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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Young Chinese gravitates to time-honored folk musical instrument making

STORY: Young Chinese gravitates to time-honored folk musical instrument making SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:40 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations with Lusheng performance 2. various of making Lusheng 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU XIAOPING, Lusheng maker in Leishan County, Guizhou Province 4. various of playing Lusheng 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU XIAOPING, Lusheng maker in Leishan County, Guizhou Province STORYLINE: Lusheng, a traditional Chinese folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes, is often played by the ethnic Miao people in China when their festivals and important occasions fall. In 2006, the craft of Lusheng making was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in China. Nowadays, more young Chinese have been engaged in the Lusheng making to inherit the time-honored craftsmanship. Yu Xiaoping is a post-90s Lusheng maker in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Influenced by local villagers, Yu bega

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Baseball: Collins resigns as Orix manager

KOBE, Japan - Orix Buffaloes manager Terry Collins speaks at a press conference in Kobe on May 21. Collins stepped down as manager of the Pacific League baseball club. Collins was appointed in the fall of 2006 after Orix finished fifth in the Pacific League. But the 58-year-old former Houston Astros skipper has been unable to turn the team's fortunes around and the Buffaloes finished bottom of the standings for the first time in three years last season and have continued to struggle this term.

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Nissan sees 1st annual net profit fall of Ghosn era in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2006 in Tokyo on April 26.

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Nissan sees 1st annual net profit fall of Ghosn era in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2006 in Tokyo on April 26.

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Nissan sees 1st operating profit fall in 8 yrs on slack sales

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn answers a media question at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26. The company said its group operating profit in the first half of fiscal 2006 fell 15.3 percent from a year before to 348.65 billion yen on sluggish sales, marking the first such profit fall since 1998, before Ghosn took the automaker's helm.

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Special version of retiring Japan-made plane shown to media

TOKYO, Japan - A special livery version of the YS-11, the first passenger aircraft built in postwar Japan, is shown to the media at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 6 ahead of its retirement from commercial service in the fall of 2006. Japan Air Commuter Co., a unit of the Japan Airlines group, operates four remaining twin turbo-prop planes for commercial flights.

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NTT DoCoMo to sell mobile phone designed to protect children

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Nov. 24 announced the development of a mobile phone that can sound an alarm and make automatic alert calls in the event of an emergency to help keep children safe, as an increasing number of them fall victim to brutal crime. Japan's largest mobile phone operator will put the new handset, the FOMA SA800i, on the market in March 2006.

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Ohka hopes his ballclub will help local sports

KUSATSU, Japan - Washington Nationals right-hander Tomokazu Ohka, who recently established an amateur baseball club in western Japan, expresses hope at a press conference on Feb. 10 that its activities will help vitalize local sporting communities. Ohka said the ballclub, of which he is general manager, will recruit players through tryouts this fall and take part in a regional league in 2006 with the goal of playing in the intercity national championship. (MLB)

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Alber Elbaz Is Leaving Lanvin After 14 Years

File photo : Alber Elbaz walks down the runway after his Lanvin's Fall-Winter 2006-2007 Ready-to-Wear collection presentation in Paris, France, on March 5, 2006. Alber Elbaz is leaving Lanvin after 14 years at the creative helm of France's oldest fashion brand. Photo by Java/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Special version of retiring Japan-made plane shown to media

TOKYO, Japan - A special livery version of the YS-11, the first passenger aircraft built in postwar Japan, is shown to the media at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 6 ahead of its retirement from commercial service in the fall of 2006. Japan Air Commuter Co., a unit of the Japan Airlines group, operates four remaining twin turbo-prop planes for commercial flights. (Kyodo)

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Nissan sees 1st operating profit fall in 8 yrs on slack sales

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn answers a media question at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26. The company said its group operating profit in the first half of fiscal 2006 fell 15.3 percent from a year before to 348.65 billion yen on sluggish sales, marking the first such profit fall since 1998, before Ghosn took the automaker's helm. (Kyodo)

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Nissan sees 1st annual net profit fall of Ghosn era in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2006 in Tokyo on April 26. (Kyodo)

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Nissan sees 1st annual net profit fall of Ghosn era in FY 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2006 in Tokyo on April 26. (Kyodo)

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Ohka hopes his ballclub will help local sports

KUSATSU, Japan - Washington Nationals right-hander Tomokazu Ohka, who recently established an amateur baseball club in western Japan, expresses hope at a press conference on Feb. 10 that its activities will help vitalize local sporting communities. Ohka said the ballclub, of which he is general manager, will recruit players through tryouts this fall and take part in a regional league in 2006 with the goal of playing in the intercity national championship. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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NTT DoCoMo to sell mobile phone designed to protect children

TOKYO, Japan - NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Nov. 24 announced the development of a mobile phone that can sound an alarm and make automatic alert calls in the event of an emergency to help keep children safe, as an increasing number of them fall victim to brutal crime. Japan's largest mobile phone operator will put the new handset, the FOMA SA800i, on the market in March 2006. (Kyodo)

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Zdenek Jicinsky

***JUNE 27, 2006, FILE PHOTO*** Czech lawyer and a former MP, dissident and Charter 77 signatory Zdenek Jicinsky died last night aged 91, his son Stepan and Constitutional Court chairman Pavel Rychetsky have told CTK on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Jicinsky was the doyen of the Czech and Czechoslovak political scene. After the fall of the communist regime, he was co-opted as a member of the House of the Nations, one of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly's two chambers, and became a member of the Federal Assembly leadership. He joined the re-established Social Democratic Party (CSSD) in 1992. (CTK Photo/Rene Volfik)