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OPENING OF SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN POLICE STATION

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria receives flowers from 4-year-old Selma druing a visit to the first Swedish-Norwegian police station at Morokulien, between Eda in Sweden and Eidskog municipality in Norway, on September 10, 2025.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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OPENING OF SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN POLICE STATION

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria receives flowers from 4-year-old Selma druing a visit to the first Swedish-Norwegian police station at Morokulien, between Eda in Sweden and Eidskog municipality in Norway, on September 10, 2025.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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OPENING OF SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN POLICE STATION

Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria receives flowers from 4-year-old Selma druing a visit to the first Swedish-Norwegian police station at Morokulien, between Eda in Sweden and Eidskog municipality in Norway, on September 10, 2025.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Palestinians walk on the rubble of the house of Alaa Al-Batran and his family after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

A view of the rubble of the house of Alaa Al-Batran and his family after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, sit amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Palestinian women watch the rubble of the house of Alaa Al-Batran and his family after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, walk amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, sit amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, walk amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, walk amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, walk amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran (R), sit amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, stand amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Forces Demolish Hebron Family's Home - Palestine

Yaffa and her father, Alaa Al-Batran, walk amid the rubble of their home after it was demolished by Israeli forces in the village of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, on May 12, 2025. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of building without a permit in Area C. The 120-square-meter house had sheltered six family members: the couple and their four children, ranging in age from 4-year-old Yaffa to their eldest, age 10. Photo by Mosab shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Giant pandas leave hometown for U.S.

STORY: Giant pandas leave hometown for U.S. SHOOTING TIME: June 26, 2024 DATELINE: June 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the farewell ceremony 2. various of the pandas STORYLINE: Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. The pair will transit through Hong Kong and are scheduled to arrive in the United States on Thursday. The CCRCGP has conduct

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Yun Chuan at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Yun Chuan at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Yun Chuan at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Xin Bao at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-YA'AN-GIANT PANDA-U.S.-DEPARTURE (CN)

(240626) -- CHENGDU, June 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows giant panda Yun Chuan at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Two giant pandas departed from Ya'an City in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Wednesday evening, embarking on a 10-year international giant panda protection cooperation in the United States. It marks a new round of giant panda protection cooperation between the two countries, following the agreement signed in February between the China Wildlife Conservation Association and the San Diego Zoo. Yun Chuan, a 5-year-old male, and Xin Bao, a 4-year-old female, were selected from the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The duo are accompanied by experienced breeders and veterinarians during the journey. (Xinhua/Xue Chen)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows 4-year-old Meng Xuanhong in his sister's old dress playing with Lan Xiaoshuai on July 16, 2012 (L) and middle school students Meng Xuanhong and Lan Xiaoshuai posing for a photo on Jan. 21, 2023 (R) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Iraqi refugees from militant attacks face intense winter

TOKYO, Japan - An Iraqi woman (front R), a Christian with her husband kidnapped by Islamic State extremists, washes the family's belongings on Dec. 8, 2014, outside their unit in a temporary shelter for refugees in Arbil, a major city in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq, while her 4-year-old son and in-laws look on. Many families forced from their homes amid violent attacks are faced with intense cold weather without adequate warm clothing and other winter supplies.

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Just a Way wins Tenno-sho

FUCHU, Japan - Just a Way (R), ridden by Yuichi Fukunaga, gallops to victory in the 148th Tenno-sho at Tokyo Racecourse on Oct. 27, 2013. The 4-year-old Just a Way, who went off as the fifth choice, beat Gentildonna (L) for the Emperor's Cup by four lengths.

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Capybara triplets

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fubuki, a 4-year-old capybara, feeds her litter at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 22, 2013. The three babies of the Latin American-originated rodent were born on April 14, 2013.

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Capybara triplets

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fubuki, a 4-year-old capybara, is pictured with her litter at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 22, 2013. The three babies of the Latin American-originated rodent were born on April 14, 2013.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek (1), ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Take, Sadamu Patek win Mile Championship

KYOTO, Japan - Sadamu Patek, ridden by Yutaka Take, gallops to victory in the Mile Championship at Kyoto Racecourse on Nov. 18, 2012. The 4-year-old Sadamu Patek, the fourth choice, won in 1 minute, 32.9 seconds over 1,600 meters for his first G1 title. Take ended a two-year Grade 1 drought as the superstar veteran won his first title at the race, to only need to win December's Asahihai Futurity Stakes to complete a career sweep of every G1 race in Japan.

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Buena Vista demoted in controversial Japan Cup as Rose Kingdom reigns

TOKYO, Japan - Buena Vista (16) was denied a sixth Grade 1 victory after stewards relegated the 4-year-old filly to second in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 28, 2010, handing the winner's check of 250 million yen to Rose Kingdom (6).

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Wrongly accused Sugaya seeks state redress

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who was acquitted of killing a 4-year-old girl, speaks at a press conference in Tochigi Prefecture on Sept. 22, 2010 after submitting documents seeking state compensation. Sugaya is seeking about 80 million yen for the 17 and a half years he spent in detention due to being wrongfully convicted.

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Top favorite Buena Vista wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Norihiro Yokoyama celebrates after his horse Buena Vista won the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 16, 2010. The 4-year-old filly covered the 1,600-meter turf track in 1 minute, 32.4 seconds.

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Top favorite Buena Vista wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Buena Vista (11), jockeyed by Norihiro Yokoyama, compete in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 16, 2010. The 4-year-old filly won the race with a time of 1 minute, 32.4 seconds.

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Man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder acquitted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who served 17 years in prison for a 1990 murder before being released following a new DNA test, looks up at the sky in front of the Utsunomiya District Court in Tochigi Prefecture on March 26, 2010, after the court acquitted him. Sugaya's initial conviction in the death of a 4-year-old girl in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, was based on flawed DNA testing and a false confession.

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Prosecutors apologize to man wrongly convicted of 1990 murder

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who was jailed for 17 years until last June over the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl before a fresh DNA test proved his innocence, speaks during a news conference at the Tochigi prefectural government building in Utsunomiya on Feb. 12, 2010, after the sixth session of his retrial at the Utsunomiya District Court. Prosecutors apologized in court for making Sugaya serve time in prison.

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Prosecutors ask for acquittal of man in murder retrial

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), who was jailed for 17 years until last June over the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl before a fresh DNA test proved his innocence, arrives at the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on Feb. 12, 2010, to attend the sixth session of his retrial. Prosecutors apologized in court for making him serve time in prison.

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Prosecutors ask for acquittal of man in murder retrial

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who was jailed for 17 years until last June over the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl before a fresh DNA test proved his innocence, arrives at the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on Feb. 12, 2010, to attend the sixth session of his retrial. Prosecutors apologized in court for making him serve time in prison.

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Tapes explain scene of Sugaya's false confession

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who was jailed for 17 years until last June over the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl before a fresh DNA test proved his innocence, walks to the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on Jan. 22, 2010, to attend the fifth session of his retrial.

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Tapes of interrogation of Sugaya played at court

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who was jailed for 17 years until last June over the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl before a fresh DNA test proved his innocence, speaks at a news conference in Utsunomiya on Jan. 21, 2010, after audiotapes of a prosecutor questioning him were played at the Utsunomiya District Court during the fourth session of his retrial.

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Tapes of interrogation on Sugaya played at court

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya (C), 63, who was jailed for 17 years until last June over the 1990 murder of a 4-year-old girl before a fresh DNA test proved his innocence, arrives at the Utsunomiya District Court in Utsunomiya on Jan. 21, 2010, to attend his retrial. Audiotapes of a prosecutor questioning Sugaya were played at the court during the fourth session of his retrial.