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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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Fukushima evacuees hold doll market to retain tradition

IWAKI, Japan - Red "daruma" dolls, a popular talisman of good luck, of various sizes await customers at the Futaba Daruma Market held in a temporary residential area in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. The evacuees from Futaba, forced to flee their homes close to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing nuclear disaster, organized the event in hopes of maintaining their hometown's tradition.

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Toy poodles working as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Toy Poodles Karin (L) and Fuga attend their first event as police dogs at the Tottori prefectural police headquarters in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2012. The two poodles passed tests to become police dogs in November 2011.

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Aoki signs 2-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011, shows Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Milwaukee Brewers said Jan. 17, 2012, that the 30-year-old three-time Central League batting title winner has signed a two-year contract with the major league team.

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Hiroshima 'peace clock' reset

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Koichiro Maeda, director of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, resets the counter of a ''peace clock'' which displays the number of days since the last nuclear test, at the museum in Hiroshima on Jan. 10, 2012. The counter was reset to 55, following a U.S. test in November 2011.

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PM Noda in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

OFUNATO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) communicates with people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing site in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012.

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PM Noda in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

OFUNATO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) on Jan. 10, 2012, inspects a cement plant in disaster-hit Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture. Behind him is a pile of debris formed due to the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which is expected to be turned into raw materials for cement.

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Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012. The U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening picked it as the best Japanese garden for the ninth consecutive year. The 165,000-square-meter site housing traditional moss and dry gardens has been selected as 2011's finest Japanese garden, with specific mention given to its intensive grooming and maintenance efforts and staff attitude.

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Noda in disaster area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) visits temporary homes for people affected by the March 2011 quake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012.

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Poodles debut as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Poodles Karin (L) and Fuga attend their first event as newly recruited police dogs in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2012. The event was held by Tottori prefectural police to promote Japan's emergency police call number 110, which corresponds to Jan. 10 (110). The two poodles passed tests to become police dogs in November 2011.

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Independence referendum in Sudan

JUBA, Sudan - Photo taken Jan. 10, 2011, shows Yuichi Ishii, a former Japanese ambassador to Sudan and head of the Japanese observer delegation dispatched for an independence referendum for southern Sudan, in Juba. Ishii said the referendum has been proceeding smoother than expected.

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N. Korean IRBMs at 2010 military parade

BEIJING, China - Photo shows what appear to be North Korea's ''Musudan'' intermediate-range ballistic missiles at a military parade in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2010, the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates told journalists in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2011, that the North could pose a direct threat to the United States within five years if it continues to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles and expand its nuclear weapons capability.

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New Prius models unveiled at Detroit auto show

DETROIT, United States - Toyota President Akio Toyoda stands beside the Prius v wagon with a bigger interior cargo space (L) and the new compact Prius c (R) at the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 10, 2011. Toyota plans to launch the Prius v in the summer of 2011 in the United States and Japan, and the Prius c in the first half of 2012.

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Chevrolet Sonic unveiled at Detroit auto show

DETROIT, United States - General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson stands beside the Chevrolet Sonic, a compact car with promising fuel efficiency, which was unveiled for the first time at the annual North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 10, 2011.

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Auto show in Detroit

DETROIT, United States - Akio Toyoda, president of Japan's Toyota Motor Corp., unveils a new ''family'' of Prius hybrid vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 10, 2011.

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Japan,-U.S. joint drill

NAGASAKI, Japan - Rear Adm. Samuel Perez, commander of the U.S. aircraft-carrier Carl Vinson, answers reporters' questions aboard the flattop during a joint drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force off the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Iraq discuss oil field

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Japanese trade minister Akihiro Ohata (L) and Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Hussain Al-Shahristani (R) attend a joint press conference in Baghdad on Jan. 10, 2011. Ohata made an unannounced visit to Baghdad that day and called on Iraq to resume negotiations with a group of Japanese firms over developing the Nasiriyah oil field in southern Iraq.

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Auto show in Detroit

DETROIT, United States - Japan's Honda Motor Co. debuts a new concept for the Civic at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 10, 2011.

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Japan,-U.S. joint drill

NAGASAKI, Japan - A fighter is seen on the U.S. aircraft-carrier Carl Vinson during a joint drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force off the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Auto show in Detroit

DETROIT, United States - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the Prius v wagon (L) and the new compact Prius c (R) at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 10, 2011.

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Japan,-U.S. joint drill

NAGASAKI, Japan - Airplanes are seen on the U.S. aircraft-carrier Carl Vinson during a joint drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force off the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Iraq discuss oil field

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Officials of Japan (R) and Iraq (L) discuss the issue of the Nasiriyah oil field in southern Iraq in a meeting in Baghdad on Jan. 10, 2011. Japanese trade minister Akihiro Ohata made an unannounced visit to Baghdad that day and called on Iraq to resume negotiations with a group of Japanese firms over developing the Nasiriyah oil field.

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Japan, S. Korea defense ministers' meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - People protest against Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa's visit to South Korea in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 10, 2011. Kitazawa and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin agreed in a meeting the same day to begin discussions toward signing pacts to boost cooperation between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the South Korean military.

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Japan,-U.S. joint drill

NAGASAKI, Japan - A fighter takes off from the U.S. aircraft-carrier Carl Vinson during a joint drill with Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force off the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 10, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Japan, S. Korea defense ministers' meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (R) and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin meet in Seoul on Jan. 10, 2011.

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China, U.S. defense chiefs' meeting

BEIJING, China - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie attend a welcoming ceremony for the U.S. defense chief in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. They agreed in a meeting the same day to boost military exchanges, including the launch of a working group to study measures to develop bilateral military ties.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) brushes aside Toyonoshima on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2011.

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China, U.S. defense chiefs' meeting

BEIJING, China - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (C) and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (L) attend a welcoming ceremony for the U.S. defense chief in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. They agreed in a meeting the same day to boost military exchanges, including the launch of a working group to study measures to develop bilateral military ties.

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Man acquitted of espionage charge in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Yoon Jong Heon, a Korean resident of Japan, smiles on Jan. 10, 2011, after a Seoul district court acquitted him of an espionage charge brought against him 26 years ago.

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Coming of Age Day

URAYASU, Japan - New adults pose for photos during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2011. Ceremonies and commemorative events for Japan's 1.24 million new adults as of Jan. 1 were held across the country to mark Coming of Age Day, a national holiday in Japan.

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China, U.S. defense chiefs' meeting

BEIJING, China - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie attend a press conference in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. They agreed in a meeting the same day to boost military exchanges, including the launch of a working group to study measures to develop bilateral military ties. (Pool photo)

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Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are destroyed in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day.

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Premier in bookstore

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan browses before buying several books in a bookstore in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Okada in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada (L) speaks during a meeting with Takeshi Asato (R), mayor of Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture, in the city on Jan. 10, 2011.

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Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are gathered for destruction in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) brushes aside Toyonoshima on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 10, 2011.

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Ski jumping HBC Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Daiki Ito makes a 139-meter jump for a score of 149.7 points on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2011. Ito made the longest jump in the four-man final, winning his second straight HBC Cup ski jumping title.

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Ski jumping HBC Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Sara Takanashi makes a 141-meter jump on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 10, 2011, taking the women's HBC Cup ski jumping title.

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Coming of Age Day

URAYASU, Japan - Mickey Mouse celebrates with new adults during a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2011. Ceremonies and commemorative events for Japan's 1.24 million new adults as of Jan. 1 were held across the country to mark Coming of Age Day, a national holiday in Japan.

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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.