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US: Everglades Wildfire Scorches Over 11,000 Acres in South Florida 3

A wildfire burning across the Everglades along the Broward and Miami-Dade county border in Florida had scorched more than 11,400 acres as of Wednesday, May 13, with the blaze now fully contained and controlled, according to the Florida Forest Service. Roads in the area were closed, and residents were advised to keep windows shut and stay indoors if they have respiratory issues. No injuries were reported.

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Aso pays tribute to Yeltin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) offers flowers May 3 at the grave in Moscow of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin who died April 23.

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Yeltsin meets Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting former Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) and former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto hug each other on their first reunion in six years at a Tokyo hotel April 1.

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Koizumi, Yeltsin discuss diplomacy, energy projects

TOKYO, Japan - Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 1 before their talks.

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Chinese, Russian presidents walk arm-in-arm in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) walk in the garden of Beijing's Diaoyutai Guesthouse on Dec. 10, the second day of Yeltsin's informal two-day visit to China.

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Chinese, Russian presidents meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) have talks at the Diaoyutai Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 9. Yeltsin arrived in the Chinese capital earlier in the day for a two-day visit. The leaders offered support for each other's country's opposition to separatism, referring to Chechnya and Taiwan.

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China, Russia sign accords for cooperation along border

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) and his Chinese counterpart, Tang Jiaxuan (R), shake hands after signing 3 agreements on enhancing cooperation along the 4,000-km Sino-Russian border at Beijing's Diaoyutai Guesthouse on Dec. 9. Behind the foreign ministers are Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and President Boris Yeltsin (L).

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Yeltsin arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian President Boris Yeltsin arrives in Beijing on Dec. 9 for talks with Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The two leaders are to have three sessions of talks Dec. 9-10.

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Obuchi, Yeltsin meet

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) shakes hands with Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) on June 20 in a brief meeting at the Ludvig museum in Cologne, Germany, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit.

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Obuchi, Primakov exchange Moscow Declaration

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov (R) exchange Nov. 13 the Moscow Declaration during a meeting. The joint declaration was signed separately by President Boris Yeltsin and Obuchi.

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Prime Minister Obuchi meets President Yeltsin

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi shakes hands with Russian President Boris Yeltsin at the Kremlin on Nov. 12 just before their talks. In the meeting, they basically agreed to start demarcation talks over Russia-held, Japan-claimed islands, as a step toward concluding a bilateral peace treaty.

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Yeltsin, Hashimoto pose before camera

Under a fully bloomed cherry tree in Kawana, 130 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto pose before cameras before holdingan informal summit meeting April 18. Yeltsin arrived in Japan earlier in the day for a two-day visit. (Pool photo)

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Yeltsin, Hashimoto opening up

Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto warm up to each other at an open-air press preference after the two leaders wound up two days of ''no necktie'' summit at the seaside Kawana resort on eastern Izu Peninsula April 19. (Pool photo)

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Aso pays tribute to Yeltin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R) offers flowers May 3 at the grave in Moscow of former Russian President Boris Yeltsin who died April 23. (Kyodo)

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Yeltsins and Hashimotos share pr

Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his wife Naina (left-hand side of the table) share a laugh with Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and his wife Kumiko during luncheon at the seaside Kawana resort on eastern Izu Peninsula April 19. Hashimoto hosted the private luncheon after the two leaders wound up two days of ''no necktie'' summit there.

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Russian Pres. Yeltsin in Tokyo in 1993

Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) receives a book about the Russo-Japanese War at the Russian Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 1993, from Rokuro Saito, head of a group demanding compensation for Japanese prisoners of war held by the former Soviet Union in Siberia after World War II.

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Yeltsin flies home

BEIJING, China - Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) blows a kiss to his hosts at Beijing airport on Dec. 10 as he and his wife Naina leave for home after establishing a ''strategic partnership'' with China, the only major country to support his assault on Chechnya.

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Yeltsin meets Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting former Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) and former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto hug each other on their first reunion in six years at a Tokyo hotel April 1. (Kyodo)

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Koizumi, Yeltsin discuss diplomacy, energy projects

TOKYO, Japan - Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) shakes hands with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 1 before their talks. (Kyodo)

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Russian official claims Yeltsin resigned to maintain influence

MOSCOW, Russia - Top Russian official Gleb Pavlovskiy gives an interview Jan. 6 to Kyodo News, in which he claimed Boris Yeltsin's resignation as Russian president last week was a carefully planned scenario aimed at maintaining his political influence. Pavlovskiy, adviser to the director general of the Russian presidential office since 1996, said he and other select members of the Yeltsin administration had worked on the plan for more than a year.

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Yeltsin resignation shocks Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The resignation of Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) comes as a big shock to Japan on Dec. 31. The photo shows Yeltsin shaking hands with former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto in the city of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, in April 1998.

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Chinese, Russian presidents walk arm-in-arm in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) walk in the garden of Beijing's Diaoyutai Guesthouse on Dec. 10, the second day of Yeltsin's informal two-day visit to China.

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Yeltsin arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian President Boris Yeltsin arrives in Beijing on Dec. 9 for talks with Chinese President Jiang Zemin. The two leaders are to have three sessions of talks Dec. 9-10.

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China, Russia sign accords for cooperation along border

BEIJING, China - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov (L) and his Chinese counterpart, Tang Jiaxuan (R), shake hands after signing 3 agreements on enhancing cooperation along the 4,000-km Sino-Russian border at Beijing's Diaoyutai Guesthouse on Dec. 9. Behind the foreign ministers are Chinese President Jiang Zemin (R) and President Boris Yeltsin (L).

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Obuchi, Yeltsin meet

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) shakes hands with Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) on June 20 in a brief meeting at the Ludvig museum in Cologne, Germany, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit.

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Obuchi, Yeltsin meet

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) shakes hands with Russian President Boris Yeltsin (L) on June 20 in a brief meeting at the Ludvig museum in Cologne, Germany, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit.

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Obuchi, Primakov exchange Moscow

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (L) and Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov (R) exchange Nov. 13 the Moscow Declaration during a meeting. The joint declaration was signed separately by President Boris Yeltsin and Obuchi.

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Yeltsins and Hashimotos share pr

Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his wife Naina (left-hand side of the table) share a laugh with Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and his wife Kumiko during luncheon at the seaside Kawana resort on eastern Izu Peninsula April 19. Hashimoto hosted the private luncheon after the two leaders wound up two days of ''no necktie'' summit there.

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Yeltsin, Hashimoto enjoy brief c

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (3rd from L) told reporters, ''I got none but Boris caught two fish.'' Hashimoto revealed the result of a fishing match with Russian President Boris Yeltsin (2nd from R) after a short cruise off the coast of Kawana, 130 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. The two leaders ended two days of ''no-neckties'' summit talks April 19, emphasizing close personal ties.

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Yeltsin, Hashimoto enjoy brief c

Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (3rd from L) told reporters, ''I got none but Boris caught two fish.'' Hashimoto revealed the result of a fishing match with Russian President Boris Yeltsin (2nd from R) after a short cruise off the coast of Kawana, 130 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. The two leaders ended two days of ''no-neckties'' summit talks April 19, emphasizing close personal ties.