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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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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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(SP)FILES-FOOTBALL-FRANZ BECKENBAUER-DEATH

(240109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- German football legend Franz Beckenbauer has died at 78, according to German Football Association (DFB) on Jan. 8, 2024. This file photo taken on July 7, 2010 shows Franz Beckenbauer waving to the media before the 2010 FIFA football World Cup semifinal between Germany and Spain at Durban Stadium, in Durban, South Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 31, 2023 shows the Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Jan. 29, 2023 shows a night view in Binjiang District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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Kim Jong Un turns 28

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, shows Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's third son and heir. He turned 28 on Jan. 8, 2011, though the North's media did not report any celebratory events.

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2010 press photo exhibition in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Visitors take a look at photographs on display at the 2010 press photography exhibition at the Japan Newspaper Museum in Yokohama on Jan. 8, 2011. The event organized by the museum and the Tokyo Press Photographers Association runs through March 6.

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Teenage film director

TOKYO, Japan - Ryugo Nakamura, a 14-year-old student in Okinawa, poses for a photo at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 23, 2010. His film ''Yagi no Boken'' (adventure of a goat) will be shown at theaters across Japan beginning with three cinemas in Tokyo and Yokohama from Jan. 8, 2011.

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16 security cameras installed at Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - A security camera is seen installed at a street light in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Jan. 26, 2010. A total of 16 security cameras were installed in part of the district, known as Akihabara Electric Town, where seven people were killed and 10 others injured in a stabbing spree on June 8, 2008.

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16 security cameras installed in Akihabara

TOKYO, Japan - People gather around a security camera installed on a streetlight in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Jan. 26, 2010. A total of 16 security cameras were installed in part of the district, known as Akihabara Electric Town, where seven people were killed and 10 others injured in a stabbing spree on June 8, 2008.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title.

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Wang wins 1st national title, Hirano falls in semis

TOKYO, Japan - Wang Hui, a former member of the Chinese national team, returns the ball to Ai Fujinuma during the women's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 16, 2010. Wang beat Fujinuma 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9 to win her first national singles title.

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New airport traffic control tower to start operations

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2010, shows the inside of a new airport traffic control tower at Haneda airport in Tokyo which will start operations on Jan. 12. The 115.7 meter tower -- 38.1 meters taller than the present tower at the airport -- is the tallest such tower in Japan and the third tallest in the world.

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Uemura lackluster in World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - World champion Aiko Uemura of Japan loses balance while skiing during the women's mogul of the third World Cup event in Calgary on Jan. 8, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, finished in 14th place in the competition.

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Uemura lackluster in World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - World champion Aiko Uemura of Japan looks less than happy after performing during the women's mogul of the third World Cup event in Calgary on Jan. 8, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, finished in 14th place in the competition.

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Uemura lackluster in World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - World champion Aiko Uemura of Japan looks less than happy after performing during the women's mogul of the third World Cup event in Calgary on Jan. 8, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, finished in 14th place in the competition.

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Uemura lackluster in World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - World champion Aiko Uemura of Japan appears dispirited in crossing the finishing line during the women's mogul of the third World Cup event in Calgary on Jan. 8, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, finished in 14th place in the competition.

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Uemura lackluster in World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - World champion Aiko Uemura of Japan looks less than happy after performing during the women's mogul of the third World Cup event in Calgary on Jan. 8, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, finished in 14th place in the competition.

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Ozawa seen in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, wearing a protective mask, leaves the DPJ secretary general's room in parliament on Jan. 8, 2010.

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Pakistan defense chief calls for Japan to continue MSDF mission

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Jan. 8, 2010, in Islamabad, Pakistan. In the interview, Mukhtar called on the Japanese government to review its decision to terminate the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean from Jan. 15.

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Swimming in icy Beijing pond

BEIJING, China - A man swims in an icy pond in Beijing on Jan. 8, 2010. A total of 25 enthusiasts of cold swimming, including retired servicemen and teachers, jumped into the pond as the water temperature fell to almost zero.

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Ex-sumo champ Takanohana challenges tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana (R) speaks to reporters at the Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010. The retired yokozuna who has his own stable in the Nishonoseki faction said he needs to split from it to run in an election for the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors.

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Ex-sumo champ Takanohana challenges tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana (R) walks past a throng of photographers at the Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010. The retired yokozuna who has his own stable in the Nishonoseki faction said he needs to split from it to run in an election for the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

NARITA, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. planes are seen parked at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2010. The government is seeking to turn around the troubled airliner through court-backed

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Gov't seeks JAL's court-backed bankruptcy, cuts in int'l ops

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a Japan Airlines connecting flight counter at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2010. The government is making final arrangements to turn JAL around through a court-backed bankruptcy filing and massive cuts to its international routes in a bid to ensure transparency in a process that is likely to entail a massive use of public funds.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

NARITA, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. planes are seen parked at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 8, 2010. The government is seeking to turn around the troubled airliner through court-backed

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Australia approves tentative plan to close Ayers Rock to climbers

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Ayers Rock, known locally as Uluru, in Australia. Australia's environment minister said Jan. 8, 2010, that the country has approved plans that will see the World Heritage listed site eventually closed to climbers.

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Gov't seeks JAL's court-backed bankruptcy, cuts in int'l ops

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2010, shows Japan Airlines Corp. planes at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture. The government is making final arrangements to turn JAL around through a court-backed bankruptcy filing and massive cuts to its international routes in a bid to ensure transparency in a process that is likely to entail a massive use of public funds.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair win, Asia grabs early lead at Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese golfer Komei Oda hits a shot on the 6th hole during the opening day foursomes of the Royal Trophy at Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok on Jan. 8, 2010. Japanese pair Oda and teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa and beat Colin Montgomerie and Pablo Martin 3 and 2 as Asia made a solid start in defense of the title against Europe the same day.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair win, Asia grabs early lead at Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa chips on the 9th hole during the opening day of the Royal Trophy at Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok on Jan. 8, 2010. Japanese pair Ishikawa and Komei Oda beat Colin Montgomerie and Pablo Martin 3 and 2 as Asia made a solid start in defense of the title against Europe in the foursomes the same day.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair win, Asia grabs early lead at Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a shot on the 7th hole during the opening day foursomes of the Royal Trophy at Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok on Jan. 8, 2010. Japanese pair Ishikawa and Komei Oda beat Colin Montgomerie and Pablo Martin 3 and 2 as Asia made a solid start in defense of the title against Europe in the foursomes the same day.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the falling stock price of struggling Japan Airlines Corp. on Jan. 8, 2010. The government is seeking to turn around the troubled airliner through court-backed bankruptcy.

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Panasonic to challenge Samsung in energy, 3-D TVs

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Jan. 8, 2010. The Japanese electronic giant said it aims to use its merger with Sanyo Electric Co. to accelerate expansion in energy and green products as well as its new 3-D television business to take on South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co.

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Swimming in icy Beijing pond

BEIJING, China - A man swims in an icy pond in Beijing on Jan. 8, 2010. A total of 25 enthusiasts of cold swimming, including retired servicemen and teachers, jumped into the pond as the water temperature fell to almost zero.

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Japanese parcel delivery giant Yamato Holdings plans Asia expansion

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Employees at Yamato Holdings Co.'s regional headquarters in Singapore head out to deliver small parcels on Jan. 8, 2010. The Japanese parcel delivery giant launched its express door-to-door small parcel delivery service known as ''Ta-Q-Bin'' the same day.

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana leaves Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day.

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Mosaic made of 120,000 smiling face photos sets Guinness record

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - In this photo taken Dec. 31, 2009, residents of the city of Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture celebrate the completion of a portrait of a poet from the prefecture made of 120,000 photos of smiling faces. The portrait was certified as the world's largest photo mosaic by the Guinness Book of World Records on Jan. 8, 2010.

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana appears solemn after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day.

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Ishikawa plays at Royal Trophy golf tournament in Thailand

CHONBURI, Thailand - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off during the Royal Trophy golf tournament at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, on Jan. 8, 2010. Ishikawa, who at 18 is the youngest ever to top the money rankings on the Japan Golf Tour, is playing as a member of Team Asia against Team Europe in the tournament.

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana speaks to reporters after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors to ask IOC to accept joint bid

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speaks to reporters in Hiroshima on Jan. 8, 2010, concerning the city's bid to co-host the 2020 Summer Olympics with Nagasaki. Akiba expressed willingness to try to persuade the International Olympic Committee to accept a joint bid, even though the Japanese Olympic Committee has already turned down the idea.

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Gov't in final stages of discussions over JAL's restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Transport Seiji Maehara speaks about the issue of rebuilding struggling Japan Airlines Corp. during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010.

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Toyota Prius becomes 1st hybrid to rank top in annual sales

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius gas-electric hybrid car (file photo) topped the list of Japan's best-selling vehicles in 2009, becoming the first hybrid to capture the No. 1 slot covering an entire year, according to industry data released on Jan. 8, 2010. Prius sales nearly tripled from the previous year to 208,876 vehicles in 2009.

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Gov't in final stages of discussions over JAL's restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Transport Seiji Maehara speaks about the issue of rebuilding struggling Japan Airlines Corp. during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010.

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260-kg tuna offered at shrine for business prosperity

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - A child held up by an adult puts a coin atop a 260-kilogram tuna offered at the Nishinomiya Shrine, which enshrines the god of business prosperity, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 8, 2010. The tuna was offered by a local marine products wholesalers' group to the shrine and worshippers placed coins on its body and prayed for economic fortune as an annual event that started in 1970.

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Bus guides celebrate coming-of-age ahead of national holiday

TOKYO, Japan - Women celebrate coming-of-age in Tokyo on a double-decker tour bus on Jan. 8, 2010, ahead of Jan. 11, the Coming-of-Age national holiday. Hato Bus Co., which offers sightseeing bus services in Tokyo, invited 17 of their tour guides who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 for a celebration because they are unable to attend ceremonies during the actual holiday in their hometowns as they will be at work.

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Ikeda hopes to make impact at Masters

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Yuta Ikeda holds up his invitation from Augusta National to the Masters golf tournament during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2010. The 24-year-old has earned a place in the April 8-11 event by virtue of his year-end world ranking of 33. The top 50 players are eligible to play.

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Ishikawa getting ready to play in Royal Trophy in Thailand

CHONBURI, Thailand - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa, who at 18 is the youngest ever to top the money rankings on the Japan Golf Tour, takes part in a professional-amateur match at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, on Jan. 7, 2010, ahead of the Royal Trophy which will start on Jan. 8 at the club.

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Ishikawa getting ready to play in Royal Trophy in Thailand

CHONBURI, Thailand - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa, who at 18 is the youngest ever to top the money rankings on the Japan Golf Tour, hits a shot during a professional-amateur match at Amata Spring Country Club in Chonburi, Thailand, on Jan. 7, 2010, ahead of the Royal Trophy which will start on Jan. 8 at the club.

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Top gov't spokesman to visit U.S. bases in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2010. He said that he will make a three-day visit to Okinawa from Jan. 8 to inspect the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station and its proposed relocation site as Tokyo mulls the thorny issue.