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Mosaic made of 120,000 smiling face photos sets Guinness record

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - In this photo taken Dec. 31, 2009, residents of the city of Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture celebrate the completion of a portrait of a poet from the prefecture made of 120,000 photos of smiling faces. The portrait was certified as the world's largest photo mosaic by the Guinness Book of World Records on Jan. 8, 2010.

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Martial law means school holidays come early to Philippine town

SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines - Soldiers load up ammunition found during a search at a compound of the Ampatuan clan in Maguindanao, the Philippines, on Dec. 8, 2009. Clan leaders are accused of orchestrating the cold-blooded killing of 57 unarmed civilians in November.

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Martial law means school holidays come early to Philippine town

SHARIFF AGUAK, Philippines - A soldier stands guard at a marketplace in Maguindanao, the Philippines, on Dec. 8, 2009. More soldiers and policemen have been sent to beef up security in the restive province.

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Laos under development on Southeast Asia Games

VIENTIANE, Laos - This Dec. 8, 2009 photo shows the National Sports Complex completed in Vientiane as the main venue of the Southeast Asia Games sports event which kicks off the following day.

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Laos under development on Southeast Asia Games

VIENTIANE, Laos - Construction is under way to build a business building in Vientiane on Dec. 8, 2009. The Southeast Asia Games sports event kicked off the following day in Laos.

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U.N. chief confident about accord on post-Kyoto treaty

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Dec. 8, 2009. Ban expressed confidence that the international community will strike a deal on crafting a treaty to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol in the first half of 2010.

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Hatoyama says Japan coming closer to forming policy on Futemma

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama answers question from reporters at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. He said his government is coming closer to forming a policy on where to relocate a U.S. military airfield in Okinawa, an issue that has grown into a row threatening to sour the Japan-U.S. alliance.

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Ex-Cuban President Castro still exerts political influence: Rodriguez

TOKYO, Japan - Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Cuban Embassy in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. Rodriguez said former Cuban President Fidel Castro, who stepped down in February last year, is still an influential figure and remains an ''ethical and political reference point'' in the country.

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Zoellick warns of more financial unrest after Dubai

TOKYO, Japan - World Bank President Robert Zoellick speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other Japanese media in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. He expressed confidence that Dubai's debt problems will be addressed but warned there will be ''different waves'' as the world has yet to come out of the economic crisis.

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Okada joins U.S. base talks at premier's office

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. Okada discussed with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa the relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps' airfield within the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa under a Japan-U.S. agreement in 2006.

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Chinese delegate Su Wei speaks at news conference

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Su Wei, chief negotiator for China on climate change and deputy head of China's delegation at the climate conference, speaks during a press conference at the U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen on Dec. 8, 2009.

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U.S. envoy arrives in N. Korea for denuclearization talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - On his arrival at Pyongyang International Airport on Dec. 8, 2009, chief U.S. policymaker on North Korea Stephen Bosworth (L) shakes hands with Jong Thae Yang, deputy head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's U.S. affairs department. Bosworth is in the North Korean capital for a three-day visit aimed at persuading North Korea to return to the stalled six-party denuclearization talks.

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U.S. envoy arrives in N. Korea for denuclearization talks

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jong Thae Yang, deputy head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's U.S. affairs department, (C) accompanies chief U.S. policymaker on North Korea Stephen Bosworth (L) on the U.S. official's arrival to Pyongyang International Airport on Dec. 8, 2009. Bosworth is in the North Korean capital for a three-day visit aimed at persuading North Korea to return to the stalled six-party denuclearization talks.

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U.S. envoy Bosworth leaves Seoul for N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, leaves a hotel in Seoul on Dec. 8, 2009, for Pyongyang to talk with North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kang Sok Ju. During his three-day visit to Pyongyang, Bosworth is expected to press North Korea to return to the dormant six-party talks on disbanding its nuclear arsenal.

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Fujii signs 1-year contract with Yomiuri Giants

TOKYO, Japan - Free agent left-hander Shugo Fujii poses in his new Yomiuri Giants uniform during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009, after signing a one-year contract worth 60 million yen plus performance bonuses with the Central League baseball club. Fujii had a 7-5 record with a 3.53 ERA in 22 games for the Pacific League baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters last season.

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Japan, U.S. working group on base issue suspended: Okada

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks on the issue of relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. He said Japan and the United States have suspended discussions at a high-level working group set up to seek an early resolution of the issue.

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Finance minister attends budget meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (C) attends a meeting at the prime minister's office on Dec. 8, 2009. The government announced a stimulus package of 7.2 trillion yen, which was focused on improving employment conditions, corporate financing of small and midsize firms, and boosting private consumption in Japan.

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Hatoyama gov't reviews foreign aid policies

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada attend a meeting on foreign aid policies at the prime minister's office on Dec. 8, 2009. The participants discussed a drastic review of current policies by studying new measures such as enhancing aid to developing countries under closer cooperation between the public and private sectors.

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Finance Minister Fujii talks of tax revenue

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii smiles during a meeting with other key Cabinet members at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2009. Fujii told reporters after the meeting that the Japanese government's debt in fiscal 2009 will top tax revenue for the first time since 1946.

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Hayotama Cabinet Oks 7.2 tril. yen stimulus

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei (L) and consumer affairs minister Mizuho Fukushima (2nd from R), heads of the coalition partner parties of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, attend a meeting of key Cabinet members Dec. 8, 2009. Hatoyama's Cabinet decided to craft a 7.2 trillion yen fresh stimulus package to help shore up the flagging economy.

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Hayotama Cabinet Oks 7.2 tril. yen stimulus

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of key Cabinet members is held at the prime minister's office Dec. 8, 2009. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet decided to craft a 7.2 trillion yen fresh stimulus package at the meeting to help shore up the flagging economy.

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Hayotama Cabinet Oks 7.2 tril. yen stimulus

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei walks to a meeting with other key Cabinet members at the prime minister's office Dec. 8, 2009. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government decided to craft a 7.2 trillion yen fresh stimulus package, increasing the amount initially proposed by 100 billion yen after Kamei urged that the package be larger.