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.

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.

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.

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.

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Two Young Italian Saints - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Leads Canonization Of Two Young Italian Saints - Vatican

A pilgrim shows two statuettes of new saint Carlo Acutis to Pope Leo XIV at the end of the Mass and canonization of Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati in Saint Peter’s square, Vatican on September 7, 2025. Leo XIV canonized Carlo Acutis, 15-year-old computer whiz who died in 2006, during an open-air Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 80,000 people, many of them millennials. During the first saint-making Mass of his pontificate, Leo also canonized another popular Italian figure who died young, Pier Giorgio Frassati. Photo by (EV) Vatican media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lebanese farmers harvest crops amid Israelis attacks

STORY: Lebanese farmers harvest crops amid Israelis attacks SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: MILITARY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. wide of smoke resulting from Israeli shelling on the border town of Yarin 2. various of farmers harvesting their crops 4. various of farmlands STORYLINE: Despite the continuous fighting between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia of Hezbollah across the borders, the Lebanese farmers remained in their villages and engaged in harvesting their crops. Israel and Hezbollah are engaged in a mini-war since the Palestinian Islamist group of Hamas launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on Oct. 7, 2023, although both parties declared the respect of rules of engagement applied since the end of the 2006 war between the two foes. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beirut. (XHTV)

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

HAKODATE, Japan - The restored building of Hakodate Bugyosho (Magistrate's Office) is unveiled to the media in Hakodate, a port city in southern Hokkaido, on July 16, 2010. The office, built in 1802 at the end of the Edo Period by the Tokugawa shogunate as an outpost to check Russian moves, was destroyed in 1871. Work to restore the office began in June 2006 and cost 2.8 billion yen, and it will open to the public on July 29.

Up to 6.4 C temperature rise expected by end of century

Up to 6.4 C temperature rise expected by end of century

TOKYO, Japan - Ice from the Ilulissat Glacier in Greenland falls off into the sea in a photo taken in October 2006. A U.N. climate change panel warned on Feb. 2 that the Earth's average surface air temperature is projected to rise by up to 6.4 C from the 1990 level by the end of this century, revising upward its projection made in 2001 to show more serious concern over global warming.

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

TOKYO, Japan - White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi (R) and Financial Services Minister Yuji Yamamoto (L) toll the bell in a traditional ceremony to mark the year-ending session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 29. Tokyo stocks ended 2006 with a fourth straight year of growth. (Pool photo)

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

TOKYO, Japan - White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi (L), a guest of honor to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's traditional year-ending session on Dec. 29, greets children invited to participate in the event. Tokyo stocks ended 2006 trading with a fourth straight year of growth.

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. President Taizo Nishimuro (1st L, front), Financial Services Minister Yuji Yamamoto (2nd L, front) and White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi (4th L, front) attend the traditional year-ending session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 29. Tokyo stocks ended 2006 with a fourth straight year of growth.

Japan hold World Cup hosts Germany to 2-2 draw

Japan hold World Cup hosts Germany to 2-2 draw

LEVERKUSEN, Germany - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (C) and Germany midfielder Michael Ballack (R) congratulate each other at the end of their friendly match at BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, on May 30. Japan and Germany drew 2-2 in their penultimate warm-up for the 2006 World Cup finals.

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & I Holdings Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) and Millennium Retailing Inc. President Shigeaki Wada announce an agreement on a business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26. Seven & I Holdings will purchase a 65.45 percent equity stake in Millennium Retailing at the end of January 2006 and acquire the remaining shares by June that year in a move that will create Japan's largest and the world's fifth-largest retailer in terms of sales.

End of deflation may be in sight in FY 2006: gov't projection

End of deflation may be in sight in FY 2006: gov't projection

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi preparing to attend a special Cabinet session at his office on Dec. 19. The Cabinet approved a report which said Japan may finally emerge from seven years of deflation in fiscal 2006 as two major price gauges are expected to rise from the previous year's levels.

BOJ chief Fukui again hints at policy shift by next March

BOJ chief Fukui again hints at policy shift by next March

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Fukui indicated again that the central bank may lift its ultra-loose monetary policy by the March end of the current fiscal year as consumer prices are expected to post a sustainable rise by that time. ''The chance of terminating the quantitative easing policy will gradually increase toward fiscal 2006,'' he said.

Ashikaga Bank to cut 300 jobs, cut labor costs by 30%

Ashikaga Bank to cut 300 jobs, cut labor costs by 30%

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Ashikaga Bank President Norihito Ikeda speaks at a press conference in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Feb. 6. He said the bank plans to cut about 300 jobs by the end of March 2006 under a restructuring program aimed at turning the temporarily nationalized bank around.

Toyota to raise number of hybrid models to over 10

Toyota to raise number of hybrid models to over 10

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said Oct. 24 it plans to increase the number of its environment-friendly gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle models to more than 10 by the end of 2006 from the current three. The automaker already decided to release the luxury Alphard mini-van (in photo) equipped with the new system by 2004.

GLOBALink | Mythical Chinese ancestor Fuxi commemorated in China's Gansu

STORY: Mythical Chinese ancestor Fuxi commemorated in China's Gansu DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: LANZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the commemoration ceremony of the mythical Chinese ancestor Fuxi in Tianshui City, northwest China's Gansu Province STORYLINE: A ceremony was held on Wednesday to commemorate Fuxi, a mythical ancestor of the Chinese nation, in the city of Tianshui, northwest China's Gansu Province. After the drum beating and bell tolling, a eulogy was read during the ritual held at the Fuxi Temple. A dance was performed depicting Fuxi's feats at the end of the ceremony. Worshippers offered sacrifices to the statue of Fuxi and paid floral tributes. Worshipping Fuxi is a tradition in China. In 2006, the annual ceremony commemorating Fuxi in Tianshui was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council. About 300 people participated in the commemoration ceremony. A similar annual event was also held in Taiwan on the sam

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika during the French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy's coming at the Presidential palace in Algiers, on November 14, 2006, at the end of his two-day visit in Algeria. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika during the French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy's coming at the Presidential palace in Algiers, on November 14, 2006, at the end of his two-day visit in Algeria. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika during the French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy's coming at the Presidential palace in Algiers, on November 14, 2006, at the end of his two-day visit in Algeria. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

Nicolas Sarkozy 's visit in Algeria

French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy meets Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika at the Presidential palace in Algiers, on November 13, 2006, at the end of his two-day visit in Algeria. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

BOJ chief Fukui again hints at policy shift by next March

BOJ chief Fukui again hints at policy shift by next March

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Fukui indicated again that the central bank may lift its ultra-loose monetary policy by the March end of the current fiscal year as consumer prices are expected to post a sustainable rise by that time. ''The chance of terminating the quantitative easing policy will gradually increase toward fiscal 2006,'' he said. (Kyodo)

End of deflation may be in sight in FY 2006: gov't projection

End of deflation may be in sight in FY 2006: gov't projection

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi preparing to attend a special Cabinet session at his office on Dec. 19. The Cabinet approved a report which said Japan may finally emerge from seven years of deflation in fiscal 2006 as two major price gauges are expected to rise from the previous year's levels. (Kyodo)

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

TOKYO, Japan - White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi (R) and Financial Services Minister Yuji Yamamoto (L) toll the bell in a traditional ceremony to mark the year-ending session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 29. Tokyo stocks ended 2006 with a fourth straight year of growth. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. President Taizo Nishimuro (1st L, front), Financial Services Minister Yuji Yamamoto (2nd L, front) and White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi (4th L, front) attend the traditional year-ending session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 29. Tokyo stocks ended 2006 with a fourth straight year of growth. (Kyodo)

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

Tokyo stocks end 2006 with 4th year of growth

TOKYO, Japan - White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi (L), a guest of honor to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's traditional year-ending session on Dec. 29, greets children invited to participate in the event. Tokyo stocks ended 2006 trading with a fourth straight year of growth. (Kyodo)

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

Seven & I to take over Millennium Retailing completely by June

TOKYO, Japan - Seven & I Holdings Co. President Toshifumi Suzuki (R) and Millennium Retailing Inc. President Shigeaki Wada announce an agreement on a business tie-up at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26. Seven & I Holdings will purchase a 65.45 percent equity stake in Millennium Retailing at the end of January 2006 and acquire the remaining shares by June that year in a move that will create Japan's largest and the world's fifth-largest retailer in terms of sales. (Kyodo)

X-MEN: THE LAST STAND

X-MEN: THE LAST STAND

X-MEN: THE LAST STAND The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants Ð Juggernaut (Vinnie Jones), Kid Omega (Ken Leung), Magneto (Ian McKellen), Multiple Man (Eric Dane), Callisto (Dania Ramirez), Pyro (Aaron Stanford) and Arclight (Omahyra) Ð are joined by Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix (Famke Janssen), as they ready for the war to end all wars. X-MEN: THE LAST STAND Date: 2006

BEERFEST

BEERFEST

BEERFEST PHILIPPE BRENNINKMEYER as Herr Referee stands at the end of the table occupied by Team USA: KEVIN HEFFERNAN as Landfill, JAY CHANDRASEKHAR as Barry, PAUL SOTER as Jan Wolfhouse, ERIK STOLHANSKE as Todd Wolfhouse and STEVE LEMME as Fink PHILIPPE BRENNINKMEYER as Herr Referee stands at the end of the table occupied by Team USA: KEVIN HEFFERNAN as Landfill, JAY CHANDRASEKHAR as Barry, PAUL SOTER a Date: 2006

Innovation preserves Taipei's Japanese architectural heritage

Innovation preserves Taipei's Japanese architectural heritage

Photo taken Sept. 21, 2016, in Taipei shows the No. 1 Granary, which was constructed as an emergency food storage facility during the end of World War II in case of a possible invasion, and was designated in 2006 a historic structure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Ex-major league pitcher Matsuzaka to retire

Baseball: Ex-major league pitcher Matsuzaka to retire

File photo taken in December 2006 shows Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka holding his jersey and cap during an introductory press conference with the Red Sox in Boston. The two-time World Baseball Classic MVP has decided to retire at the end of the 2021 season in Japan with the Seibu Lions.

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

Hakoda Bugyosho restored after around 140 years

HAKODATE, Japan - The restored building of Hakodate Bugyosho (Magistrate's Office) is unveiled to the media in Hakodate, a port city in southern Hokkaido, on July 16, 2010. The office, built in 1802 at the end of the Edo Period by the Tokugawa shogunate as an outpost to check Russian moves, was destroyed in 1871. Work to restore the office began in June 2006 and cost 2.8 billion yen, and it will open to the public on July 29. (Kyodo)

Japan hold World Cup hosts Germany to 2-2 draw

Japan hold World Cup hosts Germany to 2-2 draw

LEVERKUSEN, Germany - Japan midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata (C) and Germany midfielder Michael Ballack (R) congratulate each other at the end of their friendly match at BayArena in Leverkusen, Germany, on May 30. Japan and Germany drew 2-2 in their penultimate warm-up for the 2006 World Cup finals. (Kyodo)

Up to 6.4 C temperature rise expected by end of century

Up to 6.4 C temperature rise expected by end of century

TOKYO, Japan - Ice from the Ilulissat Glacier in Greenland falls off into the sea in a photo taken in October 2006. A U.N. climate change panel warned on Feb. 2 that the Earth's average surface air temperature is projected to rise by up to 6.4 C from the 1990 level by the end of this century, revising upward its projection made in 2001 to show more serious concern over global warming. (Kyodo)

Ashikaga Bank to cut 300 jobs, cut labor costs by 30%

Ashikaga Bank to cut 300 jobs, cut labor costs by 30%

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Ashikaga Bank President Norihito Ikeda speaks at a press conference in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Feb. 6. He said the bank plans to cut about 300 jobs by the end of March 2006 under a restructuring program aimed at turning the temporarily nationalized bank around. (Kyodo)

Toyota to raise number of hybrid models to over 10

Toyota to raise number of hybrid models to over 10

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said Oct. 24 it plans to increase the number of its environment-friendly gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle models to more than 10 by the end of 2006 from the current three. The automaker already decided to release the luxury Alphard mini-van (in photo) equipped with the new system by 2004. (Kyodo)