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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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Nigeria: Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in the capital, Abuja, on Monday, October 20, demanding the release of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. The #FreeNnamdiKanu protests oppose the continued detention of Kanu, who remains in custody since 2021 on terrorism charges.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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US: Gold Fire Spurs Evacuation Order Near Big Bear, California

The Gold Fire, a brush fire in the San Bernardino County area of Holcomb Valley near Big Bear, erupted Monday morning, August 4. No structures have been threatened, but evacuation order was in effect for the Holcomb Campground as firefighters continued to battle the blaze.

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US: Severe Weather Brings Heavy Rain, Causing Flash Flooding in Iowa 2

Severe weather swept through Iowa on Friday, July 11, bringing the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding to the area. At Iowa Speedway in Newton, the IndyCar practice session was suspended due to a tornado warning. This video shows flooded roads in Davenport.

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US: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Lash Philadelphia Region 2

Severe thunderstorms moved across Pennsylvania on Monday, June 30, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to affected areas, including the Philadelphia region, and prompting flash flood warnings.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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US: Greer Fire in Eastern Arizona Prompts Evacuations, Road Closures

A wildfire raged in Greer, Eastern Arizona, on Tuesday, May 13, burning over 3,600 acres. The fire prompted evacuations and road closures and reportedly destroyed multiple structures.

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Indonesia: Overflowing Ciliwung River Causes Widespread Flooding In Jakarta

The Ciliwung River overflowed due to heavy rainfall, triggering flash floods in South and East Jakarta on Monday, March 3. Residents in Kampung Melayu Village, East Jakarta, were evacuated as floodwaters rose.

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US: Pileup Closes Interstate 70 In Southern Illinois

A multiple-car pileup occurred on Interstate 70 near Greenup, Illinois, on Sunday, January 5, forcing the closure of the highway in both directions.

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US: 2 Dead, 19 Injured In Small Plane Crash Near Fullerton Airport

Two people were killed, and 19 others were injured following a small plane crash near Fullerton Airport in Orange County on Thursday, January 2.

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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales 2

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. This video shows the rising river in Ludlow, Shropshire.

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US: Cold Front Brings Snow, Low Temperatures To Northern Utah

A winter weather advisory was in effect for northern Utah on Saturday, November 16, as a cold front moved through, bringing snow and low temperatures to the area.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres 3

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres 2

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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

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. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire exploded to 12,265 acres with 2% containment.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 10

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 9

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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S. Korean says tortured in China

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Yong Hwan, a South Korean activist expelled from China in July 2012, holds a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 6, 2012. Kim said Chinese security agents tortured him to extract information about organizations helping North Koreans flee to China, by keeping him awake for six straight days and subjecting him to more than five hours of electric shocks. China has denied that Kim was tortured while in detention, South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said.

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U.S. diplomat Davies in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks with reporters after attending a meeting with his counterparts from South Korea and Japan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 21, 2012, to discuss joint responses to any future North Korean provocations.

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Japanese diplomat Sugiyama in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, speaks with reporters after attending a meeting with his counterparts from South Korea and the United States at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 21, 2012, to discuss joint responses to any future North Korean provocations.

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IAEA chief Amano in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, answers reporters' questions after talks with Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on March 28, 2012.

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S. Korean nuclear envoy, IAEA chief

SEOUL, South Korea - Yukiya Amano (L), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, talks with Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on March 28, 2012.

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S. Korean nuclear envoy, IAEA chief

SEOUL, South Korea - Yukiya Amano (L), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, shakes hands with Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, ahead of talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on March 28, 2012.

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S. Korean, Chinese foreign ministers

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi shake hands at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on March 2, 2012.

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S. Korean foreign minister meets ex-'comfort women'

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) meets with two women who were forced into wartime sex slavery for the now-defunct Japanese military during World War II at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Jan. 25, 2012. The meeting was the first between a South Korean foreign minister and such women, euphemistically called ''comfort women'' in Japan.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (R), the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization, attend a press conference at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul after holding talks there on Dec. 8, 2011.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, is pictured ahead of his talks with Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization, at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Dec. 8, 2011.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (L), the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization, ahead of their talks at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Dec. 8, 2011.

