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Philippines: Typhoon Fung-wong Brings Damaging Winds, Forces Mass Evacuation 3

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, made landfall on Sunday, November 9, in Aurora Province, Luzon, with winds of around 185 km/h. Over a million people evacuated as heavy rains and strong winds cut power across Luzon. At least four people were killed, according to reports.

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UK: Northern Lights Dazzle Across Country After Solar Storm

The Northern Lights lit up skies across the UK on Monday night September 1, from Scotland to Kent, following a strong solar storm, with another display possible Tuesday.

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US: Severe Thunderstorm Brings Large Hail to West Texas

A severe thunderstorm moved through Texas on Sunday, June 8, bringing strong winds, large hail, and tornado threats. This video shows hail pelting a household swimming pool in Big Spring, Texas.

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US: Powerful Storms Sweep Through Illinois, Multiple Tornadoes Confirmed

A powerful storm system moved through the Midwest on Wednesday, March 19, prompting tornado warnings and watches in several areas of Illinois. The National Weather Service later confirmed that eight tornadoes touched down in the greater Chicago area during the storms. This video shows a rotating cloud formation, spotted in New Lenox, central Will County, with sirens sounded in the background.

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US: Powerful Storms Sweep Through Illinois, Multiple Tornadoes Confirmed 2

A powerful storm system moved through the Midwest on Wednesday, March 19, prompting tornado warnings and watches in several areas of Illinois. The National Weather Service later confirmed that eight tornadoes touched down in the greater Chicago area during the storms. This video shows a rotating cloud formation, spotted in New Lenox, central Will County, with sirens sounded in the background.

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Philippines: Typhoon Usagi Brings Strong Winds And Heavy Rain To Northern Luzon

Super Typhoon Usagi, locally known as Ofel, is the fifth major storm to hit the Philippines in three weeks, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Northern Luzon on Thursday, November 14. The country issued its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people.

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Philippines: Typhoon Usagi Brings Strong Winds And Heavy Rain To Northern Luzon 2

Super Typhoon Usagi, locally known as Ofel, is the fifth major storm to hit the Philippines in three weeks, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to Northern Luzon on Thursday, November 14. The country issued its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people.

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US: Valley Fire Rages Near Boise, Idaho, Burning Over 9,400 Acres 2

The Valley Fire, a wildfire, broke out in east Boise, Idaho, on Friday, October 4, burning more than 9,400 acres as of Saturday. The cause is still under investigation. Evacuation notices were issued, and schools and several roads were closed in the area.

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US: Passengers At Chicago O’Hare Airport Ordered To Shelter In Place Amid Tornado Warning 2

People at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport were told to shelter in place amid tornado threats and severe weather in the area on Monday night, July 15. A tornado warning prompted the order as severe weather rolled through the Chicago area. A large tornado was reported on the ground at the airport before 10 p.m.

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US: Fast-Moving ‘Post Fire’ Rages In Gorman, Southern California 3

A brush fire, dubbed the Post Fire, that broke out near Interstate 5 in Gorman, Southern California, on Saturday, June 15, quickly spread due to strong winds and burned thousands of acres and forced evacuations. The fire exploded to more than 15,600 acres on Monday, and an air quality alert was in effect for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

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US: Record Rainfall Causes Flooding In Parts Of Charleston, South Carolina

Record-setting rainfall hit Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday, March 9 causing flooding in different areas. According to NWS, 3.63 inches of rain was recorded, shattering the 1.43 inches record from 1948.

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US: Record Rainfall Causes Flooding In Parts Of Charleston, South Carolina 2

Record-setting rainfall hit Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday, March 9 causing flooding in different areas. According to NWS, 3.63 inches of rain was recorded, shattering the 1.43 inches record from 1948.

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New U.S. envoy, S. Korean foreign minister hold talks

SEOUL, South Korea - New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (L) shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se before their talks in Seoul on Oct. 31, 2014.

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U.S. official urges Japan to better explain defense policy

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Lippert, chief of staff to the U.S. defense secretary recently nominated as ambassador to South Korea, is shown in this undated file photo. He urged Japan to obtain Seoul's understanding of its controversial defense policy at a congressional hearing in Washington on June 17, 2014.

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U.S. defense official Lippert in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Lippert, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, holds a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 1, 2013. Lippert attended a meeting held in Tokyo the previous day by foreign affairs and defense officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

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Okinawa gov. in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima answers reporters' questions after meeting with Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Mark Lippert, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 22, 2012. Nakaima lodged a protest with the United States at the meeting over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors.

