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.

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.

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.

India's defense exports reach all-time high of 2.63 bln USD

STORY: India's defense exports reach all-time high of 2.63 bln USD SHOOTING TIME: File footage DATELINE: April 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of Indian government buildings 2. various of tanks and missiles on parade STORYLINE: India's defense exports reached an all-time high of 2.63 billion U.S. dollars during the financial year 2023-24 running from April 2023 to the end of March 2024, announced the federal government on Monday. The figure registered a 32.5 percent growth over the last financial year, it said. The data indicated that the defense exports have grown by 31 times in the last 10 years as compared to the financial year 2013-14, said a statement issued by the ministry of defense. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

More Than 100m Cars Recalled in China

More Than 100m Cars Recalled in China

Citizens view a luxury car at a shop in Beijing, China, August 23, 2013. On March 13, 2024, according to the data of the State Administration for Market Regulation, the defective product recall system has been implemented in China for 20 years, and by the end of 2023, China has implemented 2,842 vehicle recalls involving 103 million vehicles.

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.

Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector

STORY: Egypt extends initiatives to support tourism sector DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) 2. various of banks in Egypt STORYLINE: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Sunday that it has extended two initiatives supporting the tourism sector through March 2023. The initiatives were initially set to expire at the end of this year. The first initiative allows companies to obtain loans with a lower interest rate, within which the banks will accept the beneficiaries' requests to delay due repayment to the banks. The initiative was first launched in 2013 and amended in 2021 to support the sector amid the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The second initiative that was extended aims to provide retail loans to the sector's workers. During the three-month period, the banks will be required to carry forward the dues on the initiative's beneficiaries, particularly for loans obtained by workers for co

Niigata official meets press over iodine tablets scandal

Niigata official meets press over iodine tablets scandal

NIIGATA, Japan - Yasumasa Mizusawa, a senior official in charge of pharmaceutical affairs of the Niigata prefectural government, meets reporters about a scandal over stable iodine tablets at the prefectural government office building in Niigata City on April 22, 2014. The prefecture failed to prepare the tablets for residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station by the end of March 2013 as planned in preparation for emergencies but received the state subsidy.

Iodine tablets scandal in Niigata Pref.

Iodine tablets scandal in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Samples of iodine tablets such as the Niigata prefectural government failed to purchase for residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station by the end of March 2013 as planned in preparation for emergencies are shown in this undated file photo. The prefectural government's document shows the tablets were purchased and the state had provided a subsidy of about 8 million yen.

ANA jumbo jet

ANA jumbo jet

TOKYO, Japan - A Dec. 18, 2013, file photo shows a Boeing 747 of All Nippon Airways Co. at Tokyo's Haneda airport. The Japanese airline plans to withdraw the jumbo jets from its domestic service at the end of March 2014.

ANA jumbo jet

ANA jumbo jet

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. pilot Michihiko Tanaka sits in the cockpit of a Boeing 747 at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 18, 2013. The Japanese airline plans to withdraw the jumbo jets from its domestic service at the end of March 2014 in Tokyo.

Student from quake-hit region

Student from quake-hit region

GENEVA, Switzerland - Kosuke Kagaya (R), a student at the Miyagi prefectural Sendai Daisan senior high school, is pictured on a snowboarding outing in the Swiss mountain resort village of Verbier on Dec. 24, 2013. Kagaya is spending time in Switzerland until the end of the year on a project started by a Japanese woman living in the country to invite children and students from Japan's Tohoku region hit by the March 2011 disaster to a school in Switzerland.

Last remaining ANA jumbo jets

Last remaining ANA jumbo jets

TOKYO, Japan - A Boeing 747 of All Nippon Airways Co. featuring Pokemon character Pikachu takes off from Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 24, 2013. Sources familiar with the matter said on May 24 that ANA will move up the planned retirement of its five remaining jumbo jets to the end of March 2014 from 2015.

Last remaining ANA jumbo jets

Last remaining ANA jumbo jets

TOKYO, Japan - A Boeing 747 of All Nippon Airways Co. takes off from Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 23, 2013. Sources familiar with the matter said on May 24, 2013, that ANA will move up the planned retirement of its five remaining jumbo jets to the end of March 2014 from 2015.

Last remaining ANA jumbo jets

Last remaining ANA jumbo jets

TOKYO, Japan - A Boeing 747 of All Nippon Airways Co. takes off from Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 23, 2013. Sources familiar with the matter said on May 24, 2013, that ANA will move up the planned retirement of its five remaining jumbo jets to the end of March 2014 from 2015.

Japan to ratify child custody pact

Japan to ratify child custody pact

TOKYO, Japan - The House of Councillors approves a bill necessary for Japan to join an international treaty to help settle cross-border child custody disputes, during a plenary session in Tokyo on May 22, 2013. Japan plans to ratify the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by the end of the fiscal year through March 2014.

