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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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Yuki-tsumugi weaver under training in Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Akiko Imaizumi, the first weaver of the traditional Yuki-tsumugi silk weaving technique hired by the Oyama city government in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, receives instructions on using a weaving machine from traditional craftsman Noriaki Sakairi in the city on Jan. 14, 2015. The technique was added to the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list in 2010.

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Uruguay striker Forlan

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Uruguay striker Diego Forlan scoring during the World Cup soccer semifinals against the Netherlands in Cape Town, South Africa, in July 2010. J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka appear likely to acquire Forlan for the 2014 season, an informed source said on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Japan's Fukushima, partner Kaido ranked in top 100 global thinkers

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo shows Mizuho Fukushima (L), leader of the Japanese minor opposition Social Democratic Party, and her partner, lawyer Yuichi Kaido, in images taken on Dec. 6, 2010, and on Jan. 14, 2009, respectively. The couple were ranked 29th in the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers of 2011 for their antinuclear activism.

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Haneda's int'l terminal attracting tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors flock to restaurants at the international terminal of Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2011. The terminal building has been a major attraction for tourists since its opening in October 2010.

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Rediscovered fish on display

KYOTO, Japan - Samples of kunimasu freshwater salmon, a Japanese indigenous species thought to have become extinct over 70 years ago and rediscovered in December 2010, are displayed at the Kyoto University Museum in Kyoto on Jan. 14, 2011.

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Orix names Inoue as president

TOKYO, Japan - Financial services firm Orix Corp. vice president Makoto Inoue (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010, after the company named him as next president and chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1. Yoshihiko Miyauchi (L) will remain as Orix group chief executive officer.

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Malaysia's budget AirAsia set to stir Japan's travel scene

SEPANG, Malaysia - Azran Osman Rani, chief executive officer of Malaysia's fast-growing long-haul budget airline AirAsia X, listens to question from reporters during an interview with Kyodo News in Sepang on the outskirts of Malaysia's capital city Kuala Lumpur, on Jan. 14, 2010. He said AirAsia X plans to extend its low-cost service to Japan, possibly by the second half of this year.

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ikazuchi (back) approaches the fleet support ship Mashuu for refueling in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu watch as the MSDF destroyer Ikazuchi is refueled in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 14, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Vancouver sewage-to-heat center goes live before Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson (L) and other officials switch on the False Creek Energy Center, a power plant that runs on human waste, in the city on Jan. 14, 2010. The energy center uses sewage to create enough heat and hot water for the Olympic Village and thousands of new homes and businesses.

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Heil, Mcphie tie for 1st in World Cup moguls

DEER VALLEY, United States - Canada's Jennifer Heil competes in the women's moguls at the World Cup freestyle skiing in Deer Valley, Utah, on Jan. 14, 2010. Heil and Heather McPhie of the United States tied for first place with 24.59 points each.

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Hundreds of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitians walk by collapsed buildings on Jan. 14, 2010. More than 100,000 may have been killed by a powerful earthquake that hit the Caribbean state on Jan. 12, as major buildings, schools, hospitals and houses collapsed in the capital, burying many people under rubble.

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Uemura places 5th in World Cup moguls

DEER VALLEY, United States - Japan's Aiko Uemura soars during the women's moguls event at the World Cup freestyle skiing in Deer Valley, Utah, on Jan. 14, 2010. Uemura placed fifth with 23.93 points.

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Hundreds of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - United Nations peacekeepers patrol Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 14, 2010. The 7.0-magnititude earthquake, which hit Haiti on Jan. 12, destroyed the headquarters of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country and nearly 200 mission workers are missing.

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Scientists move 'Doomsday Clock' back one minute

NEW YORK, United States - Lawrence Krauss, co-chair of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Board of Sponsors, speaks about the ''Doomsday Clock'' during a news conference in New York on Jan. 14, 2010. The scientists moved back the clock, symbolically measuring the likelihood of a nuclear war, from five to six minutes before midnight.

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Hundreds of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitians left homeless rest at a park in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Jan. 14, 2010. More than 100,000 may have been killed by a powerful earthquake that hit the Caribbean state on Jan. 12, as major buildings, schools, hospitals and houses collapsed in the capital, burying many people under rubble.

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Asashoryu loses to Goeido in New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (front) is sent to the ground by No. 2 maegashira Goeido on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss of the tournament.

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Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu falls at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is sent to the ground by second-ranked maegashira Goeido at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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Hakuho defeats Miyabiyama at New Year Sumo Tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) pushes No. 2 maegashira Miyabiyama out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010. The grand champion stretched his consecutive winning streak to 29 bouts on the fifth day of the 15-day competition.

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Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Saito speaks at a news conference at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 14, 2010, after picking up his 101st career singles win at the national table tennis championships to set a Japanese table tennis record.

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S. Korea foreign minister urges 'harmonious' Futemma settlement

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his ministry in Seoul on Jan. 14, 2010. Yu said he is hoping for a ''harmonious'' settlement on the issue of relocating a U.S. military base in Okinawa, which has strained Japan-U.S. relations.

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S. Korea foreign minister urges 'harmonious' Futemma settlement

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his ministry in Seoul on Jan. 14, 2010. Yu said he is hoping for a ''harmonious'' settlement on the issue of relocating a U.S. military base in Okinawa, which has strained Japan-U.S. relations.

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Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Saito celebrates at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 14, 2010, after picking up his 101st career singles win at the national table tennis championships to set a Japanese table tennis record.

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Radar glitch disrupts schedules of 48 flights to, from Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - An All Nippon Airways display at Tokyo's Haneda airport notifies passengers of possible delays in flights due to a glitch in the airport's radar system on Jan. 14, 2010. The operation of Haneda's air radar system was integrated with that of Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, beginning the same day.

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Saito gets record 101st win at national table tennis tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Saito returns the ball to Shusei Tanimoto during their first-round match at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 14, 2010. Saito picked up his 101st career singles win, setting a Japanese table tennis record by breaking a tie with 100-match female winner Kazuko Ito.

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New Year poetry reading at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (4th from L), Empress Michiko (next to emperor) and other imperial family members attend the annual New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2010. A total of 23,346 poems were submitted by the general public and 10 people whose poems were selected participated in the ceremony in the presence of the emperor, empress and other members of the imperial family. (Pool photo)

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Still no clear idea of medium-term fiscal targets: Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan speaks to a group of reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2010. Kan said he has no clear idea yet on how to set medium-term numerical targets to restore Japan's worsening fiscal health, due to uncertainties in the economic environment in the months ahead.

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Gov't begins 'Challenge 25' greenhouse gas reduction campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R in center) and Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa (L in center) pose with some 30 celebrities, including actor Yuzo Kayama, actress Aya Ueto and Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada during an event to begin the ''Challenge 25'' campaign at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2010. The campaign is designed to promote Japan's goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels.

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Kayama speaks at 'Challenge 25' CO2 reduction campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Yuzo Kayama speaks during a kickoff event for the ''Challenge 25'' campaign at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2010. Some 30 celebrities, including Kayama, actress Ueto Aya and Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada took part in the event as members of a ''cheering squad'' for the campaign designed to promote Japan's goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 from 1990 levels.

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Hatoyama has no intention of replacing Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters in front of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2010, a day after prosecutors searched the office and funds management body of Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa over a shady land purchase. Hatoyama said he has no intention of replacing Ozawa, his long-time ally.

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New Year poetry reading at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (sitting), Empress Michiko (his left side) and other imperial family members attend the annual New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2010. A total of 23,346 poems were submitted by the general public and 10 people whose poems were selected participated in the ceremony in the presence of the emperor, empress and other members of the imperial family. (Pool photo)

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Religious group searched over death of baby boy in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Vehicles carrying police investigators line up at the gate of the headquarters of a religious organization, Shinkenko Kyokai, in Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Jan. 14, 2010. The police raided the religious headquarters over the death of a baby whose parents, followers of the group, are under arrest for allegedly failing to provide medical treatment.

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JAL shares briefly tumble to all-time low of 6 yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines Corp. briefly plunging to a record low of 6 yen during the morning session at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Jan. 14, 2010, before closing the session at 10 yen.