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Players of scandal-hit Zaragoza pose with supporter

ZARAGOZA, Spain - Players of Spanish First Division football club Real Zaragoza pose with a supporter (C) at an autographing session in Zaragoza on Dec. 17, 2014, amid a match-fixing scandal. Javier Aguirre, coach of Japan's national team, is one of several dozen individuals named in a prosecution complaint on the alleged game rigging in May 2011 as he was manager of Zaragoza when it won the match against Levante and avoided relegation to the Second Division.

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S. Korean team has firsthand look at Fukushima nuke plant

OKUMA, Japan - Members of a South Korean investigation team visit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2014, in search of clues as to whether to lift or ease Seoul's import ban on seafood products from the northeastern Japan region imposed after the 2011 disaster that crippled the plant.

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S. Korean team visits Fukushima nuclear power plant

OKUMA, Japan - Members of a South Korean investigation team visit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2014, in search of clues as to whether to lift or ease Seoul's import ban on seafood products from the northeastern Japan region imposed after the 2011 disaster that crippled the plant.

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S. Korean team inspects Fukushima nuclear power plant

OKUMA, Japan - Members of a South Korean investigation team inspect the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2014, in search of clues as to whether to lift or ease Seoul's import ban on seafood products from the northeastern Japan region imposed after the 2011 disaster that crippled the plant. Radioactive water tanks are seen behind.

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Rubble removal starts in Futaba, host of Fukushima Daiichi

FUTABA, Japan - A local resident watches the first removal work of rubble generated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba, which hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex, on Dec. 17, 2014. The removal work was postponed due to the meltdowns at the power plant.

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Japanese-American Sen. Daniel Inouye dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Washington in March 2011, shows U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Japanese-American Democrat from Hawaii and World War II veteran. Inoue died of respiratory complications on Dec. 17, 2012, at a hospital in the suburbs of Washington. He was 88.

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N. Koreans mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People in North Korea bow during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Kim Jong Un reviews military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he reviews a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the country's late leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Kim Jong Un commemorates 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69 after ruling the country for 17 years.

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People in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - People wait in long lines to receive fuel in Damascus, the capital of Syria, on Dec. 17, 2011.

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is interviewed by Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito.

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Japanese Princess Akiko

KYOTO, Japan - Princess Akiko, a member of the Japanese Imperial Household, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011, ahead of her 30th birthday on Dec. 20. The princess, a researcher on Japanese art, has been working as a postdoctoral fellow at the university's Kinugasa Research Organization since October 2009. Her father is Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

TOKYO, Japan - A man watches TV news reporting the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at an electronic appliance store in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Dec. 19, 2011. North Korea announced the same day that Kim died on Dec. 17, 2011. He was 69.

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N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies

SEOUL, South Korea - People watch TV news reporting the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Seoul Station on Dec. 19, 2011. North Korea announced the same day that Kim died on Dec. 17, 2011. He was 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) and Kim Jong Un (R), a son of Jong Il, reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17, 2011, at the age of 69.

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3 months since start of Occupy protests

NEW YORK, United States - A police officer (L) stands guard at the site of a rally to mark three months since the start of the ''Occupy Wall Street'' protests, in New York on Dec. 17, 2011.

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3 months since start of Occupy protests

NEW YORK, United States - A protester holds a caricature of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg stamping on a woman participating in the ''Occupy Wall Street'' protests, in New York on Dec. 17, 2011, exactly three months after the start of the protests against income disparities.

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Protest in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - About 2,000 people attend a rally in Moscow on Dec. 17, 2011, to protest alleged irregularities in vote counting in Russia's parliamentary elections.

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PM Noda, South Korean President Lee attend dinner in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) ahead of dinner at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011. Noda and Lee are scheduled to hold formal talks the following day. (Pool Photo)

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PM Noda, S. Korean President Lee in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) welcomes South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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PM Noda, South Korean President Lee in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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Barcelona's Messi practices before Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona striker Lionel Messi (L) practices in Yokohama on Dec. 17, 2011, a day before Barcelona play Santos in the Club World Cup final.

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Guardiola, Ramalho at press conference

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Combined photo shows Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola (L) and Santos coach Muricy Ramalho at a press conference in Yokohama on Dec. 17, 2011, a day before their teams face off in the Club World Cup final.

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Santos striker Neymar at press conference

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Santos striker Neymar talks at a press conference at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 17, 2011, a day before Santos play Barcelona in the Club World Cup final.

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Temporary shopping center in Iwate Pref.

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - People flock to a makeshift shopping center set up in a schoolyard in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2011. The shopping center opened the same day for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the area.

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S. Korean President Lee in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) is greeted by Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto, Japan, on Dec. 17, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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S. Korean President Lee arrives at Osaka Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak arrives at Osaka International Airport in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2011, to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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Ishikawa at Thailand Golf Championship

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa eyes a putt during the third round of the Thailand Golf Championship at Amata Spring Country Club in suburban Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 17, 2011.

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S. Korean President Lee arrives at Osaka Int'l Airport

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (C) arrives at Osaka International Airport in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2011, to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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Hayabusa recognized as 1st spacecraft to lift off from asteroid

OSAKA, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi (R), a professor and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency manager of the Hayabusa asteroid probe project, and Masaharu Nakagawa, science and technology miister, attend a ceremony to celebrate the Guinness World Records recognition of the Hayabusa project in Kyoto on Dec. 17, 2011. Hayabusa has been recognized as the first spacecraft to lift off from an asteroid.

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S. Korean President Lee leaves S. Korea on Japan trip

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak boards an airplane at an airport in the suburbs of Seoul on Dec. 17, 2011, to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Site of 1996-1997 hostage crisis in Peru

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 22, 1997, shows the then residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, from which smoke is coming, after the Peruvian military forced their way in the same day to end a four-month hostage crisis that began on Dec. 17, 1996, and that claimed the lives of 17 people. A condominium is planned to be built on the site, Japanese embassy sources said Dec. 12, 2011.

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PlayStation Vita

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the PlayStation Vita, a new video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the game unit of Sony Corp. SCE said Sept. 14, 2011, that it plans to release the game console in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011.

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SCE to release PlayStation Vita in December

TOKYO, Japan - Personnel including Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House (2nd from L) hold SCE's video game console PlayStation Vita in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2011. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, a division of SCE, announced the same day that it plans to release PlayStation Vita in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011, with preorders starting on Oct. 15, 2011.

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Comedian Hazama back in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama resumes running on Jan. 4, 2011, after arriving in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on the final leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth Marathon.'' Hazama plans to complete his round-the-world odyssey on Jan. 21 in Osaka, where he started on Dec. 17, 2008.