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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 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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(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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Recovery from quake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A man walks past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed by the earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, near Port-au-Prince, the Haitian capital, on Jan. 9, 2011, a year after the disaster.

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People in Abyei, Sudan

ABYEI, Sudan - A member of United Missions in Sudan armed with a gun watches over an outdoor market in the oil-rich Abeyi region on Dec. 26, 2010. Infrastructures in the southern Sudan area have not been developed even since the cease-fire in the civil war brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Abyei's self-determination referendum on Jan. 9, 2011, is expected to be delayed.

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People in Abyei, Sudan

ABYEI, Sudan - Some people in Sudan's oil-rich Abeyi region walk past traditional-style housing on Dec. 26, 2010. Infrastructures in the southern Sudan area have not been developed even since the cease-fire in the civil war brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Abyei's self-determination referendum on Jan. 9, 2011, is expected to be delayed.

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Rankings for New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010, after the rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament were released. The Mongolian yokozuna aims to capture his sixth consecutive tournament title at the upcoming tournament starting Jan. 9, 2011.

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Rankings for New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho holds a table of the rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010. The Mongolian yokozuna aims to capture his sixth consecutive tournament title at the upcoming tournament beginning Jan. 9, 2011.

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Netherlands beat Slovakia at World Cup 2nd round

DURBAN, South Africa - Netherlands striker Robin Van Persie (9) shields the ball from Slovakia defender Jan Durica in the first half of a World Cup second-round match at Durban Stadium in South Africa on June 28, 2010. The Netherlands won 2-1 and cruised into the quarterfinals.

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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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Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan amid flu alert

TOKYO, Japan - Applicants sit for the first day of unified college entrance examinations across Japan on Jan. 16, 2010, as the two-day event began at 725 venues put on high influenza alert. The number of applicants increased 9,387 from last year to 553,368, according to the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, an independent administrative agency.

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Unified college entrance exams begin across Japan amid flu alert

TOKYO, Japan - Applicants sit for the first day of unified college entrance examinations across Japan on Jan. 16, 2010, as the two-day event began at 725 venues put on high influenza alert. The number of applicants increased 9,387 from last year to 553,368, according to the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, an independent administrative agency.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts pitching practice

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the draft No. 1 pick of the Pacific League baseball club Seibu Lions, practices in a bullpen at Seibu Indoor Training Ground in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2010. The 18-year-old rookie pitcher entered the bullpen for the first time since his workout sessions with his teammates began on Jan. 9, prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts pitching practice

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the draft No. 1 pick of the Seibu Lions, practices in a bullpen at Seibu Indoor Training Ground in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2010. The 18-year-old rookie pitcher entered the bullpen for the first time since his workout sessions with his teammates began on Jan. 9, prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. During the festival that took place Jan. 9 through 11, some 1 million people visited the shrine, about 70,000 more than last year due to the three-day weekend, and gave offerings totaling around 45 million yen, about the same amount as last year.

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats hold money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. Eleven bankers counted the offerings, estimated to total 45 million yen, that were collected during the three-day event at the shrine held Jan. 9 through 11 which drew about 1 million people.

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Bankers count money offered at shrine

OSAKA, Japan - Female bank staffers wearing traditional Japanese happi coats count money given as offerings during the annual ''Toka Ebisu'' festival at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, on Jan. 12, 2010. During the festival that took place Jan. 9 through 11, some 1 million people visited the shrine, about 70,000 more than last year due to the three-day weekend, and gave offerings totaling around 45 million yen, about the same amount as last year.

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Haneda new control tower starts operation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 9, 2010, shows a new flight control tower at Tokyo's Haneda airport. The 115.7-meter-high tower, the world's third tallest of its kind which tops the 87.3-m tower at Narita airport, east Tokyo, began operation Jan. 12.

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Paper cranes carry messages for Japanese Olympic athletes

VANCOUVER, Canada - Children are busy making paper cranes, a symbol of hope in Japan, including some bearing messages for Japanese athletes at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver on Jan. 9, 2010.

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Heil wins 4th World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - Turin Olympics gold medalist Jennifer Heil of Canada does a flip during her qualification run in the fourth World Cup moguls event of the season in Calgary on Jan. 9, 2010. Heil won the competition.

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Uemura wins silver in 4th World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - Aiko Uemura of Japan raises her arms after crossing the finish line at the fourth World Cup moguls event of the season in Calgary on Jan. 9, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, won silver in the competition.

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Uemura wins silver in 4th World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - Aiko Uemura of Japan skies during the fourth World Cup moguls event of the season in Calgary on Jan. 9, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, won silver in the competition.

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Uemura wins silver in 4th World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - Aiko Uemura of Japan holds up her silver medal at the fourth World Cup moguls event of the season in Calgary on Jan. 9, 2010.

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Uemura wins silver in 4th World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - Aiko Uemura of Japan takes to the air during her qualification run at the fourth World Cup moguls event of the season in Calgary on Jan. 9, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, won silver in the competition.

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Uemura wins silver in 4th World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - Aiko Uemura of Japan raises her arms after crossing the finish line at the fourth World Cup moguls event of the season in Calgary on Jan. 9, 2010. Uemura, an Olympic medal hopeful, won silver in the competition.

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Japan icebreaker proceeds in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - The Japanese icebreaker Shirase makes its way through the Antarctic Ocean ice, 20 kilometers from Japan's main Antarctic base, Showa Station, on Jan. 9, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Uemura wins silver in 4th World Cup event

CALGARY, Canada - Aiko Uemura of Japan seen on her qualification run at the fourth World Cup moguls event of the season in Calgary on Jan. 9, 2010.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair loses in Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R) and Komei Oda line up a putt on the fifth hole at Amata Spring Country Club in a Bangkok suburb on Jan. 9, 2010. The pair lost to Robert Karlsson and Alexander Noren of Sweden in the Royal Trophy.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair loses in Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa hits out of a bunker on the 14th hole at Amata Spring Country Club in a Bangkok suburb on Jan. 9, 2010. The pair of Ishikawa and Komei Oda lost to Robert Karlsson and Alexander Noren of Sweden in the Royal Trophy.

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Ishikawa-Oda pair loses in Royal Trophy

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa watches a shot from a bunker on the second hole at Amata Spring Country Club in a Bangkok suburb on Jan. 9, 2010. The pair of Ishikawa and Komei Oda lost to Robert Karlsson and Alexander Noren of Sweden in the Royal Trophy.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of the Japan Airlines Corp. group hand candies and mementos to passengers at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2010. A total of 70 employees and retirees of the JAL group mounted the event saying they ''thank'' passengers as the government seeks court-backed bankruptcy for the troubled airliner.

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Chief Cabinet secretary visits Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano views the sea from a hill in the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. The plan to build a relocation site for the corps' Futemma Air Station off the shore has stirred a controversy.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows the headquarters of Japan Airlines Corp. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Jan. 9, 2010. The government is seeking to turn around the troubled airliner through court-backed bankruptcy.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts workout

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi (L), the draft No. 1 pick of the Seibu Lions baseball club, kicks a soccer ball during a workout at the team's ballpark in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. The rookie pitcher began the workout prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts workout

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the draft No. 1 pick of the Seibu Lions baseball club, throws a ball during a workout at the team's ballpark in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. The rookie pitcher began the workout prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Chief Cabinet secretary visits Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano (L) views the sea from a hill in the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. The plan to build a relocation site for the corps' Futemma Air Station off the shore has stirred a controversy.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima throws a ball during a workout in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima (C) works out in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows the headquarters of Japan Airlines Corp. in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Jan. 9, 2010. The government is seeking to turn around the troubled airliner through court-backed bankruptcy.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima works out in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Kasai wins HTB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Noriaki Kasai celebrates after winning the HTB Cup ski jumping event at the Okurayama Hill in Sapporo on Jan. 9, 2010. The veteran captured his first title in six years and fourth overall in the competition.

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Kasai wins HTB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Noriaki Kasai soars to victory in the HTB Cup ski jumping event at the Okurayama Hill in Sapporo on Jan. 9, 2010. The veteran captured his first title in six years and fourth overall in the competition.

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Hanshin catcher Jojima starts workout

SASEBO, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima works out in his hometown of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Jojima who left the Seattle Mariners the previous season started practicing prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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H.K. police hold 6, link to Tokyo robbery suspected

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - People look at a number of materials including pricey watches that Hong Kong police made public after seizing them on Jan. 9, 2010. The police arrested six people who were allegedly involved in the robbery of luxury watches and other items from a jewelry shop in Tokyo's upscale Ginza district.

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Chief Cabinet secretary visits Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano views the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station from a building of Okinawa International University in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. A helicopter from the base crashed onto the university's premises in 2004.

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'Karuta' players compete for title of queen

OTSU, Japan - Saki Kusunoki (R) competes to defend her title of queen of the traditional ''karuta'' card game during a competition at the Omi shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. Kusunoki won the match, involving a set of 100 poem cards, for the sixth straight year.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts workout

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi (17), the draft No. 1 pick of the Seibu Lions baseball club, and his teammates run during a workout at the team's ballpark in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. The rookie pitcher began the workout prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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Rookie pitcher Kikuchi starts workout

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, the draft No. 1 pick of the Seibu Lions baseball club, stretches during a workout at the team's ballpark in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 9, 2010. The rookie pitcher began the workout prior to the formal start of the club's spring training.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Airlines captain hands a written message and sticker to a child passenger at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2010. A total of 70 employees and retirees of the JAL group mounted the event saying they ''thank'' passengers as the government seeks court-backed bankruptcy for the troubled airliner.

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Chief Cabinet secretary meets with Okinawa governor

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano (L, in chair) hold a meeting in the prefectural government building in Naha on Jan. 9, 2010. Hirano visited the southern Japan prefecture to discuss the controversial issue of relocation of a U.S. military base in Okinawa.