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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Hakuho wins in test meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) is sent to his second defeat at the hands of veteran ozeki Kaio on the final day of the May Technical Examination Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 22, 2011. Hakuho, however, won his record-tying seventh consecutive title.

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Hakuho finishes with perfect record

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) sends ozeki Harumafuji out of the ring in Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 23, 2010. The Mongolian grand champion concluded his campaign with a perfect 15-0 record for the second consecutive meet.

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Hakuho secures yokozuna promotion, holds 2 red sea breams

TOKYO, Japan - Hakuho holds two red sea breams, a fish served in most Japanese-style celebrations, after he clinched his second consecutive title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 26 with a victory of fellow ozeki Chiyotaikai, chalking up an unbeatable three-match lead with one day remaining in the 15-day meet. The feat all but secured his promotion to grand champion, the second Mongolian at the top sumo ranking. Currently, there is no Japanese grand champion in the traditional Japanese sport.

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Hakuho secures yokozuna promotion, holds 2 red sea breams

TOKYO, Japan - Hakuho holds two red sea breams, a fish served in most Japanese-style celebrations, after he clinched his second consecutive title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 26 with a victory of fellow ozeki Chiyotaikai, chalking up an unbeatable three-match lead with one day remaining in the 15-day meet. The feat all but secured his promotion to grand champion, the second Mongolian at the top sumo ranking. Currently, there is no Japanese grand champion in the traditional Japanese sport.

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Hakuho secures yokozuna promotion, holds 2 red sea breams

TOKYO, Japan - Hakuho holds two red sea breams, a fish served in most Japanese-style celebrations, after he clinched his second consecutive title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 26 with a victory of fellow ozeki Chiyotaikai, chalking up an unbeatable three-match lead with one day remaining in the 15-day meet. The feat all but secured his promotion to grand champion, the second Mongolian at the top sumo ranking. Currently, there is no Japanese grand champion in the traditional Japanese sport. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho wins 2nd straight title, secures yokozuna promotion

TOKYO, Japan - Hakuho returns triumphantly to his sumo stable in Tokyo on May 26 after he clinched his second consecutive title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a victory of fellow ozeki Chiyotaikai, chalking up an unbeatable three-match lead with one day remaining in the 15-day meet. The feat all but secured his promotion to grand champion, the second Mongolian at the top. Currently, there is no Japanese grand champion in the traditional Japanese sport. (Kyodo)

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H.K. legislature meeting adjourns again over oath saga

Yau Wai-ching (L) and Sixtus Leung meet with reporters inside the legislative council building in Hong Kong on Oct. 26, 2016. The head of Hong Kong legislature called off the weekly meeting that day for the second consecutive week as the two pro-independence lawmakers-elect defied a ban to attend and requested to take their oath of office again. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho finishes with perfect record

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) sends ozeki Harumafuji out of the ring in Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 23, 2010. The Mongolian grand champion concluded his campaign with a perfect 15-0 record for the second consecutive meet. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho finishes with perfect record

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) sends ozeki Harumafuji out of the ring in Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 23, 2010. The Mongolian grand champion concluded his campaign with a perfect 15-0 record for the second consecutive meet. (Kyodo)

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Schmitt soars to 7th World Cup win of season+

SAPPORO, Japan - Defending World Cup champion Martin Schmitt of Germany continues his hot streak on Jan. 22 in Sapporo, northern Japan, as he wins the Sapporo ski jumping meet for his seventh victory on this season's World Cup circuit. Schmitt, second after a 125.5-meter leap on his first attempt, secured his third consecutive victory with the longest second-round jump of 118 meters in a swirling wind on the K-120 Okurayama hill, site of the 1972 Sapporo large hill competition.