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Raul Malo 1965 - 2025

Raul Malo, lead singer of The Mavericks, 60, died on December 8, 2025 in Tennessee. He died after a year-and-a-half-long battle with colon cancer.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— February 6, 2009 Los Angeles, Ca. Raul Malo 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Neil Diamond held at the Los Angeles Convention Center Photo by Tammie Arroyo / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Bangladesh Rifles Members Protest - Dhaka

Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and relatives remove police barricade during a protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 January 2025. The former BDR members are demanding the release of all convicted BDR personnel in the Pilkhana murder case, as well as a re-investigation of the case along with other demands. On 25 and 26 February 2009, 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the then Border Guard Force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), on January 9, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Bangladesh Rifles Members Protest - Dhaka

Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and relatives remove police barricade during a protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 January 2025. The former BDR members are demanding the release of all convicted BDR personnel in the Pilkhana murder case, as well as a re-investigation of the case along with other demands. On 25 and 26 February 2009, 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the then Border Guard Force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), on January 9, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Bangladesh Rifles Members Protest - Dhaka

Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and relatives remove police barricade during a protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 January 2025. The former BDR members are demanding the release of all convicted BDR personnel in the Pilkhana murder case, as well as a re-investigation of the case along with other demands. On 25 and 26 February 2009, 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the then Border Guard Force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), on January 9, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Bangladesh Rifles Members Protest - Dhaka

Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and relatives remove police barricade during a protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 January 2025. The former BDR members are demanding the release of all convicted BDR personnel in the Pilkhana murder case, as well as a re-investigation of the case along with other demands. On 25 and 26 February 2009, 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the then Border Guard Force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), on January 9, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Bangladesh Rifles Members Protest - Dhaka

Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and relatives remove police barricade during a protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 January 2025. The former BDR members are demanding the release of all convicted BDR personnel in the Pilkhana murder case, as well as a re-investigation of the case along with other demands. On 25 and 26 February 2009, 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the then Border Guard Force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), on January 9, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Bangladesh Rifles Members Protest - Dhaka

Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and relatives remove police barricade during a protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 January 2025. The former BDR members are demanding the release of all convicted BDR personnel in the Pilkhana murder case, as well as a re-investigation of the case along with other demands. On 25 and 26 February 2009, 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the then Border Guard Force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), on January 9, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Bangladesh Rifles Members Protest - Dhaka

Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and relatives remove police barricade during a protest at the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 09 January 2025. The former BDR members are demanding the release of all convicted BDR personnel in the Pilkhana murder case, as well as a re-investigation of the case along with other demands. On 25 and 26 February 2009, 57 army officers were killed at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the then Border Guard Force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), on January 9, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Saad Hariri meets with Bashar Al Assad - Damascus

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad (R) receives Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at Teshreen palace in Damascus, Syria on December 19, 2009. Saad Hariri is in Syria for a 2-day visit to the neighbor country, it is the first visit since the assassination in Beirut of his father, former Lebanese Premier Rafiq Hariri, in February 2005, a murder which Saad Hariri accused Syria and its president Bashar Al Assad. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khaled Mashal Reportedly Becomes Hamas Leader After Sinwar's Death

File photo dated February 2, 2009 shows Damascus-based Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, gestures at Tehran university in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran. Following Yahya Sinwar's assassination, senior Hamas official Khaled Mashal has reportedly become a de facto leader, responsible for negotiations on hostages. Sources indicate that Mashal will act as the interim leader, overseeing communications with key stakeholders involved in negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages. Photo by ParsPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khaled Mashal Reportedly Becomes Hamas Leader After Sinwar's Death

File photo dated February 3, 2009 shows Damascus-based Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal delivers a speech at the Iranian parliament, in Tehran, Iran. Following Yahya Sinwar's assassination, senior Hamas official Khaled Mashal has reportedly become a de facto leader, responsible for negotiations on hostages. Sources indicate that Mashal will act as the interim leader, overseeing communications with key stakeholders involved in negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages. Photo by ParsPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Khaled Mashal Reportedly Becomes Hamas Leader After Sinwar's Death

File photo dated February 2, 2009 shows Damascus-based Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal, waves at Tehran university in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran. Following Yahya Sinwar's assassination, senior Hamas official Khaled Mashal has reportedly become a de facto leader, responsible for negotiations on hostages. Sources indicate that Mashal will act as the interim leader, overseeing communications with key stakeholders involved in negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages. Photo by ParsPix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethel Kennedy Dead At 96

File photo - Washington, DC - March 27, 2009 -- Ethel Kennedy (2nd-L) and her daughter Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (R) attend the ceremonial installation for United States Attorney General Eric Holder at George Washington University March 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holder has been serving as the 82nd attorney general since he was confirmed by the Senate in February of this year. . - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Photo by Chip Somodevilla - Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ethel Kennedy Dead At 96

File photo - Washington, DC - March 27, 2009 -- Ethel Kennedy attends the ceremonial installation for United States Attorney General Eric Holder at George Washington University March 27, 2009 in Washington, DC. Holder has been serving as the 82nd attorney general since he was confirmed by the Senate in February of this year. . - Ethel Kennedy, the widow of former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and a longtime human rights activist, died Thursday, her family said. She was 96. Photo by Chip Somodevilla - Pool via CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebs at Fabrizio Capriata Fashion Show - Paris

Alain Delon and his daughter Anouchka attend the Fabrizio Capriata Fall-Winter 2008-2009 Ready-to-Wear collection show held at the 'Hotel De Crillon' in Paris, France on February 28, 2008. Photo by Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebs at Fabrizio Capriata Fashion Show - Paris

Alain Delon and his daughter Anouchka attend the Fabrizio Capriata Fall-Winter 2008-2009 Ready-to-Wear collection show held at the 'Hotel De Crillon' in Paris, France on February 28, 2008. Photo by Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former US Senator Joe Lieberman Dies At 82

File photo - Former Presidential candidate Senator John McCain (R) and Senator Joe Lieberman attend the opening of the Fiscal Responsibility Summit hosted by US President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA on February 23, 2009. - Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall, according to a family statement obtained by CBS News, the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Buso Carnival concludes in Hungary

STORY: Annual Buso Carnival concludes in Hungary SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: MOHACS, Hungary CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the carnival STORYLINE: The annual Buso Carnival concluded in the southern Hungarian city of Mohacs on Tuesday. The Buso festivities at Mohacs are a six-day carnival in February to mark the end of winter. Programs included an anniversary gathering of bagpipers, a Buso wedding, a "folk singers" contest, folk dance shows, and a workshop on making Buso masks. According to legend, local people dressed up in big woolly cloaks and wooden masks in a bid to frighten off the Turkish invaders in the 16th century. The folk tradition was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mohacs, Hungary. (XHTV)

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HUNGARY-MOHACS-BUSO CARNIVAL

(240213) -- MOHACS (HUNGARY), Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Busos, costumed people wearing wooden masks and woolly cloaks, take part in the Buso Carnival in Mohacs, Hungary, on Feb. 13, 2024. The Buso festivities at Mohacs in southern Hungary are a six-day carnival in February to mark the end of winter, named for the busos, wearing wooden masks and big woolly cloaks. The folk tradition was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-MOHACS-BUSO CARNIVAL

(240213) -- MOHACS (HUNGARY), Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Busos, costumed people wearing wooden masks and woolly cloaks, take part in the Buso Carnival in Mohacs, Hungary, on Feb. 13, 2024. The Buso festivities at Mohacs in southern Hungary are a six-day carnival in February to mark the end of winter, named for the busos, wearing wooden masks and big woolly cloaks. The folk tradition was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-MOHACS-BUSO CARNIVAL

(240213) -- MOHACS (HUNGARY), Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Busos, costumed people wearing wooden masks and woolly cloaks, take part in the Buso Carnival in Mohacs, Hungary, on Feb. 13, 2024. The Buso festivities at Mohacs in southern Hungary are a six-day carnival in February to mark the end of winter, named for the busos, wearing wooden masks and big woolly cloaks. The folk tradition was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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HUNGARY-MOHACS-BUSO CARNIVAL

(240213) -- MOHACS (HUNGARY), Feb. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Busos, costumed people wearing wooden masks and woolly cloaks, take part in the Buso Carnival in Mohacs, Hungary, on Feb. 13, 2024. The Buso festivities at Mohacs in southern Hungary are a six-day carnival in February to mark the end of winter, named for the busos, wearing wooden masks and big woolly cloaks. The folk tradition was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua)

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Police Kill Man After Report Of Domestic Violence - Noisy Le Grand

The police killed a man in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France on February 7, 2024, after the "serious danger telephone" device was triggered by his ex-partner, a victim of domestic violence. When the police arrived, the ex-husband opened fire immediately. One of the Bac (anti-crime brigade) officials was shot in the forearm. The "severe danger phone" includes a pre-programmed emergency call button that triggers rapid intervention by law enforcement. It is granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence. The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in 2014 to the rest of France, where nearly 5,000 telephones are now deployed. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Kill Man After Report Of Domestic Violence - Noisy Le Grand

The police killed a man in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France on February 7, 2024, after the "serious danger telephone" device was triggered by his ex-partner, a victim of domestic violence. When the police arrived, the ex-husband opened fire immediately. One of the Bac (anti-crime brigade) officials was shot in the forearm. The "severe danger phone" includes a pre-programmed emergency call button that triggers rapid intervention by law enforcement. It is granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence. The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in 2014 to the rest of France, where nearly 5,000 telephones are now deployed. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Kill Man After Report Of Domestic Violence - Noisy Le Grand

The police killed a man in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France on February 7, 2024, after the "serious danger telephone" device was triggered by his ex-partner, a victim of domestic violence. When the police arrived, the ex-husband opened fire immediately. One of the Bac (anti-crime brigade) officials was shot in the forearm. The "severe danger phone" includes a pre-programmed emergency call button that triggers rapid intervention by law enforcement. It is granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence. The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in 2014 to the rest of France, where nearly 5,000 telephones are now deployed. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Kill Man After Report Of Domestic Violence - Noisy Le Grand

The police killed a man in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France on February 7, 2024, after the "serious danger telephone" device was triggered by his ex-partner, a victim of domestic violence. When the police arrived, the ex-husband opened fire immediately. One of the Bac (anti-crime brigade) officials was shot in the forearm. The "severe danger phone" includes a pre-programmed emergency call button that triggers rapid intervention by law enforcement. It is granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence. The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in 2014 to the rest of France, where nearly 5,000 telephones are now deployed. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Kill Man After Report Of Domestic Violence - Noisy Le Grand

The police killed a man in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France on February 7, 2024, after the "serious danger telephone" device was triggered by his ex-partner, a victim of domestic violence. When the police arrived, the ex-husband opened fire immediately. One of the Bac (anti-crime brigade) officials was shot in the forearm. The "severe danger phone" includes a pre-programmed emergency call button that triggers rapid intervention by law enforcement. It is granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence. The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in 2014 to the rest of France, where nearly 5,000 telephones are now deployed. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Kill Man After Report Of Domestic Violence - Noisy Le Grand

The police killed a man in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France on February 7, 2024, after the "serious danger telephone" device was triggered by his ex-partner, a victim of domestic violence. When the police arrived, the ex-husband opened fire immediately. One of the Bac (anti-crime brigade) officials was shot in the forearm. The "severe danger phone" includes a pre-programmed emergency call button that triggers rapid intervention by law enforcement. It is granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence. The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in 2014 to the rest of France, where nearly 5,000 telephones are now deployed. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Police Kill Man After Report Of Domestic Violence - Noisy Le Grand

The police killed a man in Noisy-le-Grand, near Paris, France on February 7, 2024, after the "serious danger telephone" device was triggered by his ex-partner, a victim of domestic violence. When the police arrived, the ex-husband opened fire immediately. One of the Bac (anti-crime brigade) officials was shot in the forearm. The "severe danger phone" includes a pre-programmed emergency call button that triggers rapid intervention by law enforcement. It is granted by the courts to women victims of domestic violence. The system, tested since 2009 in Seine-Saint-Denis, was generalized in 2014 to the rest of France, where nearly 5,000 telephones are now deployed. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Delon Accuses His Sister Anouchka

File photo dated February 28, 2008 - Alain Delon and his daughter Anouchka attend the Fabrizio Capriata Fall-Winter 2008-2009 Ready-to-Wear collection show held at the 'Hotel De Crillon' in Paris, France. - Alain Delon eldest son Anthony Delon announced in Paris Match on Wednesday that he had lodged a complaint against his sister, Anouchka, on 7 November. He accuses her of hiding their father's state of health from him and their brother Alain-Fabien. "She clearly put him in danger", he says, adding that his sister "gave him no choice" about filing a police report. "He added that his sister had never informed the siblings "that between 2019 and 2022, Alain Delon had undergone five cognitive tests during his visits to the clinic in Switzerland, none of which he passed". Photo by Giancarlo Gorassini/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Abrams Tanks Reach Ukraine

Handout photo dated February 10, 2009 shows VLC1 - M1A1 Abrams from 1-72nd Armor Regiment line up in preparation to assault a town during Warrior Focus, a training exercise involving the entire 1st HBCT, Feb. 10 at the Combined Arms Collective Training Facility at Rodriguez Live Fire Complex. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the arrival of the tanks on the Telegram messaging app: "Good news from Minister (of Defense Rustem) Umerov. Abrams are already in Ukraine and are being prepared to reinforce our brigades." He did not specify the number of tanks that have been delivered. They are the first of 31 M1 Abrams tanks promised by the Biden administration, and come months ahead of initial estimates. They join tanks already deployed by NATO partners, including German-made Leopards and Britain's Challengers, which arrived last spring. Photo by U.S. Army via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Top US Diplomat Bill Richardson Dies Aged 75

File photo - Washington, D.C. - February 22, 2009 -- Governors Bill Richardson (Democrat of New Mexico), left, and John Baldacci (Democrat of Maine), right, depart after they and their fellow governors met United States President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday, February 22, 2010. - Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of Energy under President Bill Clinton, has died. Richardson was 75. Photo by Ron Sachs / CNP /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tony Bennett Dies At 96

Washington, D.C. - February 25, 2009 -- Singer Tony Bennett looks on as United States President Barack Obama makes remarks as the President and first lady Michelle Obama host "Stevie Wonder In Performance at the White House: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize" to showcase an evening of celebration at the White House in honor of musician Stevie Wonder's receipt of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, February 25, 2009..Credit: Ron Sachs / Pool via CNP

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CHINA-JILIN-YANJI-ECONOMY-COFFEE SHOP(CN)

(230405) -- YANBIAN, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Chunshan poses for a photo in Yanji, Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, northeast China's Jilin Province, April 4, 2023. Huang Chunshan, coffee trainer and head of a catering company in Yanji of Jilin Province, is now in charge of 22 chain cafes. After resigning from a foreign enterprise in Shanghai, Huang Chunshan returned to Yanji in 2009 and set up a coffee training class to help young people start their own businesses. More than 1,000 practitioners of coffee industry have received training at her class until now. The northeastern border city of Yanji in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture has witnessed a spark of coffee trend as over 540 coffee shops are registered in the 680,000 dwellers city in recent years. According to the data from Meituan Waimai, a major food delivery platform in China, Yanji ranked first in coffee consumption among counties (including county-level cities) in China from January to February this year. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)

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African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria

STORY: African Nations Championship kicks off in Algeria DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:41 LOCATION: Algiers CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 7th African Nations Championship STORYLINE: The seventh edition of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) kicked off at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Baraki locality, southern Algiers on Friday. Host Algeria beat Libya 1-0 through Aymen Mahious' 57th-minute penalty in the tournament opener. Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane declared the championship open, in the presence of several international sports personalities and big world football names, including FIFA president Gianni Infantino and president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe. In his opening remarks, Benabderrahmane welcomed all teams and guests to the tournament as he paid tribute to late Nelson Mandela. The biennial tournament, which was first staged in 2009 in Cote d'Ivoire, runs from January 13 to February 4 this year. T

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Market in Qatar

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2009 shows a market in Doha, Qatar.

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Sharp mulls plant spinoff

TOKYO, Japan - A February 2009 file photo shows Sharp Corp.'s plant in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture, that produces liquid crystal display panels for smartphones. Sources said on Aug. 17, 2012, that the struggling electronics manufacturer is considering a spinoff of the plant.

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009.

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Rocket shown in concert in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A concert is held in Pyongyang in February 2012 to commemorate the birthday of North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il. On the screen is shown the rocket that carried a satellite North Korea launched in April 2009.

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Owada reelected as ICJ judge

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2009 shows Hisashi Owada, the father of Japanese Crown Princess Masako and president of the International Court of Justice. Owada, who has been a member of the court since 2003, was reelected on Nov. 10, 2011, as a judge on the The Hague-based institution after the 15-member U.N. Security Council and the General Assembly voted to appoint him for a second nine-year term.

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Saibara's 'manga' on real life win hearts

TOKYO, Japan - 'Manga' cartoonist Rieko Saibara holds up figurines of characters in her comic book series ''Mainichi Kasan'' (everyday mom) during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010. Several of Saibara's cartoon series have been adapted into films since 2009, with ''Mainichi Kasan'' being the latest and fifth one, scheduled to start showing in February. It depicts the 46-year-old cartoonist's own struggles in life -- being a mother of two and a wife of an alcoholic, getting divorced and then taking her dying ex-husband back into her home as he fights cancer.

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Aerial image of Habomai Islands

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an aerial image taken in February 2009 of Suisho Island (back), one of the Habomai group of isles among the disputed island territories off Hokkaido. The islands are called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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Toshiba to enter Japan's Blu-ray market after withdrawal from HD DVD

TOKYO, Japan - Two presenters show Toshiba Corp.'s models of Blu-ray disc recorders and a player in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2009. The company said the same day it will release the Blu-ray disc products in mid-February, entering the Japanese Blu-ray disc market for the first time since withdrawing from the HD DVD business following its loss in the battle to become the standard for next-generation DVDs.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi smiles after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi (R) is congratulated by Nao Kodaira after winning the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. Takagi clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds, while Kodaira took second, 0.05 behind.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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Sugimori clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Teruhiro Sugimori skates to victory as he rewrote his own national record in winning the men's 1,500 in the final qualifying meet for next February's Vancouver Games with a time of 1:47.49 at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. He booked his second straight berth at the Winter Olympics.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.

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15-year-old Takagi clinches Vancouver berth

NAGANO, Japan - Fifteen-year-old Miho Takagi skates to victory in the women's 1,500 meters in the final qualifying meet for the Winter Olympics at Nagano's M-Wave ice arena on Dec. 30, 2009. She clinched a berth at next February's Vancouver Games as she cleared the Japan Skating Federation's official Olympic qualifying standard when she won the race in a time of 1 minute, 59.47 seconds.