Greece: Severe Storms Batter Cyclades, Triggering Flooding 4

Severe weather with heavy rainfall hit the Cyclades, the island group southeast of mainland Greece on Monday, March 31, triggering widespread flooding. Authorities imposed a traffic ban on the islands of Paros and Mykonos due to the severe flooding.

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Two people walk in front of a Venezuelan flag during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao on Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

A man during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Dozens of people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Several people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Dozens of people during the rally against the regime of Nicolás Maduro before his inauguration as president of Venezuela, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left the demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Maria Corina Machados Campaign Team Says She Has Been Violently Intercepted - Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, speaks in the street, on January 9, 2025, in Caracas (Venezuela). The campaign team of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has denounced that the prominent dissident has been "violently intercepted" as she left a demonstration organized in Chacao, in the metropolitan area of the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Machado went to Chacao this Thursday to participate in the demonstrations in favor of the victory of opposition candidate Edmundo González in the last Venezuelan presidential elections and just a few hours before the theoretical inauguration of the veteran opposition candidate. Caracas, Venezuela on January 9, 2025. Photo by Jimmy Villalta/Europe Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Deadly Hurricane Milton Leaves Destruction And Massive Power Outages

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, October 9, bringing high winds, heavy rain, and storm surges. At least 17 people have died due to Milton and its aftermath, and more than 2 million people remained without power as of Friday.

US: Hurricane Milton Tears Roof Off Tropicana Field In Devastating Strike 2

Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, on Wednesday, October 9, as a Category 3 storm. Milton brought high winds, ripping off the roof of Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela - Takashi Tanaka (C, back), a professor at Chubu University in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, monitors a Venezuelan national referendum in Caracas on Aug. 15 on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. Tanaka and Hiroyuki Urabe, an assistant professor at Aikoku Gakuen University in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture, were members of the monitoring team formed by the Organization of American States.

Japan welcomes Venezuelan President Chavez

Japan welcomes Venezuelan President Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) gives a speech at a welcoming luncheon party held at the official residence of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) on Oct. 13. Among the guests was Roberto Petagine (3rd from R sitting at table on far side), Venezuelan 1st baseman with Japanese baseball team Yakult Swallows who won the home run title in the Central League this season.

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela - Takashi Tanaka (C, back), a professor at Chubu University in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, monitors a Venezuelan national referendum in Caracas on Aug. 15 on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. Tanaka and Hiroyuki Urabe, an assistant professor at Aikoku Gakuen University in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture, were members of the monitoring team formed by the Organization of American States. (Kyodo)

Japan welcomes Venezuelan President Chavez

Japan welcomes Venezuelan President Chavez

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) gives a speech at a welcoming luncheon party held at the official residence of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) on Oct. 13. Among the guests was Roberto Petagine (3rd from R sitting at table on far side), Venezuelan 1st baseman with Japanese baseball team Yakult Swallows who won the home run title in the Central League this season.