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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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(SkyEye) CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-SILK ROAD

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 14, 2023 shows the ruins of an old palace of the ancient city of Han (202 B.C.- A.D. 220) and Wei (220-265) dynasties in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Chungla cuts a piece of wood for making Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Chungla (L) and his assistant pick a piece of wood for making Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (X

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Chungla makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The elder son of Sonam Chungla makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The younger son of Sonam Chungla makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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Ottoman-era barracks reopen as Istanbul's largest library

STORY: Ottoman-era barracks reopen as Istanbul's largest library DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurates the Rami library 3. various of Istanbul's largest library, the Rami library STORYLINE: The Ottoman-era Rami Barracks opened its doors on Friday as the largest library in Istanbul with an initial collection of over 2.5 million volumes and 4,200 person capacity. Built during the reign of Sultan Mustafa III (1757-1774), the compound served as barracks for centuries until 1971, and as the military and administrative headquarters of Sultan Mahmut II during the Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated the library, noting that his government was nearing its goal of constructing 100 new libraries by the Turkish republic's 100th anniversary, which will be on Oct. 29, 2023. The restoration of the compound began in 2014. It will be o

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Ski slope in Sochi opens

SOCHI, Russia - Children prepare to head for a slope in a ski area that will be the venue for the Alpine ski events at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games next February, as it opened for this season's business on Dec. 14, 2013. The area will suspend business on Jan. 6, 2014, about one month before the opening of the Olympics.

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Ski slope in Sochi opens

SOCHI, Russia - People ski on a slope in Sochi in an area that will be the venue for the Alpine ski events at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games next February, as it opened for this season's business on Dec. 14, 2013. The area will suspend business on Jan. 6, 2014, about one month before the opening of the Olympics.

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Monkeys in hot spring

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese macaques cling to a hot water pipe at the Jigokudani monkey park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2014. The sight of "snow monkeys" soaking in an outdoor hot spring is popular among tourists from Japan and abroad.

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Monkeys in hot spring

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese macaques soak in an outdoor hot spring at the Jigokudani monkey park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2014. The sight "snow monkeys" soaking is popular among tourists from Japan and abroad.

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Okada announces candidacy for DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014. Okada said he will run in the party's leadership election on Jan. 18. The election will be held to pick the successor to outgoing President Banri Kaieda, who lost his seat in the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election.

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Okada announces candidacy for DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2014. Okada said he will run in the party's leadership election on Jan. 18. The election will be held to pick the successor to outgoing President Banri Kaieda, who lost his seat in the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election.

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Getting tattoos is part of life in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A man gets a tattoo at a shop in Rio de Janeiro, as seen in this file photo taken on Jan. 14, 2014. Most Brazilians have no qualms about getting tattoos or having cosmetic surgery.

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Rio lady gets 'Little Prince' tattoo

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A woman in Rio de Janeiro carries a tattoo of "The Little Prince" as seen in this file photo taken on Jan.14, 2014.

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N. Korean born at prison camp tells harrowing tale

TOKYO, Japan - Shin Dong Hyuk, a defector from North Korea who was born to parents at a labor camp for political prisoners, gives an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Shin visited Japan ahead of the March 1 start of the screening in the country of "Camp 14: Total Control Zone," a German documentary film offering a glimpse into the horrible reality at the camp based on his experiences there.

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Nikkei ends below 15,000

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the Nikkei Stock Average (top L) on Jan. 28, 2014. The key stock index ended down 25.57 points, or 0.17 percent, from the previous day at 14,980.16, finishing below 15,000 for the first time since mid-November.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) beats ozeki Kakuryu in a playoff on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2014, after both wrestlers finished with identical 14-1 records. Hakuho won his 28th career championship.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kakuryu (R) beats yokozuna Hakuho on the last day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2014, resulting in Hakuho and Kakuryu finishing the regulation bouts with identical 14-1 records. Hakuho defeated Kakuryu in a playoff to win his 28th career championship.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) beats ozeki Kakuryu in a playoff on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2014, after both wrestlers finished with identical 14-1 records. Hakuho won his 28th career championship.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) beats ozeki Kakuryu in a playoff on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2014, after both wrestlers finished with identical 14-1 records. Hakuho won his 28th career championship.

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Yokozuna Hakuho leads New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (back) beats ozeki Kotoshogiku at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25, 2014, day 14 of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho leads the 15-day tournament with no loss.

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Diet building illumination resumes

TOKYO, Japan - The Diet building in Tokyo is illuminated on Jan. 24, 2014, as nighttime illumination of the Japanese parliament resumes after a nearly three-year hiatus. The illumination, which started in 1990 to mark the centennial of the launch of the Diet, was halted on March 14, 2011, three days after the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, leading to power shortages in Japan.

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Diet building illumination resumes

TOKYO, Japan - The Diet building in Tokyo is illuminated on Jan. 24, 2014, as nighttime illumination of the Japanese parliament resumes after a nearly three-year hiatus. The illumination, which started in 1990 to mark the centennial of the launch of the Diet, was halted on March 14, 2011, three days after the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, leading to power shortages in Japan.

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Chinese man gets life over tainted dumplings

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - A Jan. 19, 2014, photo shows the site where a food plant used to be in Shijiazhuang, the capital of North China's Hebei Province. Lu Yueting, a 39-year-old former temporary worker at the plant was sentenced Jan. 20 by the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court to life in prison after he admitted to poisoning frozen "gyoza" dumplings that made 14 people in Japan and China ill six years ago.

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Chinese man gets life over tainted dumplings

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - A police vehicle believed to be carrying Lu Yueting, a 39-year-old former temporary worker at a food plant, leaves the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court in Shijiazhuang, the capital of North China's Hebei Province, on Jan. 20, 2014. The court sentenced Lu earlier that day to life in prison after he admitted to poisoning frozen "gyoza" dumplings that made 14 people in Japan and China ill six years ago.

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Inspection at elementary school

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Local health officials examine an elementary school kitchen in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2014, after 905 students at 14 schools in the city were absent due to vomiting and diarrhea suspected to be caused by a norovirus.

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North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, United States - Photo shows new F-150 unveiled by Ford Motor Co. at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Bulgarian president in China

BEIJING, China - Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands before their talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Southampton release Lee

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tadanari Lee, former member of Japan's national men's soccer team. English Premier League club Southampton said on their official website on Jan. 14, 2014, that they have released the 28-year-old striker from his contract, ending a two-year stay at the club.

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North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, United States - Johan de Nysschen (L), senior vice president of Nissan Motor Co., introduces the Q50 Eau Rouge concept of its luxury brand Infiniti, in Detroit, Michigan on Jan. 14, 2014, as the North American International Auto Show was opened to the media. The show will open to the general public Jan. 18-26.

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Russel in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Daniel Russel, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, holds a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 14, 2014.

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North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the Lexus RC F coupe in Detroit, Michigan on Jan. 14, 2014, as the North American International Auto Show was opened to the media. The show will open to the general public Jan. 18-26.

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Japan minister in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Ichita Yamamoto (L), Japan's minister in charge of oceanic policies and territorial issues, and Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh shake hands in Hanoi on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Uruguay striker Forlan

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Uruguay striker Diego Forlan scoring during the World Cup soccer semifinals against the Netherlands in Cape Town, South Africa, in July 2010. J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka appear likely to acquire Forlan for the 2014 season, an informed source said on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2014. Keidanren announced the same day it has decided to appoint Sakakibara as the next chief of Japan's most influential business lobby.

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AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - Mauro Tassotti, temporarily in charge of the Italian Serie A soccer club AC Milan after former coach Massimiliano Allegri was fired, holds a press conference near Milan on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Uruguay striker Forlan

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Uruguay striker Diego Forlan. J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka appear likely to acquire Forlan for the 2014 season, an informed source said on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2014. Keidanren announced the same day it has decided to appoint Sakakibara as the next chief of Japan's most influential business lobby.

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Referendum in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - A woman votes at a polling station in Cairo as a referendum on a new Egyptian constitution began on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Referendum in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Voters queue at a polling station in Cairo as a referendum on a new Egyptian constitution began on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Japan prime minister in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Japan prime minister in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Jan. 14, 2014. He announced fresh support for Africa, including the doubling of Japan's low-interest loans for development over a five-year period through 2016.

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Quake survivors help Syrians

MORIOKA, Japan - Aid worker Maiko Sato sorts cardboard boxes containing clothing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 14, 2014. A group of Japanese citizens displaced by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan's northeast were sending warm clothing and other supplies to Syrian refugees stranded in the Turkish border city of Kilis.

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Quake survivors help Syrians

MORIOKA, Japan - A group of Japanese citizens displaced by the 2011 disaster that ravaged Japan's northeast put boxes of clothing into a truck in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 14, 2014. The survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami were sending warm clothing and other supplies to Syrian refugees stranded in the Turkish border city of Kilis.

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Japan prime minister in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Jan. 14, 2014. He announced fresh support for Africa, including the doubling of Japan's low-interest loans for development over a five-year period through 2016. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe declares his intention to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Japan prime minister in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers a moment of silence for the late former South African President Nelson Mandela during a meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Jan. 14, 2014. (Pool photo by Asahi Shimbun)

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Quake survivors help Syrians

MORIOKA, Japan - A group of Japanese citizens displaced by the 2011 disaster that ravaged Japan's northeast put boxes of clothing into a truck in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 14, 2014. The survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami were sending warm clothing and other supplies to Syrian refugees stranded in the Turkish border city of Kilis.