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Philippines: Residents Rush to Stores Ahead of Typhoon Kalmaegi 2

Typhoon Kalmaegi swept across the central Philippines, killing one person, flooding communities, cutting power, and displacing tens of thousands after making landfall around midnight over Silago in Southern Leyte early on November 4. The storm reached typhoon strength shortly before landfall, with winds of up to 150 kph and gusts reaching 185 kph. This video shows the inside of a local supermarket crowded with shoppers preparing for the typhoon in Cebu City on November 3.

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South Korea: People Protest Outside Parliament, Calling For President Yoon’s Resignation

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeo declared martial law late on Tuesday, December 3, accusing the opposition of anti-national activities. However, he lifted the order early Wednesday after the National Assembly passed a resolution calling for its removal. After the emergency order was lifted, protesters gathered around the parliament in Yeouido, calling for Yoon's resignation.

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Kim Jong Un with father's hearse

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Jong Un (L front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his successor, salutes beside the hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle and presumed guardian Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, and Ri Yong Ho (R), chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, are also in the photo.

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Kim Jong Un with father's hearse

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his successor, salutes as he walks beside the hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle and presumed guardian Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, and Ri Yong Ho (R front), chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, are also present.

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N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview at a hotel in Pyongyang on Aug. 13, 2010. Song said North Korea is ''disappointed'' by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent apology only to South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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N. Korea envoy lashes out at Japan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, speaks during an interview at a hotel in Pyongyang on Aug. 13, 2010. Song said North Korea is ''disappointed'' by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent apology only to South Korea over Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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N. Korean envoy cites Japan's 'change'

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho, North Korea's envoy to normalization talks with Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator on Sept. 8.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to narrow gap but agree to meet often

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador to normalization talks with Japan, speaks to reporters at the end of two-day talks in Ulan Bator late on Sept. 6. He said the atmosphere of the just-ended talks was ''the best among the contacts with Japan thus far.''

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Japan, N. Korea divided but agree to meet more often

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yoshiki Mine, Japan's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks to reporters at a hotel in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator on Sept. 6 after ending two days of talks with his North Korean counterpart Song Il Ho.

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Japan, N. Korea divided but agree to meet more often

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yoshiki Mine, Japan's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with North Korea, speaks to reporters at a hotel in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator on Sept. 6 after ending two days of talks with his North Korean counterpart Song Il Ho.

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Japan, N. Korea to address history issue on 1st day of talks

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho (C), North Korea's ambassador in charge of normalization talks with Japan, speaks during the first day of the two-day talks at the Mongolian state guesthouse in Ulan Bator on Sept. 5. The talks are aimed at resolving thorny issues preventing the two countries from normalizing diplomatic relations.

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N. Korea's delegate arrives at Ulan Bator for talks with Japan

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho, North Korea's delegate to normalization discussions with Japan, responds to questions from reporters upon arriving at Ulan Bator airport on Sept. 4.

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N. Korean envoy has 'expectations' for talks with Japan

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's delegate to normalization talks with Japan, speaks to reporters at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Sept. 4. Song stopped over in Beijing on his way to the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator for two-day talks with his Japanese counterpart.

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Song meets with reporters in Shenyang

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, meets with reporters in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 30, 2014. It was reported that North Korea proposed during bilateral talks that Japanese officials visit Pyongyang to learn about the details of the North's investigations into the fates of Japanese abductees.

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Japan gets no promise from N. Korea over abduction probe

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, meets with reporters following talks with Junichi Ihara, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 29, 2014. Ihara said he urged the North Korean side to release the findings without delay, but when that will happen is still undecided.

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Japan gets no promise from N. Korea over abduction probe

SHENYANG, China - Junichi Ihara, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, meets with reporters following talks with Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 29, 2014. Ihara said he urged the North Korean side to release the findings without delay, but when that will happen is still undecided.

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Japan urges N. Korea to release abduction probe findings

SHENYANG, China - Combined photo shows Junichi Ihara (R), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan. During their meeting in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 29, 2014, Ihara urged Song to release without delay the findings of a special investigation committee into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang.

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Japan, N. Korea meet for update on probe into abductees

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho (front), North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, and Junichi Ihara, Japan's top diplomat in charge of Asian affairs, get ready for talks on Sept. 29, 2014, in Shenyang, China. In the meeting, North Korea is to give updates on a fresh investigation it launched nearly three months ago into the fate of Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Japan, N. Korea meet for update on probe into abductees

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho (2nd from L), North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, and Junichi Ihara (far R), Japan's top diplomat in charge of Asian affairs, attend a meeting on Sept. 29, 2014, in Shenyang, China, at which North Korea will give updates on a fresh investigation it launched nearly three months ago into the fate of Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Japan diplomat leaves Tokyo for talks with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, leaves Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2014, for talks with Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, in Shenyang, China.

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N. Korean diplomat arrives in China for talks with Japan

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho (C), North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, is surrounded by reporters after arriving in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on Sept. 27, 2014, for a meeting with his Japanese counterpart two days later. Song is to brief Japan on progress that has been made over the last three months in investigating Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

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N. Korean diplomat arrives in China for talks with Japan

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, speaks with reporters after arriving in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on Sept. 27, 2014, for a meeting with his Japanese counterpart two days later. Song is to brief Japan on progress that has been made over the last three months in investigating Japanese nationals believed to have been abducted in the 1970s and 1980s.

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N. Korea ready to give Japan new info on abductions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, gestures during an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2014. Song said North Korea is ready to provide to Japan at any time the initial findings of its special investigation team on the fates of abductees and other Japanese nationals, as the two countries have a tacit understanding for that to happen around mid-September.

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N. Korea ready to give Japan new info on abductions

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Sept. 9, 2014. Song said North Korea is ready to provide to Japan at any time the initial findings of its special investigation team on the fates of abductees and other Japanese nationals, as the two countries have a tacit understanding for that to happen around mid-September.

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N. Korea announces launch of abduction probe unit

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, holds a press conference in Pyongyang on July 4, 2014. North Korea announced the same day the launch of a new organization aimed at looking into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals suspected of being in its territory.

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N. Korea announces launch of abduction probe unit

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, holds a press conference in Pyongyang on July 4, 2014. North Korea announced the same day the launch of a new organization aimed at looking into the whereabouts of missing Japanese nationals suspected of being in its territory.

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Japan to lift some sanctions on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Reporters swarm around Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, at Beijing's international airport on July 3, 2014, before his departure to return home. Following his meeting with the Japan delegation in Beijing, Japan has decided to lift some of its sanctions against North Korea.

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Japan to lift some sanctions on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, arrives at Beijing's international airport on July 3, 2014, to return home. Following his meeting with the Japan delegation in Beijing, Japan has decided to lift some of its sanctions against North Korea.

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N. Korean envoy heads back home after talks with Japan

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Japan, arrives at Beijing international airport in China on July 3, 2014, after talks with Japanese delegates at the North Korean Embassy in the Chinese capital.

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Japan to lift some sanctions on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, meets the press on July 3, 2014, in Beijing, China. Following his meeting with the Japan delegation there, Japan has decided to lift some of its sanctions against North Korea.

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N. Korean envoy heads back home after talks with Japan

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Japan, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing international airport in China on July 3, 2014, after talks with Japanese delegates at the North Korean Embassy in the Chinese capital.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (2nd from L), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho (3rd from R), the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, hold talks at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho (C), the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, head for their meeting at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, shakes hands with Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, ahead of their talks at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, head for their meeting at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, head for their meeting at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-North Korea talks

NARITA AIRPORT, Japan - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, is surrounded by reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on June 30, 2014, to attend Japan-North Korea intergovernmental talks the following day.

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N. Korea starts working on abductees' probe

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, says in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on June 4, 2014, that the North has already started "responsibly" working toward setting up a special panel to investigate the whereabouts of Japanese abductees. Japan, which officially lists 17 people as having been abducted by North Korea, suspects Pyongyang's involvement in many more disappearances.

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N. Korean envoy positive about visiting Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, is seen in this undated photo. He showed a positive attitude toward visiting Japan as he spoke to reporters in Beijing on June 2, 2014, on his way home from recent negotiations with Japan in Stockholm, Sweden.

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N. Korean envoy ready to visit Japan

BEIJING, China - North Korean envoy Song Il Ho tells reporters on June 2, 2014, at Beijing's international airport that he is ready to visit Japan for the ongoing bilateral negotiations if requested by Tokyo.

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N. Korean envoy ready to visit Japan

BEIJING, China - North Korean envoy Song Il Ho tells reporters on June 2, 2014, at Beijing's international airport that he is ready to visit Japan for the ongoing bilateral negotiations if requested by Tokyo.

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CORRECTED N. Korean envoy ready to visit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING DATE PHOTO WAS TAKEN Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks on normalizing ties with Japan. Photo taken on May 23, 2014.

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N. Korea envoy after talks with Japan

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speaks to reporters on May 30, 2014, at Beijing airport en route from Stockholm, Sweden, where he held talks with Japanese officials.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speaks to reporters on May 30, 2014, at Beijing airport en route from Stockholm, Sweden, where he held talks with Japanese officials.

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Japan, N. Korea envoys mull abduction issue in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara (extreme R), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho (L), North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, meet in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 26, 2014, to discuss the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents.

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Japan, N. Korea envoys exchange views at Stockholm meet

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara (R), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, exchange views during their meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 26, 2014.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.

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Japan, N. Korea delegates meet reporters after 3-day talks

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara (L), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speak to reporters separately in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 28, 2014, after three days of negotiations.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara (standing), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.