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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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Sumo: Kaio

File photo taken on Jan. 11, 2010, shows ozeki-ranked sumo wrestler Kaio.

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Frustrations linger in Tunisia

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia - Young men burn tires and blockade a road in the suburbs of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Jan. 11, 2012. An unemployed man burned himself to death in December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, touching off nationwide protests.

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Frustrations linger in Tunisia

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia - Young men burn tires and blockade a road in the suburbs of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Jan. 11, 2012. An unemployed man burned himself to death in December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, touching off nationwide protests.

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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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Prius sets sales record

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius gas-electric hybrid car. Industry data showed Jan. 11, 2011 that the vehicle sold 315,669 units in Japan in 2010, breaking the nation's annual sales record for a single model for the first time in 20 years. The previous record was 300,008 unit sales posted by Toyota's Corolla in 1990.

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Winter illuminations light up Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - People walk on a street lit up by winter illuminations in Osaka's Kita Ward on Dec. 11, 2010. The illumination event runs through Jan. 16, 2011.

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Okada offers flowers at Honolulu's national cemetery

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (C) offers a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu honoring American soldiers who died in war on Jan. 11, 2010. Okada arrived in Honolulu a day earlier for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

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Honda unveils CR-Z hybrid in Detroit auto show

DETROIT, United States - Honda Motor Co.'s new hybrid sports car, the 2011 CR-Z, is displayed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 11, 2010. The Japanese automaker is aiming to sell the two-seater in North America.

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Toyota unveils prototype FT-CH hybrid

DETROIT, United States - People take photos of Toyota Motor Corp.'s new hybrid vehicle prototype, the FT-CH, which was unveiled for the first time in the world at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 11, 2010. The hybrid is more compact than the existing Prius hybrid.

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Chinese vice president meets with local Japanese leader

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with the governor of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Heita Kawakatsu, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2010. The central Japan prefecture has close relations with Zhejiang Province, where Xi headed the local chapter of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Uchiyama crowned new WBA champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama knocked down Mexican champion Juan Carlos Salgado during the 12th round of the WBA super featherweight title bout at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010. Uchiyama clinched the crown in his first attempt at a world title.

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Uchiyama crowned new WBA champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama (R) fights Mexican champion Juan Carlos Salgado during the second round of the WBA super featherweight title bout at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010. Uchiyama clinched the crown in his first attempt at a world title.

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Poonsawat defends WBA super bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Satoshi Hosono (L) punches WBA super bantamweight champion Poonsawat Kratiengdaeng of Thailand during the second round of their bout at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010.

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Uchiyama crowned new WBA champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama celebrates after winning the WBA super featherweight title beating Mexican champion Juan Carlos Salgado at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010. Uchiyama clinched the crown in his first attempt at a world title.

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U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan ahead of their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2010. King arrived the previous day in South Korea on a five-day visit for his first fact-finding mission on the latest human rights conditions in North Korea.

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Chinese vice president meets with local Japanese leader

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (front, 2nd from L) and the governor of Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, Heita Kawakatsu (front, L), are photographed with others before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2010.

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Uchiyama crowned new WBA champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama knocked down Mexican champion Juan Carlos Salgado during the 12th round of the WBA super featherweight title bout at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010. Uchiyama clinched the crown in his first attempt at a world title.

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Uchiyama crowned new WBA champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama (R) fights Mexican champion Juan Carlos Salgado during the 11th round of the WBA super featherweight title bout at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010. Uchiyama clinched the crown in his first attempt at a world title.

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Uchiyama crowned new WBA champion

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama (L) and Mexican champion Juan Carlos Salgado exchange punches during the 11th round of the WBA super featherweight title bout at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010. Uchiyama clinched the crown in his first attempt at a world title.

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Japan trade minister, Keidanren chief attend Jakarta forum

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese trade minister Masayuki Naoshima (C) and Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai (R) attend the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum in Jakarta on Jan. 11, 2010. Participants from the two countries discussed development of six special economic zones in Indonesia to strengthen the bilateral economic relationship.

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Poonsawat defends WBA super bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese challenger Satoshi Hosono appears dejected after being beaten by WBA super bantamweight champion Poonsawat Kratiengdaeng (back) of Thailand at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010.

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U.S. envoy raps N. Korea's human rights as 'appalling'

SEOUL, South Korea - Robert King (R), U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, and South Korean foreign minister Yu Myung Hwan ahead of their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 11, 2010. King arrived the previous day in South Korea on a five-day visit for his first fact-finding mission on the latest human rights conditions in North Korea.

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Poonsawat defends WBA super bantamweight title

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super bantamweight champion Poonsawat Kratiengdaeng (R) of Thailand lands a punch to the face of Japanese challenger Satoshi Hosono during the sixth round of their bout at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 11, 2010. Hosono lost by a decision to the champion.

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Ministers from Indonesia, Japan, business leaders eye economic zones

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta Rajasa (L) and Japan's Economic Minister Masayuki Naoshima attend a joint press conference after co-chairing a one-day meeting of the Indonesia-Japan Joint Economic Forum 2010 in Jakarta on Jan. 11, 2010. Delegations of government and business leaders from the two countries discussed development of six special economic zones in Indonesia to strengthen the strategic bilateral economic relationship.

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Yokozuna Hakuho beats Tochinoshin at New Year Grand Sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho beats Tochinoshin to extend his unbeaten streak to 26 bouts at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 11, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Ozawa attends meeting with gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, attends a meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and top government and DPJ officials at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2010. The participants agreed to double the number of aides to Hatoyama.

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Kaio matches record with 807th makuuchi win

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (R) pushes No. 2 maegashira Goeido out of the ring with a vintage performance to score a record-equaling 807th makuuchi-division win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 11, 2010, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The Tomozuna stable warhorse's 807th win in sumo's premier league put him in a tie for first with former yokozuna great Chiyonofuji on the all-time list.

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Ozawa attends meeting with gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, arrives at the prime minister's office to attend a meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and top government and DPJ officials on Jan. 11, 2010. The participants agreed to double the number of aides to Hatoyama.

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DPJ execs attend meeting with gov't

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Azuma Koshiishi, acting secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, Ichiro Ozawa, DPJ secretary general, and Kenji Yamaoka, chief of the DPJ parliamentary proceedings committee, attend a meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and top officials of his government at the premier's office Jan. 11, 2010.

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Coming-of-age ceremonies held nationwide

KOBE, Japan - Young Kobe citizens in kimono offer a silent prayer for victims of the deadly Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, ahead of a coming-of-age ceremony at Homes Stadium Kobe in Kobe on Jan. 11, 2010. Ceremonies to celebrate the accession to adulthood of those who have reached 20 years old were held in cities nationwide, including Kobe, which marks the 15th anniversary of the quake this month.

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Disneyland celebrates Coming-of-Age Day with Mickey Mouse

CHIBA, Japan - Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck celebrate with citizens of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, who have newly reached adulthood, in a show during a coming-of-age ceremony at Tokyo Disneyland in the city on Jan. 11, 2010. About 1,100 citizens who have newly reached adulthood, about 70 percent of such people in the city, took part in the ninth Disneyland ceremony by the municipal government of Urayasu.