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Foreign ministers of S. Korea, Japan hold talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands at the ministry of foreign affairs and trade in Seoul on Oct. 6, 2011. Kim and Gemba agreed on the schedule for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's two-day visit to Seoul from Oct. 18, 2011, during which he will meet with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak.

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Senior U.S. official Bosworth in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (C), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 17, 2011. Bosworth indicated after meeting with South Korean nuclear envoy Wi Sung Lac that the United States would make a decision in the next few days on a visit to North Korea by a U.S. special envoy.

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S. Korea's foreign minister, China's nuke envoy meet

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and China's chief nuclear negotiator Wu Dawei shake hands at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on April 27, 2011, ahead of their meeting.

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U.S. wants 'meaningful results' for 6-party talks: envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (R), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers questions from reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Sept. 13, 2010. He said the United States wants to resume the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear issue only if they produce ''meaningful results.''

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U.S. wants 'meaningful results' for 6-party talks: envoy

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, holds talks with South Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak Su (R) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Sept. 13, 2010.

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Campbell visits South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan speak during their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul on June 17, 2010. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea irked by Japan's textbooks calling islets Japanese

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan (R) summons Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Toshinori Shigeie (L) to his office to deliver a strong protest after the Japanese education ministry approved history textbooks for elementary schools that describe a pair of South Korea-controlled islets claimed by Japan as Japanese territory. Yu demanded that Japan retract the approval.

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Japan, S. Korea affirm cooperation in historically sensitive year

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung Hwan at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2010, after their talks. They agreed to enhance what they call ''future-oriented'' bilateral relations in a historically sensitive year that marks a century since Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula in 1910.

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Japan, S. Korea affirm cooperation in historically sensitive year

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) speaks during a joint news conference with his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung Hwan at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2010, after their talks on bilateral cooperation in dealing with the North Korean nuclear problem and global challenges such as climate change.

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Japan, S. Korea affirm cooperation in historically sensitive year

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) faces his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung Hwan (front) at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2010, during their talks on bilateral cooperation in dealing with the North Korean nuclear problem and global challenges such as climate change.

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Japan, S. Korea affirm cooperation in historically sensitive year

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) and his South Korean counterpart Yu Myung Hwan shake hands at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on Feb. 11, 2010, ahead of their talks on bilateral cooperation in dealing with the North Korean nuclear problem and global challenges such as climate change.

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Campbell meets with S. Korean officials

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state, meets with South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Feb. 4, 2010. Campbell and Wi agreed to cooperate to resume the six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programs early.

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S. Korea foreign minister urges 'harmonious' Futemma settlement

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his ministry in Seoul on Jan. 14, 2010. Yu said he is hoping for a ''harmonious'' settlement on the issue of relocating a U.S. military base in Okinawa, which has strained Japan-U.S. relations.

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S. Korea foreign minister urges 'harmonious' Futemma settlement

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his ministry in Seoul on Jan. 14, 2010. Yu said he is hoping for a ''harmonious'' settlement on the issue of relocating a U.S. military base in Okinawa, which has strained Japan-U.S. relations.

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S. Korea, U.S. agree to efforts to get N. Korea back to 6-way talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Wi Sung Lac (R), South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, and Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs, at the South Korean ministry of foreign affairs and trade on July 20 ahead of their talks on issues including review of the current situation concerning the North Korean nuclear issue.

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S. Korea, U.S. agree to efforts to get N. Korea back to 6-way talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Wi Sung Lac (R), South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, and Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs, shake hands at the South Korean ministry of foreign affairs and trade on July 20 ahead of their talks on issues including review of the current situation concerning the North Korean nuclear issue.

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Clinton holds talks with S. Korean foreign minister Yu

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a press conference at the South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on Feb. 20.

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Japan, S. Korea map out joint Afghan plans

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) shake hands with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan before their talks at the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on Feb. 11. The foreign ministers agreed on concrete plans for joint assistance for Afghan reconstruction in a step forward to realizing a ''mature partnership'' and reaffirmed cooperation on North Korea policies.

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China presents draft on N. Korea verification at 6-way talks

BEIJING, China - Kim Sook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, answers reporters' questions prior to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization as nuclear negotiators from six countries met for the second day in Beijing on Dec. 9.

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6-way envoys begin talks over N. Korea nuclear verification

BEIJING, China - Kim Sook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, attends the first day of the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea on Dec. 8 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. (Pool photo)