Helping foreigners become self-reliant

Helping foreigners become self-reliant

GIFU, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2013 shows a Sony Corp. subsidiary's plant in Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, which was shut down in the end of March.

1st non-Japanese head of Hiroshima peace center

1st non-Japanese head of Hiroshima peace center

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Steven Leeper, the first non-Japanese to have led the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, reflects on his six-year tenure in the position on April 2, 2013, in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima. Leeper stepped down as chairman of the center, which operates the museum, at the end of March.

Kinako and her daughters

Kinako and her daughters

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Labrador retriever Kinako (C) in a police uniform-like costume poses with her daughters Komugi (R) and Mirin at the Kagawa prefectural police headquarters in the city of Takamatsu on April 3, 2013. Kinako was appointed with her daughters as a special member of the prefectural police's education team. She worked as a police dog for two years and three months until the end of March 2013, having previously failed the test six years running.

Matsui featured on postage stamps

Matsui featured on postage stamps

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows stamps featuring pictures of Hideki Matsui, who announced an end to his stellar baseball career in late 2012. Japan Post Co. on March 27, 2013, began accepting orders for postage stamps and postcards featuring pictures of Matsui.

Yankees' Rivera to retire

Yankees' Rivera to retire

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera announces he will retire from baseball at the end of the season during a press conference in Tampa, Florida, on March 9, 2013.

Yankees' Rivera to retire

Yankees' Rivera to retire

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera announces he will retire from baseball at the end of the season during a press conference in Tampa, Florida, on March 9, 2013.

Yankees' Rivera to retire

Yankees' Rivera to retire

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera announces he will retire from baseball at the end of the season during a press conference in Tampa, Florida, on March 9, 2013.

Nissan Teana sedan world premiere in China

Nissan Teana sedan world premiere in China

BEIJING, China - Nissan Motor Co. unveils a new model of its high-end Teana sedan in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese automaker said the same day it will launch the new model in China in March, ahead of other markets.

Head of Hiroshima peace museum

Head of Hiroshima peace museum

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Steven Leeper, an American who heads the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, which operates the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. The center said on Jan. 11, 2013, that Leeper, 65, will step down at the end of March, citing his age.

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2012. Okuda said Sharp will slash 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its global workforce, by the end of March 2013 to turn around its business, hit hard by a slump in its television business.

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2012. Okuda said Sharp will slash 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its global workforce, by the end of March 2013 to turn around its business, hit hard by a slump in its television business.

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2012. Okuda said Sharp will slash 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its global workforce, by the end of March 2013 to turn around its business, hit hard by a slump in its television business.

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs in Japan, overseas

Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs in Japan, overseas

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 26, 2012, shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. The company will slash some 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its consolidated workforce, in and outside Japan by the end of March 2013 through early retirements and other means to turn its business around after being hit by a slump in its television business, sources close to the matter said Aug. 2, 2012.

Ginza cinema to close

Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the entrance of an underground mall housing Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

Ginza cinema to close

Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

Ginza cinema to close

Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the entrance of an underground mall housing Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

Conductor Ozawa

Conductor Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. His office said in March 7, 2012, that Ozawa will cancel all of his scheduled performances through the end of February 2013 so he can concentrate on regaining his health.

3-D printing technology produces ceramics

3-D printing technology produces ceramics

Photo taken on April 21, 2015, shows a range of ceramics produced by a 3-D printer at the Saga Ceramics Research Laboratory in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The laboratory has been researching and developing ceramic ware production using a 3-D printer since 2013 and is aiming to put it to practical use by the end of March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

3-D printing technology produces ceramics

3-D printing technology produces ceramics

Photo taken in April 2015 shows a 3-D printer successfully used to make ceramics at the Saga Ceramics Research Laboratory in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The laboratory has been researching and developing ceramic ware production using a 3-D printer since 2013 and is aiming to put it to practical use by the end of March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Conductor Ozawa to cancel

Conductor Ozawa to cancel

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. His office said in March 7, 2012, that Ozawa will cancel all of his scheduled performances through the end of February 2013 so he can concentrate on regaining his health. (Kyodo)

Award-winning Japanese police dog to retire

Award-winning Japanese police dog to retire

Geruman, a 10-year-old police dog known as the first canine in Japan to be given the Award of the Commissioner-General of the National Police Agency for his contributions to solving crimes, is pictured Jan. 24, 2017 in Osaka with Takato Muguruma, a sergeant in Osaka prefectural police's identification unit. The German Shepherd's keen sense of smell led to the arrest of a man who kidnapped a young girl in 2013. Geruman is due to retire by the end of March and will go and live with a retired police officer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo