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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 4

At least 140 people have died and 127 remain missing after Typhoon Kalmaegi struck the Philippines, with the central province of Cebu suffering the worst damage from floods and mudslides. Homes were destroyed and streets were left buried in debris, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. In Cebu, floodwaters rose to roof level in some areas. A state of calamity has been declared in Cebu to speed up emergency response as rescue operations continue.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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US: Multiple Arrested At Pro-Palestine Protest Outside NYU Stern School Of Business

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators, including students and faculty members, rallied outside the New York University Stern School of Business on Monday, April 22. As the protest intensified, multiple protesters were taken into custody.

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Third World Water Forum ends

KYOTO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto addresses a closing ceremony of a two-day ministerial meeting at the third World Water Forum in Kyoto on March 23. Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L on the podium) and Princess Masako graced the ceremony.

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(2)U.S. launches war on Iraq

OTSU, Japan - Participants at the Third World Water Forum watch a televised speech by U.S. President George W. Bush at a hotel in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 20.

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Bush's war big political mistake, Gorbachev says

OTSU, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev criticizes the U.S.-led attack on Iraq at a news conference in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 20. Gorbachev is in Otsu to attend the Third World Water Forum.

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Int'l water-related technology expo begins in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto addresses the Osaka session of the third World Water Forum on March 18. An international exposition on water-related technologies began in Osaka as part of the five-day session.

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World Water Forum held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako (L) listen to panel discussion of the third World Water Forum at Kyoto International Conference Hall in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on March 17. The forum, which began March 16, will run until March 23.

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Int'l water forum opens in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito makes a commemorative speech during an opening ceremony of the third World Water Forum at Kyoto International Conference Hall in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on March 16.

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Int'l water forum to come up with concrete steps

KYOTO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who heads the steering committee of the third World Water Forum, addresses the opening ceremony of the forum at Kyoto International Conference Hall in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on March 16. More than 10,000 people from 160 countries are taking part in the eight-day forum.

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Canoes, boats gather on Osaka river

OSAKA, Japan - Canoeists gather on Dotonbori River in Osaka's Minami district on March 16 to commemorate the opening of the third World Water Forum in Kyoto. Some 70 canoes and boats carrying water from 16 countries and areas took part in the gathering.

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Nobel laureate Tanaka shows royal couple equipment at work

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in chemistry, explains to Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Princess Masako a piece of equipment that uses his award-winning technology at Shimadzu Corp. in Kyoto on March 15. The royal couple are in Kyoto to attend the opening ceremony of the third World Water Forum on March 16.

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(2)Int'l water forum to start Sun. in Kyoto

NARA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (R), chairman of the National Steering Committee for the third World Water Forum, speaks at a press conference at Todaiji Temple in Nara on March 15, with Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, president of the Water Council, looking on. The forum will start in Kyoto on March 16 with more than 10,000 people from about 160 countries participating.

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Int'l water forum to start Sun. in Kyoto

NARA, Japan - Members of the World Water Council and the National Steering Committee for the third World Water Forum hold a joint session at Todaiji Temple in Nara on March 15, the eve of the opening of the forum in Kyoto. Todaiji was chosen as the venue for the meeting because a popular ceremony known as Omizutori (literally, ''water-drawing'') involving a water offering to the Eleven Headed Kannon has been held annually in March at the temple for over 1,250 years.

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Int'l water-related technology expo begins in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto addresses the Osaka session of the third World Water Forum on March 18. An international exposition on water-related technologies began in Osaka as part of the five-day session. (Kyodo)

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World Water Forum held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Masako (L) listen to panel discussion of the third World Water Forum at Kyoto International Conference Hall in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on March 17. The forum, which began March 16, will run until March 23. (Kyodo)

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Int'l water forum to come up with concrete steps

KYOTO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, who heads the steering committee of the third World Water Forum, addresses the opening ceremony of the forum at Kyoto International Conference Hall in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on March 16. More than 10,000 people from 160 countries are taking part in the eight-day forum. (Kyodo)

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Canoes, boats gather on Osaka river

OSAKA, Japan - Canoeists gather on Dotonbori River in Osaka's Minami district on March 16 to commemorate the opening of the third World Water Forum in Kyoto. Some 70 canoes and boats carrying water from 16 countries and areas took part in the gathering. (Kyodo)

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Int'l water forum to start Sun. in Kyoto

NARA, Japan - Members of the World Water Council and the National Steering Committee for the third World Water Forum hold a joint session at Todaiji Temple in Nara on March 15, the eve of the opening of the forum in Kyoto. Todaiji was chosen as the venue for the meeting because a popular ceremony known as Omizutori (literally, ''water-drawing'') involving a water offering to the Eleven Headed Kannon has been held annually in March at the temple for over 1,250 years. (Kyodo)

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(2)Int'l water forum to start Sun. in Kyoto

NARA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (R), chairman of the National Steering Committee for the third World Water Forum, speaks at a press conference at Todaiji Temple in Nara on March 15, with Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, president of the Water Council, looking on. The forum will start in Kyoto on March 16 with more than 10,000 people from about 160 countries participating. (Kyodo)

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Bush's war big political mistake, Gorbachev says

OTSU, Japan - Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev criticizes the U.S.-led attack on Iraq at a news conference in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 20. Gorbachev is in Otsu to attend the Third World Water Forum. (Kyodo)

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Third World Water Forum ends

KYOTO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto addresses a closing ceremony of a two-day ministerial meeting at the third World Water Forum in Kyoto on March 23. Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L on the podium) and Princess Masako graced the ceremony. (Kyodo)

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(2)U.S. launches war on Iraq

OTSU, Japan - Participants at the Third World Water Forum watch a televised speech by U.S. President George W. Bush at a hotel in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 20. (Kyodo)

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Nobel laureate Tanaka shows royal couple equipment at work

KYOTO, Japan - Koichi Tanaka (L), co-winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in chemistry, explains to Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Princess Masako a piece of equipment that uses his award-winning technology at Shimadzu Corp. in Kyoto on March 15. The royal couple are in Kyoto to attend the opening ceremony of the third World Water Forum on March 16. (Kyodo)