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Iraqi security personnel cast ballots ahead of provincial elections

STORY: Iraqi security personnel cast ballots ahead of provincial elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of polling centers in Baghdad STORYLINE: Iraqi security personnel cast their votes on Saturday in 15 of the country's 18 provinces ahead of the provincial elections slated for Monday following a 10-year hiatus. The voting began after 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) when soldiers and policemen lined up to cast their ballots at polling centers in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and several other cities in the 15 provinces of the country, excluding the three provinces of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region. According to figures from Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission, more than 1 million voters from the security personnel are expected to cast ballots in 565 polling centers in the 15 provinces. The last provincial elections in Iraq were held in April 2013. Xinhua News Agency correspondents repo

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Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait

STORY: Qout Market Food Festival held in Kuwait SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner 3. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HAYAH ALFAS, Customer 5. various of people visiting Qout Market Food Festival STORYLINE: The Qout Market Food Festival was held Saturday in Capital Governorate, Kuwait, attracting nearly 100 local companies to participate. The event aims to support local micro and small catering businesses and attract, incubate, and highlight the homegrown artisan community. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HANAN AL-MUTAWA, Pie shop owner "I started this business at home back in 2013. And now we have expanded. We have a shop and a caravan. We usually participate in markets. We love doing markets like this because we get to meet our customers, showing them what we have

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Nelson Mandela memorial

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Photo shows an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela projected during the memorial service for him in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013.

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4G network in China

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a flyer promoting a 4G network service in a China Mobile shop in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2013.

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4G network in China

BEIJING, China - Customers try a 4G network service on a testing device at a China Mobile shop in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2013.

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New Kansai airport president

OSAKA, Japan - New Kansai International Airport Co. President Keiichi Ando is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Osaka on Dec. 10, 2013. Ando said his firm is sounding out foreign low-cost carriers, including China's Spring Airlines and Singapore Airlines' Scoot, to launch services using Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan.

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ASEAN chief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh is pictured in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 10, 2013. The leader of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations suggested that China and Japan apply parts of a dispute settlement mechanism, currently used by the 10-member grouping to peacefully settle territorial disputes with China over rival claims to islands in the South China Sea, in dealing with their dispute in the East China Sea.

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Thai-Japanese wants Thailand to learn more from Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 10, 2013 shows Phongphan Fujisaki, a Thai-Japanese who has become famous in Thailand as a producer of an educational TV program introducing Japanese society, culture and technologies.

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Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

NARITA, Japan - A couple from Thailand, one of whom was the 10 millionth foreign visitor to Japan in 2013, are greeted by Hello Kitty wearing kimono at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

NARITA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Akihiro Ota (4th from L) and other officials attend an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013, to celebrate Japan achieving of its target of drawing 10 million foreign visitors in 2013.

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Foreign travelers in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists pose with Japanese students on a school excursion in front of the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Dec. 11, 2013. Japan is likely to achieve its goal of drawing 10 million foreign travelers in 2013 as government data showed the same day that the number of foreign visitors to Japan totaled about 9.5 million between January and November.

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IOC chief on protest zones in Sochi

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach holds a press conference after a meeting of the IOC's Executive Board in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Dec. 10, 2013. Bach said the IOC was told by the organizing committee for the Sochi Winter Olympics that protest zones will be set up for demonstrations during the games.

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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to chemical arms watchdog

OSLO, Norway - Ichiro Akiyama, a former Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force officer, is pictured after the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 10, 2013. Akiyama joined the ceremony as he served as the first director of the Inspectorate Division at the OPCW, created in 1997.

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Demonstration in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Antigovernment demonstrators occupy Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 10, 2013.

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Nelson Mandela memorial

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japan's Crown Price Naruhito (C) attends the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013.

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White tiger undergoes knee surgery

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A white tiger arrives at an animal hospital at the College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013, to receive surgery on its right back knee. The 9-month-old male, which is kept at Tobu Zoo in Saitama Prefecture, had trouble walking due to a displaced patella. Doctors said the five-hour operation later that day was a success.

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Navratilova, Collins on gay rights

NEW YORK, United States - Tennis legend Martina Navratilova (L) and former NBA player Jason Collins hold a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 10, 2013. They urged the International Olympic Committee to firmly stand up against the law banning homosexual "propaganda" that was passed in Russia, where the Sochi Winter Olympics will be held in February.

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Nelson Mandela memorial

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - An image of former South African President Nelson Mandela is projected during the memorial service for him in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013.

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Nelson Mandela memorial

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japan's Crown Price Naruhito (2nd from R in front) and former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L in front) attend the memorial service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013.

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Demonstration in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Antigovernment demonstrators occupy Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 10, 2013.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A joint press conference is held in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, following the closing of a four-day meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks.

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White tiger undergoes knee surgery

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A 9-month-old male white tiger, which is kept at Tobu Zoo in Saitama Prefecture, undergoes surgery on its right back knee at an animal hospital at the College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013. The white tiger had trouble walking due to a displaced patella. Doctors said the five-hour operation was a success.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura (L), senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office, answers a question at a joint press conference in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, following the closing of a four-day meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman is seen on the right.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura (L), senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (R) attend a joint press conference in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, following the closing of a four-day meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks.

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Japanese crown prince arrives in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japanese Crown Price Naruhito arrives in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 10, 2013. The crown prince, along with former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, will attend the funeral service for former South African President Nelson Mandela to be held later that day at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg.

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Japanese crown prince arrives in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Japanese Crown Price Naruhito (C) arrives in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 10, 2013. The crown prince, along with former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, will attend the funeral service for former South African President Nelson Mandela to be held later that day at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg.

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Mourning Nelson Mandela

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africans sing and dance at a soccer stadium in Johannesburg on Dec. 10, 2013, to mourn the death Dec. 5 of former President Nelson Mandela. The funeral service for Mandela will be held later that day at the stadium, which was the venue of the 2010 soccer World Cup's closing ceremony, where Mandela made his last public appearance.

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Key opposition members launch joint study group

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inaugural meeting of a group called a "gathering for breaking established interest," in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2013. Some key opposition lawmakers launched the group aiming at achieving policy coordination, in a move that could accelerate efforts to realign politics and unite against the dominance of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc.

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Key opposition members launch joint study group

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Eda (standing), who quit the opposition Your Party, speaks at the inaugural meeting of a group called a "gathering for breaking established interest," in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2013. Goshi Hosono (L), a former secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and Yorihisa Matsuno (R), a senior member of the opposition Japanese Restoration Party, also joined.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L back) watches children water a dogwood tree she planted, which was sent from the United States as a symbol of friendship, at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy watches children water a dogwood tree she planted, which was sent from the United States as a symbol of friendship, at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) shakes hands with a tourist at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from R) is surrounded by tourists at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) shakes hands with Mitsuaki Takami, archbishop of the Urakami Cathedral, upon her arrival there in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) walks toward a statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, to offer flowers on Dec. 10, 2013. Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue is seen at her left.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from R) is briefed by Mitsuaki Takami (far R), archbishop of the Urakami Cathedral, on statues that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during her visit to the cathedral in the southwestern Japanese city on Dec. 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows an entry made by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy in a visitors' book during her visit to the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy offers flowers at a statue at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) is welcomed by Mitsuaki Takami (C), archbishop of the Urakami Cathedral, upon her arrival there in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. (Pool photo)

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New Hanshin acquisition Oh

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - South Korean pitcher Oh Seung Hwan, a new acquisition by the Japanese baseball club Hanshin Tigers, is pictured upon his arrival Dec. 10, 2013, at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture. Oh, the all-time saves leader in South Korean pro baseball with 277, is to be introduced by Hanshin at a press conference on Dec. 13.

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New Hanshin acquisition Oh

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - South Korean pitcher Oh Seung Hwan, a new acquisition by the Japanese baseball club Hanshin Tigers, is pictured upon his arrival Dec. 10, 2013, at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture. Oh, the all-time saves leader in South Korean pro baseball with 277, is to be introduced by Hanshin at a press conference on Dec. 13.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (4th from R) poses for photos with three victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, including Hideo Tsuchiyama (3rd from R), 88, a former president of Nagasaki University, at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy speaks at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (2nd from R) walks with Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (2nd from L) at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) is welcomed by Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) is welcomed by Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (C) at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture on Dec. 10, 2013. The ambassador was making her first trip to the southwestern Japanese city, hit by a U.S. atomic bomb in 1945, since taking up her post in the previous month.

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TPP talks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's senior vice minister of the Cabinet Office, heads for a meeting by ministers from the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, in Singapore on Dec. 10, 2013, the final day of their four-day meeting.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.

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U.S. tourist released from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Merrill Newman, a U.S. tourist, arrives in Beijing from Pyongyang on Dec. 7, 2013, after having been detained in North Korea for more than a month. Newman, 85, a Korean War veteran, was pulled off a plane in Pyongyang just minutes before its departure for Beijing on Oct. 26 after taking part in a 10-day package tour.