UK: Swatch Shuts UK Stores as Royal Pop Launch Triggers Fights and Police Response

Long lines formed outside Swatch stores across the world ahead of launch of the Royal Pop, a collaboration between Swatch and Audemars Piguet on Saturday, May 16. Swatch closed stores across the UK after massive queues formed outside branches over the launch, with fights and disturbances breaking out and police called to the scene, prompting the company to cite safety concerns for customers and staff.

US: Severe Thunderstorms Bring Large Hail to California’s Central Valley

Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for parts of California's Central Valley on Friday, April 10. Severe thunderstorms were spotted across the region, and quarter- to ping pong-sized hail was reported.

Trump in Japan

Trump in Japan

Tokyo Tower is lit in the colors of the stars and stripes on Oct. 27, 2025, to mark U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival in the capital for a three-day trip to Japan.

Trump in Japan

Trump in Japan

Tokyo Tower is lit in the colors of the stars and stripes on Oct. 27, 2025, to mark U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival in the capital for a three-day trip to Japan.

Trump in Japan

Trump in Japan

Tokyo Tower is lit up in red, white and blue -- the colors of the Stars and Stripes flag -- on Oct. 27, 2025, as U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Tokyo, on the second leg of his nearly weeklong, three-nation trip to Asia, which began in Malaysia.

US: Audience Boo As Clintons Arrive At Capital One Arena For Presidential Parade

Booing was heard in the audience as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took their seats at Capital One Arena, where an indoor presidential parade was held after Donald Trump's inauguration as the 47th U.S. President on Monday, January 20.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 8

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.

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

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.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 2

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.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 3

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.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 4

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.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 5

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.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 6

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.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 7

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.

New York stages Thanksgiving Day parade with pro-Palestinian protesters' intrusion

STORY: New York stages Thanksgiving Day parade with pro-Palestinian protesters' intrusion SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 23, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 0:04:13 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the parade STORYLINE: New Yorkers flocked to the streets in Manhattan to witness the 97th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday as the weather was sunny and mild. On the occasion of the holiday for family reunion, gratitude and relaxation, organizers extended the duration of the parade by half an hour to offer more to spectators. The event features character balloons, magical floats, marching bands, performance groups, clowns and music stars, and it was aired on multiple TV channels in the United States. However, the parade was interrupted briefly by scores of people protesting Israel's war in Gaza. The protesters carried a banner reading "Genocide then - Genocide now." Another group of protesters wearing white jumpsuits glued their hands on the 6th Avenue and called for "Li

Milestone Chinese summer box office earnings inject confidence, mirror quality advances

STORY: Milestone Chinese summer box office earnings inject confidence, mirror quality advances DATELINE: Aug. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cinema 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG XIAOQIAN, Moviegoer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WEI ERGE, Moviegoer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HUANG JIEYU, Moviegoer 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LU SHAN, General manager of Poly International Cinema Shenyang K11 store STORYLINE: China has witnessed a movie frenzy this summer. Official data show that China's box office revenue for the 2023 summer movie season had exceeded 20 billion yuan (about 2.78 billion U.S. dollars) as of 10 p.m. on Saturday, setting a new record. China's summer movie season runs from the beginning of June to the end of August. Domestic movies are more popular among moviegoers across the country. The top five positions on China's 2023 summer box office chart are held exclusively by domestic productions. The suspense thriller "Lost in the Stars" leads the

Domestic movies lead market recovery in summer in China

STORY: Domestic movies lead market recovery in summer in China DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of people buying movie tickets and drinks 2. various of movies released this summer in China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WEI ERGE, Moviegoer 4. various of people entering cinema 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LU SHAN, General manager of Poly International Cinema Shenyang K11 store 6. various of crew roadshow of Kingdom of Storms STORYLINE: China has witnessed a movie frenzy this summer. And domestic movies are more popular among moviegoers across the country. During this summer movie season that started on June 1, more than 40 new movies have been released in theaters nationwide. As of August 11, the mainland's summer box-office haul had exceeded 16 billion yuan (about 2.2 billion U.S. dollars). The top three highest-grossing films are all domestic productions, including the suspense crime film Lost in the Stars, a true-story-adapted dra

Japanese, U.S. tennis stars play charity match

Japanese, U.S. tennis stars play charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Current and past Japanese and U.S. tennis stars play a doubles game at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, as part of a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (From L) Michael Chang, Andrei Agassi, Kei Nishikori and Shuzo Matsuoka.

