China: Cheeky Spider Monkey Meets Its Match During Tourist Encounter at Shanghai Zoo

On May 14, 2026, at Shanghai Wild Animal Zoo, a spider monkey named Doudou repeatedly grabbed a tourist's hair and arm during an encounter. When the visitor gently held the monkey still, it froze with a stunned expression. After being released, the monkey clung to the tourist until a keeper stepped in to calm it down.

China: Family Rescues Cat Stranded Six Stories Up in Tree for Over a Day

This is the heartwarming moment that a Chinese family rescued a cat trapped high in a tree after it had been stranded for more than a day. On March 22, 2026, in Gongyi, Henan, the video captured a tense yet touching rescue as a small cat was found stuck at the top of a tree roughly six stories high. The cat had reportedly been trapped for an entire day and night, unable to climb down. In the footage, members of a local woman’s family worked together, using a homemade device assembled from an extendable pole to reach the frightened cat. As the pole was carefully maneuvered upward, the cat clung nervously to the branches, drawing concern from those watching below. After several careful attempts, the rescuers managed to secure the cat and guide it safely down, prompting relief and cheers. The video ended with the cat safely back on the ground, appearing unharmed as the family gathered around to check on it.

Japan: Baby Macaque “Punch” Wins Hearts After Finding Comfort in Plush Surrogacy 2

A six-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo has gained attention in Japan and abroad. After being rejected by his first-time mother, he was hand-raised by staff and often clung to an orangutan plush toy as a surrogate comfort, touching many hearts. Even after rejoining the troop, he kept the toy for a while, but he is gradually bonding with other monkeys and growing stronger. On social media, the hashtag “#GoPunch” has spread, with visitors continuing to cheer him on.

Japan: Baby Macaque “Punch” Wins Hearts After Finding Comfort in Plush Surrogacy

A six-month-old Japanese macaque named Punch at Ichikawa City Zoo has gained attention in Japan and abroad. After being rejected by his first-time mother, he was hand-raised by staff and often clung to an orangutan plush toy as a surrogate comfort, touching many hearts. Even after rejoining the troop, he kept the toy for a while, but he is gradually bonding with other monkeys and growing stronger. On social media, the hashtag “#GoPunch” has spread, with visitors continuing to cheer him on.

China: Mother Cat Rescues Kitten From High Stone Wall

On May 17, 2025, in Zhejiang Province in eastern China, a video captured a tense rescue as a frightened kitten clung to vines on a high stone wall. Struggling to hold on, the kitten dangled precariously while its mother paced anxiously along the edge above. After searching in vain for a safe way down, the mother cat finally summoned her courage and jumped to the ground below. Moments later, the kitten lost its grip and slipped from the vines, landing safely beside her. Relieved, the mother gently picked up the kitten in her mouth and, using footholds and vines, carefully climbed back up the stone wall. The dramatic moment ended on a reassuring note as the pair reached safety together.

China: Hikers Rescue Woman Clinging to Cliff in Shanxi

On October 3, 2025, in Changzhi, Shanxi, hikers rescued a woman who slipped and clung to a tree branch above a steep cliff. Using makeshift ropes from torn blankets, they safely pulled her up after about 30 tense minutes.

China: Man Escapes Seconds Before Wind Blows Shed Onto Sidewalk

A dramatic video from Xinxiang, Henan, on June 15, 2025, shows a man trying to protect his potted plant during a fierce windstorm—only to flee seconds before a metal shed crashes down on the spot. Identified as Mr. Yang, the man clung to the plant outside his store before running inside just in time. The shed landed where he had stood moments earlier. Debris was left scattered across the street, but he was unharmed.

Palestinian families displaced in Israel's Jenin raid agonize over unknown fate

STORY: Palestinian families displaced in Israel's Jenin raid agonize over unknown fate DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jenin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM HUSSAIN DIBABA, Jenin resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED SAAFINE, Jenin resident 4. various of destructed houses in Jenin 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALMA ABBAS, Jenin resident 6. various of destructed houses in Jenin STORYLINE: Engulfed by sadness, Om Hussain Dibaba, an elderly Palestinian woman, and the other nine members of her family sit in one of the courtyards of a hospital in the West Bank city of Jenin, without knowing their fate. "Without any prior alarm, my family and I became displaced," the 62-year-old woman spoke to Xinhua as she clung to two of her grandchildren's hands, referring to the clashes between the Israeli army and Palestinian militants in the city that have stripped her family of any chance to straighten their lives out. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): OM HUSSAIN DIBABA,

Oyama leads Fudo by 3 strokes at JLPGA Tour C'ship

Oyama leads Fudo by 3 strokes at JLPGA Tour C'ship

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Shiho Oyama struggled to a 3-over-par 75 but clung onto the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the season-ending Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 26. Oyama managed just one birdie against four bogeys for a 54-hole total of 4-under 212.

Thailand's Chawalit holds onto ANA Open lead

Thailand's Chawalit holds onto ANA Open lead

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol clung onto his lead at the ANA Open after a helter-skelter round of 2-under-par 70 at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 18.

Thailand's Chawalit holds onto ANA Open lead

Thailand's Chawalit holds onto ANA Open lead

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Thailand's Chawalit Plaphol clung onto his lead at the ANA Open after a helter-skelter round of 2-under-par 70 at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido on Sept. 18. (Kyodo)

Oyama leads Fudo by 3 strokes at JLPGA Tour C'ship

Oyama leads Fudo by 3 strokes at JLPGA Tour C'ship

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Shiho Oyama struggled to a 3-over-par 75 but clung onto the top of the leaderboard after the third round of the season-ending Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Miyazaki Country Club on Nov. 26. Oyama managed just one birdie against four bogeys for a 54-hole total of 4-under 212. (Kyodo)

DICK BARTON

DICK BARTON

DICK BARTON [RADIO] ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE MITCHELL: 'In a flash Dick grabbed the ladder and clung on like grim death'

Minamisanriku hit by tsunami

Minamisanriku hit by tsunami

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Sequential photo shows seven scenes of the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, engulfed by a tsunami, in about a 20-minute span from around 3:20 p.m. on March 11, 2011, while local officials clung to an antenna and fence on the rooftop of a three-story town office building. The top frame shows the town just before the arrival of the tsunami and the bottom frame shows the town office building which was stripped to its steel frame on the day after the disaster. (Photo may be used only for newspapers, TV broadcasting. Internet use is prohibited)(Photo courtesy of Shinichi Sato)(Kyodo)