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China: Man Sprints Away Just in Time to Avoid Pile of Snow Slides From Rooftop

This is the dramatic moment that a man in China sprinted away just in time to avoid being hit by a huge pile of falling snow from a rooftop. On November 8, 2021, in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, the video captured the shocking scene as accumulated snow suddenly slid off the roof.　The man, noticing the danger, reacted instantly and ran.

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UK: Heathrow Airport Evacuated Following Hazardous Materials Scare

21 people reported injuries after Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport was closed temporarily and evacuated on Monday, September 8, following a “possible hazardous materials incident.” The terminal was reopened, and the nature of the incident has not been disclosed and the Metropolitan Police announced that no trace of any "adverse substance" was found.

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Nour Shams Camp - West Bank

Press members and ordinary people watching the destruction of Palestinian homes run as Israeli forces shoot live bullets to scare them away in Nour Shams Refugee Camp in Toulkarm, West Bank, on May 29, 2025. Israeli bulldozers, backed by infantry units, continue large-scale demolitions of homes in Nour Shams. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UK: US Embassy In London Locked Down After Bomb Threat

A bomb threat prompted the closure of the US Embassy in London on Friday, November 22. Armed officers arrived at the building in Nine Elms following a report of a suspicious package. The embassy was immediately locked down as a police unit carried out a controlled detonation of the item within a cordoned area, causing a loud explosion.

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UK: Bomb Scare Forces Evacuation At Chester Railway And Bus Station

Chester railway and bus stations in North West England were evacuated due to a bomb scare on Friday evening, November 22. Police sealed off the area around the station and deployed bomb disposal vehicles. A number of trains were delayed or cancelled, National Rail said.

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Australia: Street Locked Down In Melbourne CBD During Police Operation

A major street in Melbourne's CBD was locked down during a police operation on Wednesday, June 19. As the bomb squad was called to the scene on Collins Street, workers in nearby buildings were told to stay inside. A 33-year-old man was quickly arrested, according to reports.

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Australia: Street Locked Down In Melbourne CBD During Police Operation 2

A major street in Melbourne's CBD was locked down during a police operation on Wednesday, June 19. As the bomb squad was called to the scene on Collins Street, workers in nearby buildings were told to stay inside. A 33-year-old man was quickly arrested, according to reports.

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Wildlife Reflectors

04.06.2024, Nurmsi. Installing reflectors on a highway to reduce roadkill. Deterrent reflectors scare away the wildlife and are playing a key role in protecting society, wildlife, and reducing animal suffering on the roads. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Wildlife Reflectors

04.06.2024, Nurmsi. Installing reflectors on a highway to reduce roadkill. Deterrent reflectors scare away the wildlife and are playing a key role in protecting society, wildlife, and reducing animal suffering on the roads. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Wildlife Reflectors

04.06.2024, Nurmsi. Installing reflectors on a highway to reduce roadkill. Deterrent reflectors scare away the wildlife and are playing a key role in protecting society, wildlife, and reducing animal suffering on the roads. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Wildlife Reflectors

04.06.2024, Nurmsi. Installing reflectors on a highway to reduce roadkill. Deterrent reflectors scare away the wildlife and are playing a key role in protecting society, wildlife, and reducing animal suffering on the roads. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare

STORY: Japan's Kobayashi Pharma factory inspected amid supplement health scare SHOOTING TIME: March 29, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's headquarters in the city of Osaka 2. various of the recalled three products containing Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's beni-koji 3. various of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's products in Japan's drugstores STORYLINE: Japan's health ministry and local authorities on Saturday inspected the Osaka factory of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical following reports of deaths and hospitalizations possibly linked to its dietary supplements containing red yeast rice, known as "beni-koji." The factory in western Japan, which was making the ingredients of the product named Beni-koji Choleste Help, a type of granules advertised with the effect of lowering LDL cholesterol levels, shut down in December. However, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare and the Osaka city government decided to carry out

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Universal Studios Hollywood kicks off annual Halloween attractions

STORY: Universal Studios Hollywood kicks off annual Halloween attractions DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Halloween attractions in Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles STORYLINE: Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles on Thursday kicked off its Halloween Horror Nights, an annual Halloween-themed event. This year's Horror Nights, running from Sept. 7 to Oct. 31, features 8 haunted houses, 3 scare zones, the Terror Tram, and two shows. Universal Studios Hollywood's haunted houses are known for their incredible make-up, costuming, and set design. The attractions are expected to immerse visitors in a breathtaking, three-dimensional world of terror inspired by TV and film's most compelling horror properties. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Los Angeles, U.S. (XHTV)

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Football: Japan Women's World Cup squad

Members of the Japan women's national football team gather around Maika Hamano (C), who suffered an injury scare during a training session in Christchurch, New Zealand, on July 18, 2023, ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Football: Japan Women's World Cup squad

Japan forward Maika Hamano (L, front) walks off the football pitch after suffering an injury scare during a training session in Christchurch, New Zealand, on July 17, 2023, ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup.

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Snow leopard sneaks into ski resort in Xinjiang, China

STORY: Snow leopard sneaks into ski resort in Xinjiang, China DATELINE: Jan. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:25 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the snow leopard spotted at the Jiangjunshan Ski Resort STORYLINE: Recently, a snow leopard was spotted at the Jiangjunshan Ski Resort in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The resort immediately organized a team to monitor the animal's movements to ensure the safety of all tourists. Tourists were warned not to panic, and not to feed, scare or chase the snow leopard if they encounter it. Snow leopards are under China's highest national-level protection, and are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. They can be spotted in alpine areas in China's southwestern, northwestern and northern regions, including Tibet, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Gansu, and Inner Mongolia. The number of snow leopards is slowly increasing, and they can be spotted more frequently thanks to years of protection

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Chinese farm market closed amid bird flu scare

SHANGHAI, China - A woman walks by a farm wholesale market section for trading in live birds, closed for disinfection amid an avian flu scare, in Shanghai on Jan. 30, 2014.

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Birds on sale after market closure for avian flu scare

SHANGHAI, China - Birds are put on a bicycle-drawn cart on a Shanghai street on Jan. 30, 2014, for unauthorized sale after poultry market closure amid an avian flu scare.

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Hakuho survives 5th-day scare at New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) narrowly forces second-ranked maegashira Ikioi out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2015. Hakuho, who is tied with legendary yokozuna Taiho for the most career championships at 32, remains unbeaten.

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IRFC chief calls for more manpower to fight Ebola scare

TOKYO, Japan - Elhadj As Sy, secretary general of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, calls for more medical workers to fight the Ebola fever outbreak at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2014.

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Syrian women receive relief goods amid 40% supply cut

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian women receive relief goods from the U.N. World Food Program in Damascus on Oct. 19, 2014. The WFP has been forced to cut relief supplies by 40% because of the needs for humanitarian assistance in other places such as West Africa caught in the Ebola scare.

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Workers bring in WFP relief goods in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Workers bring relief goods into the U.N. World Food Program's storage tent in Damascus on Oct. 19, 2014. The WFP has been forced to cut relief supplies by 40% because of the needs for humanitarian assistance in other places such as West Africa caught in the Ebola scare.

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Tokyo's Yoyogi Park empty amid dengue fever scare

TOKYO, Japan - Yoyogi Park in Tokyo is deserted after being closed off with barriers due to the presence of mosquitos carrying the dengue fever virus on Sept. 4, 2014.

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Doctor briefs press on Ebola scare in Liberia

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Kato of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, about his involvement in the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. He was dispatched to the western African country in May and August to help establish a center for the treatment of people infected with the virus in the Liberian capital Monrovia.

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Woman uses picture cards to show flight from nuke scare

SENDAI, Japan - Hisai Yashima performs a picture-card show based on an old woman's tale of her flight from the Fukushima nuclear disaster at a temporary housing unit in Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in June 2014.

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Narita airport tests use of hawks to reduce bird strikes

NARITA, Japan - A falconer lets his hawk rest on his arm during an experiment conducted by Narita International Airport Corp. on Aug. 11, 2014, to scare off other birds in order to reduce the frequency of bird strikes over the airport east of Tokyo.

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Chinese plane searched after emergency landing on bomb scare

NANJING, China - Chinese security police examine passengers aboard a plane bound for Urumqi from Shanghai on May 22, 2014, after its emergency landing in Nanjing, eastern China, following a bomb threat.

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Cattle farmer braves nuclear scare in Fukushima

SENDAI, Japan - Masami Yoshizawa stands by beef cattle on April 2, 2014, in his "Farm of Hope" in a nuclear fallout-contaminated area in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. He says his "pride as a cattleman" makes him keep feeding them even though they are of no use for commercial sale.

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Bird farm remains empty amid avian flu scare in China

JIAXING, China - A chicken farm in Jianxing in China's eastern coastal province of Zhejiang remains empty on April 2, 2014, after its closure amid an avian flu scare.

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Tainted dumpling case

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Photo shows a courthouse in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, where the trial of Lu Yueting is being held, on July 30, 2013. The Chinese man is accused of poisoning frozen "gyoza" dumplings that sickened 10 people in Japan five years ago, triggering a scare over the safety of Chinese food products.

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Flu scare hits Japan baseball club

SAPPORO, Japan - (From L) Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Yoshio Itoi, pitcher Keisuke Tanimoto and pitcher Masanori Hayashi are seen wearing masks as they leave Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Hokkaido on Aug. 18. Four players and a coach in the team have tested positive for influenza A, with three of them confirmed as having the H1N1 strain.

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Thermographic equipment in place at worlds after flu scare

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Spectators with face masks watch matches at the world table tennis championships at Yokohama Arena on May 1. The organizers of the tournament decided to install thermographic imaging equipment after the first suspected case in Japan of the rapidly spreading new flu virus was reported in Yokohama earlier in the day.

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Thermographic equipment in place at worlds after flu scare

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photographers take pictures of a thermographic imaging device which will be installed at the world table tennis championships in Yokohama on May 1. Organizers of the tournament decided to install the device after the first suspected case in Japan of the rapidly spreading new flu virus was reported in Yokohama earlier in the day.

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N.Z. PM worried about possible drop in Japanese tourists on flu scare

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone (R) and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (L) shake hands ahead of their talks at the New Zealand parliament building in Wellington on April 29.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain coach Luis Aragones watches a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Tunisian soccer fans cheer for their team against Spain in their World Cup Group H match at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spanish supporters celebrate their country's 3-1 victory over Tunisia in their World Cup Group H match at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. The win puts Spain in the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spanish supporters cheer for their team against Tunisia in their World Cup Group H match at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Tunisia midfielder Jaouhar Mnari celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the 8th minute of a World Cup Group H match against Spain at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Tunisia players look downcast after being defeated 3-1 by Spain in their World Cup Group H match at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Fernando Torres (9) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a penalty in the 91st minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Fernando Torres scores a penalty in the 91st minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Fernando Torres (R) and Tunisia's Alaeddine Yahia battle for the ball during the second half of their World Cup Group H match at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Fernando Torres (L) poses after scoring his team's second goal in the 76th minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. At right is defender Asier Del Horno. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Fernando Torres celebrates after scoring his side's second goal in the 76th minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Fernando Torres (9) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring the team's second goal in the 76th minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Fernando Torres (R) scores his side's second goal in the 76th minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Raul (L) celebrates after scoring an equalizer in the 71st minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. At right is defender Asier Del Horno.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Raul (L) celebrates after scoring an equalizer in the 71st minute of a World Cup Group H match against Tunisia at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.

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Spain survive Tunisian scare to advance to last 16

STUTTGART, Germany - Spain striker Raul (L) scores an equalizer past Tunisia goalkeeper Ali Boumnijel in the 71st minute of their World Cup Group H match at Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany, on June 19. Spain won 3-1 to advance to the second round of the World Cup.