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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's Shenzhen a good place for innovation: Italian engineer

STORY: China's Shenzhen a good place for innovation: Italian engineer SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:06 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shenzhen 2. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONARDO DE PALO, Italian engineer STORYLINE: Leonardo de Palo is an Italian engineer working in south China's Shenzhen. He said the megacity empowers his career of making robots. SOUNDBITE (English): LEONARDO DE PALO, Italian engineer "Everything you're thinking about technology, you'll find them in the same place. This happens only in Shenzhen. Because China gives all the things that I could not find in the rest of the world. China is really good. My name is Leonardo de Palo. I came from Italy. I'm an engineer and I worked for about 10 years for IBM, then a lot of other companies. I came here with my family in April 2012. I do this small robot. Just to transform this idea into a product. The proposal was very interesting because it doubled my salary. What I found in

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U.S. diplomat in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers reporters' questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012.

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Japan foreign minister in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu meet in Ankara on Jan. 6, 2012. Gemba is on the first leg of a tour of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to discuss regional and energy issues.

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Consumer affairs minister Yamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Consumer affairs minister Kenji Yamaoka enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012. Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura gave Yamaoka a verbal warning the same day over remarks he made on the possible collapse of the euro and the bursting of the Chinese economic ''bubble.''

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Britain's Hague meets Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar - British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Jan. 6, 2012.

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Firefighters' New Year parade

TOKYO, Japan - Firetrucks spray water into the air during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2012.

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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma poses during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, after the Seattle Mariners signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old pitcher.

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Fire at JFE Steel plant near Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:32 a.m. on Jan. 6, 2012, shows a coastal plant of JFE Steel Corp. emitting smoke due to fire in Chiba city, east of Tokyo. No one was injured in the fire that started at around 10:30 a.m., the company and local firefighters said.

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Toyota to host auto races in India

NEW DELHI, India - Toyota Motor Corp. managing officer Hiroji Onishi (R) announces during the Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi on Jan. 6, 2012, that the Japanese automaker will host a series of auto races in India using its Etios strategic compact car.

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Hiroshima protests U.S. plutonium test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People hold banners in the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 6, 2012, in protest against an experiment using plutonium conducted by the United States the previous summer to examine the capabilities of its nuclear arsenal.

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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Harbin ice and snow festival

HARBIN, China - A group wedding is held at the Harbin ice and snow festival in the Heilongjiang provincial capital in northeastern China on Jan. 6, 2012.

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New Year ladder-top stunts by firefighters

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters demonstrate ladder-top stunts dating back to Japan's feudal Edo period during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department, in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2012.

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New Year ladder-top stunts by firefighters

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter holds a scroll bearing a message of encouragement for the Tohoku region, which was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, while seated atop a 7-meter ladder in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2012, in a demonstration of ladder-top stunts dating back to Japan's feudal Edo period during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women dressed in kimono climb aboard a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Dispute over U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - Officials of the Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau carry cardboard boxes containing additional documents to complete requirements for a key environmental impact assessment report submitted earlier on the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture, at the prefectural government office in Naha on Jan. 6, 2012.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose in front of a tour bus in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 9. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services mainly around Tokyo and Yokohama, invited 18 of its tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because some of them will be unable to attend ceremonies on the national holiday as they will be at work.

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Woodford drops comeback bid as Olympus president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011, shows former Olympus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Woodford. He said on Jan. 6, 2012, that he will give up his bid to regain the presidency of the scandal-mired optical and medical equipment maker.

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Rush of holiday travelers peaks in Japan

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby is crowded with passengers at Narita international airport near Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2012. Some 44,000 people were expected to leave the country from the airport the same day to spend their New Year holidays abroad. The number of travelers departing from the airport between Dec. 21 and Jan. 6 is estimated to reach around 600,000, up 7 percent from the previous year.

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Imperial Palace illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - The Imperial Household Agency conducts a rehearsal on Dec. 21, 2012 for illuminating the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, ahead of illuminating the palace between Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, and Jan. 6, 2013.

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Imperial Palace illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - The Imperial Household Agency conducts a rehearsal on Dec. 21, 2012 for illuminating the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, ahead of illuminating the palace between Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, and Jan. 6, 2013.

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U.S. presidential election

POMPANO BEACH, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (C) smiles while campaigning in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Jan. 29, 2012. Romney is seen as a frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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U.S. presidential election

POMPANO BEACH, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (front C) speaks during a meeting in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Jan. 29, 2012. Romney is seen as a frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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Samoa changed auto lanes

APIA, Samoa - Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2012, shows a road in the Samoan capital of Apia. The South Pacific island nation changed auto lanes in 2009 from right to left of roads.

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Japanese pair Morita-Fujiwara at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Ayumi Morita of Japan (L) and compatriot Rika Fujiwara (R) play against Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan and Sloane Stephens of the United States in the first round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2012. The Japanese pair won the match 7-6(7-4), 6-4.

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U.S. presidential election

NASHUA, United States - Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is surrounded by his supporters at a bakery in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Jan. 9, 2012. Huntsman is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who is seeking his second term in the Nov. 6, 2012, election.

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U.S. presidential election

HUDSON, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a plant in Hudson, New Hampshire, on Jan. 9, 2012. Romney is seen as a frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who is seeking his second term in the Nov. 6, 2012, election.

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3 N. Koreans on way home after being found drifting off Japan

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Three North Korean men and others board a helicopter on a Japan Coast Guard vessel anchored off Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2012, as the three make their way back to North Korea via Fukuoka and Beijing. The North Koreans were found drifting aboard a small boat with the body of a fellow crew member in the Sea of Japan off the islands of Okinoshima on Jan. 6, 2012.

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3 N. Koreans on way home after being found drifting off Japan

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A helicopter carrying three North Korean men is taxied to a hanger at a Japan Coast Guard air base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2012, as the three make their way back to North Korea via Fukuoka and Beijing. The North Koreans were found drifting aboard a small boat with the body of a fellow crew member in the Sea of Japan off the islands of Okinoshima on Jan. 6, 2012.

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Yokkaichi Chuo's Tamura celebrates goal vs Shoshi

TOKYO, Japan - Shota Tamura (L) of Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo from Mie Prefecture celebrates after scoring in the first half of a high school soccer national championship semifinal against Shoshi at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2012. Yokkaichi will face Ichiritsu Funabashi from Chiba Prefecture after a 6-1 victory over Shoshi from Fukushima Prefecture.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of late movie star Audrey Hepburn (L) on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of American actor Johnny Depp on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Kajima, translator of Faulkner, Twain, dies at 92

Photo taken June 2012 shows Shozo Kajima, a poet as well as translator of William Faulkner, Mark Twain and Agatha Christie. It was reported on Jan. 6, 2016, that Kajima died of old age at 92 on Dec. 25, 2015. After studying in the United States, Kajima taught English and American literature at Shinshu University and Yokohama National University. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of American actor Johnny Depp on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters. (Kyodo)

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of late movie star Audrey Hepburn (L) on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters. (Kyodo)

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U.S. presidential election

NASHUA, United States - Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman is surrounded by his supporters at a bakery in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Jan. 9, 2012. Huntsman is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who is seeking his second term in the Nov. 6, 2012, election. (Kyodo)

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U.S. presidential election

HUDSON, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a plant in Hudson, New Hampshire, on Jan. 9, 2012. Romney is seen as a frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who is seeking his second term in the Nov. 6, 2012, election. (Kyodo)

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3 N. Koreans on way home after being found drifting off Japan

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Three North Korean men and others board a helicopter on a Japan Coast Guard vessel anchored off Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2012, as the three make their way back to North Korea via Fukuoka and Beijing. The North Koreans were found drifting aboard a small boat with the body of a fellow crew member in the Sea of Japan off the islands of Okinoshima on Jan. 6, 2012. (Kyodo)

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3 N. Koreans on way home after being found drifting off Japan

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A helicopter carrying three North Korean men is taxied to a hanger at a Japan Coast Guard air base in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2012, as the three make their way back to North Korea via Fukuoka and Beijing. The North Koreans were found drifting aboard a small boat with the body of a fellow crew member in the Sea of Japan off the islands of Okinoshima on Jan. 6, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Yokkaichi Chuo's Tamura celebrates goal vs Shoshi

TOKYO, Japan - Shota Tamura (L) of Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo from Mie Prefecture celebrates after scoring in the first half of a high school soccer national championship semifinal against Shoshi at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2012. Yokkaichi will face Ichiritsu Funabashi from Chiba Prefecture after a 6-1 victory over Shoshi from Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Unidentified boat off Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan Coast Guard officers aboard an unidentified wooden boat found in the Sea of Japan off the western Japan island of Okinoshima on Jan. 6, 2012. The coast guard said three adult men and a dead body were on the boat and that one of the men said the boat had been drifting after developing engine trouble during fishing. The small boat with Hangul characters on its hull was initially suspected of carrying defectors from North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Britain's Hague meets Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar - British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) speaks during a joint press conference with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Jan. 6, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Unidentified boat off Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan Coast Guard officers aboard an unidentified wooden boat found in the Sea of Japan off the western Japan island of Okinoshima on Jan. 6, 2012. The coast guard said three adult men and a dead body were on the boat and that one of the men said the boat had been drifting after developing engine trouble during fishing. The small boat with Hangul characters on its hull was initially suspected of carrying defectors from North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma poses during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012, after the Seattle Mariners signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old pitcher. (Kyodo)

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Consumer affairs minister Yamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Consumer affairs minister Kenji Yamaoka enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012. Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura gave Yamaoka a verbal warning the same day over remarks he made on the possible collapse of the euro and the bursting of the Chinese economic ''bubble.'' (Kyodo)

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Harbin ice and snow festival

HARBIN, China - A group wedding is held at the Harbin ice and snow festival in the Heilongjiang provincial capital in northeastern China on Jan. 6, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japan foreign minister in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu meet in Ankara on Jan. 6, 2012. Gemba is on the first leg of a tour of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to discuss regional and energy issues. (Kyodo)

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U.S. diplomat in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers reporters' questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Firefighters' New Year parade

TOKYO, Japan - Firetrucks spray water into the air during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades organized by the Tokyo Fire Department in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Jan. 6, 2012. (Kyodo)