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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards. Held at the Orpheum Theatre on August 30, 2009. Photo byAFF/Steven Bergman

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'Early TV Memories' Commemorative Stamp Unveiling

Beloved “Lost in Space” and “Lassie” actress June Lockhart, 100, died on October 23, 2025 in her home of natural causes in Santa Monca, Ca.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— August 11, 2009 North Hollywood, Ca. June Lockhart and Lassie 'Early TV Memories' Commemorative Stamp Unveiling Held at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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June Lockhart 1925 - 2025

Beloved “Lost in Space” and “Lassie” actress June Lockhart, 100, died on October 23, 2025 in her home of natural causes in Santa Monca, Ca.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— August 11, 2009 North Hollywood, Ca. June Lockhart and Lassie 'Early TV Memories' Commemorative Stamp Unveiling Held at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. EVENING BLOCK PARTY IN SETE HIGH DISTRICT. AUGUST 2009 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. ROCK'N'ROLL DANCERS AT A BLOCK PARTY ON RUE DES TROIS JOURNEES IN AUGUST 2009 Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethel Kennedy Dead At 96

File photo - Boston, MA - August 29, 2009 -- U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy's wife Victoria Kennedy (R) along with Jean Kennedy Smith (Top R) and Ethel Kennedy (L) helps cover the casket as it enters Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Boston, Massachusetts, USA for the funeral Mass for Kennedy 29 August 2009. Senator Edward Kennedy, 77, died 25 August 2009 after a battle with brain cancer.. - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Photo by CJ Gunther - Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethel Kennedy Dead At 96

File photo - Washington, DC - August 29, 2009 -- Former United States Representative Joseph P. Kennedy, II, Ethel Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. attend a ceremony in honor of former U.S. Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy (Democrat of Massachusetts) at the U.S. Capitol on Saturday, August 29, 2009. - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus To Lead Bangladesh Interim Government

File photo dated August 12, 2009 of US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Professor Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC, USA. Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head the country’s interim government after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stepped down and fled the country amid a mass uprising against her rule led mostly by students. The announcement early on Wednesday came from Joynal Abedin, the press secretary of President Mohammed Shahabuddin. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jane Birkin protests for the delivrance of Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi - Paris

French actress Jane Birkin protests during a rally in front of the Burmese Embassy for the delivrance of Aung San Suu Kyi, detained leader of the Burmese National League for Democracy and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Paris, France on August 2009. Photo by Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer walks in the field in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer threshes hybrid rice in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers thresh hybrid rice in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 20, 2023 shows a rice field in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Huade, a Chinese expert in rice farming, checks the hybrid rice (R) and local rice breed in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers dry harvested rice in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers hold hybrid rice grains in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests hybrid rice in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Huade, a Chinese expert in rice farming, checks the hybrid rice (R) and local rice breed in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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BURUNDI-KIHANGA-RICE-CHINESE EXPERT-HARVEST

(230623) -- KIHANGA, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest rice in Kihanga, Bubanza Province, Burundi, June 20, 2023. Known as the "heart of Africa", the East African country Burundi has a tropical climate with abundant rainfall. Its natural conditions are favorable to rice production, but the low yield of local rice production makes Burundians long suffer from food shortages. To address such a challenge, China has been implementing technical cooperation programs in Burundi since August 2009, sending experts to the African country to help develop agriculture. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Ex-major league pitcher Irabu found dead

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in August 2009 shows Hideki Irabu, former major league pitcher and Japanese professional baseball player. Police said on July 28, 2011, that Irabu was found dead at his home in the suburbs of Los Angeles the previous day.

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Court declares last year's election unconstitutional

FUKUOKA, Japan - People hold up a banner calling for equal value for each vote in front of the Fukuoka High Court on March 12, 2010, after the court ruled the general election in August 2009 unconstitutional due to a sharp disparity in the value of each vote. The court became the third high court to rule the House of Representatives election unconstitutional.

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Tamura becomes 1st lawmaker to quit LDP since party lost power

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors member Kotaro Tamura speaks during a news conference on Dec. 18, 2009, at the Diet Members' Office Building of the upper house in Tokyo. Tamura quit the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party the same day, becoming the first lawmaker to do so since the party was defeated in August's general election after almost half a century in power.

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Japanese painter Hirayama, PM Takeshita

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama (C) is seen viewing Buddhism art in Dunhuang, in China's Gansu Province, in August 1988 together with then Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita (L). Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke Dec. 2, 2009.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (R) looks at the Cornerstone of Peace, a row of granite walls inscribed with the names of victims of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (C) lays flowers at the Cornerstone of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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U.S. envoy meets with Okinawa governor

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (L) meets with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima at the prefectural government building in Naha on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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U.S. envoy visits Okinawa peace park

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the Flame of Peace in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2009. Roos visited the southernmost prefecture, the only inhabited area of Japan where ground battles took place during World War II, for the first time since assuming his post in August.

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Law to offer comprehensive relief to hepatitis patients enacted

TOKYO, Japan - Eriko Fukuda (L), a House of Representatives lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, observes a plenary session of the House of Councillors on Nov. 30, 2009, as the upper house approves a law to offer financial support and other comprehensive relief to hepatitis patients. Fukuda led a group of hepatitis C patients in a lawsuit against the government and won her Diet seat in the August election.

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U.S. envoy visits Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos views exhibits at the Hakatamachiya Furusatokan museum featuring traditional cultural materials in Fukuoka on Nov. 18, 2009. Roos and his wife Susie came to the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu for the first time since he took the post in August.

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Actor Oshio pleads guilty to drug use

TOKYO, Japan - A car believed to be carrying actor-singer Manabu Oshio is surrounded by camera crews and reporters as it arrives at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2009. Oshio pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the charge of taking the synthetic drug MDMA in August.

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Award-winning writer Harada dies at 81

TOKYO, Japan - Award-winning writer Yasuko Harada (in this August 2002 file photo) dies at a Sapporo hospital Oct. 20, 2009. She was 81.

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Kono runs for LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Taro Kono, a former senior vice justice minister, speaks to his supporters after filing his candidacy for the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2009. The winner of the three-man race will replace Taro Aso as head of the party, which suffered a crushing defeat in the general election in August.

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Tanigaki runs for LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, a former finance minister, speaks to his supporters after filing his candidacy for the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2009. The winner of the three-man race will replace Taro Aso as head of the party, which suffered a crushing defeat in the general election in August.

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Nishimura runs for LDP presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Yasutoshi Nishimura, a former parliamentary foreign vice minister, speaks at a press conference after filing his candidacy for the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2009. The winner of the three-man race will replace Taro Aso as head of the party, which suffered a crushing defeat in the general election in August.

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3 LDP lawmakers run in president election

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Sadakazu Tanigaki, a former finance minister, Taro Kono, a former senior vice justice minister, and Yasutoshi Nishimura, a former parliamentary foreign vice minister, file their candidacies for the Sept. 28, 2009 presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party. The winner will replace Taro Aso as head of the party, which suffered a crushing defeat in the general election in August.

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Japan hopeful Kikuchi eyes pitching in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, ace pitcher of Hanamaki Higashi High School, pitches during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest ball as a high-school lefty at 154 kilometers in August, said on Sept. 8, 2009 that he wants to leave open the option of signing with a U.S. major league club without playing professional baseball in Japan.

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Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A newly opened Italian restaurant in Pyongyang draws a number of customers in late August 2009.

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Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cooks prepare pizza at a newly opened Italian restaurant in Pyongyang in late August 2009.

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Fast food, Italian restaurants draw attention in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Customers order food at a counter of a newly opened Italian restaurant in Pyongyang in late August 2009.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Thai crab curry, tomato tom yam kung

TOKYO, Japan - This August 2009 photo shows popular dishes at Thai restaurant Siam Heritage Tokyo: (From front) Stir-fried mud crab with egg and curry sauce, tom yam kung and coconut green curry with prawn served on coconut cup.

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World Cuisine in Tokyo: Thai crab curry, tomato tom yam kung

TOKYO, Japan - Female office workers from Tokyo's Marunouchi district are seen having lunch at Thai restaurant Siam Heritage Tokyo in the capital's Marunouchi district in August 2009.

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Japan hopeful Kikuchi eyes pitching in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, ace pitcher of Hanamaki Higashi High School, pitches during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest ball as a high-school lefty at 154 kilometers in August, said on Sept. 8, 2009 that he wants to leave open the option of signing with a U.S. major league club without playing professional baseball in Japan.

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New Zealand's annual food price increase remains at 13-year high

STORY: New Zealand's annual food price increase remains at 13-year high DATELINE: Oct. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views of Wellington 2. various of people shopping in supermarkets and malls 3. various of street views STORYLINE: Food prices were 8.3 percent higher in September 2022 compared with September 2021, New Zealand's statistics department Stats NZ said on Thursday. The annual increase was also 8.3 percent in August 2022, the highest since July 2009, Stats NZ said. In September 2022, the annual increase was due to rises across all the broad food categories measured, with grocery food being the largest contributor to this movement, it said. "Increasing prices for yogurt, two-minute noodles, and tomato-based pasta sauce were the largest drivers within grocery food," said consumer prices manager Katrina Dewbery. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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Leaving (2009)

Kristin Scott Thomas & Sergi Lopez Characters: Suzanne, Ivan Film: Leaving (2009) Director: Catherine Corsini 12 August 2009 Date: 12 August 2009

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Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Tom Budge, Rocky Mckenzie, Ningali Lawford, Geoffrey Rush, Jessica Mauboy, Ernie Dingo, Dan Sultan & Deborah Mailman Characters: Slippery, Willie, Theresa, Father Benedictus, Rosie, Uncle Tadpole, Lester, Roxanne Film: Bran Nue Dae (2009) Director: Rachel Perkins 09 August 2009 Date: 09 August 2009

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Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Ernie Dingo & 'Missy' Higgins Characters: Uncle Tadpole, Annie Film: Bran Nue Dae (2009) Director: Rachel Perkins 09 August 2009 Date: 09 August 2009

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Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Geoffrey Rush Characters: Father Benedictus Film: Bran Nue Dae (2009) Director: Rachel Perkins 09 August 2009 Date: 09 August 2009

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Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Rocky Mckenzie Characters: Willie Film: Bran Nue Dae (2009) Director: Rachel Perkins 09 August 2009 Date: 09 August 2009

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Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Jessica Mauboy Characters: Rosie Film: Bran Nue Dae (2009) Director: Rachel Perkins 09 August 2009 Date: 09 August 2009

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Bran Nue Dae (2009)

Geoffrey Rush Characters: Father Benedictus Film: Bran Nue Dae (2009) Director: Rachel Perkins 09 August 2009 Date: 09 August 2009