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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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Namibia trains youngsters to boost athletics community

STORY: Namibia trains youngsters to boost athletics community DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wanderers sports field in Windhoek, Namibia 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONI VAN RENSBURG, Organizer of the Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics Coaching and Training Clinic STORYLINE: Namibia's Quinton-Steele Botes Athletics Coaching and Training Clinic is imparting crucial athletics skills to youngsters over a four-day workshop to boost the national athletics community. The training camp, which was first established in 1993 by the late Namibian athletics administrator Quinton-Steele Botes who died in 2014, runs from Jan. 9 to 12. The camp focuses on the principles of all athletics events, including sprints, hurdles, throw, high and long jump. Nearly 300 participants are clustered into three age groups: the kids' athletics program for six-to-ten-year-olds, the primary and intermediate program, and the high school and seniors program. SOUNDBI

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Sony to sell latest PlayStation console in China

SHANGHAI, China - Officials of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Chinese joint ventures announce in Shanghai on Dec. 11, 2014, the start of sales in China from Jan. 11, 2015, of its PlayStation 4 home-use video game console and PS Vita handheld gaming console.

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Tohoku mayors announce plans for joint 'Rokkon' festival

YAMAGATA, Japan - The mayors of six prefectural capitals in the Tohoku region, northern Japan, gather in the city of Yamagata on Jan. 30, 2014, to announce plans for this year's Tohoku Rokkon (six-soul) Festival. Bringing six major local gala events, the festival started for the repose of victims' soul and promotion of reconstruction work following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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Conductor Ozawa to direct opera at new Kyoto theater

KYOTO, Japan - Globally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa (C) announces a plan to direct an opera at a theater opening in Kyoto, western Japan, in 2016 at a press conference on Sept. 11, 2014. The plan is part of a one-year program to commemorate the inauguration of the theater which is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2016.

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Disaster prevention center torn down in Kamaishi, Japan

KAMAISHI, Japan - A disaster prevention center in the Unosumai district of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, where many local residents died in the March 2011 tsunami after taking refuge there, is being torn down on Jan. 11, 2014. Bereaved family members frequented the facility to offer prayers at an alter set up inside, but the building's demolition was completed in February. A facility commemorating the victims is scheduled to be built at the site.

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'Amachan' event in Yokohama for Iwate's reconstruction

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iwate Prefecture and Yokohama City hold an event in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014, to support the reconstruction of Iwate Prefecture damaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. Two staff members wear costumes popularized in a recent Japanese TV drama series ''Amachan,'' a story about the ama (female divers) in Iwate Prefecture.

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Leprosy patient in Indonesia

SUMBERGLAGAH VILLAGE, Indonesia - This Nov. 23, 2013 photo shows Sutarip, 23, a leprosy patient, sitting on his bed at a leprosy hospital in the village of Sumberglagah in Indonesia's East Java Province. His disease caused him to be exiled from his family and community, live in a forest for two years, and eat rat, cat and snake to survive. He was evacuated on Jan. 11, 2014.

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'Kumamon' promotes Kumamoto-related stamp rally

TOKYO, Japan - Kumamoto Prefecture mascot "Kumamon" promotes a stamp rally of visiting Kumamoto-linked train stations in Tokyo at Ginza Kumamotokan in Tokyo in January 2014. The stamp rally held by Kumamoto Prefecture and Tokyo Metro Co. runs from Jan. 15 to Feb. 11.

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Hakuho defeats Goeido, keeps 1-win lead

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho hurls sekiwake Goeido down with an uwatenage overarm throw at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Jan. 23, 2014, the 12th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho, hailing from Mongolia, kept his slate clean, with a one-win lead over compatriot and ozeki Kakuryu, 11-1, as he remained on course for his 28th championship title.

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Day 11 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kakuryu of Mongolia (R) pushes fourth-ranked maegashira Takekaze out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 22, 2014, day 11 of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. With 10 wins against 1 loss, Kakuryu kept the pressure on yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia, who remained unbeaten.

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Dispute between Russia, Georgia

SOCHI, Russia - A truck heads to Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia recognized by Russia as an independent state, from Sochi, southern Russia, on Jan. 21, 2014. The same day, Georgia said Russia has illegally moved its borderline 11 kilometers deeper into the disputed territory on the grounds of securing safety ahead of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

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U.N. youth leadership camp held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. special adviser Wilfried Lemke (left) talks to participants in an international youth leadership camp organized by the U.N. Office on Sport for Development and Peace as the event got under way in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2014. The 11-day camp is aimed at enhancing young people's leadership and problem-solving capabilities through sports.

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Children's Day in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Boys stand on a tank, assisted by soldiers, at a military facility in Bangkok when it is open to the general public on Jan. 11, 2014. The second Saturday of January is Children's Day in Thailand. (Photo by Yasushi Ukigaya)

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L back) watches the finals of the team competition in the Abe Cup, a judo tournament in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 11, 2014. The tournament was held to mark the Japanese prime minister's visit to the West African country.

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Aeon opens shopping mall in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Motoya Okada (R), president of Japanese supermarket chain operator Aeon Co., holds a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 11, 2014, to mark the opening there that day of an Aeon shopping mall, its first in Vietnam.

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Ski jumper Kasai

BAD MITTERNDORF, Austria - Japan's Noriaki Kasai answers reporters' questions in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria, on Jan. 11, 2014, after becoming the oldest ski jumper to win on the World Cup circuit at the age of 41 years, seven months.

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Ski jumper Kasai

BAD MITTERNDORF, Austria - Japan's Noriaki Kasai answers reporters' questions in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria, on Jan. 11, 2014, after becoming the oldest ski jumper to win on the World Cup circuit at the age of 41 years, seven months.

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with an athlete during the Abe Cup, a judo tournament in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 11, 2014. The tournament was held to mark the Japanese prime minister's visit to the West African country.

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Actress Awaji dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1964 shows Japanese actress Keiko Awaji. Awaji, known for her role as the girlfriend of a U.S. Navy airman in the 1954 Hollywood film "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" that depicts a Korean War bombing mission, died of esophageal cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 11, 2014, at age 80.

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Aeon opens shopping mall in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Shoppers crowd a shopping mall of Japanese supermarket chain operator Aeon Co. in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 11, 2014, its opening day. The outlet is Aeon's first in Vietnam.

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Aeon opens shopping mall in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Shoppers throng a sushi selling space at a shopping mall of Japanese supermarket chain operator Aeon Co. in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 11, 2014, its opening day. The outlet is Aeon's first in Vietnam.

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Tanaka back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2014, returning from Los Angeles where he met with representatives of a number of major league teams interested in signing the winningest pitcher ever in Japanese pro baseball.

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Tanaka back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2014, returning from Los Angeles where he met with representatives of a number of major league teams interested in signing the winningest pitcher ever in Japanese pro baseball.

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Tanaka back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2014, returning from Los Angeles where he met with representatives of a number of major league teams interested in signing the winningest pitcher ever in Japanese pro baseball.

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AAMI Kooyong Classic

MELBOURNE, Australia - Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan, the winner of the AAMI Kooyong Classic, and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who Nishikori beat in the finals, pose for photos in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 11, 2014.

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Bungee jumping in Japan

MITO, Japan - A man engages in bungee jumping in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2014. A total of nine men and women did a bungee jump from a 100-meter-high bridge, making it the highest bungee jumping spot in Japan, the same day to commemorate their coming of age.

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Conductor Ozawa to direct opera at new Kyoto theater

KYOTO, Japan - Globally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa (C) announces a plan to direct an opera at a theater opening in Kyoto, western Japan, in 2016 at a press conference on Sept. 11, 2014. The plan is part of a one-year program to commemorate the inauguration of the theater which is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2016. (Kyodo)

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Su Tseng-chang appointed as Taiwan's new premier

File photo taken in January 2014 shows former Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang, who was named the new premier on Jan. 11, 2019, after the previous Cabinet headed by William Lai resigned earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo