan camp 3. various of children in the camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FOUAD HASSAN, IDP at Dharawan camp 5. various of the camp STORYLINE: In the Dharawan camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the northern suburb of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, hundreds of families are living in extremely hush situation. The camp is in a severe shortage of basic necessities of life, including water, shelter, food, and fuel. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AHMED ALI WESHAH, IDP at Dharawan camp "I am a father of nine children. Our family was forced to flee our home in Saada province and came here to the Dharawan camp in 2016. We have led a very poor life here. My wife and some elder children of mine go out to scavenge from t

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Darvish set to return to major leagues

Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches during an outing in which he threw six scoreless innings for Double-A Frisco against San Antonio in Frisco, Texas, on May 22, 2016. Darvish, who underwent a Tommy John reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in March 2015, is expected to return to major league mound on May 28 against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to club sources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Devastating quake damages castle in southwestern Japan

Combined photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kumamoto Castle in the southwestern Japanese city of Kumamoto on March 2012 (L), and the same castle on April 19, 2016, after magnitude-6.5 and M7.3 quakes struck the area in a space of 28 hours. The quakes heavily damaged roof tiles on the castle, one of the most famous in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested for abducting teenager held captive for 2 yrs

Reporters crowd around a car transporting Kabu Terauchi, who was arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl, in the central Japan city of Izunokuni on March 31, 2016. Terauchi, who was captured March 28, had been hospitalized prior to his arrest for treatment of self-inflicted wounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested for abducting teenage girl

Photo taken March 31, 2016, in the central Japan city of Izunokuni shows Kabu Terauchi, who was arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl. Terauchi, who was captured March 28, had been hospitalized prior to his arrest for treatment of self-inflicted wounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of Hamaoka plant's coast levee to complete

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2016, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan. Construction of a coastal levee to protect against tsunami from a possible Nankai Trough earthquake will be completed on March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested for abducting teenage girl

Photo taken March 31, 2016, in the central Japan city of Izunokuni shows Kabu Terauchi, who was arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl. Terauchi, who was captured March 28, had been hospitalized prior to his arrest for treatment of self-inflicted wounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested for abducting teenage girl

Photo taken March 31, 2016, in the central Japan city of Izunokuni shows Kabu Terauchi, who was arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl. Terauchi, who was captured March 28, had been hospitalized prior to his arrest for treatment of self-inflicted wounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested for abducting teenage girl

Photo taken March 31, 2016, in the central Japan city of Izunokuni shows Kabu Terauchi (2nd from L), who was arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl. Terauchi, who was captured March 28, had been hospitalized prior to his arrest for treatment of self-inflicted wounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of Hamaoka plant's coast levee to complete

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2016, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan. Construction of a coastal levee to protect against tsunami from a possible Nankai Trough earthquake will be completed on March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man arrested for abducting teenage girl

Photo taken March 31, 2016, in the central Japan city of Izunokuni shows Kabu Terauchi, who was arrested on suspicion of abducting a teenage girl. Terauchi, who was captured March 28, had been hospitalized prior to his arrest for treatment of self-inflicted wounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Construction of Hamaoka plant's coast levee to complete

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 28, 2016, shows Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in central Japan. Construction of a coastal levee to protect against tsunami from a possible Nankai Trough earthquake will be completed on March 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen has nearly 30,000 passengers in 1st 3 days

A businessman gets on a Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train at JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on March 29, 2016. A total of about 29,700 people got on trains of the new line linking Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido with Tokyo in the first three days of its opening through March 28, according to Hokkaido Railway Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hanyu aims to win 2nd world championships

Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu skates during official practice in Boston on March 28, 2016, two days before the men's short program of the world figure skating championships. Hanyu, who earned a world record score of 330.43 points during the season, aims to capture his first world title since 2014 and second overall, competing with rivals including reigning world champion Javier Fernandez and three-time world champion Patrick Chan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Miyahara looking for 1st world title

Satoko Miyahara of Japan skates during official practice in Boston on March 28, 2016, three days before the women's short program of the world figure skating championships. Miyahara is looking for her first world title after finishing second in 2015 behind Elizaveta Tuktamysheva of Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese civil rights activist wins Int'l Women of Courage Award

Photo taken March 26, 2016, in Beijing shows Ni Yulan, a Chinese civil rights defender. The U.S. Department of State announced on March 28 that she is among the 14 recipients of the 2016 International Women of Courage Award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoki goes 2-for-3 in spring training game against Royals

Seattle Mariners outfielder Norichika Aoki hits an infield single during the first inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Peoria, Arizona, on March 28, 2016. Aoki went 2-for-3 in the game as the team won 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese civil rights activist wins Int'l Women of Courage Award

