Philippines: Alert Level 3 Raised For Kanlaon Volcano

As of December 23, the alert level for Kanlaon Volcano was raised to 3. At least 15 volcanic earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours. According to reports, over 7,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide were emitted on Sunday, December 22.

Japan maritime force vessels

Japan maritime force vessels

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force training vessels on a round-the-world voyage arrive at Thilawa port, about 25 kilometers south of Yangon, in Myanmar on Sept. 30, 2013, for a five-day mission, marking the first-ever port call by an MSDF vessel to the country.

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan ahead of their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2010. King arrived the previous day in South Korea on a five-day visit for his first fact-finding mission on the latest human rights conditions in North Korea.

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan ahead of their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2010. King arrived the previous day in South Korea on a five-day visit for his first fact-finding mission on the latest human rights conditions in North Korea.

2 members of U.S. mission to N. Korea arrive in Seoul

2 members of U.S. mission to N. Korea arrive in Seoul

SEOUL, south Korea - One of two members of an unofficial U.S. delegation that inspected a key North Korean nuclear complex keeps mum on arrival at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul from Beijing on Jan. 11. Senate foreign policy aides Keith Luse and Frank Jannuzi were scheduled to meet presidential and foreign ministry officials to brief them on the results of their five-day visit to North Korea.

U.S. mission arrives in N. Korea

U.S. mission arrives in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Sig Hecker (L), a former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Jack Pritchard, former U.S. presidential negotiator leave Beijing airport for North Korea on Jan. 6. With three other members of a joint private mission of U.S. policy-makers and a nuclear scientist, they flew into Pyongyang to begin a five-day visit at Pyongyang's invitation. The team may get a chance to visit a key nuclear complex that has been unchecked by foreigners since 2002.

Private U.S. mission visits N. Korea to see key nuke plant

Private U.S. mission visits N. Korea to see key nuke plant

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. presidential negotiator Jack Pritchard prepares to leave Beijing airport for Pyongyang on Jan. 6 as a member of a joint private mission of U.S. policy-makers and a nuclear scientist on a five-day visit to North Korea. His team may get a chance to visit a key nuclear complex that has been unchecked by foreigners since 2002.

Private U.S. mission visits N. Korea to see key nuke plant

Private U.S. mission visits N. Korea to see key nuke plant

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. presidential negotiator Jack Pritchard prepares to leave Beijing airport for Pyongyang on Jan. 6 as a member of a joint private mission of U.S. policy-makers and a nuclear scientist on a five-day visit to North Korea. His team may get a chance to visit a key nuclear complex that has been unchecked by foreigners since 2002. (Kyodo)

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan ahead of their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2010. King arrived the previous day in South Korea on a five-day visit for his first fact-finding mission on the latest human rights conditions in North Korea. (Kyodo)

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan ahead of their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2010. King arrived the previous day in South Korea on a five-day visit for his first fact-finding mission on the latest human rights conditions in North Korea. (Kyodo)

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan ahead of their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2010. King arrived the previous day in South Korea on a five-day visit for his first fact-finding mission on the latest human rights conditions in North Korea. (Kyodo)

U.S. mission arrives in N. Korea

U.S. mission arrives in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Sig Hecker (L), a former director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Jack Pritchard, former U.S. presidential negotiator leave Beijing airport for North Korea on Jan. 6. With three other members of a joint private mission of U.S. policy-makers and a nuclear scientist, they flew into Pyongyang to begin a five-day visit at Pyongyang's invitation. The team may get a chance to visit a key nuclear complex that has been unchecked by foreigners since 2002. (Kyodo)