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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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Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea, shows a signboard with a message praising the successful launch of what North Korea claims was a satellite. Many other countries suspect the launch Dec. 12, 2012, was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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N. Korea's rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea is presumed to have independently built most key parts of the rocket, while some commercially available materials were imported, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Jan. 21, 2013.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People gather in front of the Olympic countdown clock, showing the exact time left before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, in London's Trafalgar Square on Jan. 26, 2012. The Summer Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Police officers patrol around the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London on Jan. 9, 2012. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London, with the Olympic Stadium seen in the center. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Stadium in London. The Olympic Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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2012 Chevy Camaro 45th anniv. edition

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows General Motors Co.'s 2012 Chevrolet Camaro, the 45th anniversary special edition. General Motors Japan Ltd., the Japanese unit of the U.S. automaker, launched the new Camaro in the Japanese market on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Buddhist monk with jizo deity statue

SENDAI, Japan - Toshiaki Uda, the head priest of Buddhist temple Seiunji in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a palm-sized wooden jizo deity in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 12, 2012. Monks and a Buddhist icon craftsman have launched a project to deliver 1,000 compact jizo deity statues to areas affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Supermarket in Yangon, Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken on Jan. 12, 2012, shows a supermarket, primarily targeting the affluent population, in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar.

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Frustrations linger in Tunisia

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia - About 100 people gathered in front of a local government office in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Jan. 12, 2012. An unemployed man burned himself to death in December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, touching off nationwide protests.

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Rome's 2020 Olympics bid

ROME, Italy - Members of the city of Rome's committee bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics give a press conference in Rome on Jan. 12, 2012, to unveil its 9.8 billion-euro plan for the event, submitted to the Italian government the same day.

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U.S. Pacific Command's Commander Willard

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Robert Willard, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, speaks at a press conference in Honolulu on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Japanese director to stage Greek tragedy in Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel - Japanese theater director Yukio Ninagawa speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv on Jan. 12, 2012. Ninagawa will direct ''The Trojan Women,'' a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides, for performances in Tel Aviv and in Tokyo in December. The cast -- Japanese, Israeli Arab and Jewish actors -- will speak in Japanese, Arabic and Hebrew.

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Peach Aviation unveils new routes

OSAKA, Japan - Peach Aviation Ltd. CEO Shinichi Inoue (C) poses for photos during a press conference in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 12, 2012. The Japanese budget airline announced five new domestic and international routes.

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New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - The annual New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony is held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012. In addition to poems composed by the emperor and other members of the imperial family, 10 poems chosen from among roughly 18,000 entries from the public were recited in a traditional style. This year's theme was ''kishi'' (shore). (Pool photo)

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Suu Kyi holds talks with U.S. diplomats

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) meets Derek Mitchell (L), U.S. special representative and policy coordinator for Myanmar, and U.S. Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca, who directs the State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Japan ready to support Myanmar's economy

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano (L) and Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) meet in Yangon on Jan. 12, 2012. Edano conveyed to Suu Kyi Japan's readiness to support Myanmar's economy as a way to promote its democratization process.

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Taiwan President Ma before election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a press conference for the foreign media in Taipei on Jan. 12, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Japan ready to support Myanmar's economy

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano (L) and Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands after their meeting in Yangon on Jan. 12, 2012. Edano conveyed to Suu Kyi Japan's readiness to support Myanmar's economy as a way to promote its democratization process.

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Top 2 Kyushu Electric executives to resign

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu speaks during a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 12, 2012. The utility said Uriu will become president, succeeding Toshio Manabe who will resign along with Chairman Shingo Matsuo on April 1, 2012, over a scandal involving the company's attempt to manipulate public opinion regarding nuclear power generation.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R), accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (L), enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Dissident writer leaves China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie. He has left China and arrived in the United States, the U.S. media reported on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi shake hands after a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi attend a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo after their talks on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Geithner meets Azumi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi attend a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo after their talks on Jan. 12, 2012.

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka 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, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen.

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Bankers count money offered at Osaka 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, 2012. During the festival that took place Jan. 9-11, some 940,000 people visited the shrine and gave offerings totaling an estimated 45 million yen.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner enters the Finance Ministry in Tokyo to hold talks with Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi on Jan. 12, 2012. Geithner arrived in Tokyo the previous day after visiting China.

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2 years after major earthquake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2012, shows the presidential palace of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, still unrepaired since it was damaged by a major earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.

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2 years after Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Sri Lankan U.N. peacekeeper stands with some children near an tent area for people who lost their homes from the magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12, 2010, in a western suburb of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 7, 2012. An estimated 500,000 people still live in tents in Haiti even though two years have passed since the devastating quake hit the Caribbean island nation.

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2 years after Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A 20-year-old woman holds her baby daughter in a western suburb of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 7, 2012. People lost their homes from the magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12, 2010. An estimated 500,000 people still live in tents even though two years have passed since the devastating quake hit the Caribbean island nation.

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2 years after Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - People who lost their homes from the magnitude 7.0 quake on Jan. 12, 2010, live in tents at a western suburb of Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 7, 2012. An estimated 500,000 people still live in tents even though two years have passed since the devastating quake hit the Caribbean island nation.