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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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Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

OSAKA, Japan - A 130-million-yen pure gold statuette of Ebisu, a Japanese deity known as the guardian of commerce, measuring around 40 centimeters in height and 32 centimeters in width, is displayed on Dec. 26, 2014, at jewelry shop Ginza Tanaka in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district, western Japan. The display started the same day and will run until Jan. 12, 2015.

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Pure gold Ebisu statuette displayed at Osaka jewelry shop

OSAKA, Japan - A 130-million-yen pure gold statuette of Ebisu, a Japanese deity known as the guardian of commerce, measuring around 40 centimeters in height and 32 centimeters in width, is displayed on Dec. 26, 2014, at jewelry shop Ginza Tanaka in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district, western Japan. The display started the same day and will run until Jan. 12, 2015.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A nutria eats grass near a river in the city of Osaka on Jan. 12, 2014. Having thick brown fur and orange front teeth, the large rodent originally from South America was imported to Japan before World War II for fur but later became feral and now inhabits parts of western Japan. Many local governments designate it as a destructive animal because of damage it causes to agricultural crops.

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North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, United States - Dieter Zetsche, chief executive officer of Daimler AG, stands by a Mercedes-Benz new C-Class in Detroit, Michigan on Jan. 12, 2014, a day before the opening of the North American International Auto Show.

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Sony Open golf

HONOLULU, United States - Jimmy Walker of the United States wins the Sony Open golf competition in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Jan. 12, 2014.

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Honda makes debut at AC Milan

REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda is pictured during the second half of a Serie A match against Sassuolo in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy, on Jan. 12, 2014. The Japan midfielder made his debut for AC Milan as his team lost 4-3.

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Honda makes debut at AC Milan

REGGIO NELL'EMILIA, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda (L) shoots during the second half of a Serie A match against Sassuolo in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy, on Jan. 12, 2014. The Japan midfielder made his debut for AC Milan as his team lost 4-3.

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Japanese prime minister in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Mozambican President Armando Guebuza shake hands after holding a joint press conference in Maputo on Jan. 12, 2014.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters block an intersection in Bangkok on Jan. 12, 2014. They began blocking main roads in the Thai capital ahead of the Jan. 13 "shutdown rally" aimed at toppling the caretaker government led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

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Japanese prime minister in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L side, 2nd from front) speaks at a summit meeting with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza (R side, front) in Maputo on Jan. 12, 2014.

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Japanese prime minister in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) is greeted by Mozambican President Armando Guebuza in Maputo on Jan. 12, 2014.

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Japanese prime minister in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) speaks at a joint press conference with Mozambican President Armando Guebuza in Maputo on Jan. 12, 2014.

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Japanese prime minister in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Mozambican President Armando Guebuza hold a joint press conference in Maputo on Jan. 12, 2014.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture who is seeking a second four-year term, gives a stump speech in the city's Henoko area on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Inamine opposes the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area and is facing a pro-base challenger.

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Japanese prime minister in Mozambique

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Mozambican President Armando Guebuza hold talks in Maputo on Jan. 12, 2014.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - No. 1 maegashira Toyonoshima (L) beats ozeki Kisenosato at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2014, the first day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu (L), a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Jan. 12, 2014, raise their fists as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Suematsu supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area of the city and is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the base.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Combination photo shows Bunshin Suematsu (L), a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, and Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine giving stump speeches on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue.

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New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) pushes komusubi Tochiozan out of the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2014, the first day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. It was Hakuho's 800th career win.

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World Cup ski jumping in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows Japan's Sara Takanashi at the award ceremony of a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 12, 2014. Takanashi landed jumps of 97 and 91 meters on the K-90 Miyanomori hill to earn 237.1 points and her sixth victory of the season.

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World Cup ski jumping in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows (from L) France's Coline Mattel, Japan's Sara Takanashi and Russia's Irina Avvakumova at the award ceremony of a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 12, 2014. Takanashi landed jumps of 97 and 91 meters on the K-90 Miyanomori hill to earn 237.1 points and her sixth victory of the season. Mattel and Avvakumova finished second and third, respectively.

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Archery event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 12, 2014. Around 1,600 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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World Cup ski jumping in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows the first jump of Japan's Sara Takanashi at a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 12, 2014. Takanashi landed jumps of 97 and 91 meters on the K-90 Miyanomori hill to earn 237.1 points and her sixth victory of the season.

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Archery event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 12, 2014. Around 1,600 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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Archery event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 12, 2014. Around 1,600 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Bunshin Suematsu, a candidate for the Nago mayoral election in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Suematsu supports the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area of the city and is challenging Mayor Susumu Inamine, who is opposed to the base.

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Nago mayoral race

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture who is seeking a second four-year term, speaks on Jan. 12, 2014, as campaigning for the Jan. 19 mayoral election kicks off, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago the main issue. Inamine opposes the construction of a new U.S. military facility in the Henoko area of the city and is facing a pro-base challenger.