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US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

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China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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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: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Civilian employee at U.S. base in Japan indicted

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L), a friend of fatal accident victim Koki Yogi, speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2011, after prosecutors in the prefecture indicted a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force on charges of negligent driving resulting in death. The indictment without arrest of Rufus James Ramsey III is the first application of a newly agreed arrangement on the operational implementation of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement over crimes and accidents involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases in Japan.

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6,000 attend rally in Okinawa against crimes by U.S. soldiers

CHATAN, Japan - Defying rain, an estimated 6,000 people gather in Chatan, Okinawa on March 23 for a rally to protest against crimes by U.S. soldiers. The protesters demanded a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and a curtailment of U.S. military bases.

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6,000 attend rally in Okinawa against crimes by U.S. soldiers

CHATAN, Japan - Protesters shout anti-U.S. military slogans as they march in Chatan, Okinawa on March 23 to protest against a series of crimes committed by U.S. soldiers. An estimated 6,000 people took part in the rally where they demanded a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and a curtailment of U.S. military bases.

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Base-hosting governors petition for changes in U.S. forces pact

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (C) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) meet with Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) at the Defense Ministry on March 11. Matsuzawa, Nakaima and other members of the governors' liaison council representing 14 prefectures hosting U.S. military bases in Japan petitioned Ishiba, as well as Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, for a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement in light of a series of crimes allegedly committed by U.S. service personnel.

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Inamine urges SOFA revision be seen as national undertaking

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine called in a Tokyo forum May 29 for national attention on Okinawa's wish to revise the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement to solve various problems involving U.S. military facilities there.

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Inamine requests review of Japan-U.S. forces-status accord

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine prior to their talks at Koizumi's office on Aug. 26. Inamine asked the premier to review the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and reduce the size of U.S. forces based in Okinawa.

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Problem lies in 'operation' of SOFA: Baker

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine (R) meets with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 30. Baker said problems with the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) do not stem from the pact itself but rather from how it is put into operation.

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Powell arrives in Tokyo for talks with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. He arrived in Tokyo on July 23 for talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and other Japanese officials. During a flight to Japan, Powell expressed regret over a series of crimes allegedly committed by U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa Prefecture, but expressed skepticism about revising the Japan-U.S. Status-of-Forces Agreement. He will also visit Vietnam, South Korea, China and Australia to explain new U.S. foreign policy under President George W. Bush.

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Lower house committee calls for review of SOFA

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on July 10 unanimously adopted a resolution saying the Japanese government should promptly consider a review of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The resolution was made in the wake of a recent rape allegedly involving a U.S. serviceman stationed in Okinawa Prefecture. At left in the background is Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka.

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Okinawa women

CHATAN, Japan - Japanese women in Okinawa protest July 7 against the June 29 rape of a woman allegedly by a U.S. Air Force sergeant. Their placards read, ''Revise the Status-of-Forces Agreement,'' ''Cut the troop strength,'' and ''Reduce, Liquidate the Bases.''

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Okinawa city assembly demands curfew

NAHA, Japan - The Okinawa city assembly, angered by a string of incidents involving U.S. military personnel in Okinawa Prefecture, unanimously passes a resolution and a written opinion Feb. 21 calling for a curfew on U.S. military personnel, a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and a drastic cutback in U.S. forces in the prefecture.

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S. Korea, U.S. initial revised SOFA agreement

SEOUL, South Korea - Frederick Smith (L), U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia-Pacific Affairs, and Song Min Soon, director general for North American Affairs of the South Korea Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry shake hands in Seoul on Dec. 28 after initialing revisions to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) covering some 37,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in South Korea.

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Base-hosting governors petition for changes in U.S. forces pact

TOKYO, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa (C) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) meet with Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) at the Defense Ministry on March 11. Matsuzawa, Nakaima and other members of the governors' liaison council representing 14 prefectures hosting U.S. military bases in Japan petitioned Ishiba, as well as Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura, for a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement in light of a series of crimes allegedly committed by U.S. service personnel. (Kyodo)

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6,000 attend rally in Okinawa against crimes by U.S. soldiers

CHATAN, Japan - Defying rain, an estimated 6,000 people gather in Chatan, Okinawa on March 23 for a rally to protest against crimes by U.S. soldiers. The protesters demanded a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and a curtailment of U.S. military bases. (Kyodo)

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6,000 attend rally in Okinawa against crimes by U.S. soldiers

CHATAN, Japan - Protesters shout anti-U.S. military slogans as they march in Chatan, Okinawa on March 23 to protest against a series of crimes committed by U.S. soldiers. An estimated 6,000 people took part in the rally where they demanded a revision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and a curtailment of U.S. military bases. (Kyodo)

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Inamine urges SOFA revision be seen as national undertaking

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine called in a Tokyo forum May 29 for national attention on Okinawa's wish to revise the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement to solve various problems involving U.S. military facilities there. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa gov. expresses doubt over SOFA agreement

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks to reporters on July 5, 2016, at the prefectural office in Naha, after Japan and the United States agreed to effectively narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers protected by a bilateral status of forces agreement. Onaga expressed doubt about whether the deal will lead to a reduction in the number of crimes and other problems caused by the base workers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa gov. expresses doubt over SOFA agreement

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks to reporters on July 5, 2016, at the prefectural office in Naha, after Japan and the United States agreed to effectively narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers protected by a bilateral status of forces agreement. Onaga expressed doubt about whether the deal will lead to a reduction in the number of crimes and other problems caused by the base workers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. announce narrowing of scope of workers protected by SOFA

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 5, 2016, after talks with U.S. government officials on the bilateral status of forces agreement. The two countries agreed to effectively narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers protected by the agreement, over whom the U.S. has the primary jurisdiction with regard to their alleged crimes committed while on duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. announce narrowing of scope of workers protected by SOFA

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks during a meeting between the Japanese and U.S. governments over the bilateral status of forces agreement on July 5, 2016, in Tokyo. The two sides agreed to effectively narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers protected by the agreement, over whom the U.S. has the primary jurisdiction with regard to their alleged crimes committed while on duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. announce narrowing of scope of workers protected by SOFA

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from L), Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (2nd from R) attend a meeting between the Japanese and U.S. governments over the bilateral status of forces agreement on July 5, 2016, in Tokyo. The two sides agreed to effectively narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers protected by the agreement, over whom the U.S. has the primary jurisdiction with regard to their alleged crimes committed while on duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. announce narrowing of scope of workers protected by SOFA

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (2nd from R) speaks during a meeting between the Japanese and U.S. governments over the bilateral status of forces agreement on July 5, 2016, in Tokyo, as Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida listens on. The two sides agreed to effectively narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers protected by the agreement, over whom the U.S. has the primary jurisdiction with regard to their alleged crimes committed while on duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. announce narrowing of scope of workers protected by SOFA

U.S. and Japanese officials meet in Tokyo on July 5, 2016. The two governments said they have agreed to effectively narrow the scope of U.S. military base workers protected by a bilateral status of forces agreement, over whom the United States has primary jurisdiction with regard to their alleged crimes committed while on duty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa governor seeks SOFA review

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga meets with reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on June 21, 2016, after submitting a request demanding a drastic review of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and reduction of U.S. military bases in Japan's southernmost island prefecture in the wake of the arrest of a civilian U.S. base worker over the death of a local woman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows to speed up Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement review

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a meeting of government and ruling party officials in Tokyo on June 6, 2016. Abe pledged to speed up the work of reviewing the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement in the wake of arrests of U.S. military base personnel in Okinawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. sign new environment pact for U.S. military bases in Japan

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter shake hands at the Pentagon in Washington on Sept. 28, 2015 after they signed an accord that will permit Japanese officials to enter U.S. military bases in Japan to conduct environmental surveys. The pact supplements the existing Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement which governs the use of U.S. military bases in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arrest of 2 U.S. base-relocation opponents in Okinawa sparks protests

Hiroji Yamashiro (R front), chairman of a peace movement civic group in Okinawa, is welcomed by supporters in front of the Nago Police Station in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 23, 2015. Yamashiro, who is opposed to the controversial transfer of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture, was released following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of violating a special criminal law under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arrest of 2 U.S. base-relocation opponents in Okinawa sparks protests

Hiroji Yamashiro, chairman of a peace movement civic group in Okinawa, leaves the Nago Police Station in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 23, 2015. Yamashiro, who is opposed to the controversial transfer of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture, was released following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of violating a special criminal law under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arrest of 2 U.S. base-relocation opponents in Okinawa sparks protests

Hiroji Yamashiro (C), chairman of a peace movement civic group in Okinawa, speaks in front of the Nago Police Station in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 23, 2015. Yamashiro, who is opposed to the controversial transfer of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture, was released following his arrest the previous day on suspicion of violating a special criminal law under the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Civilian employee at U.S. base in Japan indicted

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L), a friend of fatal accident victim Koki Yogi, speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2011, after prosecutors in the prefecture indicted a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force on charges of negligent driving resulting in death. The indictment without arrest of Rufus James Ramsey III is the first application of a newly agreed arrangement on the operational implementation of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement over crimes and accidents involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases in Japan. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military helicopter accident in Okinawa

Japan Self-Defense Force personnel gather near the accident site of a U.S. military CH-53E transport helicopter on Oct. 13, 2017, two days after it caught fire in midair and burst into flames on making an emergency landing in Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, near the Northern Training Area. Japanese authorities do not have the right to search or seize U.S. military assets without consent under the Japan-U.S. status of forces agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa proposes review on U.S. forces status accord

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) receives written proposals from Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2017, regarding a review of the Japan-U.S. status of forces agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Okinawa minister says Japan-U.S. SOFA should be "re-examined"

Tetsuma Esaki, the new minister in charge of issues related to Okinawa, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2017. Esaki said the same day that the Japan-U.S. status of forces agreement should be "re-examined" in light of the fatal crash off Australia involving an Okinawa-based Marine Corps Osprey aircraft, likely overstepping Tokyo's official line on the politically sensitive pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Army facility still occupies land in central Tokyo

A U.S. military helicopter flies low over Aoyama Cemetery in central Tokyo on April 19, 2017. Under the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, Japan's Civil Aeronautics Act regulating flying altitude does not apply to U.S. military aircraft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Army facility still occupies land in central Tokyo

Armed security guards stand at a gate to Akasaka Press Center, a U.S. Army facility in the Roppongi district of central Tokyo, on April 19, 2017. Under the U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, they are allowed to bear arms inside U.S. bases. The facility occupies about 27,000 hectares that was seized by the United States after Japan's 1945 surrender in World War II. The Tokyo metropolitan government has been demanding that the United States return the land. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo