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Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship

STORY: Kenya's Odinga declares interest in AU Commission chairmanship SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of AU headquarters 2. various of the Raila Odinga and Olusegun Obasanjo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister 4. various of AU meetings 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, Former Nigerian President 6. various of AU headquarters STORYLINE: Kenyan veteran politician Raila Odinga on Thursday officially declared his interest in the chairmanship of the African Union Commission (AUC). Odinga, the former prime minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013, made the announcement in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, saying that he was ready to contest the AUC chairmanship position after consulting with friends across the continent. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RAILA ODINGA, Former Kenyan Prime minister "Should the leadership of Africa want my services, I am ready to offer myself to be of serv

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Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

STORY: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mountainous area 2. various of people singing and dancing 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI NALUO, Laodabao villager 4. various of the ethnic minorities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO YULAN, Banli villager 6. various of tea farmers working 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU JIASHOU, Zhengwan villager STORYLINE: Nestled in a mountainous area, Laodabao, in Pu'er region of China's southwestern province of Yunnan, is home to hundreds of villagers from the Lahu ethnic group. A decade ago, around 80 percent of its population lived below the country's poverty line. Li Naluo, 39, was one of a few villagers who got the chance to see the outside world as she learned to play guitar as a child and followed her father to go out of the village to perform. In 2013, she established a performing arts company, engaging mo

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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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Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A boy carries a water tank in Tacloban City on Leyte Island on Feb. 6, 2014. In the background is a cargo ship washed ashore when Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken in Tacloban City on Leyte Island on Feb. 6, 2014, shows temporary housing for victims of Typhoon Haiyan that struck the central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Non-Ainu high school girl becomes Ainu dancer

KUSHIORO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2014 shows Ayaka Ono, an Ainu dance performer, holding the stringed Tonkori, one of the indigenous ethnic group's traditional musical instruments. Despite not being an Ainu, Ono decided to become a performer of the traditional Ainu dance in the spring of 2013.

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Mt. Fuji eruption may force 470,000 people to evacuate

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2013 shows Mt. Fuji as seen from around the border of the cities of Fuji and Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture. A panel set up by Shizuoka and two other prefectures around the 3,776-meter volcano worked out a regional evacuation plan on Feb. 6, 2014, projecting that a violent eruption could force around 470,000 people in the prefectures to evacuate if more than 30 centimeters of ash accumulates on the ground.

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Event to commemorate Anpanman's creator

TOKYO, Japan - Anpanman, a character from one of Japan's most popular anime cartoon series for young children, greets children in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2014, in an event commemorating its creator Takashi Yanase, who died in October 2013. The event was held on Yanase's 95th birthday.

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Fans bid farewell to Anpanman's creator at commemorative event

TOKYO, Japan - Young children and other visitors flock to an event commemorating Takashi Yanase, creator of Japan's popular anime cartoon series for young children "Anpanman," in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2014. The event was held on the 95th anniversary of the birth of Yanase, who died in October 2013.

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Animals in Fukushima no-go zone

TOMIOKA, Japan - A cat takes shelter from the snow in a cattle shed on Feb. 6, 2013, in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Animals in Fukushima no-go zone

TOMIOKA, Japan - A herd of cattle search for food in heavy snow on Feb. 6, 2013, in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Tokyo Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Kenya's Dennis Kimetto crosses the finish line to win the Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on Feb. 24, 2013, in a race record time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 50 seconds.

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Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia

UYUNI, Bolivia - A Feb. 6, 2013, photo shows the Uyuni salt flat inundated with water during rainy season in Bolivia. The area is believed to contain half the world's lithium reserves.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken at Miyagi prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013 shows a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is given to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) receives a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used, at the prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is presented to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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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.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha head 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.

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Giant isopod stays alive for 4 years despite not eating

TSU, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2013, at Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, shows a giant isopod, a creature often called a "scavenger of the deep." According to the aquarium, the crustacean, measuring 29 centimeters and weighing one kilogram, has remained healthy despite not eating anything for more than four years.

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Dreamlifter cargo plane

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2013, shows Atlas Air's Boeing 747-400LCF ''Dreamlifter'' cargo plane, at Narita airport, near Tokyo.

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Dreamlifter cargo plane

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2013, shows Atlas Air's Boeing 747-400LCF ''Dreamlifter'' cargo plane, at Narita airport, near Tokyo.

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1 year to go before Sochi Winter Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2013, shows the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, with the sun setting in the Black Sea. At left in the background is the main stadium under construction, and at right in the background is the main venue for ice hockey games. The Sochi Winter Olympics will begin Feb. 7, 2014.

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Japan defeat Latvia in World Cup warm-up

KOBE, Japan - Shinji Okazaki (9) scores his second and Japan's third goal during the second half of a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2013. Japan won 3-0 ahead of a World Cup qualifier in March away to Jordan.

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Japan defeat Latvia in World Cup warm-up

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Keisuke Honda (4) scores his team's second goal during the second half of a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2013. Japan won 3-0 ahead of a World Cup qualifier in March away to Jordan.

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Cambodia unveils memorial to journalists killed in war

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - British photographer Tim Page offers incense on Feb. 6, 2013, during a ceremony in Phnom Penh, where a memorial was unveiled in honor of journalists and friends who were killed or went missing when the Vietnam War spread to Cambodia in the early 1970s. Page was working for Time-Life during the war in Cambodia.

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Successor picked for gov't official after scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Manabu Sakai (R), a ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, poses for photos with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2013, after the government named Sakai as parliamentary secretary for land, infrastructure, transport and tourism -- the third-highest post for a lawmaker -- following the resignation of his predecessor over a scandal.

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Cambodia unveils memorial to journalists killed in war

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A journalist prays in Phnom Penh on Feb. 6, 2013, in front of a memorial in honor of former colleagues and friends who were killed or went missing when the Vietnam War spread into Cambodia in the early 1970s.

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New ASEAN chief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Le Luong Minh, new secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Feb. 6, 2013.

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New Mitsubishi Heavy president

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Omiya (L), president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., and Shunichi Miyanaga (R), senior executive vice president of the company, shake hands at the company's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 6, 2013. Mitsubishi Heavy said the same day it will promote Miyanaga to president on April 1 when Omiya will become chairman.

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Japan defeat Latvia in World Cup warm-up

KOBE, Japan - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (9) scores the opener during the first half of a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, 2013. Japan won 3-0 ahead of a World Cup qualifier in March away to Jordan.

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Judo scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Former world judo champion Kaori Yamaguchi, chairman of a special committee on women's sports of the Japanese Olympic Committee, answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2013, after its meeting on the issue of top female judoka having been subjected to alleged physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. The special committee, which received the athletes' complaint in December, reported on some of the details in the document.

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JICA, Kitakyushu City to help developing nations

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Akihiko Tanaka (L), president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and Kitakyusu Mayor Kenji Kitahashi hold signed copies of a cooperation agreement to help developing countries combat air and water pollution, at the city hall in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Feb. 6, 2013.

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IMF's Lipton in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - David Lipton (R), first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso shake hands at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2013.

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Japanese business leaders in Myanmar

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - A delegation of the Japan Business Federation (back), Japan's largest business lobby known as Keidanren, holds a meeting with senior Myanmar government officials in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Feb. 6, 2013.

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China on radar incident

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying holds a regular press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Feb. 6, 2013. Hua suggested that the locking of a weapons-targeting radar by a Chinese warship on a Japanese destroyer in the East China Sea in late January was an independent action by the military.

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Nikkei jumps to highest level since Sept. 2008

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows Japan's Nikkei stock index ending at 11,463.75 on Feb. 6, 2013, up 416.83 points from the previous day and its highest close since Sept. 29, 2008, following the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

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China on radar incident

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying holds a regular press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Feb. 6, 2013. Hua suggested that the locking of a weapons-targeting radar by a Chinese warship on a Japanese destroyer in the East China Sea in late January was an independent action by the military.

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Drive-through bank

NAGOYA, Japan - An official of Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank explains drive-through banking using a model in Nagoya on Feb. 6, 2013. The regional bank based in Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture, said the same day it will start operating Japan's first drive-through bank on April 15 to provide easier access for customers reliant on cars for transportation.

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Chinese yuan clearing starts in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An employee holds Chinese yuan bills at Chinatrust Commercial Bank, a major Taiwan bank in Taipei on Feb. 6, 2013. Banks in Taiwan the same day started Chinese yuan clearing services, allowing the island's companies to make transactions in the Chinese currency without routing through the U.S. dollar.

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Snow in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo covered by snow on Feb. 6, 2013.

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Kagawa back home for friendly

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa arrives at Kansai airport near Osaka on Feb. 4, 2013, to play for Japan's national team in a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, his first appearance for Japan since October 2012.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle (front) carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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Cambodia bids farewell to former King Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle carrying the casket of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk proceeds in central Phnom Penh on Feb. 1, 2013. Cambodia began its final farewell to Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89, with his casket carried on a float through the streets of the capital in a 6-kilometer funeral procession.

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Empress Michiko attends memorial concert for late composer

Japanese Empress Michiko attends a memorial concert to commemorate composer Akira Miyoshi, who died in 2013, at Tokyo Opera City in the Japanese capital on Feb. 6, 2015. On the left is conductor Seiji Ozawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo