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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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FRANCE-CHINA-FRENCH THEATER DIRECTOR-INTERVIEW

(240122) -- PARIS, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Jan. 25, 2010 shows French theater director Patrick Sommier posing for photos with members of Beijing Vocational College of Opera and Arts (BVCOA) in front of the MC93 theater in Bobigny, France. TO GO WITH "Feature: French theater director's 20-year ties with Chinese operas" (Xinhua)

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FRANCE-CHINA-FRENCH THEATER DIRECTOR-INTERVIEW

(240122) -- PARIS, Jan. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on June 9, 2010 shows French theater director Patrick Sommier receiving Beijing Great Wall Friendship Award from Beijing municipal government. TO GO WITH "Feature: French theater director's 20-year ties with Chinese operas" (Xinhua)

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Chinese New Year celebration held at National Museum of New Zealand

STORY: Chinese New Year celebration held at National Museum of New Zealand DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the gala at the National Museum of New Zealand STORYLINE: A multicultural gala celebrating the Chinese New Year was held at the National Museum of New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday. Performers from about 20 different ethnic groups presented traditional music and dancing with ethnic characteristics. At the event, officials from both China and New Zealand presented their new year wishes to the audience. The gala was co-hosted by the China Cultural Center in Wellington and the Multicultural Council of Wellington, supported by the city council. Established in 2010, the event has become popular in New Zealand as a platform to showcase Chinese culture and boost cultural exchanges. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Wellington. (XHTV)

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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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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Mannoubia, mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, sits at her home in Sidi Bouzid, central Tunisia, on Jan. 20, 2011. The 26-year-old unemployed man died by setting himself on fire in protest in December 2010, inciting antigovernment demonstrations across the nation.

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Glacier Express derailment caused by human error

BERN, Switzerland - Walter Kobelt, the Swiss department of transport's lead investigator, gives an interview in Bern on Jan. 20, 2011. Kobelt's report says Swiss investigators have determined a Glacier Express accident in July 2010 that killed a 64-year-old Japanese woman and injured 42 other passengers was caused by human error.

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China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2011, shows a view of many high-rise buildings in Beijing. China said Jan. 20 its economy grew 10.3 percent in 2010 for the first double-digit expansion in three years.

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China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - A customer stops at a vegetable vendor in the Beijing suburbs on Jan. 18, 2011. China said Jan. 20 its economy grew 10.3 percent in 2010, with the consumer price index rising 3.3 percent.

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China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - A man rides a bicycle past high-rise condominiums in the Beijing suburbs on Jan. 18, 2011. China said Jan. 20 its economy grew 10.3 percent in 2010 for the first double-digit expansion in three years.

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China's economy grew 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - Reporters and camera crew cover a press conference by the National Bureau of Statistics of China to announce the country's gross domestic product data for 2010 in Beijing on Jan. 20, 2011. China's economy grew 10.3 percent for the first double-digit expansion in three years.

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China's economy grew 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - Ma Jiantang, commissioner of the National Bureau of Statistics of China, speaks during a news conference to announce the country's gross domestic product data for 2010 in Beijing on Jan. 20, 2011. The preliminary data showed that China's economy grew 10.3 percent for the first double-digit expansion in three years.

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Prius sets sales record

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Industry data showed Jan. 11, 2011 that the vehicle sold 315,669 units in Japan in 2010, breaking the nation's annual sales record for a single model for the first time in 20 years. The previous record was 300,008 unit sales posted by Toyota's Corolla in 1990.

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Outgoing Miyazaki Gov. Higashikokubaru

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Outgoing Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru speaks at a press conference in Miyazaki City on Dec. 28, 2010. Higashikokubaru said he has not decided on his future course after the end of his term on Jan. 20, 2011, denying media reports that he is likely to run in a Tokyo gubernatorial election in the spring of 2011.

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Paraguay beat Slovakia in World Cup Group F

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Slovakia's Jan Kozak (L) and Paraguay's Cristian Riveros fight for the ball in the second half of a World Cup Group F match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on June 20, 2010. Paraguay won 2-0.

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Paraguay beat Slovakia in World Cup Group F

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Slovakia's Jan Durica (2nd from R) shakes off Paraguay's Lucas barrios and Roque Santa Cruz in the first half of a World Cup Group F match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on June 20, 2010. Paraguay won 2-0.

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Japan's economy expands for 4th qtr in Jan.-March

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan, who concurrently serves as state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 20, 2010, after the Cabinet Office announced that Japan's economy grew an annualized real 4.9 percent in January-March, expanding for the fourth consecutive quarter. Kan said the current recovery trend in the Japanese economy will likely continue.

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Miniature police dog gets geared for action

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A miniature schnauzer (front) sits wearing a police jacket alongside its coworker in the city of Wakayama on Jan. 20, 2010. The 3-year-old dog, only 38 centimeters in size, will finish its training as an odor detecting police dog after being hired in January by the Wakayama Prefectural Police Headquarters.

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Coast Guard inspects boats bearing bullet marks

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers inspect two fishing boats at a port in Rausu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 30, 2010. The inspectors found a total of 20 bullet marks on the two boats that were shot at by a Russian border guard helicopter the previous day.

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Coast Guard inspects boats bearing bullet marks

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers inspect two fishing boats at a port in Rausu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 30, 2010. The inspectors found a total of 20 bullet marks on the two boats that were shot at by a Russian border guard helicopter the previous day.

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Coast Guard inspects boats bearing bullet holes

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers inspect two fishing boats at a port in Rausu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 30, 2010. The inspectors found a total of 20 bullet holes on the two boats that were shot at by a Russian border guard helicopter the previous day.

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows colonies of Benthic moss pillars (Koke Bouzu) discovered at the bottom of ''Nagaike'' lake, some 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters on Jan. 22, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows colonies of Benthic moss pillars (Koke Bouzu) discovered at the bottom of ''Nagaike'' lake, some 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in the Antarctic. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters on Jan. 22, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Benthic moss pillars in Antarctic lake

TOKYO, Japan - A diver works near Benthic moss pillars on the bottom of a lake around 40 kilometers south of Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica on Jan. 22, 2010. Members of the Japanese Antarctic expedition team found the moss pillars measuring 20-50 centimeters high at a depth of eight meters. (Pool photo)

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Phone videos prove a hit among the young on the go

TOKYO, Japan - Subscribers to BeeTV, a cellphone TV station founded by NTT Docomo Inc. and Avex Entertainment Inc. in this photo taken Jan. 20, 2010, are on the rise.

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China's GDP grows 10.7% on year

BEIJING, China - People walk past a luxury brand store in Beijing on Jan. 20, 2010. China said the following day that its economy grew 10.7 percent in the October-December quarter from the same period last year and expanded 8.7 percent for 2009.

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China's GDP grows 10.7% on year

BEIJING, China - High-rise condominiums are seen under construction in downtown Beijing on Jan. 20, 2010. China said the following day that its economy grew 10.7 percent in the October-December quarter from the same period last year and expanded 8.7 percent for 2009.

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Winter Olympic Village ready for arrival of athletes

VANCOUVER, Canada - The Athletes' Village for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at Whistler, Canada, is opened to media on Jan. 20, 2010.

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Winter Olympic Village ready for arrival of athletes

VANCOUVER, Canada - Photo of the ski jumping facility at Whistler Olympic Park for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games. The Olympic facilities at Whistler, some 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, were opened to the media on Jan. 20, 2010.

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Hiroshima mayor says popular will decisive for nuke-free world

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speaks at a reception of the U.S. Conference of Mayors 2010 in Washington on Jan. 20, 2010. He said that the will of the people will be a decisive factor in realizing a nuclear-free world, as called for by U.S. President Barack Obama last year.

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Winter Olympic Village ready for arrival of athletes

VANCOUVER, Canada - Photo of the dining hall of the Athletes' Village for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at Whistler, Canada. The Olympic facilities, including the village, at Whistler, some 120 kilometers north of Vancouver, were opened to the media on Jan. 20, 2010.

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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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China's Oct.-Dec. GDP grows 10.7% on year, 2009 GDP up 8.7%

BEIJING, China - Shoppers walk past a well-known luxury brand store in a shopping district of Beijing, China, on Jan. 20, 2010. China said the following day that its economy grew 10.7 percent in the October-December quarter from the same period last year and expanded 8.7% for 2009.

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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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Black iron Japan kitchenware in spotlight in Paris fair

PARIS, France - European buyers talk with Japanese promoters of the traditional cast-iron ''nambu tekki'' kitchenware from Iwate Prefecture including those in European designs at the business fair Japan Brand Exhibition on Jan. 20, 2010. A total of 22 Japanese manufacturers of traditional creations such as swords, furniture and dolls took part in the event.

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Ozawa keeps silent over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's ruling party kingpin, enters an anteroom of the Democratic Party of Japan in parliament Jan. 20, 2010. The DPJ secretary general kept silent the same day over his political funds scandal.

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Black iron Japan kitchenware in spotlight in Paris fair

PARIS, France - European buyers look at cast-iron ''nambu tekki'' kitchenware from Japan's Iwate Prefecture including those in European designs at the Japan Brand Exhibition in Paris on Jan. 20, 2010. A total of 22 Japanese manufacturers of traditional creations such as swords, furniture and dolls took part in the event.

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Ozawa keeps silent over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (C), Japan's ruling party kingpin, speaks on a cellphone on his way to a meeting with other lawmakers of the Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2010. The DPJ secretary general kept silent the same day over his political funds scandal.

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Ozawa keeps silent over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's ruling party kingpin, leaves parliament Jan. 20, 2010. The secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan kept silent the same day over his political funds scandal.

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skaters Miho Takagi (L) and Sayuri Yoshii wave as they leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. The Japanese team plans to arrive in Vancouver on Feb. 4.

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi waves as she leaves Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. Takagi will be the country's first junior high school student to compete in speed skating at the Olympics.

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ANA calls for 'fair' competition on JAL turnaround

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on Jan. 20, 2010. Ito said he called for a ''fair'' environment for competition referring to a state-supervised rehabilitation of Japan Airlines Corp.

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi leaves Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. Takagi will be the country's first junior high school student to compete in speed skating at the Olympics.

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skater Keiichiro Nagashima leaves Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. The Japanese team plans to arrive in Vancouver on Feb. 4.

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Japan Olympic speed skaters leave for Canada

NARITA, Japan - Japanese speed skater Joji Kato leaves Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Canada along with other skaters on Jan. 20, 2010. The Japanese team plans to arrive in Vancouver on Feb. 4.

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Rookie Kikuchi to start spring training with Lions

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie pitcher Yusei Kikuchi speaks to reporters at an indoor training facility in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2010. Kikuchi is set to be on the club's roster at the start of spring training.

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Rookie Kikuchi to start spring training with Seibu Lions

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions rookie pitcher Yusei Kikuchi practices batting during a workout in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2010. Kikuchi is set to be on the club's roster at the start of spring training.

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State, Japan Tobacco ruled not liable for smokers' illnesses

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A group of people related to a damages suit over tobacco's harm to health march to the Yokohama District Court on Jan. 20, 2010, holding a sign that reads ''No more tobacco illnesses!'' The court dismissed the suit the same day, saying Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government were not responsible for diseases of the plaintiffs including lung cancer.

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Rare whale carcass found in southern Japan island

AMAMI, Japan - A man examines the carcass of a male Blainville's beaked whale Jan. 20, 2010 that was washed ashore on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The 4.4-meter-long whale, usually found in deep waters near the equator, was discovered on Jan. 16.