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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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Frustrations linger in Tunisia

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia - About 100 people gathered in front of a local government office in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Jan. 12, 2012. An unemployed man burned himself to death in December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, touching off nationwide protests.

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2 years after major earthquake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2012, shows the presidential palace of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, still unrepaired since it was damaged by a major earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.

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2 years after Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Sri Lankan U.N. peacekeeper stands with some children near an tent area for people who lost their homes from the magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12, 2010, in a western suburb of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 7, 2012. An estimated 500,000 people still live in tents in Haiti even though two years have passed since the devastating quake hit the Caribbean island nation.

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2 years after Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A 20-year-old woman holds her baby daughter in a western suburb of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 7, 2012. People lost their homes from the magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12, 2010. An estimated 500,000 people still live in tents even though two years have passed since the devastating quake hit the Caribbean island nation.

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2 years after Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - People who lost their homes from the magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12, 2010, live in tents at a western suburb of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 7, 2012. An estimated 500,000 people still live in tents even though two years have passed since the devastating quake hit the Caribbean island nation.

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Recovery from quake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A man walks past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed by the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, near Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, on Jan. 9, 2011, a year after the disaster.

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Japan's troops rescue Haiti's artworks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces examine a sculpture on Feb. 26, 2010, which was removed from the rubble of a Haitian museum that was destroyed by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Port-Au-Prince. Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces cooperated with workers from other countries to recover 90 percent of the museum's artworks by its fifth day of rescue work.

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Japan's troops rescue Haiti's artworks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Men carry out a painting on Feb. 26, 2010, from the collapsed rubble of a Haitian museum that was destroyed by the Jan. 12 earthquake in Port-Au-Prince. Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces cooperated with workers from other countries to recover 90 percent of the museum's artworks by its fifth day of rescue work.

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World's largest 'Aurora Vision' screen in Dubai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo provided by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. shows the world's largest screen called ''Aurora (Diamond) Vision'' installed at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Mitsubishi and Sojitz Corp. announced on Jan. 28, 2010, the installation of the screen measuring 107.52 meters by 10.88 meters for a total area of 1,169.8 square meters. The screen contains some 12 million light-emitting diodes or LEDs.

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Canoe welcomes Olympic visitors to Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Members of the First Nations with drums and paddles accompany hotel staff carrying a traditional aboriginal canoe into the lobby of the Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel on Jan. 26, 2010. The 12-meter-long canoe is the centerpiece of an aboriginal village set up in the hotel to display indigenous culture during the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.

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Shinoyama accused of taking nude photos at public locations

TOKYO, Japan - Police sent papers to prosecutors on Jan. 25, 2010, on photographer Kishin Shinoyama (file photo) and his two female models on suspicion of public indecency for shooting nude photos at public locations. Shinoyama, 69, allegedly took outdoor shots of the nude models in Tokyo in the summer of 2008 at 12 locations for a photo book under the condition that the general public would see it.

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Asashoryu zeros in on New Year title

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu (L) throws ozeki Kotooshu to the dirt on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 22, 2010. The yokozuna, two wins clear of rival Hakuho, moved to 12-1.

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Fire in Chiba Pref. kills 2, believed to be sisters

CHIBA, Japan - Firefighters check the burned house of Shoichi Nasa in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2010. Two people -- believed to be Nasa's daughters 16-year-old Yurika and 12-year-old Shiori -- were killed in a predawn fire.

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No time frame yet for reconstruction: Haitian president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitian President Rene Preval speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his temporary office in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 20, 2010, about the damage in Haiti caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake. He said he has no idea how long it will take to reconstruct the quake-devastated country.

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Winter Olympic Village ready for arrival of athletes

VANCOUVER, Canada - Photo shows a mobile medical unit set up at the Whistler Athletes' Village for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in Whistler, Canada. The mobile hospital has 12 beds, an operating room with two surgical beds and an intensive care unit. Olympic facilities at Whistler, some 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, were opened to the media on Jan. 20, 2010.

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Winter Olympic Village ready for arrival of athletes

VANCOUVER, Canada - Photo shows the inside of a mobile medical unit set up at the Whistler Athletes' Village for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games in Whistler, Canada. The mobile hospital has 12 beds, an operating room with two surgical beds and an intensive care unit. Olympic facilities at Whistler, some 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, were opened to the media on Jan. 20, 2010.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of Japan Airlines Corp. leave the company's headquarters building in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Jan. 12, 2010, the day when Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen.

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Japan Airlines files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of Japan Airlines Corp. leave the company's headquarters building in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Jan. 12, 2010, the day when Japan's top air carrier filed for bankruptcy protection with group liabilities totaling over 2 trillion yen.

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Vancouver city hall lit up ahead of Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The city hall in Vancouver is lit up Jan. 18, 2010, ahead of the Winter Olympics which starts Feb. 12, lasting through Feb. 28.

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Vancouver city hall lit up ahead of Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The city hall in Vancouver is lit up Jan. 18, 2010, ahead of the Winter Olympics which will start Feb. 12, lasting through Feb. 28.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title.

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Wang wins 1st national title, Hirano falls in semis

TOKYO, Japan - Wang Hui, a former member of the Chinese national team, returns the ball to Ai Fujinuma during the women's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 16, 2010. Wang beat Fujinuma 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9 to win her first national singles title.

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Nagasaki gives up bid to host Olympics

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speaks at a meeting of representatives of the city assembly at the municipal office in Nagasaki on Jan. 12, 2010. Taue told the meeting that the city has given up its bid to co-host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games with Hiroshima.

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Hundreds of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitians walk by collapsed buildings on Jan. 14, 2010. More than 100,000 may have been killed by a powerful earthquake that hit the Caribbean state on Jan. 12, as major buildings, schools, hospitals and houses collapsed in the capital, burying many people under rubble.

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Hundreds of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - United Nations peacekeepers patrol Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 14, 2010. The 7.0-magnititude earthquake, which hit Haiti on Jan. 12, destroyed the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country and nearly 200 mission workers are missing.

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Hundreds of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitians left homeless rest at a park in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 14, 2010. More than 100,000 may have been killed by a powerful earthquake that hit the Caribbean state on Jan. 12, as major buildings, schools, hospitals and houses collapsed in the capital, burying many people under rubble.

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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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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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Vancouver gears up for Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The Olympic rings are lit up in front of the Main Media Center in Vancouver on Jan. 12, 2010, a month before the opening of the Winter Games.

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Being No. 1 is no longer GM's obligation: Vice Chairman Lutz

DETROIT, United States - Vice Chairman of General Motors Co. Bob Lutz speaks to reporters on Jan. 12, 2010, during an interview in Detroit. He said GM will focus on making profitable cars rather than seeking to become the world's largest car maker again.

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Fast Retailing willing to open more Uniqlo outlets in N.Y.: Yanai

NEW YORK, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the Uniqlo casual wear chain, speaks at an awards ceremony for International Retailer of the Year in New York on Jan. 12, 2010. Yanai, the award recipient, told reporters after the ceremony he wants to open more shops in New York City.

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Press center for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - This Jan. 12, 2010 photo shows the main press center for the Vancouver Olympics set up in the city.

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Press center for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - This Jan. 12, 2010 photo shows the main press center for the Vancouver Olympics set up in the city.

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Vancouver gears up for Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - John Furlong (C), chief executive officer for the Olympics organizing committee, speaks at a press conference in Vancouver on Jan. 12, 2010. Furlong said temporary facilities for venues were all but complete prior to the Winter Games starting Feb. 12.

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3 die, 1 wounded in shooting at Osaka restaurant

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers check a bar in Habikiono, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2010, after a man shot and killed two people -- a man in his 20s and a woman in her 60s or 70s -- with a shotgun and injured another. The gunman committed suicide.

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3 die, 1 wounded in shooting at Osaka restaurant

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers check a bar in Habikiono, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2010, after a man shot and killed two people -- a man in his 20s and a woman in her 60s or 70s -- with a shotgun and injured another. The gunman committed suicide.

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Embattled JAL nears bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corps workers take care of passengers at a departure counter of Haneda airport Jan. 12, 2010. The embattled carrier was nearing court-led rehabilitation.

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Osaka prosecutors release comedian Kuroda

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian and TV personality Tamotsu Kuroda (L), who was arrested on Dec. 26, 2009, for allegedly assaulting and injuring a bar manager in a quarrel over a bill, attends a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2010, after the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office suspended his indictment and released him. Kuroda and the manager came to an out-of-court settlement.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats Goeido at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) dispatches second-ranked maegashira Goeido on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12, 2010.

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JAL's creditor banks OK court-led rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks about the rehabilitation plan for struggling Japan Airlines Corp. at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2010. Maehara said, ''Our mission is to firmly achieve the major goal to revive Japan Airlines while keeping (its aircraft) flying.''

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Osaka prosecutors release comedian Kuroda

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian and TV personality Tamotsu Kuroda (L), who was arrested on Dec. 26, 2009, for allegedly assaulting and injuring a bar manager in a quarrel over a bill, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2010, after the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office suspended his indictment and released him. Kuroda and the manager came to an out-of-court settlement.

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Veteran ozeki Kaio makes sumo history

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio throws down sekiwake Chiyotaikai on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12, 2010, claiming his 808th win in sumo's elite makuuchi division to go top of the all-time win list.

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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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JAL shares tumble to all-time low of 37 yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines dropping by the daily limit of 30 yen to 37 yen on Jan. 12, 2010. This was the lowest price for the stock since the airline integrated operations with Japan Air System in 2002.

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Hatoyama mum about Ozawa's scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2010. Hatoyama declined to comment on a political funds scandal hitting Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Okada hoping to bring 1st E. Asian c'ship title to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada speaks about the four-nation East Asian championship tournament during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2010. Okada said, ''Japan have never won this tournament before so we definitely want the title this time.''

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Takahashi vows to bring home gold at send-off

SUITA, Japan - Figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi (L) and Nobunari Oda, who will take part in the Vancouver Olympics, pose during a send-off party by their school Kansai University in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2010. Both Takahashi and Oda are scheduled to leave for Vancouver early next month.

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JAL's creditor banks OK court-led rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara speaks about the rehabilitation plan for struggling Japan Airlines Corp. at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2010. Maehara said, ''Our mission is to firmly achieve the major goal to revive Japan Airlines while keeping (its aircraft) flying.''

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Veteran ozeki Kaio makes sumo history at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio throws down sekiwake Chiyotaikai on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12, 2010, claiming his 808th win in sumo's elite makuuchi division to go top of the all-time win list.