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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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First phase of China-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria

STORY: First phase of China-built light rail project inaugurated in Nigeria DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:15 LOCATION: LAGOS, Nigeria CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the light rail project 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos STORYLINE: The first phase of a China-built electric-powered light rail project in Nigeria's southwestern state of Lagos was officially open for service on Tuesday. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) since 2010, the completed tracks of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line project span 13 km in the first phase and cover five stations. The LRMT Blue Line project is the first rail infrastructure traversing Okokomaiko, a densely populated area in the western part of Lagos, and Marina, a business district on Lagos Island. SOUNDBITE (English): BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, Governor of Lagos "This iconic Marina Station that we are hosting here today would be the largest and busiest in Africa. It has the capacity t

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Hatoyama speaks about Ozawa's money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2010. Hatoyama declined to elaborate on a series of searches by prosecutors the same day of locations linked to Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office finish a search of an office of Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, over alleged mishandling of political funds by his former aide at Tokyo's Akasaka district Jan. 13, 2010.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party, addresses a New Year gathering of the party's Aichi prefectural chapter at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party, shakes hands with a supporter during a New Year gathering of the party's Aichi prefectural chapter at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, acknowledges the crowd during a New Year gathering of the party's Aichi prefectural chapter at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party, addresses a New Year gathering of the party's Aichi prefectural chapter at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves the vehicle for a DPJ gathering at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozeki Kotooshu defeated by Kakuryu in New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian Ozeki Kotooshu (R) is dumped by komusubi Kakuryu with an underarm throw on Jan. 13, 2010, the fourth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - This combination photo shows Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, addressing a New Year gathering of the party's Aichi prefectural chapter at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozeki Kaio loses to Kotoshogiku in New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Makuuchi all-time wins leader Kaio (R), who secured his record 808th victory in the elite division on Jan. 12, 2010, is forced out of the ring by komusubi Kotoshogiku on Jan. 13, the fourth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Prosecutors search Ozawa's office, fund management body

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, attends a party for the DPJ's Aichi prefectural grouping at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. Tokyo prosecutors the same day searched the offices of Ozawa and his fund management body over alleged accounting irregularities.

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Prosecutors search Ozawa's office, fund management body

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (C), secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, smiles as he leaves a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010, after a party for the DPJ's Aichi prefectural grouping. Tokyo prosecutors the same day searched the offices of Ozawa and his fund management body over alleged accounting irregularities.

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Jewelry thief may strike in Taiwan after Japan heist: police

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan police released security camera footage of a man on Jan. 13, 2010, in connection with the theft of two rings from a De Beers store in Taipei on Jan. 12. A senior Taiwanese police official said the same day that a jewelry thief who stole at least four rings in Japan last month is suspected in the theft of two rings in Taipei.

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Prosecutors search Ozawa's office, fund management body

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2010, shows a condominium housing the office of Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Tokyo prosecutors the same day searched the offices of Ozawa and his fund management body over alleged accounting irregularities.

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Chinese rescuers head to quake-hit Haiti

Beijing, China - Chinese rescue workers stand at Beijing airport on Jan. 13, 2010, before heading to Haiti, which was hit by a powerful earthquake the previous day. Chinese peacekeepers in Haiti are reportedly buried in the rubble or remain missing.

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Prosecutors search Ozawa's office, fund management body

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010, after a party for the DPJ's Aichi prefectural grouping. Tokyo prosecutors the same day searched the offices of Ozawa and his fund management body over alleged accounting irregularities.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - This Jan. 7, 2010, photo shows an apartment building in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward for the families of secretaries to ruling Democratic Party of Japan power broker Ichiro Ozawa that was built on land purchased by Ozawa's fund management body. Prosecutors searched an office of the country's kingpin Jan. 13 over an alleged mishandling of political funds by his former aide.

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S. Korean 'comfort women' mark 900th protest at Japanese Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean ''comfort women,'' who were forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers before and during World War II, hold their 900th protest rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 13, 2010.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - This Jan. 7, 2010, photo shows an apartment building in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward for the families of secretaries to ruling Democratic Party of Japan power broker Ichiro Ozawa that was built on land purchased by Ozawa's fund management body. Prosecutors searched an office of the country's kingpin Jan. 13 over an alleged mishandling of political funds by his former aide.

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S. Korean 'comfort women' mark 900th protest at Japanese Embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean ''comfort women,'' who were forced to provide sex for Japanese soldiers before and during World War II, hold their 900th protest rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 13, 2010.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, heads for the venue of a DPJ gathering at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves the vehicle for a DPJ gathering at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Japanese Red Cross sends staff to quake-hit Haiti

NARITA, Japan - Naomichi Shirata, a Japanese Red Cross official, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 13, 2010, for a two-week trip to Haiti to assess personnel and supply requirements for relief efforts following a strong earthquake the previous day .

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves the vehicle for a DPJ gathering at a hotel in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling by his former aide of political funds.

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Ozawa's office searched over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - A throng of reporters and photographers surround the building which houses an office of Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo's Akasaka district Jan. 13, 2010. The office of the country's kingpin was searched by prosecutors over an alleged mishandling of political funds by his former aide.

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Hakuho beats Goeido at New Year Grand Sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho tackles No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring on the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13, 2010, extending his winning streak to 28 from last year's autumn meet.

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Kyocera founder Inamori accepts offer to run Japan Airlines

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Inamori (L), honorary chairman and founder of electronics firm Kyocera Corp., and transport minister Seiji Maehara (R) speaks to reporters at the transport ministry on Jan. 13, 2010. The 77-year-old executive accepted the offer from the government to assume the post of chief executive officer without pay at Japan Airlines Corp. that is undergoing state-backed restructuring efforts.

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Kyocera founder Inamori accepts offer to run Japan Airlines

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Inamori (C), honorary chairman and founder of electronics firm Kyocera Corp., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2010. The 77-year-old executive accepted the offer from the government to assume the post of chief executive officer without pay at Japan Airlines Corp. that is undergoing state-backed restructuring efforts.

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Kyocera founder Inamori accepts offer to run Japan Airlines

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Inamori (C), honorary chairman and founder of electronics firm Kyocera Corp., heads to the transport ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2010. The 77-year-old executive said he accepted the offer from the government to assume the post of chief executive officer without pay at Japan Airlines Corp. that is undergoing state-backed restructuring efforts.

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Okada-Clinton meeting 'extremely meaningful': Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters in front of his official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2010, after Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met in Hawaii. Hatoyama called their meeting ''extremely meaningful,'' saying that the two seemed to have communicated to each other well their desire to deepen the alliance.

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Kyocera founder Inamori accepts offer to run Japan Airlines

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kazuo Inamori, honorary chairman and founder of electronics firm Kyocera Corp. The 77-year-old executive said on Jan. 13, 2010, that he accepted the offer from the government to assume the post of chief executive officer without pay at Japan Airlines Corp. that is undergoing state-backed restructuring efforts.

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Hatoyama addresses Defense Ministry and SDF officials

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reviews an honor guard at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, where he addressed a joint meeting of high-ranking Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces personnel on Jan. 13, 2010.

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Hatoyama addresses Defense Ministry and SDF officials

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (R) review an honor guard at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2010. Hatoyama addressed a joint meeting of high-ranking Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces personnel at the ministry, expressing appreciation for the Japan-U.S. security alliance ahead of the 50th anniversary of its key revision.

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JAL shares tumble to 7 yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines falling by the daily limit of 30 yen to hit a fresh all-time low of 7 yen on Jan 13, 2010.

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Snow hits Kyushu district

FUKUOKA, Japan - A woman pushes her child on a stroller in the snow in the Tenjin shopping district of Fukuoka in Fukuoka on Jan. 13, 2010. A developing low-pressure system brought cold weather to the southwestern main island of Kyushu where snow disrupted traffic on highways in a broad area.

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Snow hits Kyushu district

FUKUOKA, Japan - A woman gets covered in snow as she rides her bicycle in the Tenjin shopping district in Fukuoka Jan. 13, 2010. A developing low-pressure system brought cold weather to the southwestern main island of Kyushu where snow disrupted traffic on highways in a broad area.

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Ex-ozeki Chiyotaikai hangs up mawashi

TOKYO, Japan - Former ozeki Chiyotaikai wraps up a press conference at his Kokonoe stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 13, 2010. The 33-year-old veteran sumo wrestler said he will retire from the sport after losing all three opening bouts in the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Ex-ozeki Chiyotaikai hangs up mawashi

TOKYO, Japan - Former ozeki Chiyotaikai speaks to reporters at his Kokonoe stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 13, 2010. The 33-year-old veteran sumo wrestler said he will retire from the sport after losing all three opening bouts in the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Gov't eyes 600 bil. yen credit line as JAL nears bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Inamori, honorary chairman of Kyocera Corp., is surrounded by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2010, after a meeting of the Government Revitalization Unit. The state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan plans to hold a meeting with him on Jan. 13 as the entity and the government eye appointing him to become struggling Japan Airlines Corp.'s chief executive officer during the rehabilitation process.

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46.

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Sakai, the head coach of Toyo University's ekiden road relay team, is tossed in the air in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, after the team won the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden race. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46. (Pool photo)

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Toyo wins 2nd straight Tokyo-Hakone ekiden title

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Takami of Toyo University breaks the tape in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 3, 2010, to bring the university a victory in the Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay for the second consecutive year. Toyo completed the 217.9-kilometer round-trip race between Otemachi and the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in 11 hours, 10 minutes, 13 seconds, 3:46.

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Toyota to sell lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid by 2010

DETROIT, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe announces at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 13 that the company is planning to market a lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid car that can be charged with electricity using a household outlet by 2010.

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Toyota to sell lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid by 2010

DETROIT, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe announces at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 13 that the company is planning to market a lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid car that can be charged with electricity using a household outlet by 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pop group SMAP on verge of breaking up: sources

Japanese and Chinese fans of the Japanese pop group SMAP pose with paper fans featuring photos of the group's members at the Shanghai Expo in the Chinese city on June 13, 2010. SMAP is on the verge of breaking up after more than 20 years, sources at the band's agency said Jan. 13, 2016, in a move that would send shockwaves through the Japanese entertainment industry given the band's popularity at home and elsewhere in Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnamese overcoming scars of the war amid economic growth

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Nguyen Tran, a management consultant for foreign enterprises, on Jan. 13, 2010 feeds a child at a facility in Ho Chi Minh City caring for children whose parents died of AIDS. (Kyodo)

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Japanese Red Cross sends staff to quake-hit Haiti

NARITA, Japan - Naomichi Shirata, a Japanese Red Cross official, prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 13, 2010, for a two-week trip to Haiti to assess personnel and supply requirements for relief efforts following a strong earthquake the previous day . (Kyodo)

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Chinese rescuers head to quake-hit Haiti

Beijing, China - Chinese rescue workers stand at Beijing airport on Jan. 13, 2010, before heading to Haiti, which was hit by a powerful earthquake the previous day. Chinese peacekeepers in Haiti are reportedly buried in the rubble or remain missing. (Kyodo)