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Turkish police detain 47 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 47 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish police detaining at least 47 suspected members of the IS across five provinces of Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained at least 47 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) across five provinces, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Wednesday. The suspects were detained in the country's largest city Istanbul, the capital Ankara, along with the provinces of Kirikkale, Adana, and Bursa, Yerlikaya said on social media platform X, without specifying the time of the operations. A total of 1,162 operations have been carried out against the IS since June 1 last year, during which a total of 2,402 suspects were caught, he added. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the co

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Car and knife rampage on Guam

GUAM, United States - Vehicles believed to carry relatives of some Japanese victims of a recent car and knife rampage on Guam leave a hospital as they were returning to Japan along with the victims' bodies on Feb. 15, 2013. Investigators allege that the 21-year-old assailant, Chad Ryan Desoto, ran down six people with his car, crashed it into a building and then stabbed eight people after getting out of the vehicle, killing three Japanese tourists and injuring ten other Japanese nationals and one local.

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Medalists in award ceremony for women's ski halfpipe

SOCHI, Russia - Marie Martinod of France (L), Maddie Bowman of the United States (C), and Ayana Onozuka of Japan celebrate on the podium during an award ceremony on Feb. 21, 2013, after winning silver, gold, and bronze, respectively, in the women's ski halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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Medalists in award ceremony for women's ski halfpipe

SOCHI, Russia - Marie Martinod of France (L), Maddie Bowman of the United States (C), and Ayana Onozuka of Japan celebrate on the podium during an award ceremony on Feb. 21, 2013, after winning silver, gold, and bronze, respectively, in the women's ski halfpipe at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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Family remembers Japanese killed in N.Y. in 2013

NEW YORK, United States - Family and friends hold a memorial for Ryo Oyamada, a 24-year old Japanese man who was fatally struck by a New York Police Department patrol car in 2013, in New York on Feb. 21, 2014, exactly a year after he was killed.

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Sister of Japanese killed in N.Y. in 2013

NEW YORK, United States - Tomoko Suzuki (L), the sister of Ryo Oyamada, a 24-year old Japanese man who was fatally struck by a New York Police Department patrol car in 2013, places a candle in New York in memory of her brother on Feb. 21, 2014, exactly a year after he was killed.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Police officers check luggage at a gate before an ice hockey friendly at the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 21, 2013. The Winter Games will be held in the Black Sea resort from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014.

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Japanese brewers out to take sake global

NAGOYA, Japan - Employees of Banjo Jozo make preparations for brewing sake at the brewery's storehouse in Nagoya on Feb. 21, 2013.

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Japanese brewers out to take sake global

NAGOYA, Japan - Employees of Banjo Jozo spread steamed rice with their hands as part of the time-honored brewing method at the brewery's storehouse in Nagoya on Feb. 21, 2013.

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Data collected by 2-yr survey to protect Okinawa Woodpecker

NAHA, Japan - Survey team members from the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology and other entities discuss the methods for an ecological survey of the Okinawa Woodpecker in a forest in the village of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2013.

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Data collected by 2-yr survey to protect Okinawa Woodpecker

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 21, 2013, in the village of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture, shows an Okinawa Woodpecker, an endangered species with a characteristic long bill.

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Data collected by 2-yr survey to protect Okinawa Woodpecker

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 21, 2013, shows an Okinawa Woodpecker, temporarily captured for an ecological survey in the village of Higashi, Okinawa Prefecture. The endangered species has beautiful red-tipped feathers around its belly.

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Guam rampage suspect pleads not guilty

GUAM, United States - Chad Ryan Desoto (C), the 21-year-old suspect in the Feb. 12, 2013, rampage on the Pacific island of Guam that left three dead and 12 others injured, appears before the judge in the Superior Court of Guam on Feb. 27, 2013. Through his lawyer, Desoto pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness.

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Guam rampage suspect pleads not guilty

GUAM, United States - Chad Ryan Desoto, the 21-year-old suspect in the Feb. 12, 2013, rampage on the Pacific island of Guam that left three dead and 12 others injured, appears before the judge in the Superior Court of Guam on Feb. 27, 2013. Through his lawyer, Desoto pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness.

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Guam rampage suspect pleads not guilty

GUAM, United States - Chad Ryan Desoto, the 21-year-old suspect in the Feb. 12, 2013, rampage on the Pacific island of Guam that left three dead and 12 others injured, appears before the judge in the Superior Court of Guam on Feb. 27, 2013. Through his lawyer, Desoto pleaded not guilty by reason of mental illness.

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Guam rampage suspect pleads not guilty

GUAM, United States - Photo shows the Superior Court of Guam on the Pacific island of Guam on Feb. 26, 2013. The 21-year-old suspect in the Feb. 12 rampage in Guam that left three dead and 12 others injured, pleaded not guilty through his lawyer by reason of mental illness, at a hearing held at the court on Feb. 27.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Guam rampage suspect pleads not guilty

GUAM, United States - A Japanese tourist (L) prays Feb. 27, 2013, for the victims of the Feb. 12 rampage in Tumon, a busy tourist district on the Pacific island of Guam, at the site of the attack. The 21-year-old suspect in the attack that left three dead and 12 others injured, pleaded not guilty through his lawyer by reason of mental illness, at a hearing on Feb. 27.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the site where a hot air balloon crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Imaeda (front), president of JTB Grand Tours & Services Inc., bows at the outset of a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013. A hot air balloon carrying foreign tourists exploded in mid-air and fell 300 meters earlier the same day in Luxor, southern Egypt. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, according to reports. The company said four Japanese had taken part in the balloon ride and a Japanese couple had been confirmed dead, while the fate of the other couple was being determined.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the site where a hot air balloon crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Japan crown prince turns 53

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito holds a press conference at his palace in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2013, ahead of his 53rd birthday on Feb. 23. The crown prince said he has been enjoying a "fruitful time" with Emperor Akihito by regularly exchanging views on his role as a symbol of the state and other issues. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince turns 53

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito holds a press conference at his palace in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2013, ahead of his 53rd birthday on Feb. 23. The crown prince said he has been enjoying a "fruitful time" with Emperor Akihito by regularly exchanging views on his role as a symbol of the state and other issues. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince turns 53

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito holds a press conference at his palace in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2013, ahead of his 53rd birthday on Feb. 23. The crown prince said he has been enjoying a "fruitful time" with Emperor Akihito by regularly exchanging views on his role as a symbol of the state and other issues. (Pool photo)

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IAEA chief speaks on Fukushima plant

VIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 21, 2013. Amano said the IAEA is planning to propose an international undertaking to decommission reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, a challenge that will need to be tackled in full swing in the years to come.

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Sony head speaks on new PlayStation

NEW YORK, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House speaks during an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in New York on Feb. 21, 2013. House said he anticipates a strong launch of the newly unveiled PlayStation 4, the first overhaul of the iconic gaming device since 2006.

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Japan premier in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on a Japanese government airplane on Feb. 21, 2013, for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Japan premier in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on a Japanese government airplane on Feb. 21, 2013, for talks with U.S. President Barack Obama. At right is Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Ex-Japan PM Mori meets Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori attends a news conference in Moscow after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Feb. 21, 2013. Abe was visiting Russia as a special envoy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to lay the groundwork for Abe's visit to Russia later in the year.

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China air pollution

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Feb. 21, 2013, shows an area of Beijing as air pollution blankets the Chinese capital.

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Ex-Japan PM Mori meets Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2013. Abe was visiting Russia as a special envoy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to lay the groundwork for Abe's visit to Russia later this year. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China air pollution

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Feb. 21, 2013, shows an area of Beijing as air pollution blankets the Chinese capital.

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Hello Kitty shop opens in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - A sales clerk (R) at a Hello Kitty shop in Vienna, Austria, explains products to a customer on Feb. 21, 2013. The shop, the first official Hello Kitty shop in Austria, opened the same day at a shopping mall in Vienna.

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Record snowfall in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - People walk on a snow-covered sidewalk in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture on Feb. 21, 2013. The same day, 515 centimeters of snow was recorded in the Sukayu district of the northeastern Japanese city, a record snowfall for that area.

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Hello Kitty shop opens in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo taken Feb. 21, 2013, shows the first official Hello Kitty shop in Austria, which opened the same day at a shopping mall in Vienna.

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Abe's trip to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers reporters' questions at his office in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2013, before leaving for the United States to hold talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Record snow this winter

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows snow removal work in Sukayu, a hot spring resort area in Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2013. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a new snow accumulation record for existing observation points in Japan was set the same day, with Sukayu registering 515 centimeters as of 1 p.m.

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Abe's trip to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 21, 2013, as he leaves for Washington to hold talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Yamaguchi to become Kyocera president

KYOTO, Japan - Kyocera Corp. Managing Executive Officer Goro Yamaguchi attends a news conference in Kyoto on Feb. 21, 2013. The company said the same day Yamaguchi will become president on April 1, replacing Tetsuo Kuba in a management revamp.

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Abe's trip to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 21, 2013, as he leaves for Washington, accompanied by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R), to hold talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

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Record snow this winter

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows snow removal work in Sukayu, a hot spring resort area in Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2013. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a new snow accumulation record for existing observation points in Japan was set the same day, with Sukayu registering 515 centimeters as of 1 p.m.

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Ex-Japan PM Mori in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks with reporters after offering flowers at the statue of Tsarist Russia's Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin (upper R) in Moscow on Feb. 21, 2013.

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Guam rampage

GUAM, United States - People pray on Feb. 21, 2013 for the victims of a vehicle and knife attack at the site of the incident in Guam. The same day, the suspect in the Feb. 12 rampage was formally indicted for killing three Japanese tourists and wounding 12 other people, 11 of them from Japan.

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Ceremony for quake victims in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Hisao Yoshida (3rd from L), principal of the Toyama College of Foreign Languages in central Japan, delivers a speech in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 21, 2013, at a memorial service for students and staff of an English language school who died in an earthquake that struck the area on Feb. 22, 2011.

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Japan executes 3 inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki holds a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2013, as Japan executed three death row inmates the same day. The executions were the first to be conducted under the Liberal Democratic Party-led government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that was launched in December.

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2001 fatal stampede

KOBE, Japan - (From front) Kiyoshi Miki, Seiji Shimomura and Masaharu Arima, who lost relatives in a 2001 stampede in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, attend a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 20, 2013. The Kobe District Court earlier the same day dismissed a case against a former senior police officer over the stampede on a bridge that was overcrowded with fireworks spectators on July 21, 2001, in which 11 people died and 247 were injured. The court ruled the statute of limitations had expired.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Feb. 19, 2013. The event was to take pictures for use in brochures for their annual "Kyo Odori" dance performance to be held from April 6 to 21.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Feb. 19, 2013. The event was to take pictures for use in brochures for their annual "Kyo Odori" dance performance to be held from April 6 to 21.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - An apprentice geisha heads for a photo shoot in light snow in Kyoto on Feb. 19, 2013. The event was to take pictures for use in brochures for their annual "Kyo Odori" dance performance to be held from April 6 to 21.