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People rally for strong U.S.-S. Korea ties after assault

A woman wipes away tears under a U.S. national flag in Seoul on March 6, 2015, as people gather in front of the U.S. Embassy to wish U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert a speedy recovery from the knife attack a day earlier and to call for the two countries to strengthen relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: People rally for strong U.S.-S. Korea ties after assault

A woman wipes away tears under a U.S. national flag in Seoul on March 6, 2015, as people gather in front of the U.S. Embassy to wish U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert a speedy recovery from the knife attack a day earlier and to call for the two countries to strengthen relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People rally for strong U.S.-S. Korea ties after assault

People gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on March 6, 2015, to wish U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert a speedy recovery from the knife attack a day earlier and to call for the two countries to strengthen relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. ambassador to S. Korea injured by knife-wielding assailant

Kim Ki Jong (R front) attends a rally in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2015, to protest Japan's claims to a pair of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan. On March 5, 2015, Kim attacked U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert with a knife in Seoul and was immediately arrested. The U.S. State Department said Lippert's injuries are not life threatening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea, U.S. conclude new nuclear agreement to enhance cooperation

Park Ro Byug (R), South Korea's ambassador for nuclear agreement, shakes hands with Mark Lippert, U.S. ambassador to South Korea, after initialing a bilateral nuclear agreement at the foreign ministry in Seoul on April 22, 2015. The new accord aimed at enhancing cooperation between the two allies in the area of atomic energy will replace the original bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement signed in 1974. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea presses attempted murder charges against U.S. envoy's assailant

File photo taken March 6, 2015, shows Kim Ki Jong, a 54-year-old South Korean nationalist who slashed U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert's face and arm with a 25-centimeter knife while the envoy was attending a breakfast forum in Seoul the previous day. On April 1, South Korean prosecutors filed attempted murder charges against Kim who seriously wounded the U.S. ambassador. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People rally for closer U.S.-S. Korea ties after assault incident

People of South Korea's conservative wing appeal for closer diplomatic ties with Washington in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on March 6, 2015, wishing U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert a speedy recovery from injury inflicted by a knife-wielding attacker a day earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slashed U.S. envoy released from Seoul hospital

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert holds a press conference at Severance Hospital in Seoul on March 10, 2015, prior to leaving the hospital where he received treatment after being attacked by a knife-wielding South Korean man on March 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slashed U.S. envoy released from Seoul hospital

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert waves on his way to a press conference on March 10, 2015, prior to leaving a hospital in Seoul where he received treatment after being attacked by a knife-wielding South Korean nationalist on March 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Slashed U.S. envoy released from Seoul hospital

Members of a conservative group gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on March 10, 2015, calling for the enhancement of the U.S.-South Korea alliance. U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was discharged the same day from a hospital where he received treatment after being attacked by a knife-wielding South Korean nationalist on March 5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police show knife used by S. Korean assailant on U.S. envoy

A policeman shows in Seoul on March 5, 2015, a clear plastic bag containing a fruit knife used by a pro-Pyongyang South Korean activist to attack U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean group protests outside building linked to attack on U.S. envoy

Members of a conservative South Korean group protest against an exchange program with the North on March 5, 2015, outside a building in Seoul housing the organizer of an event attended by U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert. The envoy was attacked and injured by a knife-wielding man the same day when attending the event to give a speech. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean group protests outside building linked to attack on U.S. envoy

Members of a conservative South Korean group protest against an exchange program with the North on March 5, 2015, outside a building in Seoul housing the organizer of an event attended by U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert. The envoy was attacked and injured by a knife-wielding man earlier in the day while attending the event to give a speech. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Attacker of U.S. envoy to Seoul attends protest rally against Japan

Kim Ki Jong (R, foreground) is among South Korean citizens gathering in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2015, to protest an annual ceremony held the previous day by the Shimane prefectural government in Japan to press Tokyo's claim to a pair of South Korea-administered islets in the Sea of Japan. Kim was arrested on March 5 for attacking U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert. ==Kyodo

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People rally for strong U.S.-S. Korea ties after assault

People gather in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on March 6, 2015, to wish U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert a speedy recovery from the knife attack a day earlier and to call for the two countries to strengthen relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. ambassador to S. Korea injured by knife-wielding assailant

Undated photo shows U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, who was attacked and injured by a knife-wielding man in downtown Seoul on March 5, 2015. The U.S. State Department said his injuries are not life threatening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. ambassador to S. Korea injured by knife-wielding assailant

Noh Kwang Il, a spokesman for the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, releases a statement in Seoul on March 5, 2015, after U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked and injured by a knife-wielding man in downtown Seoul earlier in the day. The ministry expressed "shock and deep regrets" in the statement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. ambassador to S. Korea injured by knife-wielding assailant

File photo taken in Seoul in July 2010 shows Kim Ki Jong (C) being overpowered after throwing a piece of concrete at the then Japanese ambassador to South Korea. On March 5, 2015, Kim attacked U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert with a knife in Seoul and was immediately arrested. The U.S. State Department said Lippert's injuries are not life threatening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Revised S. Korea-U.S. nuclear pact comes into effect

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (L) and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se pose for photos with memorandums in Seoul on Nov. 25, 2015, after exchanging the documents on implementing a revised bilateral nuclear pact allowing South Korea with some conditions to reprocess used nuclear fuel and enrich uranium. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New U.S. envoy, S. Korean foreign minister hold talks

SEOUL, South Korea - New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert (L) shakes hands with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se before their talks in Seoul on Oct. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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U.S. official urges Japan to better explain defense policy

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Lippert, chief of staff to the U.S. defense secretary recently nominated as ambassador to South Korea, is shown in this undated file photo. He urged Japan to obtain Seoul's understanding of its controversial defense policy at a congressional hearing in Washington on June 17, 2014. (Kyodo)