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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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Xinhua Headlines: Giant pandas bear witness to friendship between China, France

(240127) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The combo photo shows giant panda Huan Huan(L) and Yuan Zai from southwest China's Sichuan Province arriving by a chartered plane at De Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, Jan. 15, 2012. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Meng Xuanhai, who is making a living in Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school, posing for a photo by a road when he comes back home for the Spring Festival on Jan. 26, 2023 (above) and 7-year-old Meng Xuanhai (1st R) playing table tennis on Dec. 27, 2012 (below) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Winner in Japanese writing

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Jan. 27, 2013 in Beijing shows Li Xinchen, who took first place in a 2012 Japanese-language essay contest for Chinese students, holding a book containing prize-winning essays from the latest running of the annual contest.

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Rankings announced for New Year tournament

FUNABASHI, Japan - Sumo wrestler Shohozan (R) shakes hands with his stablemaster Matsugane at their stable in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2012, after earning promotion to the fourth-highest rank of komusubi in the rankings for the Jan. 13-27 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament released the same day by the Japan Sumo Association. Shohozan is placed in the top four ranks of the sport for the first time in his career.

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Rankings announced for New Year tournament

MATSUDO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kotoyuki (L) holds a new rankings list for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with his stablemaster Sadogatake at their stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 24, 2012. Kotoyuki, ranked as a No. 15 maegashira, is just one new face in the elite makuuchi division in the Jan. 13-27 tournament in Tokyo.

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Rankings announced for New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2012, when the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for the Jan. 13-27 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho, the east yokozuna, is looking for his 24th tournament championship, which would tie him for fourth on the all-time list with Kitanoumi.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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Havenaar scores 1st goal in Dutch 1st division

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands - Japan striker Mike Havenaar of Vitesse Arnhem (R) scores his first goal in the Dutch first division in a game against PSV Eindhoven in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Jan. 27, 2012. Eindhoven won 3-1.

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U.S. Navy Adm. Willard

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Adm. Robert Willard, the U.S. Pacific Command chief. At the Foreign Press Club in Washington on Jan. 27, 2012, he said the United States has no interest in building new military bases in Asia and the Pacific, while welcoming opportunities to rotate forces in the region.

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NKSJ group officials

TOKYO, Japan - NKSJ Holdings Inc. President Masatoshi Sato (C) shakes hands with the presidents of the company's two key nonlife insurance units -- Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. President Kengo Sakurada (R) and Nipponkoa Insurance Co. President Masaya Futamiya -- after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012.

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Antinuclear activists refuse to remove tents

TOKYO, Japan - Antinuclear activists gather in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (L back) in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. The activists rejected a call by the industry ministry to remove their tents from its precincts by 5 p.m. the same day, and continued a four-month-old occupation of ministry grounds to press their demand for the closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is pictured at a press conference at the Tokyo government office on Jan. 27, 2012. Political sources said the same day that People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei, Sunrise Party of Japan leader Takeo Hiranuma and Ishihara have agreed to launch a new political party in March.

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Univ. of Tokyo President Hamada in interview

TOKYO, Japan - University of Tokyo President Junichi Hamada speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Hamada said the university will call on other national universities to join discussions over a plan to change the start of the academic year to fall from spring.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is pictured at a press conference at the Tokyo government office on Jan. 27, 2012. Political sources said the same day that People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei, Sunrise Party of Japan leader Takeo Hiranuma and Ishihara have agreed to launch a new political party in March.

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada heads to a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. He and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier will face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011.

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Antinuclear activists refuse to remove tents

TOKYO, Japan - Setsuko Kuroda (2nd from L), a resident of Fukushima Prefecture, speaks during a gathering of antinuclear activists in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. The activists rejected a call by the industry ministry to remove their tents from its precincts by 5 p.m. the same day, and continued a four-month-old occupation of ministry grounds to press their demand for the closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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Nintendo President Iwata

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks during the company's strategy meeting for analysts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012.

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M'bishi Electric inflates fees for gov't

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows a building housing the head office of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in Tokyo. The company said Jan. 27, 2012, it had overcharged on projects ordered by the Defense Ministry, the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada stands up after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Yamada and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011.

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Yamada and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011.

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Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation.

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Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale inland solar power plant with a maximum output capacity of 10 megawatts in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2012. The facility built by Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operation the same day.

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Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation.

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London 2012 Olympics athletes' village

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken from a helicopter on Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic and Paralympic Village where athletes and officials from around the world will stay during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London near the Olympic Stadium (R back). The Olympic Delivery Authority is scheduled to hand over the village site to the London 2012 Organizing Committee on Jan. 27, 2012, with exactly six months to go until the London 2012 Games.

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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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Tokyo Marathon women's winner disqualified over doping

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tatiana Aryasova of Russia finishing first in the women's race of the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 27, 2011. Race organizers said Jan. 24, 2012, that it had been informed of an anti-doping rule violation by Aryasova and declared Noriko Higuchi of Japan as the winner of the race.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men. (Kyodo)

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men. (Kyodo)

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Havenaar scores 1st goal in Dutch 1st division

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands - Japan striker Mike Havenaar of Vitesse Arnhem (R) scores his first goal in the Dutch first division in a game against PSV Eindhoven in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, on Jan. 27, 2012. Eindhoven won 3-1. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Navy Adm. Willard

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Adm. Robert Willard, the U.S. Pacific Command chief. At the Foreign Press Club in Washington on Jan. 27, 2012, he said the United States has no interest in building new military bases in Asia and the Pacific, while welcoming opportunities to rotate forces in the region. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear activists refuse to remove tents

TOKYO, Japan - Setsuko Kuroda (2nd from L), a resident of Fukushima Prefecture, speaks during a gathering of antinuclear activists in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. The activists rejected a call by the industry ministry to remove their tents from its precincts by 5 p.m. the same day, and continued a four-month-old occupation of ministry grounds to press their demand for the closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Electric inflates fees for gov't

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows a building housing the head office of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. in Tokyo. The company said Jan. 27, 2012, it had overcharged on projects ordered by the Defense Ministry, the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. (Kyodo)

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Antinuclear activists refuse to remove tents

TOKYO, Japan - Antinuclear activists gather in front of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (L back) in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. The activists rejected a call by the industry ministry to remove their tents from its precincts by 5 p.m. the same day, and continued a four-month-old occupation of ministry grounds to press their demand for the closure of all nuclear power plants in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is pictured at a press conference at the Tokyo government office on Jan. 27, 2012. Political sources said the same day that People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei, Sunrise Party of Japan leader Takeo Hiranuma and Ishihara have agreed to launch a new political party in March. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara is pictured at a press conference at the Tokyo government office on Jan. 27, 2012. Political sources said the same day that People's New Party leader Shizuka Kamei, Sunrise Party of Japan leader Takeo Hiranuma and Ishihara have agreed to launch a new political party in March. (Kyodo)

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Nintendo President Iwata

TOKYO, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata speaks during the company's strategy meeting for analysts in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Yamada and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011. (Kyodo)

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NKSJ group officials

TOKYO, Japan - NKSJ Holdings Inc. President Masatoshi Sato (C) shakes hands with the presidents of the company's two key nonlife insurance units -- Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. President Kengo Sakurada (R) and Nipponkoa Insurance Co. President Masaya Futamiya -- after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada stands up after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Yamada and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011. (Kyodo)

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Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation. (Kyodo)

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Univ. of Tokyo President Hamada in interview

TOKYO, Japan - University of Tokyo President Junichi Hamada speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. Hamada said the university will call on other national universities to join discussions over a plan to change the start of the academic year to fall from spring. (Kyodo)

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Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation. (Kyodo)

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Docomo execs to face pay cuts

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. President Ryuji Yamada heads to a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2012. He and five other executives at Japan's largest mobile phone carrier will face pay cuts over a series of communications service disruptions since 2011. (Kyodo)

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London 2012 Olympics athletes' village

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken from a helicopter on Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic and Paralympic Village where athletes and officials from around the world will stay during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London near the Olympic Stadium (R back). The Olympic Delivery Authority is scheduled to hand over the village site to the London 2012 Organizing Committee on Jan. 27, 2012, with exactly six months to go until the London 2012 Games. (Kyodo)

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Inland mega solar farm in Yamanashi Pref.

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale inland solar power plant with a maximum output capacity of 10 megawatts in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2012. The facility built by Tokyo Electric Power Co. began operation the same day. (Kyodo)