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Asia-Pacific exercise

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Officials from participating countries join hands during a ceremony in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on Feb. 11, 2013, to mark the opening of a large-scale military training exercise, code-named Cobra Gold 2013, involving 13,000 personnel from the United States and six Asian countries -- Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the host nation Thailand.

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Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (far L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) hold talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2013. Fayyad was in Japan to attend the Feb. 13-14 Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development.

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Opposition leader assassination in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - Women visit the site in Tunis on Feb. 13, 2013, where Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid was assassinated on Feb. 6.

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Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands prior to their talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2013. Fayyad was in Japan to attend the Feb. 13-14 Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development.

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Japanese GSDF troops aboard U.S. Ospreys

CAMP PENDLETON, United States - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on the ground at Camp Pendleton, California, after getting off U.S. Marines MV-22 Osprey aircraft, in a Japan-U.S. joint drill open to the media.

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Japanese GSDF troops aboard U.S. Ospreys

CAMP PENDLETON, United States - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows U.S. Marines MV-22 Osprey aircraft flying over Camp Pendleton, California, carrying members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force in a Japan-U.S. joint drill open to the media.

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Japanese GSDF troops aboard U.S. Ospreys

CAMP PENDLETON, United States - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows members of the U.S. Marine Corps (far R and 2nd from R) and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on the ground at Camp Pendleton, California, after getting off U.S. Marines' MV-22 Osprey aircraft, in a Japan-U.S. joint drill open to the media.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children enjoy roller skating in Pyongyang on Feb. 13, 2013. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day. Portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il are seen.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk in Pyongyang on Feb. 13, 2013. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day. A slogan inspiring citizens and indicating the success of the test is seen.

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Stabbing rampage in Guam

GUAM, United States - People pray during a memorial gathering at the site of a stabbing rampage in Guam on Feb. 13, 2013. A man stabbed bystanders with a knife the previous night after crashing his car into a convenience store in a major tourist area on the Pacific resort island. Two Japanese women were killed and 11 Japanese nationals were injured.

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Club coach fired over student's suicide

OSAKA, Japan - Officials of the Osaka City Board of Education bow at the outset of a press conference at the Osaka city hall on Feb. 13, 2013. The board the same day fired a 47-year-old basketball coach at a senior high school for alleged violence against a male student who committed suicide in December 2012.

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Japanese GSDF troops aboard U.S. Ospreys

CAMP PENDLETON, United States - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows members of the U.S. Marine Corps (far R and 2nd from R) and members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on the ground at Camp Pendleton, California, after getting off U.S. Marines' MV-22 Osprey aircraft, in a Japan-U.S. joint drill open to the media.

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Japanese GSDF troops aboard U.S. Ospreys

CAMP PENDLETON, United States - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force on the ground at Camp Pendleton, California, after getting off U.S. Marines MV-22 Osprey aircraft, in a Japan-U.S. joint drill open to the media.

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Stabbing rampage in Guam

GUAM, United States - People pray during a memorial gathering at the site of a stabbing rampage in Guam on Feb. 13, 2013. A man stabbed bystanders with a knife the previous night after crashing his car into a convenience store in a major tourist area on the Pacific resort island. Two Japanese women were killed and 11 Japanese nationals were injured.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows military personnel and citizens on a boat in North Korea. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day.

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Meeting on Palestinian development

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad shake hands at a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013. Japan and emerging Asian economies started a two-day meeting the same day aimed at supporting the Palestinian Authority in economic and financial areas by tapping their experience in developing their economies.

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Stabbing rampage in Guam

GUAM, United States - A woman and a girl place a candle at the site of a stabbing rampage in Guam on Feb. 13, 2013. A man stabbed bystanders with a knife the previous night after crashing his car into a convenience store in a major tourist area on the Pacific resort island. Two Japanese women were killed and 11 Japanese nationals were injured.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows North Korean soldiers standing guard with guns at the border zone. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows a North Korean soldier standing guard with a gun at the border zone. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

OBU, Japan - Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic champion at the women's 55 kilograms, meets the media in Obu, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games.

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Meeting on Palestinian development

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (center L) and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (center R) stand together on Feb. 13, 2013, in Tokyo, where Japan and emerging Asian economies started a two-day meeting aimed at supporting the Palestinian Authority in economic and financial areas by tapping their experience in developing their economies.

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Man's attack in Guam

GUAM, United States - Photo shows a building (back) housing a convenience store in Guam on Feb. 13, 2013. A knife-wielding man stabbed bystanders the previous night after crashing his car into the convenience store in a major tourist area on the Pacific resort island. Two Japanese women were killed and 11 Japanese nationals were injured.

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Man's attack in Guam

GUAM, United States - A Japanese woman joins hands after offering flowers in front of a convenience store in Guam on Feb. 13, 2013. A knife-wielding man stabbed bystanders the previous night after crashing his car into the convenience store in a major tourist area on the Pacific resort island. Two Japanese women were killed and 11 Japanese nationals were injured.

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Fast Retailing to enter Indonesian market

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Naoki Otoma (R), group executive vice president of Fast Retailing Co., attaches a Uniqlo logo on a world map at a press conference in Jakarta on Feb. 13, 2013. Fast Retailing said it aims to set up its first Uniqlo casual clothing store in Indonesia in May or June and open nine more at an early date with a view to expanding operations in emerging Southeast Asian markets.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda (C) holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games. To the right is Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu, the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling gold medalist at the London Olympics.

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N. Korea a day after 3rd nuclear test

DANDONG, China - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, from Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, shows people in North Korea. North Korean media widely reported that the country had successfully conducted its third nuclear test the previous day. A slogan to honor the country's leader Kim Jong Un is seen.

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Train-truck collision

TAKASAGO, Japan - Photo taken in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, on Feb. 13, 2013, shows the driver's cabin of a train operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co. that derailed after colliding with a flatbed truck at a crossing in the western Japan city on Feb. 12. Fifteen people were injured.

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Man's attack in Guam

GUAM, United States - Photo shows flowers laid in front of a convenience store in Guam on Feb. 13, 2013. A knife-wielding man stabbed bystanders the previous night after crashing his car into the convenience store in a major tourist area on the Pacific resort island. Two Japanese women were killed and 11 Japanese nationals were injured.

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Wrestling dropped from 'core sports' for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Wrestling Federation President Tomiaki Fukuda (L) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013, after the International Olympic Committee executive board decided to drop wrestling from the "core sports" for the 2020 Games. Seated next to Fukuda are Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (C), the men's 66-kilogram freestyle gold medalist at the London Olympics, and Shinichi Yumoto, the men's 55-kg freestyle bronze winner in London.

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Protest against N. Korea nuclear test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of a group against nuclear weapons stage a sit-in at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in the western Japanese city on Feb. 13, 2013. The members of the Hiroshima branch of the Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, also known as Gensuikyo, were protesting North Korea's third nuclear test conducted the previous day.

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Abductee's kin

KAWASAKI, Japan - (From L) Sakie and Shigeru Yokota answer reporters' questions in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, after North Korea conducted a third nuclear test on Feb. 12, 2013. Their daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at the age of 13.

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Brewer Asahi posts record net profit for 12th straight year

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Izumiya, president of Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2013. Asahi said the brewer's consolidated net profit for the business year through Dec. 31 rose 3.8 percent from the year before to 57.18 billion yen, marking an all-time high for the 12th straight year.

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2 years after quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Photos show a road in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same road on Feb. 27, 2013.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows the damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, about two years after the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

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Protest in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Protesters flee as tear gas spreads during clashes between antigovernment demonstrators and riot police in the suburbs of Manama, capital of Bahrain, on Feb. 13, 2013. The island state off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14, 2012, marked the first anniversary of the large-scale Shiite-led uprising against the Sunni dynasty in power.

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Protest in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Tear gas spreads as antigovernment demonstrators and riot police clash in the suburbs of Manama, capital of Bahrain, on Feb. 13, 2013. The island state off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14, 2012, marked the first anniversary of the large-scale Shiite-led uprising against the Sunni dynasty in power.

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Toyota to suspend domestic production from Feb. 8 after explosion

File photo taken in January 2013 shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi Plant, where the luxury sedan Crown is produced, in the central Japan city of Toyota. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2016, that it will suspend all domestic production of its vehicles from Feb. 8 through Feb. 13 as an explosion at a steel plant in central Japan in January has caused parts shortages. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Combined photo shows an aerial view of Futaba (top), a northeastern Japan town that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, pictured from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2013, and an intermediate storage facility for decontamination waste from the nuclear crisis (bottom) built in the same area, pictured from the helicopter on Feb. 13, 2021, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Protest in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Tear gas spreads as antigovernment demonstrators and riot police clash in the suburbs of Manama, capital of Bahrain, on Feb. 13, 2013. The island state off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14, 2012, marked the first anniversary of the large-scale Shiite-led uprising against the Sunni dynasty in power. (Kyodo)

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Protest in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Protesters flee as tear gas spreads during clashes between antigovernment demonstrators and riot police in the suburbs of Manama, capital of Bahrain, on Feb. 13, 2013. The island state off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14, 2012, marked the first anniversary of the large-scale Shiite-led uprising against the Sunni dynasty in power. (Kyodo)