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China: Veteran Rescues Driver from Sinking Car in Jiangsu 2

On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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Nigeria: Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators who gathered in the capital, Abuja, on Monday, October 20, demanding the release of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu. The #FreeNnamdiKanu protests oppose the continued detention of Kanu, who remains in custody since 2021 on terrorism charges.

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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: Gold Fire Spurs Evacuation Order Near Big Bear, California

The Gold Fire, a brush fire in the San Bernardino County area of Holcomb Valley near Big Bear, erupted Monday morning, August 4. No structures have been threatened, but evacuation order was in effect for the Holcomb Campground as firefighters continued to battle the blaze.

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US: Severe Weather Brings Heavy Rain, Causing Flash Flooding in Iowa 2

Severe weather swept through Iowa on Friday, July 11, bringing the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding to the area. At Iowa Speedway in Newton, the IndyCar practice session was suspended due to a tornado warning. This video shows flooded roads in Davenport.

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US: Strong Winds, Heavy Rain Lash Philadelphia Region 2

Severe thunderstorms moved across Pennsylvania on Monday, June 30, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to affected areas, including the Philadelphia region, and prompting flash flood warnings.

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Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

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US: Greer Fire in Eastern Arizona Prompts Evacuations, Road Closures

A wildfire raged in Greer, Eastern Arizona, on Tuesday, May 13, burning over 3,600 acres. The fire prompted evacuations and road closures and reportedly destroyed multiple structures.

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Indonesia: Overflowing Ciliwung River Causes Widespread Flooding In Jakarta

The Ciliwung River overflowed due to heavy rainfall, triggering flash floods in South and East Jakarta on Monday, March 3. Residents in Kampung Melayu Village, East Jakarta, were evacuated as floodwaters rose.

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US: Pileup Closes Interstate 70 In Southern Illinois

A multiple-car pileup occurred on Interstate 70 near Greenup, Illinois, on Sunday, January 5, forcing the closure of the highway in both directions.

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US: 2 Dead, 19 Injured In Small Plane Crash Near Fullerton Airport

Two people were killed, and 19 others were injured following a small plane crash near Fullerton Airport in Orange County on Thursday, January 2.

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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales 2

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK. This video shows the rising river in Ludlow, Shropshire.

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US: Cold Front Brings Snow, Low Temperatures To Northern Utah

A winter weather advisory was in effect for northern Utah on Saturday, November 16, as a cold front moved through, bringing snow and low temperatures to the area.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres 3

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Crater Road Fire In Maui Burns More Than 400 Acres 2

The Crater Road Fire, a brush fire that erupted on Wednesday, July 10, has burned over 400 acres one mile from the Haleakala National Park entrance In Hawaii's Maui island. Staff residents of the park were evacuated on Thursday. Crews were battling the fire since Wednesday evening but were able to contain 50% of the blaze as of 17:30 on Thursday.

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US: Fast-Moving ‘Post Fire’ Rages In Gorman, Southern California

A brush fire, dubbed the Post Fire, that broke out near Interstate 5 in Gorman, Southern California on Saturday, June 15, quickly spread due to strong winds and burned thousands of acres and forced evacuations. As of Sunday afternoon, the fire exploded to 12,265 acres with 2% containment.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 10

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 9

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia, on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

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Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand prime minister

STORY: Chris Hipkins sworn in as New Zealand prime minister DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Zealand Parliament Buildings 2. various of the swearing-in ceremony STORYLINE: Chris Hipkins was sworn in as New Zealand Prime Minister on Wednesday, with his predecessor Jacinda Ardern officially tendering her resignation. The swearing-in ceremony held in parliament saw Hipkins officially taking up the top job and Carmel Sepuloni becoming the deputy prime minister. Prime Minister Hipkins will reshuffle the cabinet next week. Besides the top leadership role, Hipkins himself will be the minister of national security and intelligence. Tackling inflation will be his priority, he said, as Stats NZ released on Wednesday the growth of New Zealand's consumers price index remained 7.2 percent in the 12 months to December 2022. Announcing her resignation last Thursday, Ardern said, after five and a half years of the top leadership role, she coul

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra speaks at a Honda Motor Co. plant in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on March 31, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the plant's restart of production the previous week after massive flooding inundated it and crippled the automaker's output for five and a half months.

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Workers manufacture vehicles at a Honda Motor Co. plant in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on March 31, 2012. A ceremony was held that day to mark the plant's restart of production the previous week after massive flooding inundated it and crippled the automaker's output for five and a half months.

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Honda Motor Co. restarts production at its four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, on March 26, 2012, five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding.

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Honda Motor Co. restarts production at its four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, on March 26, 2012, five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding.

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Employees of Honda Motor Co.'s four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, arrive at the plant on March 26, 2012, when the Japanese automaker restarted production at the plant five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding.

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Employees of Honda Motor Co.'s four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, arrive at the plant on March 26, 2012, when the Japanese automaker restarted production at the plant five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding.

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Astronauts in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa shake hands at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in the suburbs of Moscow on May 16, 2011. The three will lift off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8 to stay at the International Space Station for about five and a half months, with Furukawa serving as a flight engineer on his first space mission.

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Nuclear reactor resumes operation 30 months after fatal accident

FUKUI, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the No. 3 reactor (far right) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, which resumed operation, two and a half years after an accident that killed five people and injured six others.

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Nuclear reactor resumes operation 30 months after fatal accident

FUKUI, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the No. 3 reactor (fore) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, which resumed operation, two and a half years after an accident that killed five people and injured six others. The accident was blamed on pipes that had not been inspected for 28 years.

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Yen soars in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese yen surges to the 113 yen level against the dollar briefly in Tokyo on Aug. 2 for the first time in five and a half months. A signboard at Tokyo's Ueda Harlow Ltd. showed 113.97 yen at 4:30 p.m. The dollar closed at 114.02-05 yen at 5 p.m. after hitting the day's low of 113.95 yen.

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Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of Fukushima plant for 1st time

HIRONO, Japan - Michiyo Suzuki, 38, wearing radiation protection gear, returns to her home in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on Aug. 26, 2011. Suzuki was among nearly 150 evacuees from areas within 3 km of the plant who were allowed to visit their homes for the first time in five and a half months since the complex was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of Fukushima plant for 1st time

HIRONO, Japan - Kikuko Tatebayashi, wearing radiation protection gear, finds her wedding band in a case as she returns to her home in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on Aug. 26, 2011. Tatebayashi was among nearly 150 evacuees from areas within 3 km of the plant who were allowed to visit their homes for the first time in five and a half months since the complex was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of Fukushima plant for 1st time

HIRONO, Japan - Natsu Suzuki, a 16-year-old high school student, wearing radiation protection gear, sorts through his belongings at his home in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on Aug. 26, 2011. Suzuki was among nearly 150 evacuees from areas within 3 km of the plant who were allowed to visit their homes for the first time in five and a half months since the complex was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa shake hands at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in the suburbs of Moscow on May 16, 2011. The three will lift off in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 8 to stay at the International Space Station for about five and a half months, with Furukawa serving as a flight engineer on his first space mission. (Kyodo)

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Workers manufacture vehicles at a Honda Motor Co. plant in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on March 31, 2012. A ceremony was held that day to mark the plant's restart of production the previous week after massive flooding inundated it and crippled the automaker's output for five and a half months. (Kyodo)

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra speaks at a Honda Motor Co. plant in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on March 31, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the plant's restart of production the previous week after massive flooding inundated it and crippled the automaker's output for five and a half months. (Kyodo)

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Honda Motor Co. restarts production at its four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, on March 26, 2012, five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding. (Kyodo)

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Honda Motor Co. restarts production at its four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, on March 26, 2012, five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding. (Kyodo)

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Employees of Honda Motor Co.'s four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, arrive at the plant on March 26, 2012, when the Japanese automaker restarted production at the plant five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding. (Kyodo)

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Honda resumes production at Thai plant

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Employees of Honda Motor Co.'s four-wheel plant in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, arrive at the plant on March 26, 2012, when the Japanese automaker restarted production at the plant five and a half months after it was inundated and crippled by massive flooding. (Kyodo)

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Yen soars in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese yen surges to the 113 yen level against the dollar briefly in Tokyo on Aug. 2 for the first time in five and a half months. A signboard at Tokyo's Ueda Harlow Ltd. showed 113.97 yen at 4:30 p.m. The dollar closed at 114.02-05 yen at 5 p.m. after hitting the day's low of 113.95 yen.

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Yen soars in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese yen surges to the 113 yen level against the dollar briefly in Tokyo on Aug. 2 for the first time in five and a half months. A signboard at Tokyo's Ueda Harlow Ltd. showed 113.97 yen at 4:30 p.m. The dollar closed at 114.02-05 yen at 5 p.m. after hitting the day's low of 113.95 yen.