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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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Christmas tree lit up in quake-hit Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - The Japan Committee for UNICEF lights up on Nov. 23, 2014, an 8-meter Christmas tree using blue LEDs at a reconstruction stall village in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in an effort to cheer up children in the northeastern Japanese region devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Christmas tree set up in quake-hit Miyagi Pref.

KESENNUMA, Japan - A girl looks at an ornament she made after an 8-meter Christmas tree was lit up on Nov. 23, 2014, at a reconstruction stall village in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in the northeastern Japanese region hit by the March 2011 devastating earthquake and tsunami.

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White tiger cubs at Kagoshima zoo

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 8, 2011, shows two white tiger cubs, male(L) and female, which were born on Nov. 18, 2011, at the Hirakawa Zoological Park in the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan. The zoo plans to show them to the public from around February.

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White tiger cubs at Kagoshima zoo

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 8, 2011, shows a male white tiger cub, one of the two surviving felines that were born on Nov. 18, 2011, at the Hirakawa Zoological Park in the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan. The zoo plans to show them to the public from around February. Two other cubs were born the same day but died shortly afterward.

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Mitsubishi's minicar-class commercial EV

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands next to the MINICAB-MiEV, a minicar-class commercial electric vehicle, in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2011. The automaker will launch the vehicle in Japan on Dec. 8 as the second product in its next-generation EV lineup.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from the reentry capsule of a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, after the spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- returned to Earth. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is seen smiling at 8:56 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, while being carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Ground support vehicles stand by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (R) is carried by compatriot astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and others from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, with the reentry capsule of the spacecraft shown in the background. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, to receive medical checkups. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A ground support vehicle stands by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Olympus President Takayama

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama apologizes over a scandal, in which the company covered up investment losses, in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote.

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Sirleaf reelected as president of Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf speaks at a press conference in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 10, 2011. The country's election board announced later in the day that Sirleaf, a joint winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, was reelected as president in the Nov. 8 runoff vote.

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Japan stocks tumble on Italy debt woes

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard shows Japan's Nikkei Stock Average trading at 8,524.55, down 230.89 points, at one point on the morning of Nov. 10, 2011, in Tokyo's Yaesu business district. The Nikkei tumbled more than 2 percent to a five-week intraday low in the morning, as the spike in the yield on Italy's government bonds underlined the worsening eurozone debt crisis.

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IAEA headquarters in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo taken in 2010 shows the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. The IAEA said in its report presented on Nov. 8, 2011, that Iran is believed to have conducted a number of tests to develop a nuclear weapon.

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, arrives at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote.

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Hitler assassination attempt monument

BERLIN, Germany - Photo shows a 17-meter-high steel monument representing the profile of Georg Elser (1903-45), which was unveiled in Berlin on Nov. 8, 2011. The carpenter attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler on the same day in 1939.

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Philippine gov't bars Arroyo from seeking treatment abroad

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. On Nov. 8, 2011, the Philippine government rejected her request to seek medical treatment abroad, saying it is unconvinced there is any exceptional reason to allow her to travel. Arroyo faces plunder and electoral sabotage charges.

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Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi to quit

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (R) shaking hands with U.S. President Barack Obama, greeting him at the venue of the Group of Eight major nations' summit in L'Aquila, Italy, in July 2009. Berlusconi said on Nov. 8, 2011, he would resign after parliament approves economic reforms.

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Honda unveils cleverer, more agile ASIMO robot

TOKYO, Japan - An all-new ASIMO humanoid robot, unveiled by Honda Motor Co. on Nov. 8, 2011, pours a drink into a paper cup from a bottle after opening its lid, in a demonstration in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, the same day. Honda said the new ASIMO can run faster, perform tasks with greater dexterity and autonomously determine its next moves.

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Hiroshima Gov. Yuzaki in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki speaks at a press conference in Washington on Nov. 8, 2011. Yuzaki vowed to work toward the abolition of nuclear weapons in reference to ''A Hiroshima for Global Peace'' plan.

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Liberian presidential runoff vote

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, casts her vote at a polling station in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Nov. 8, 2011. She aims at reelection in the day's presidential runoff vote.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses agree to merge in Oct. 2012

OSAKA, Japan - Combined file photo shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) in Tokyo and the Osaka Securities Exchange in Osaka, western Japan. Their operators, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., have agreed to merge in October 2012, sources close to the matter said Nov. 8, 2011.

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Coalition partner chief Kamei urges Noda not to join TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei, head of the People's New Party, the coalition partner of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, heads for a meeting with DPJ President and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2011. Kamei asked Noda to decide against Japan joining negotiations for a U.S.-backed Pacific free-trade agreement, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, just days before the Japanese leader is expected to make a decision on the matter.

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New Fukushima brand rice

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A woman promotes ''Ten no Ttsubu,'' an original brand rice of Fukushima Prefecture, at a supermarket in the city of Fukushima on Nov. 8, 2011. The new brand was launched the same day after 15 years of development by the prefecture. Some consumers have expressed radiation fears about rice from Fukushima Prefecture following an accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Olympus president Takayama at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama is seen during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2011. Takayama apologized for his company's failure to book past investment losses and said it is considering filing a criminal complaint against former President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and other officials in connection with the issue.

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Suzuki's new concept vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s REGINA concept vehicle, unveiled by the automaker on Nov. 8, 2011, before its debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. The vehicle is a next-generation compact car that can achieve 32 kilometers per liter, equivalent to hybrid vehicles, the automaker said.

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Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa speaks in an interview with journalists from foreign media in Jakarta on Nov. 8, 2011. During the interview, he said he has seen positive development in Myanmar as the country proposes to chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 2014.

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Calligraphy expressing hope for reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - Hisaki Miyadate (R), vice governor of Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, holds a calligraphy work of Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto, at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka on Nov. 8, 2011. The Japanese kanji character for ''kizuna'' (bond) represented in the work was chosen by the Buddhist priest as an expression of hope for reconstruction from the disaster.

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Nissan's new concept electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Nissan Pivo 3, a new concept electric vehicle unveiled by Nissan Motor Co. on Nov. 8, 2011, before its debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. When a driver leaves the vehicle at a designated place, its automatic valet parking system enables the vehicle to find a parking space in a specially equipped smart parking lot, the automaker said.

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Anti-TPP rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants at a rally against Japan joining talks on a U.S.-led free trade pact, called the Trans-Pacific Partnership, raise their fists and chant a slogan in unison at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Nov. 8, 2011. About 6,000 people took part in the rally organized by farming and fishing groups and consumers' organizations.

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Autumn leaves at Chusonji temple

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - People view on Nov. 8, 2011, autumn leaves along the approach road to Chusonji, a Buddhist temple in the town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. After a sharp drop in the wake of the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, the temple has seen an increase in visitors since June when the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee authorized the Hiraizumi area as a new World Heritage cultural site.

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Toyota Executive Vice Pres. Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa briefs reporters on the automaker's earnings for the April-September first half of the business year at its Tokyo office on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Olympus president Takayama at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama gives a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2011. Takayama apologized for his company's failure to book its past losses and said it is considering filing a criminal complaint against former president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and other officials in connection with the issue.

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Tsunami victim's body found in car wreck

KAMAISHI, Japan - Photo shows a car wreck (L) in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 8, 2011, in which the body of a man who had been missing since the March 11 tsunami was found nearly eight months later on Nov. 2.

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Lubchenco, Roy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Lubchenco (R), U.S. undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere, and administrator of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Bunker Roy, founder of Barefoot College, India, attend a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Olympus president Takayama at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama gives a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2011. Takayama apologized for his company's failure to book its past losses and said it is considering filing a criminal complaint against former president Tsuyoshi Kikukawa and other officials in connection with the issue.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of U.N. peacekeeping troops patrol around the headquarters of Liberia's main opposition party in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, and security forces clashed in the capital the same day, prior to the Nov. 8 presidential runoff.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf.

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Sacked Olympus vice president Mori

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Hisashi Mori, vice president of Olympus Corp. Olympus decided to dismiss Mori effective Nov. 8, 2011, in connection with the company's failure to book its past losses.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of security forces stay on alert in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011, where they clashed with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister. Tubman has said he is pulling out of the presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African country, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Presidential election in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Supporters of incumbent Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, cheer during a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011, while former warlord and rival candidate Prince Johnson (R) showed his support for Sirleaf. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, former justice minister, has announced his withdrawl from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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AKB48 stamps

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a sample image of a stamp sheet featuring members of Japanese all-girl pop idol group AKB48. Japan Post Network Co. began taking orders for the postal sets featuring the group on Nov. 8, 2011.

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AirAsia X to offer Osaka-Kuala Lumpur flight

OSAKA, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X, attends an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011, to promote a flight between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur to be launched on Nov. 30. In the promotional period through June 20, the lowest fare available on the new route from Kansai International Airport is set at 3,931 yen one way. The total ticket cost, including airport taxes, rises to 8,081 yen. The flight will be the airline's second service linking Malaysia and Japan after the inauguration in 2010 of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

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NTT Docomo's new cellphones

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada gives a briefing on the Lynx 3D smartphone which allows users to see 3-D images without special glasses, one of his company's 28 new mobile phone models to be put on the market between the winter of 2010 and the spring of 2011, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010.

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NTT Docomo's new cellphones

TOKYO, Japan - Models hold three of the 28 new mobile phone models to be put on the market by NTT Docomo Inc. between the winter of 2010 and the spring of 2011 during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2010.