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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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Malaysian PM says to seek stay extension of giant pandas

STORY: Malaysian PM says to seek stay extension of giant pandas SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zoo Negara 2. various of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at Zoo Negara's 60th anniversary celebration 3. various of pandas STORYLINE: Malaysia is looking into extending the period of stay of two giant pandas Xing Xing and Liang Liang at Zoo Negara, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday. Anwar said that the presence of Xing Xing and Liang Liang had become an attraction that many Malaysians look forward to. "Many people come to the zoo to see the pandas because not all Malaysians can afford to go to China to see giant pandas ... for some Malaysians, seeing them here is a once in a lifetime opportunity," he added. The iconic giant panda pair, Xing Xing and Liang Liang, were loaned to the Malaysian government in 2014 for 10 years to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China. T

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Chinese classics gain popularity in Türkiye as cultural exchange flourishes: sinologist

STORY: Chinese classics gain popularity in Türkiye as cultural exchange flourishes: sinologist SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIRAY FIDAN, Turkish sinologist, author and translator 3. various of China 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GIRAY FIDAN, Turkish sinologist, author and translator STORYLINE A Turkish sinologist is passionately introducing the Chinese culture of peace through his translations to an ever-growing audience of Turkish readers. In 2014, Giray Fidan, an Ankara-based professor of Chinese language and history, collaborated with his professor to translate the Chinese classic "The Art of War" from Chinese into Turkish. The translated version of the book by ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu 25 centuries ago became a bestseller in Türkiye, where it was reprinted 25 times in nine years. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIRAY FIDAN, Turkish sinologist, author and translator "'The A

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Himalaya airlines starts Kathmandu-Shanghai flight

STORY: Himalaya airlines starts Kathmandu-Shanghai flight SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inaugural ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): PRATAP BABU TIWARI, General manager of Tribhuvan International Airport 3. various of inaugural flight STORYLINE: Himalaya Airlines on Saturday launched its inaugural flight from the Nepali capital of Kathmandu to Shanghai, China's economic hub. The H9780 flight took off in the morning with 141 passengers aboard, and the H9781 flight is scheduled to return to Kathmandu with 95 passengers onboard in the evening. The airlines is operating a round trip from Kathmandu to Shanghai on an A320 plane every Saturday, while two flights have been scheduled per week from Dec. 20 to Jan. 27, 2024. The Kathmandu-based operator, a Nepal-China joint venture established in August 2014, resumed direct flights between Kathmandu and Beijing in June and started direct flights from Kath

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuanren (L) sews clothes at his dormitory in Nongyong primary school in Bansheng Town of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 3, 2014. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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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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Performers greet audience at closing comedy house in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Performers greet the audience after their final appearance at the Osu comedy house in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 31, 2014. The theater with a history of nearly half a century was seized by court order on Feb. 3 due to rent delinquency.

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Closing comedy house packed to capacity

NAGOYA, Japan - The Osu comedy house in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, is packed to capacity on the final day of a regular performance on Jan. 31, 2014. The theater with a history of nearly half a century was seized by court order on Feb. 3 due to rent delinquency.

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Photo of soldiers injured in 1902 Hakkoda incident exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - A photo of Imperial Japanese Army soldiers hospitalized for injuries sustained during training in a blizzard on the Hakkoda Mountains, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 23, 1902, is exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, along with 63 other photos of the same incident.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium runs in celebration after scoring a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Yun Suk Young (3) of South Korea can be seen. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium runs in celebration after scoring a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Yun Suk Young (3) of South Korea can be seen. Belgium won 1-0.

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Donation from Anne Frank House to Japan libraries

TOKYO, Japan - Jan Erik Dubbelman (L), a senior official in charge of educational projects at Anne Frank House, hands a copy of the Amsterdam-based museum's catalog to Ryo Tanaka, mayor of Tokyo's Suginami Ward, at the ward office on March 8, 2014. The museum will donate 3,400 copies of the catalog, along with 300 miniature model sets of the house where Anne Frank went into hiding during World War II, to libraries across Japan after books related to Anne Frank were recently vandalized at some libraries.

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Donation from Anne Frank House to Japan libraries

TOKYO, Japan - Jan Erik Dubbelman (L), a senior official in charge of educational projects at Anne Frank House, hands a miniature model of the house where Anne Frank went into hiding during World War II, to Ryo Tanaka, mayor of Tokyo's Suginami Ward, at the ward office on March 8, 2014. The Amsterdam-based museum will donate 300 miniature models of the house, along with 3,400 copies of the museum's catalog, to libraries across Japan after books related to Anne Frank were recently vandalized at some libraries.

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J-League announces opening games of new J-3 division

TOKYO, Japan - Chairman Kazumi Ohigashi (second from left) and other senior officials of the Japan Professional Football League announce opening games of the newly created J-League Division 3 on Jan. 29, 2014, while taking the wraps off the uniforms of a team for under-22 players to be chosen from the J1 and J2 leagues to play in the J3 division.

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Panasonic plasma display panel factory

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in May 2013 shows Panasonic Corp.'s Amagasaki No. 3 factory building (front) in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Panasonic is in the final stage of talks with real-estate investment advisory company Center Point Development Inc. to sell the plasma display panel factory building, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 27, 2014. Plasma display panel production ceased at the factory in December 2013.

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Schalke player Uchida in action against Hamburger

HAMBURG, Germany - Japanese defender Atsuto Uchida of German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 (left) attempts a pass in a game against Hamburger SV in Hamburg, Germany, on Jan. 27, 2014. Schalke beat Hamburger 3-0.

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Factory worker arrested over alleged frozen food poisoning

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 25, 2014, shows a factory operated by Aqlifoods Co., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., in the town of Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. Police arrested Toshiki Abe, a 49-year-old worker at the factory, the same day on suspicion of poisoning food products four separate times between last Oct. 3 and Oct. 7. More than 2,800 people have reported falling ill in possible connection with the poisoning.

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Plans formalized for Mt. Fuji admission fee

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows Mt. Fuji, seen from Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture. Local prefectures officially adopted on Jan. 22, 2014, plans to set a voluntary 1,000 yen admission fee for climbers of the 3,776-meter volcanic mountain, starting in the summer of 2014.

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Japanese golfer Ishikawa misses birdie at Humana Challenge tournament

LA QUINTA, California - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa shows frustration after missing a birdie putt on the No. 3 hole in the final round of the Humana Challenge men's professional golf tournament on Jan. 19, 2014 on the PGA West Palmer Course. Ishikawa finished 25th with a 17-under-par 271, while American Patrick Reed won with a 28-under total.

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Japanese golfer Ishikawa tees off at Humana Challenge tournament

LA QUINTA, California - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the No. 3 hole in the third round of the Humana Challenge men's professional golf tournament on Jan. 18, 2014, on the PGA West Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course. Ishikawa advanced to the final round after shooting 69 for a 12-under-par 204, which placed him 34th after three rounds.

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Hakuho remains unbeaten on day 7 of New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (back) throws down No. 3 maegashira Toyohibiki at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2014, day seven of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho maintained his lead with a perfect 7-0 record.

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Demonstration in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Sewing plant workers throw stones at security forces during a demonstration for wage hikes near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Jan. 3, 2014.

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Demonstration in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Sewing plant workers throw stones at security forces during a demonstration for wage hikes near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Jan. 3, 2014.

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Honda scores at AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda shoots to score the team's third goal against Spezia during their Italian Cup soccer match in Milan on Jan. 15, 2014. AC Milan won 3-1.

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Honda scores at AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda acknowledges supporters after scoring the team's third goal against Spezia during their Italian Cup soccer match in Milan on Jan. 15, 2014. AC Milan won 3-1.

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Honda scores at AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - Teammates congratulate new AC Milan player Keisuke Honda (R front) after he scores the team's third goal against Spezia during their Italian Cup soccer match in Milan on Jan. 15, 2014. AC Milan won 3-1.

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Honda makes debut at AC Milan

REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda is pictured during the second half of a Serie A match against Sassuolo in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy, on Jan. 12, 2014. The Japan midfielder made his debut for AC Milan as his team lost 4-3.

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Honda makes debut at AC Milan

REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda (L) shoots during the second half of a Serie A match against Sassuolo in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy, on Jan. 12, 2014. The Japan midfielder made his debut for AC Milan as his team lost 4-3.

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Maker of "3-D ads" in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2014 shows a green dragon sculpture in Osaka's Chuo Ward above a ramen shop in the Dotombori district, the first so-called "3-D" ad created by Masahide Nakamura, president of Pop Kougei Co.

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Supermarket in China

BEIJING, China - Shoppers choose vegetables offered at discount prices at a grocery store in Tianjin, China, on Jan. 3, 2014.

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Takanashi continues World Cup domination with 4th straight win

CHAIKOVSKY, Russia - Japan's Sara Takanashi waves after winning the women's ski jumping World Cup event in Chaikovsky on Jan. 3, 2014. Takanashi marked her fourth straight victory from the start of the season in the World Cup.

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Clash in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A man among sewing plant workers hurls a Molotov cocktail at security forces in a suburb of Phnom Penh on Jan. 3, 2014. At least two people died in a clash the same day between Cambodian protesters and authorities in the area, police and military police sources said.

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Clash in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Sewing plant workers face security forces in a suburb of Phnom Penh on Jan. 3, 2014. At least two people died in a clash the same day between Cambodian protesters and authorities in the area, police and military police sources said.

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Fire near Shinkansen track

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a bullet train of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line passing by a fire that broke out near JR Yurakucho Station in Tokyo on the morning of Jan. 3, 2014. Some operations on the Shinkansen line were later suspended for more than five hours due to the fire.

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Fire near Shinkansen track

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a bullet train of the Tokaido Shinkansen Line passing by a fire that broke out near JR Yurakucho Station in Tokyo on the morning of Jan. 3, 2014. Some operations on the Shinkansen line were later suspended for more than five hours due to the fire.

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Baseball: Japan's slugger-pitcher Otani

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters trains at his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Japan's slugger-pitcher Otani

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters plays catch at his alma mater Hanamaki Higashi High School in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium runs in celebration after scoring a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Yun Suk Young (3) of South Korea can be seen. Belgium won 1-0. (Kyodo)