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China: Man Survives Night Trapped in Narrow Ice Crevasse in Chengdu

On November 18, 2025, in Chengdu, Sichuan, the video captured the man struggling to pull himself out of a narrow ice crack after an entire night of being stuck inside. The morning light revealed the jagged walls around him as he pushed through the cold and fatigue, inching closer to the surface until he finally managed to escape. He was later taken to a hospital, where doctors confirmed that he had survived the ordeal and was receiving treatment while working toward recovery.

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Hamas Releases the Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages - Gaza

Masked Palestinian militants stand next to one of the coffins on stage, with an altered portrait of Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu in the background, before handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases the Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages - Gaza

The coffins of the four Israeli hostages sit on stage during the handing them over to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases the Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages - Gaza

Palestinian militants carry one of the four coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Hamas militants take pictures as fellow masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Hamas militants take pictures as fellow masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Hamas militants take pictures as fellow masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Hamas militants take pictures as fellow masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

A Palestinian militant group Hamas fighter and a member of the Red Cross sign documents on stage next to the coffins of the four Israeli hostages during the handing them over to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Armed Palestinian militants stand next to the coffins on stage before handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Armed Palestinian militants stand next to the coffins on stage before handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

A Palestinian militant group Hamas fighter and a member of the Red Cross sign documents on stage next to the coffins of the four Israeli hostages during the handing them over to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

A Palestinian militant group Hamas fighter and a member of the Red Cross sign documents on stage next to the coffins of the four Israeli hostages during the handing them over to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Hamas militants take pictures as fellow masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Hamas militants take pictures as fellow masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Members of the Red Cross inspect a coffin during the handing over by Hamas militants of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hamas Releases The Bodies Of Four Israeli Hostages

Hamas militants take pictures as fellow masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. Hamas handed over on February 20 coffins believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those of the Bibas family who became symbols of the ordeal that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war began. The transfer of the bodies is the first by Hamas since its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel triggered the war, and is taking place under a fragile ceasefire that has seen living hostages exchanged for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Brave Child Calmly Handles And Survives Sudden Elevator Malfunction

On June 11, 2024, in Chongqing, an 11-year-old boy Yuanyuan experienced a terrifying elevator malfunction that caused the elevator to plummet from the ninth floor to the third sub-basement level. Despite the fear-inducing situation, the child remained composed, frantically pressing buttons to try and stabilize the situation. Then he half squatted, clinging his hands to the wall tightly. Because the child usually enjoys watching documentaries and may have picked up some knowledge, he remained calm and carried out self-rescue during the more than one minute he was trapped. Once home safely, the ordeal's impact hit, and the child burst into tears, according to his mother.

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From one displacement to another: Gazans fleeing Rafah cram into squalid areas

STORY: From one displacement to another: Gazans fleeing Rafah cram into squalid areas SHOOTING TIME: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of displaced people in Khan Younis 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): AHMED AFRAN, Displaced Palestinian 3. various of displaced people STORYLINE: Ahmed Arfan, a Palestinian from Rafah who has been displaced along with his wife and four children, has set up a temporary tent for his family in southern Gaza's city of Khan Younis. "I was forced to sleep in the open for several days. I had to distribute my children and wife among my relatives' tents until I could set up our own," Arfan, 39, told Xinhua. After a terrible ordeal, Arfan pitched a tent near a landfill in Khan Younis' Mawasi area. "All day long, we suffer from the foul smell of the waste. Mosquitoes and insects plague us day and night, but I have no choice. There are many displaced people here and there is no other place for us," he said.

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30-day truce under negotiation as Gaza residents face daily ordeal

STORY: 30-day truce under negotiation as Gaza residents face daily ordeal SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23 & 24, 2024/file DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: RAMALLAH, Palestine/Jerusalem CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah 2. various of a temporary shelter in central Gaza 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): Gaza resident 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): Gaza resident 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMED AYMAN, Gaza resident 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): NAJAT SHABET, Gaza resident 7. various of Tel Aviv (file) 8. various of Khan Younis STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): OHOOD AL-JAGHOUB, Xinhua reporter in Ramallah "A 30-day ceasefire agreement through intense Qatari, American, and Egyptian mediation efforts is being pushed forward, aiming to allow more aid to enter Gaza and focusing on releasing all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Meanwhile, fierce fighting persists in Khan Younis and southern areas where tank and air strike

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Missing French Toddler Case - Le Haut Vernet

The grandparents house of little Emile, where the entire family of the missing child has taken refuge since the beginning of the ordeal, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half year-old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Missing French Toddler Case - Le Haut Vernet

The grandparents house of little Emile, where the entire family of the missing child has taken refuge since the beginning of the ordeal, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half year-old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Missing French Toddler Case - Le Haut Vernet

The grandparents house of little Emile, where the entire family of the missing child has taken refuge since the beginning of the ordeal, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half year-old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Missing French Toddler Case - Le Haut Vernet

The grandparents house of little Emile, where the entire family of the missing child has taken refuge since the beginning of the ordeal, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half year-old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Missing French Toddler Case - Le Haut Vernet

The grandparents house of little Emile, where the entire family of the missing child has taken refuge since the beginning of the ordeal, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half year-old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Missing French Toddler Case - Le Haut Vernet

The grandparents house of little Emile, where the entire family of the missing child has taken refuge since the beginning of the ordeal, France on August 8th, 2023, marks one month since the disappearance of Emile, two and a half year-old. The little boy vanished mysteriously in the village of Haut-Vernet. Despite significant efforts deployed to find him and dozens of hectares searched in the vicinity, the child remains untraceable. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tearful reunions at Zimbabwe's airport as evacuees from Sudan arrive home

STORY: Tearful reunions at Zimbabwe's airport as evacuees from Sudan arrive home DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:42 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of evacuees being welcomed by their families at the airport 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): SUSAN MUKANDO, Evacuee 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): PRIDE MUBAIWA, Evacuee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): ANNA MADEKUBVENI, Evacuee STORYLINE: The terminal building at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has witnessed countless affectionate hugs, but Sunday evening was unlike any other day as emotions ran high when families received their loved ones evacuated from Sudan. Tears of joy ran down their faces as a group of 21 evacuees who had been caught in the middle of the crossfire emerged from the exit gate of the arrivals terminal. The first group of 44 evacuees from war-torn Sudan arrived in Zimbabwe on Friday. Susan Mukando, an evacuee, could not control her emotions as she narrated the ordeal she went through with her s

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman hostage (L) released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants after a six-week ordeal melts into tears as she is met by her family member at a hospital outside Seoul on Sept. 2.

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - Nineteen South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants arrive at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 2, returning home after a six-week ordeal.

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - Some of the women hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants after a six-week ordeal are moved to tears on their way to a hospital by bus from Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 2.

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - Two women hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants after a six-week ordeal hug each other in tears on their way to a hospital by bus from at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 2.

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19 S. Korean hostages make home after 6-week ordeal in Afghanistan

SEOUL, South Korea - Some of the 19 South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants hold a press conference after landing at Incheon International Airport outside Seoul on Sept. 2. ''We are sorry for causing you trouble,'' Yu Kyeong Sik (2nd from left), said on behalf of the group. ''We are thankful for all of those who have helped us come home safely.''

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Husband of victim in Malaysian airbag crash recalls ordeal

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Welhelmo Rodriguez Caido speaks in an interview on Jan. 8, 2015, about how his wife Law Suk Leh was killed after a metal fragment from a defective Takata Corp. airbag hit her in the neck in a car accident in Borneo, Malaysia, in July 2014. Law died of massive bleeding at a hospital, where their baby daughter was delivered alive but died two days later.

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WWII survivor recalls wartime ordeal at peace park

TOKYO, Japan - Ikuko Yasuda, 89, stands in front of the Peace Tower at Heiwadai Park in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2014, recalling her experiences as a student during World War I, including being enlisted to help level the ground for the tower's construction and sending off "kamikaze" suicide attack squads. The tower was originally constructed in 1940 to celebrate the 2,600th anniversary of the ascension of Japan's mythical first emperor and bears the inscription "Hakko Ichiu," meaning "united under one roof," a phrase often used by imperialists rallying for Japanese reign in Asia during the war. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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N. Korean abductee's mother voices hope in book

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at age 13, holds her book "Ai wa Akiramenai" (Love Never Gives Up) at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014. The book charts her own ordeal, from desperation to hope for her daughter's safe return, as well as recent developments such as her meeting with a daughter of Megumi.

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Lone pine tree 3-1/2 years since 2011 disaster

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Volunteers helping victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami pose for a photo in front of the lone pine tree to survive the ordeal in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2014, on the eve of the day marking three and a half years since the disaster ravaged northeastern Japan.

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Former nurse in Okinawa conveys tragic WW2 memories

NAHA, Japan - Yoneko Uehara, a former World War II student nurse at a field hospital in Okinawa, southwestern Japan, briefs children on her ordeal in the war with hand-drawn pictures in Onna, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 12, 2014.

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Ex-POW at Siberian labor camp talks about ordeal

KYOTO, Japan - Jiro Harada, seen in this file photo take in May 2014, talks about his ordeal as a prisoner of war at a Siberian labor camp in the former Soviet Union at the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan.

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Japan fisherman exposed to Bikini nuke fallout recalls ordeal

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Former Japanese fisherman Matashichi Oishi speaks of his exposure to nuclear fallout from the 1954 U.S. H-bomb test on Bikini Atoll at a school in Majuro, the capital of the Marshall Islands republic, on Feb. 27, 2014. He was aboard the Fukuryu Maru No.5 near the atoll at that time.

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A-bomb survivors pass on own experiences to support Fukushima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken March 6, 2013 in the city of Hiroshima shows atomic-bomb survivor Mitsuo Kodama with a photo of his damaged chromosomes. Kodama has continued efforts to raise public awareness about the horrors of radiation by showing people the photo when giving his testimonies of his ordeal.

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42 Japanese hurt as bus falls from cliff in S. Africa

DURBAN, South Africa - Tatsuro Nakagawa, one of the 42 Japanese people injured in a bus accident near Durban, touches his hip as he speaks of his ordeal on a bed at a hospital in eastern Durban on Feb. 9.