MLB All-Stars meet press in Japan

MLB All-Stars meet press in Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - John Farrell (C), manager of the U.S. Major League Baseball All-Stars, Hisashi Iwakuma (R) and Robinson Cano, both of the Seattle Mariners, meet the press at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014, before the five-game series against Japan.

U.S. supporter cheers at World Cup in Brazil

U.S. supporter cheers at World Cup in Brazil

NATAL, Brazil - A supporter with a Stars and Stripes face painting holds a U.S. national flag to root for the U.S. team in a match against Ghana at the FIFA World Cup finals in Natal, northeastern Brazil, on June 16, 2014.

Skytree lit up by colors in red, white, blue

Skytree lit up by colors in red, white, blue

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, is lit up by LED lights in red, white and blue -- the colors of the Stars and Stripes flag -- on April 23, 2014, as U.S. President Barak Obama arrived in Tokyo for a three-day state visit to Japan.

Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on Iwoto Island

Japan-U.S. joint memorial service on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Hinomaru and the U.S. Stars and Stripes flags are hoisted next to a memorial during a joint memorial service for the war dead on Iwoto Island in the Pacific, scene of one of the fiercest battles between Japan and the United States during World War II, on March 19, 2014. Some 22,000 Japanese soldiers and 7,000 U.S. soldiers died during the month-long battle on the island, previously known as Iwojima. (Pool photo)

U.S. Embassy reopens in Libya

U.S. Embassy reopens in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - The Stars and Stripes is raised during a ceremony to mark the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, on Sept. 22, 2011. The embassy had been closed since February due to the unrest in the country.

United States wins women's 4x100 meter relay at worlds

United States wins women's 4x100 meter relay at worlds

DAEGU, South Korea - (From L) Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Marshevet Myers and Allyson Felix, members of the U.S. women's 4x100-meter relay squad, celebrate their victory carrying the Stars and Stripes at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Sept. 4, 2011. The United States won the gold medal in 41.56 seconds.

United States wins women's 4x100 meter relay at worlds

United States wins women's 4x100 meter relay at worlds

DAEGU, South Korea - Allyson Felix (L), second runner of the U.S. women's 4x100-meter relay squad, celebrates their victory with anchor Carmelita Jeter, carrying the Stars and Stripes, at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Sept. 4, 2011. The United States won the gold medal in 41.56 seconds.

Ghana beat U.S. in World Cup second round

Ghana beat U.S. in World Cup second round

RUSTENBURG, South Africa - U.S. supporters wave the Stars and Stripes during a World Cup second-round match against Ghana at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on June 26, 2010. Ghana won 2-1 after extra time.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Participants in the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event acknowledge the crowd at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic silver medalist Mao Asada performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Daisuke Takahashi performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skater Akiko Suzuki performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

Olympic skaters perform in Stars on Ice

TOKYO, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skater Miki Ando performs during the U.S. Stars on Ice Japan Tour event at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on April 9, 2010.

Miyazato takes 1st-round lead at ADT Championships

Miyazato takes 1st-round lead at ADT Championships

WEST PALM BEACH, United States - U.S. LPGA rookie Ai Miyazato tees off at the 14th hole of the season-ending ADT Championship with the Stars and Stripes in the background at West Palm Beach in Florida on Nov. 17. She fired a 4-under-par 68 to grab a one stroke lead after the first round.

U.S. flag raised on Iwojima shown to press

U.S. flag raised on Iwojima shown to press

QUANTICO, Virginia - A new U.S. Marines museum to be opened in Quantico, Virginia, in November held a press preview on Oct. 13, displaying one of the most famous Stars and Stripes flags in the country's history. The flag was raised on Mt. Suribachi on Iwojima Island in 1945 after fierce fighting on the Pacific isle between U.S. and Japanese forces during the closing days of World War II.

(5)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

(5)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz hits an RBI double in the seventh inning of Game 4 of an eight-game U.S.-Japan exhibition series at Fukuoka Dome on Nov. 9. The MLB team beat the Japanese All-Stars 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

(4)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

(4)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Los Angeles Dodgers' Alex Cora hits an RBI double off Daiei Hawks' Nagisa Arakaki (L) in the sixth inning of Game 4 of an eight-game U.S.-Japan exhibition series at Fukuoka Dome on Nov. 9. The MLB team beat the Japanese All-Stars 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

(2)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

(2)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Texas Rangers' Hank Blalock slams a solo homer off Daiei Hawks' Nagisa Arakaki (L) in the second inning of Game 4 of an eight-game U.S.-Japan exhibition series at Fukuoka Dome on Nov. 9. The MLB team beat the Japanese All-Stars 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

(3)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

(3)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Lotte Marines' Kazuya Hukuura comes home on a sacrifice fly by Chunichi Dragons' Hirokazu Ibata in the fifth inning of Game 4 of an eight-game U.S.-Japan exhibition series at Fukuoka Dome on Nov. 9. The MLB team beat the Japanese All-Stars 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

(1)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

(1)MLB All-Stars - Game 4

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chicago Cubs' Moises Alou scores an RBI hit in the first inning of Game 4 of an eight-game U.S.-Japan exhibition series at Fukuoka Dome on Nov. 9. The MLB team beat the Japanese All-Stars 7-2 for their fourth straight victory. (MLB)

(19)Saddam's grip on Baghdad collapses

(19)Saddam's grip on Baghdad collapses

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A U.S. Army solider covers the head of a statute of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with a Stars and Stripes before an armored recovery vehicle pulls it down in central Baghdad on April 9.

(1)Major League all stars in Japan

(1)Major League all stars in Japan

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Major League all stars are surrounded by Japanese little league players during their visit to a field on the U.S. Air Force Yokota Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 9. (MLB)

(2)Major League all stars in Japan

(2)Major League all stars in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Major League-bound Hideki Matsui of the Yomiuri Giants is interviewed by U.S. journalists before the start of the team's exhibition match against Major League all stars at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9. (MLB)

South Koreans protest Bush's 'axis' remark

South Koreans protest Bush's 'axis' remark

SEOUL, South Korea - People walk on a large mock U.S. flag, on which a civic group opposing U.S. President George W. Bush's planned visit to South Korea drew skulls instead of stars, in Seoul on Feb. 7. The group has accused Bush of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula by describing North Korea, Iran and Iraq as an ''axis of evil.''

Ichiro listens to U.S. anthem before game against Angels

Ichiro listens to U.S. anthem before game against Angels

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki listens to the U.S. national anthem at a ceremony to mourn the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. before the Mariners' game against the Anaheim Angels at Safeco Field on Sept. 18. Ichiro's uniform bears the Stars and Stripes flag as a gesture of respect for the victims.

MLB stars beat Japan 5-1 in

MLB stars beat Japan 5-1 in

OSAKA, Japan - Tetsuro Kawajiri of the Hanshin Tigers, who caught the U.S. major baseball league stars off balance until the seventh inning, sticks out his tongue as he retreats to the bench after giving consecutive hits by Roberto Alomar, Omar Vizquel and Barry Bonds. The major leaguers beat the Japanese all-stars 5-1 in Game Five at Osaka Dome on Nov. 8.

Rookie of the Year Sasaki meets press before all-star game

Rookie of the Year Sasaki meets press before all-star game

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners reliever Kazuhiro Sasaki, who has been named the American League's Rookie of the Year, holds a press conference in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 7. Sasaki met the press before a game between the U.S. major league all-stars and a Japanese select team.

Figure skating: Stars on Ice show in Osaka

Figure skating: Stars on Ice show in Osaka

U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen performs during a "Stars on Ice" show at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on April 2, 2022.

Figure skating: Stars on Ice show in Osaka

Figure skating: Stars on Ice show in Osaka

U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen performs during a "Stars on Ice" show at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on April 2, 2022.

Figure skating: Stars on Ice show in Osaka

Figure skating: Stars on Ice show in Osaka

U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen performs during a "Stars on Ice" show at Towa Pharmaceutical Ractab Dome in the Osaka Prefecture city of Kadoma, western Japan, on April 2, 2022.

Scene from Beijing Olympics

Scene from Beijing Olympics

A poster of U.S.-born Chinese skier Eileen Gu (C), one of the biggest stars of the Beijing Winter Olympics, is seen at an official merchandise store in Beijing on Feb. 14, 2022.