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Kim Kyong Hui

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kim Kyong Hui, the younger sister of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attending a gathering in Pyongyang in December 2012 to mourn for the death of her brother. Her husband, Jang Song Thaek, who had been considered the country's second-most powerful figure, was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ceding relay role

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower is lit up beneath the evening sky in the Japanese capital on Dec. 12, 2014. The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Mini model of N. Korea's Unha-3 rocket on display

TOKYO, Japan - A miniature model of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is on display at the Three Revolution Exhibition museum in Pyongyang on Dec. 18, 2013. The rocket, suspected by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an improved model of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, is said to have carried the Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) 3-2 satellite when it was launched on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea, shows a signboard with a message praising the successful launch of what North Korea claims was a satellite. Many other countries suspect the launch Dec. 12, 2012, was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea's rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea is presumed to have independently built most key parts of the rocket, while some commercially available materials were imported, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Jan. 21, 2013.

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Student helping asylum seekers in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Maho Hadano, a graduate student at Nagoya University and the only full-time coordinator at the Nagoya-based support office for refugees, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 12, 2012 at the office in the city's Naka Ward. The Tokyo-based nonprofit organization Japan Association for Refugees and the Japan Lawyers Network for Refugees set up the Nagoya office in July 2012 to cope with a sharp increase in applications for asylum with the Nagoya Regional Immigration Bureau.

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Maya rite in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - Indigenous people pray during a ceremony in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Dec. 12, 2012, to celebrate an upcoming new era in the Maya Long Count Calendar.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C), Jang Song Thaek (far R), vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and others visiting the General Satellite Control and Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012. Kim issued the order for a rocket launch on Dec. 12, 2012, and stressed that "satellite" launches need to be continued, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C), Jang Song Thaek (far R), vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, and others visiting the General Satellite Control and Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012. Kim issued the order for a rocket launch on Dec. 12, 2012, and stressed that "satellite" launches need to be continued, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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S. Korea retrieves debris of N. Korean rocket

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows debris of North Korea's long-range rocket, which was launched on Dec. 12, 2012, unveiled to the media at Pyeongtaek naval base near Seoul on Dec. 14. South Korea's Navy retrieved the debris in waters off the country's west coast, a South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said on Dec. 14.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting the General Satellite Control and Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012. Kim issued the order for a rocket launch on Dec. 12, 2012, and stressed that "satellite" launches need to be continued, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Dec. 14.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korea's rocket launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a written order regarding North Korea's rocket launch on Dec. 12, 2012, given earlier that day by the country's leader Kim Jong Un. Kim gave a final written order to the Korean Committee of Space Technology, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Dec. 14, 2012.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo of an image on the screen of North Korea's satellite control center shows a rocket, following its launch from the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A screen at North Korea's satellite control center shows a rocket at the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012, which was launched later the same day. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo of an image on the screen of North Korea's satellite control center shows an image from a rocket which was launched from the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo of an image on the screen of North Korea's satellite control center shows an image from a rocket which was launched from the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo of an image on the screen of North Korea's satellite control center shows a rocket, following its launch from the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo of an image on the screen of North Korea's satellite control center shows a rocket being launched from the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea launches rocket

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo of an image on the screen of North Korea's satellite control center shows a rocket being launched from the Sohae rocket launching facility in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, in the northwest of the country, on Dec. 12, 2012. Japan, the United States and other countries suspect the launch is a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Corinthians beat Al-Ahly in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Players of Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians congratulate each other after beating African representatives Al-Ahly in the Club World Cup semifinal match at Toyota Stadium in central Japan on Dec. 12, 2012. Corinthians beat Al-Ahly 1-0 to reach the Club World Cup final.

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Corinthians beat Al-Ahly in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Players of Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians respond to fans' cheers after beating African representatives Al-Ahly in the Club World Cup semifinal match at Toyota Stadium in central Japan on Dec. 12, 2012. Corinthians beat Al-Ahly 1-0 to reach the Club World Cup final.

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Swans in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows swans gathering on Dec. 12, 2012 at rice paddies in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, where debris from tsunami after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake still remains.

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Swans in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows swans gathering on Dec. 12, 2012 at rice paddies in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, where debris from tsunami after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake still remains.

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Swans in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows swans gathering on Dec. 12, 2012 at rice paddies in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, where debris from tsunami after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake still remains.

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Swans in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows swans gathering on Dec. 12, 2012 at rice paddies in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, where debris from tsunami after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake still remains.

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Corinthians beat Al-Ahly in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Paolo Guerrero of Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians celebrates after scoring during the first half of the Club World Cup semifinal match against African representatives Al-Ahly at Toyota Stadium in central Japan on Dec. 12, 2012. Corinthians beat Al-Ahly 1-0 to reach the Club World Cup final.

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N. Korean citizens rejoice at success of satellite launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People dance in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012, after local media reported North Korea's successful launch of a satellite into orbit.

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Protests in Seoul against N. Korean rocket launch

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2012, shows protests against North Korea's rocket launch earlier that day.

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N. Korean citizens rejoice at success of satellite launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People clap hands in front of Pyongyang station in Pyongyang on Dec. 12, 2012, after hearing a report that North Korea successfully launched a satellite into orbit.

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Protests in Seoul against N. Korean rocket launch

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2012, shows protests against North Korea's rocket launch earlier that day.

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Protests in Seoul against N. Korean rocket launch

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2012, shows protests against North Korea's rocket launch earlier that day.

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Protests in Seoul against N. Korean rocket launch

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2012, shows protests against North Korea's rocket launch earlier that day.

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Corinthians beat Al-Ahly in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Paolo Guerrero of Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians celebrates after scoring during the first half of the Club World Cup semifinal match against African representatives Al-Ahly at Toyota Stadium in central Japan on Dec. 12, 2012. Corinthians beat Al-Ahly 1-0 to reach the Club World Cup final.

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Protests in Seoul against N. Korean rocket launch

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2012, shows protests against North Korea's rocket launch earlier that day.