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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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CHINA-BEIJING-OCT TECHNOLOGY-ENTREPRENEURSHIP (CN)

(240220) -- BEIJING, Feb. 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 12, 2024 shows a portrait of Zhu Rui. On Feb. 18, the first working day after China's Spring Festival holiday, Zhu Rui, founder of medical device company Vivolight, came to the catheter operating room of Beijing Anzhen Hospital to learn about the use of OCT equipment produced by his company. OCT, or optical coherence tomography technology, allows doctors to examine patients and display real-time three-dimensional images where the catheter passes, providing guide for surgery. Since graduating from Tsinghua University in 2006, Zhu has been engaged in OCT related research and product development. His role has changed from a student, a researcher to an entrepreneur. While studying in Beijing, Zhu built an OCT system for ophthalmology. While studying for his PhD in Hong Kong, he realized the potential value of OCT technology in cardiovascular surgery. In 2012, he gave up his doctoral studies and tried to transform the achievements in h

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Chinese Kung Fu gains popularity in Malawi

STORY: Chinese Kung Fu gains popularity in Malawi DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:12 LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kung Fu practices at Blantyre youth center 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEDDINGTON MSISKA, Senior member of Blantyre Youth Center Wushu Team 3. various of Kung Fu practices at Blantyre youth center 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): PROMISE SYMON, Trainee 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): EDGAR NTULUMBWA, Spokesperson, Malawi National Council Of Sports STORYLINE: After practicing Kung Fu for 10 years, Meddington Msiska, a member of the Wushu team at the Blantyre Sports Club, is now teaching his fellows various skills of Chinese martial arts. Msiska started learning Kung Fu in 2012 with the help of some Chinese trainers. He said he likes Kung Fu because of its beauty. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MEDDINGTON MSISKA, Senior member of Blantyre Youth Center Wushu Team "It is a beautiful sport and it is not just physical. I think it helps one's mind as well. My mind is sharp

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Wide receiver Ken Shimizu (C) of the Obic Seagulls is tackled by defensive backs Nobuhiro Shigeta (12) and Takehiro Ko (R) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football.

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Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea, shows a signboard with a message praising the successful launch of what North Korea claims was a satellite. Many other countries suspect the launch Dec. 12, 2012, was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea's rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea is presumed to have independently built most key parts of the rocket, while some commercially available materials were imported, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Jan. 21, 2013.

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Toyota Aqua hybrid compact car

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid compact car. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2012, the number of orders placed for the Aqua as of Jan. 31, 2012, was about 120,000, greatly exceeding its sales goal of 12,000 units a month. The car was released on Dec. 26, 2011.

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N. Korea's Song at Beijing airport

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho (R), North Korea's ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, arrives at Beijing airport on Jan. 28, 2012, before flying back to Pyongyang. Song said he did not meet the Japanese side during his 12-day visit to China.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People gather in front of the Olympic countdown clock, showing the exact time left before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, in London's Trafalgar Square on Jan. 26, 2012. The Summer Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Police officers patrol around the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London on Jan. 9, 2012. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London, with the Olympic Stadium seen in the center. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Stadium in London. The Olympic Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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2012 Chevy Camaro 45th anniv. edition

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows General Motors Co.'s 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, the 45th anniversary special edition. General Motors Japan Ltd., the Japanese unit of the U.S. automaker, launched the new Camaro in the Japanese market on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Buddhist monk with jizo deity statue

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiaki Uda, the head priest of Buddhist temple Seiunji in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a palm-sized wooden jizo deity in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2012. Monks and a Buddhist icon craftsman have launched a project to deliver 1,000 compact jizo deity statues to areas affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Supermarket in Yangon, Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2012, shows a supermarket, primarily targeting the affluent population, in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar.

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Wikipedia blacks out English site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district on Jan. 18, 2012, shows the website of Wikipedia, which began blacking out its English-language site for 24 hours at 12 a.m. (2 p.m. at Japan time) the same day in protest at proposed U.S. legislation to stop online piracy.

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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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Escaped inmate likely sneaked into house

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Investigators from the Hiroshima prefectural police gather in a residential area in the city of Hiroshima's Nishi Ward on Jan. 13, 2012. Li Guolin, a 40-year-old Chinese man who remains at large after escaping from Hiroshima Prison on Jan. 11, is believed to have sneaked into a private home in the area and consumed food and stolen clothing and other items on Jan. 12.

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Rome's 2020 Olympics bid

ROME, Italy - Members of the city of Rome's committee bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics give a press conference in Rome on Jan. 12, 2012, to unveil its 9.8 billion-euro plan for the event, submitted to the Italian government the same day.

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U.S. Pacific Command's Commander Willard

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, speaks at a press conference in Honolulu on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Japanese director to stage Greek tragedy in Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel - Japanese theater director Yukio Ninagawa speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Jan. 12, 2012. Ninagawa will direct ''The Trojan Women,'' a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides, for performances in Tel Aviv and in Tokyo in December. The cast -- Japanese, Israeli Arab and Jewish actors -- will speak in Japanese, Arabic and Hebrew.

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Peach Aviation unveils new routes

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (C) poses for photos during a press conference in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2012. The Japanese budget airline announced five new domestic and international routes.

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New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - The annual New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012. In addition to poems composed by the emperor and other members of the imperial family, 10 poems chosen from among roughly 18,000 entries from the public were recited in a traditional style. This year's theme was ''kishi'' (shore). (Pool photo)

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Suu Kyi holds talks with U.S. diplomats

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) meets Derek Mitchell (L), U.S. special representative and policy coordinator for Myanmar, and U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca, who directs the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Japan ready to support Myanmar's economy

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano (L) and Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) meet in Yangon on Jan. 12, 2012. Edano conveyed to Suu Kyi Japan's readiness to support Myanmar's economy as a way to promote its democratization process.

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Taiwan President Ma before election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a press conference for the foreign media in Taipei on Jan. 12, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Japan ready to support Myanmar's economy

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano (L) and Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands after their meeting in Yangon on Jan. 12, 2012. Edano conveyed to Suu Kyi Japan's readiness to support Myanmar's economy as a way to promote its democratization process.

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Top 2 Kyushu Electric executives to resign

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2012. The utility said Uriu will become president, succeeding Toshio Manabe who will resign along with Chairman Shingo Matsuo on April 1, 2012, over a scandal involving the company's attempt to manipulate public opinion regarding nuclear power generation.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R), accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (L), enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Dissident writer leaves China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie. He has left China and arrived in the United States, the U.S. media reported on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi shake hands after a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi attend a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo after their talks on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi attend a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo after their talks on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen.

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen.

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Inmate escapes from Hiroshima Prison

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mothers walk their children to elementary school in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on the morning of Jan. 12, 2012, after an inmate escaped from Hiroshima Prison the previous day. Li Guolin, a 40-year-old Chinese man, remains at large.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner enters the Finance Ministry in Tokyo to hold talks with Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi on Jan. 12, 2012. Geithner arrived in Tokyo the previous day after visiting China.

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Ishikawa in Sony Open practice round

HONOLULU, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa hits a shot from a bunker on Jan. 10, 2012, during a practice round for the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The tournament runs Jan. 12-15.

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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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Judo: London bronze medalist Nishiyama calls it quits

Undated photo shows Japanese judoka Masashi Nishiyama, who won a bronze medal in the men's 90-kilogram division at the 2012 London Olympics. Nishiyama's corporate sponsor Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. announced on Jan. 12, 2016, that the 30-year-old Nishiyama will retire from the sport. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Obic wins Rice Bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Wide receiver Ken Shimizu (C) of the Obic Seagulls is tackled by defensive backs Nobuhiro Shigeta (12) and Takehiro Ko (R) of Kwansei Gakuin University during the third quarter of the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Obic of the corporate league won the game 38-28 for their second straight victory in the Rice Bowl, the Japanese championship of American football. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Song at Beijing airport

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho (R), North Korea's ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, arrives at Beijing airport on Jan. 28, 2012, before flying back to Pyongyang. Song said he did not meet the Japanese side during his 12-day visit to China. (Kyodo)

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People gather in front of the Olympic countdown clock, showing the exact time left before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, in London's Trafalgar Square on Jan. 26, 2012. The Summer Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012. (Kyodo)

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London, with the Olympic Stadium seen in the center. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012. (Kyodo)

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Police officers patrol around the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London on Jan. 9, 2012. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012. (Kyodo)

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Stadium in London. The Olympic Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012. (Kyodo)