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RECAP: Typhoon Peipah Brings Heavy Rain, Flooding, and Tornado Damage Across Japan

Typhoon Peipah made landfall in Japan on Friday, September 5, first near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn and again in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9 a.m., bringing heavy rain and flooding across western to eastern regions. In Shizuoka Prefecture, a tornado linked to the storm caused major damage in Makinohara, Yoshida, and Yaizu, toppling buildings, ripping apart greenhouses, and overturning trucks.

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Traffic Accident in Ha Tinh - Vietnam

This photo taken on July 25, 2025 shows the overturning site of a sleeper bus in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh. At least nine people were killed and 16 others severely injured when a sleeper bus overturned in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh early Friday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traffic Accident in Ha Tinh - Vietnam

Rescuers work at the overturning site of a sleeper bus in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh, July 25, 2025. At least nine people were killed and 16 others severely injured when a sleeper bus overturned in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh early Friday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Traffic Accident in Ha Tinh - Vietnam

This photo taken on July 25, 2025 shows the overturning site of a sleeper bus in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh. At least nine people were killed and 16 others severely injured when a sleeper bus overturned in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh early Friday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported. Photo by VNA/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 4TH DISTRICT. ?LA COURSE DES CAFES? BACK AFTER A 12-YEAR STOP IN THE STREETS OF THE 4TH DISTRICT OF PARIS ON MARCH 24, 2024. 300 PARTICIPANTS MUST BE IN WORK OUTFIT, CARRY A TRAY WITHOUT OVERTURNING IT WITH A CROISSANT, A CUP OF COFFEE AND A GLASS OF WATER. THEY MUST NOT RUN 2 KMS OF THE COURSE Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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13 dead in central Senegal road accident

STORY: 13 dead in central Senegal road accident SHOOTING TIME: April 25, 2024 DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Dakar CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident site STORYLINE: Thirteen people were killed and around 40 others were injured in a traffic accident in central Senegal Thursday evening, local media reported. The accident happened at around 7:00 p.m. local time on National Road No. 1, near the village of Yamong in the Kaffrine region, reported the Senegalese Press Agency, citing a security source. The accident was caused by the overturning of a transport bus after one of its tires burst, the report quoted the source as saying. The Senegalese government implemented several measures last year to combat traffic accidents following a series of deadly accidents. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dakar. (XHTV)

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Trump Ally Mike Johnson Elected New House Speaker - Washington

United States Representative Virginia Foxx (Republican of North Carolina) in the House Chamber after United States Representative Mike Johnson (Republican of Louisiana) is elected Speaker of the House Wednesday, October 25, 2023 in Washington, DC, USA. Foxx recently received media attention after “booing” a reporter who asked Johnson about his stance on overturning the 2020 election shortly after Johnson was named the GOP nominee. The party first nominated United States House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (Republican of Louisiana), who dropped out shortly after winning the nomination due to lack of support. United States Representative Jim Jordan (Republican of Ohio) won the second nomination, however, was unable to get 217 votes on the House Floor after multiple rounds of voting. Majority Whip United States Representative Tom Emmer (Republican of Minnesota) was the third nominee, but dropped out just hours after he was elected. Kevin McCarthy (Republican of California) was recently ousted from the Speakershi

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Top court acquits professor of groping girl on train

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Nagura, a 63-year-old professor at the National Defense Medical College, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14. The Supreme Court acquitted him the same day of groping a high school girl on a train in the first instance of the apex court overturning previous guilty rulings in a molestation case.

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Chinese protest against Japanese firm

QIDONG, China - People rejoice after overturning a car during a demonstration in Qidong in the Chinese province of Jiangsu on July 28, 2012, against the planned construction of a drainpipe that will discharge waste from Japanese firm Oji Paper Co.'s inland plant into the sea.

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Top court reinstates lay judges' acquittal in drug case

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers for Kikuo Anzai display a banner that reads ''not guilty'' outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2012. The Supreme Court acquitted the former business executive of drug smuggling charges in a closely watched case, after a high court found him guilty by overturning an initial acquittal by lay judges at a district court.

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Plaintiffs of Iressa cancer drug case

TOKYO, Japan - Three deceased patients' relatives who sued the Japanese government and the Japanese unit of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC, demanding compensation for the side effects caused by the lung cancer drug Iressa, walk to the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 15, 2011. The high court on the same day ruled the government and AstraZeneca K.K. are not responsible for damages, overturning a lower court ruling. The plaintiffs sought a combined 77 million yen in compensation.

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Mother of slain Briton satisfied with life-term ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Steare, the mother of slain British woman Lucie Blackman, reads out a statement at a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 16 after the Tokyo High Court sentenced businessman Joji Obara to life in prison after overturning a lower court ruling that acquitted him of all charges involving Blackman's death due to lack of evidence.

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Chile top court rules Fujimori should be extradited to Peru

SANTIAGO, Chile - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori speaks to the press on Sept. 21 after the Chilean Supreme Court ruled that Fujimori should be extradited to Peru to face charges of corruption and abuse of human rights, overturning a previous decision.

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(3)Top court says gov't 1983 approval to build Monju reactor was valid

TOKYO, Japan - Residents of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, and their supporters shout their protest outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo on May 30 after the court ruled that the government's 1983 approval to build the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga was valid, overturning a 2003 high court ruling that invalidated the approval.

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(2)Top court says gov't 1983 approval to build Monju reactor was valid

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on August 31, 2004 shows the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. The Supreme Court ruled May 30 that the government's 1983 approval to build the nuclear reactor was valid, overturning a 2003 high court ruling that invalidated the approval.

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(2)Court awards damages to Chinese in wartime forced-labor case

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Plaintiffs, accompanied by their lawyers and supporters, walk into the Hiroshima High Court on July 9 to hear a ruling on their damages suit. The high court awarded damages in full by overturning a July 2002 lower court ruling that rejected the lawsuit brought by Shao Yicheng, 78, and four other plaintiffs four years earlier against Nishimatsu Construction Co., a construction firm based in Tokyo.

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Court recognizes Afghan man as refugee in watershed decision

OSAKA, Japan - Abdul Basir, an Afghan asylum seeker, smiles at a news conference in Osaka on March 27 following the Osaka District Court ruling that recognized him as a refugee, overturning the justice minister's earlier decision that determined otherwise.

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U.S. ruling on abortion reveals politicization of women's rights: Chilean professor

STORY: U.S. ruling on abortion reveals politicization of women's rights: Chilean professor DATELINE: July 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:33 LOCATION: Santiago CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people protesting in America 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ISAAC RAVETLLAT BALLESTE, Professor of Legal and Social Sciences at University of Talca in Chile 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): ISAAC RAVETLLAT BALLESTE, Professor of Legal and Social Sciences at University of Talca in Chile STORYLINE: A Chilean professor said the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on abortion is not just about women's rights, but revealed deep-seated politicization on the issue. By overturning Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated constitutional protection to abortion rights. SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): ISAAC RAVETLLAT BALLESTE, Professor of Legal and Social Sciences at University of Talca in Chile "I believe that this is an error, in which there are certain issues that sell to the electorate, because certain promises are being made to get vote

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U.S.-NEW YORK-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220705) -- NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators march during a protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling in New York, the United States, July 4, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220705) -- NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators march during a protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling in New York, the United States, July 4, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220705) -- NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators march during a protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling in New York, the United States, July 4, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220705) -- NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators march during a protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling in New York, the United States, July 4, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Thousands of Angelinos protest Roe vs. Wade overturning

STORY: Thousands of Angelinos protest Roe vs. Wade overturning DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of local residents rallying for abortion rights in Los Angeles 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LUCHA BRIGHT, Protester 3. various of protesters taking to the street in Los Angeles 4. various of armed policemen on alert STORYLINE: At least four rallies for abortion rights were held in Los Angeles Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court made a decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Roe v. Wade is a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. nearly half a century ago. SOUNDBITE (English): LUCHA BRIGHT, Protester "What you see here today is something that needs to be multiplied through the whole society. This country, what's happening in this country is something that's wrong with this country. The society is ripping apart from top to bottom." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Los Angeles, U.S. (XHTV

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators gather to protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in downtown Los Angeles, California, the United States on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in downtown Los Angeles, California, the United States on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators gather outside the federal courthouse to protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in downtown Los Angeles, California, the United States on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in San Francisco, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators march along the Hollywood Blvd. during a protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Xinhua)

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U.S.-CALIFORNIA-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- LOS ANGELES, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A woman protests against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling outside the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, California, the United States on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua)

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U.S.-NEW YORK-SUPREME COURT-ABORTION RIGHTS-PROTEST

(220625) -- NEW YORK, June 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Demonstrators march during a protest against the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade abortion-rights ruling in New York, the United States, on June 24, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the nation nearly half a century ago. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

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Demonstrators descend on U.S. cities amid fierce abortion rights debate

STORY: Demonstrators descend on U.S. cities amid fierce abortion rights debate DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN DING, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the event STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN DING, Xinhua correspondent "At least thousands of people gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday in support of access to abortion across the U.S. They also marched to the Supreme Court in the afternoon. A draft majority opinion leaked from the U.S. Supreme Court about two weeks ago indicates that the court is leaning toward overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that established a constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. The Supreme Court acknowledged the authenticity of the draft, though it made clear the document did not represent its final position. People and groups on both sides of the issue are making their cases on different levels and occasions. A ruling from the Supreme Court on

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(2)Top court says gov't 1983 approval to build Monju reactor was

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on August 31, 2004 shows the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. The Supreme Court ruled May 30 that the government's 1983 approval to build the nuclear reactor was valid, overturning a 2003 high court ruling that invalidated the approval. (Kyodo)

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(3)Top court says gov't 1983 approval to build Monju reactor was

TOKYO, Japan - Residents of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, and their supporters shout their protest outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo on May 30 after the court ruled that the government's 1983 approval to build the Monju experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga was valid, overturning a 2003 high court ruling that invalidated the approval. (Kyodo)

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Court recognizes Afghan man as refugee in watershed decision

OSAKA, Japan - Abdul Basir, an Afghan asylum seeker, smiles at a news conference in Osaka on March 27 following the Osaka District Court ruling that recognized him as a refugee, overturning the justice minister's earlier decision that determined otherwise. (Kyodo)

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Former senior AUM member Inoue sentenced to death

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo High Court on May 28 sentenced to death Yoshihiro Inoue (file photo), a former senior member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who was charged in 10 criminal cases, including the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, overturning a life sentence handed down by a lower court. (Kyodo)

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Strong typhoon hits Japan's Kyushu, injures many

Photo taken Aug. 25, 2015, shows the collapsed roof of a car wash at a gas station in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after being hit by a powerful typhoon. Typhoon Goni headed north, overturning vehicles and injuring more than 20 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong typhoon hits Japan's Kyushu, injures many

A man sits on the floor near at JR Hakata Station in southwestern Japan as bullet train services are suspended because of a powerful typhoon. Typhoon Goni headed north, overturning vehicles and injuring more than 20 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chile top court rules Fujimori should be extradited to Peru

SANTIAGO, Chile - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori speaks to the press on Sept. 21 after the Chilean Supreme Court ruled that Fujimori should be extradited to Peru to face charges of corruption and abuse of human rights, overturning a previous decision. (Kyodo)

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Top court acquits professor of groping girl on train

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Nagura, a 63-year-old professor at the National Defense Medical College, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 14. The Supreme Court acquitted him the same day of groping a high school girl on a train in the first instance of the apex court overturning previous guilty rulings in a molestation case. (Kyodo)

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High court gives ex-fund manager Murakami suspended prison term

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo High Court sentenced former investment fund manager Yoshiaki Murakami (in file photo taken July 19, 2007) to two years in prison, suspended for three years, on Feb. 3 overturning a lower court ruling that had given him an unsuspended prison term for insider trading connected to shares of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. in 2004. (Kyodo)

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Mother of slain Briton satisfied with life-term ruling

TOKYO, Japan - Jane Steare, the mother of slain British woman Lucie Blackman, reads out a statement at a press conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 16 after the Tokyo High Court sentenced businessman Joji Obara to life in prison after overturning a lower court ruling that acquitted him of all charges involving Blackman's death due to lack of evidence. (Kyodo)

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Monk fined for distributing communist party fliers

TOKYO, Japan - Buddhist monk Yosei Arakawa weeps after the Tokyo High Court fined him 50,000 yen on Dec. 11, overturning a lower court decision that had cleared him of a charge of trespassing at a Tokyo condominium to distribute Japanese Communist Party leaflets. (Kyodo)

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Top court reinstates lay judges' acquittal in drug case

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers for Kikuo Anzai display a banner that reads ''not guilty'' outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2012. The Supreme Court acquitted the former business executive of drug smuggling charges in a closely watched case, after a high court found him guilty by overturning an initial acquittal by lay judges at a district court. (Kyodo)