Photo taken in March 2015 in Beijing shows Ni Yulan, a Chinese civil rights defender. The U.S. Department of State announced on March 28, 2016, that she is among the 14 recipients of the 2016 International Women of Courage Award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori powers into 4th round at Miami Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan acknowledges the crowd after beating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the fourth-round match of the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami, Florida, on March 28, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori powers into 4th round at Miami Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot during a third-round match of the Miami Open tennis tournament against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in Miami, Florida, on March 28, 2016. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-2 to proceed to the fourth round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new security laws take effect

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (rear) attends a meeting of senior Self-Defense Forces officials in Tokyo on March 28, 2016, before Japan's new security laws took effect on March 29. Nakatani instructed them to fully prepare for new duties under the new legislation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori powers into 4th round at Miami Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot during a third-round match of the Miami Open tennis tournament against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in Miami, Florida, on March 28, 2016. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-2 to proceed to the fourth round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Congress, White House locked down after shooting incident

Police officers stay on alert near the Capitol in Washington on March 28, 2016, after the U.S. Congress and the White House were temporarily locked down in the wake of a shooting incident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Father of recovered girl attends press conference

The 46-year-old father of a teenage girl who was found two years after going missing attends a press conference in the city of Asaka, near Tokyo, on March 28, 2016. The father, who declined to be identified, said he had always believed his daughter would return home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People mourn victims of terror attacks in Brussels

Photo taken March 28, 2016, shows people laying flowers to mourn victims of terror attacks in Brussels. More than 30 people were killed by the March 22 explosions at the international airport near the Belgian capital and at one of the city's subway stations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People mourn victims of terror attacks in Brussels

Photo taken March 28, 2016, shows people laying flowers to mourn victims of terror attacks in Brussels. More than 30 people were killed by the March 22 explosions at the international airport near the Belgian capital and at one of the city's subway stations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwane to assume presidency of Kansai Electric

Shigeki Iwane, who will assume the presidency of Kansai Electric Power Co., attends a press conference in Osaka on March 28, 2016. Iwane will replace Makoto Yagi, who will become chairman, following a general shareholders' meeting in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young Japanese rally against security legislation

Members of SEALDs, a group of young people against legislation allowing Japan's Self-Defense Forces a greater role overseas, stage a rally in front of the parliamentary building in Tokyo on March 28, 2016, just hours before the legislation takes effect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakkaku reelected as JSA chief

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2016, after he was reelected as the JSA chief. Following the death of former Chairman Kitanoumi in November 2015, Hakkaku was elected on Dec. 18 to serve through the conclusion of the March tourney. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Syria coach confident of qualifying for final round

Syria coach Fajer Ebrahim says at Saitama Stadium in Japan on March 28, 2016, that he is confident his team will make it to the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia and is looking forward to a test the following day against a Japan squad packed with European-based players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Zimbabwe vow to cooperate in U.N. reform, Africa development

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their talks in Tokyo on March 28, 2016. The two vowed to increase cooperation in pursing reform of the U.N. Security Council into what Mugabe termed a "more inclusive and fully democratic" organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Zimbabwe vow to cooperate in U.N. reform, Africa development

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold talks in Tokyo on March 28, 2016. The two vowed to increase cooperation in pursing reform of the U.N. Security Council into what Mugabe termed a "more inclusive and fully democratic" organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Zimbabwe vow to cooperate in U.N. reform, Africa development

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after a joint press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2016. The two vowed to increase cooperation in pursing reform of the U.N. Security Council into what Mugabe termed a "more inclusive and fully democratic" organization. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okada gives new opposition party's first stump speech

Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada makes a stump speech in Tokyo on March 28, 2016, the day after the party was launched through the merger of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan and the smaller Japan Innovation Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan unveils emergency steps to cope with nursery school shortage

Japanese welfare minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki unveils a set of emergency measures at a press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2016 to address a shortage of child care facilities, including the relaxation of rules for setting up nursery schools, to encourage women to keep working after giving birth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-security legislation group vows to turn things around in future

Members of SEALDs, a group of young people against legislation allowing Japan's Self-Defense Forces a greater role overseas, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2016, the day before the legislation takes effect. The Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy-s vowed to continue protest activities to keep alive hopes the legislation might be scrapped in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skymark wraps up court-led rehabilitation procedures

Skymark Airlines Inc. Chairman Nobuo Sayama (L) and President Masahiko Ichie (2nd from L) attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2016. Skymark said it has completed court-led rehabilitation procedures, more than a year after the low-cost carrier filed for bankruptcy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young Japanese rally against security legislation

Members of SEALDs, a group of young people against legislation allowing Japan's Self-Defense Forces a greater role overseas, stage a rally in front of the parliamentary building in Tokyo on March 28, 2016, the day before the legislation takes effect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suspected abductor caught after girl missing for 2 years found

Photo taken March 28, 2016, shows the Tokyo home of Kabu Terauchi, the 23-year-old man who was taken into custody the same day on suspicion of abducting a 15-year-old girl, being covered with a blue sheet. The girl was found a day earlier two years after going missing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo