US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing airport on Nov. 24, 2009, after returning from a four-day trip to North Korea. Richardson said his three-member group held about six hours of discussions with Ri Gun, director general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's North American affairs bureau.

Chindon-ya competition held in Toyama

Chindon-ya competition held in Toyama

A chindon-ya group from Tokyo performs during the all-Japan chindon-ya competition in Toyama on April 10, 2016. The all-female, three-member team won the event for the second straight year. A chindon-ya is a group of traditional street performers dressed in bright-colored clothes and makeup, playing musical instruments and hired as part of an advertising campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Thai activists arrested for demanding junta release politician

Thai activists arrested for demanding junta release politician

Three member of the Resistant Citizen group observe silence in central Bangkok on April 20, 2016, to symbolically express their peaceful demand for the release of a politician detained by the junta for voicing his objection to a draft charter on social media. Following the protest, the three were arrested. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

(CORRECTED) Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

(CORRECTED) Ex-U.S. envoy Pritchard ends 4-day trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Charles Pritchard, a former U.S. special envoy for Korean peace talks, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing airport on Nov. 24, 2009, after returning from a four-day trip to North Korea. Pritchard said his three-member group held about six hours of discussions with Ri Gun, director general of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's North American affairs bureau. (Kyodo)