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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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Kitajima wins 1st race since Asian Games

LONG BEACH, United States - Japanese Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima takes part in a swimming competition in Long Beach, California, on Jan. 16, 2011. He clocked 1 minute, 53.44 seconds to win the 200-yard breaststroke in his first race since failing to medal at the Asian Games last November.

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Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

AKUNE, Japan - Shinichi Takehara, former mayor of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions, speaks to reporters at his election office in the city on Jan. 16, 2011, after losing in a mayoral election. Yoshimasa Nishihira, a chicken farm operator who led a civic group that campaigned to recall Takehara, was elected the new mayor.

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Kotooshu vs. Kisenosato

TOKYO, Japan - Kotooshu (R) grapples with Kisenosato at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2011. Kotooshu won by yorikiri.

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Hakuho still spotless at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho beats rank-and-filer Tamawashi to move into the sole lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2011.

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Unrest in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - People set up a checkpoint using a burnt car and other objects near Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 16, 2011, to prevent suspicious vehicles and people entering a village. People looted shops and inmates staged a mass jailbreak during social and political confusion after President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his family fled the North African country.

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Unrest in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - Young men set up a checkpoint near Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 16, 2011, to prevent suspicious vehicles and people entering a village. People looted shops and inmates staged a mass jailbreak during social and political confusion after President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his family fled the North African country.

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Unrest in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man walks past a vandalized shop in a suburb of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 16, 2011. People looted shops and inmates staged a mass jailbreak during social and political confusion after President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his family fled the North African country.

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Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

AKUNE, Japan - Yoshimasa Nishihira (C) celebrates his victory in the mayoral election of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture with his supporters in the city on Jan. 16, 2011. Nishihira, a chicken farm operator, defeated Shinichi Takehara, the former mayor who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions.

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Kobe quake memorial

ITAMI, Japan - People stand in a circle around a picture made with candles and offer prayers for the victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake at a memorial event in the city of Itami in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2011. The earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995, claimed more than 6,000 lives.

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Austria's Kofler wins 2nd day of Sapporo World Cup event

SAPPORO, Japan - Andreas Kofler of Austria jumps during a World Cup large hill event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 16, 2011. Kofler picked up his third win of the season.

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ASEAN foreign ministers in Indonesia

LOMBOK, Indonesia - Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose during a photo session at the Indonesian resort island of Lombok on Jan. 16, 2011, prior to the start of a two-day informal meeting.

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Austria's Kofler wins 2nd day of Sapporo World Cup event

SAPPORO, Japan - Austria's Andreas Kofler (C) stands on the podium after winning on the large hill on the second day of a World Cup ski jumping event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 16, 2011. Germany's Severin Freund (L) finished second and fellow Austrian Thomas Morgenstern came third.

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Austria's Kofler wins 2nd day of Sapporo World Cup event

SAPPORO, Japan - Andreas Kofler of Austria jumps during the second round of a World Cup large hill event in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 16, 2011. Kofler picked up his third win of the season.

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Kan attends New Year tea ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) attends a New Year tea ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2011. After having tea prepared by Sen Soshitsu XVI (L), head of the Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony, Kan said, ''The color (of the tea) was beautiful and it was tasty.'' (Pool photo taken by Kyodo News)

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College entrance exams

TOTTORI, Japan - High school students in the city of Tottori, western Japan, walk in heavy snow to a local venue for the country's unified college entrance examinations on Jan. 16, 2011. The start of the exams was delayed at around 10 venues across the country as some applicants failed to arrive on time due to heavy snowfall or other unavoidable reasons.

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Archery in traditional attire

KYOTO, Japan - Young women in traditional attire take part in an archery competition at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 16, 2011. Around 2,000 people from across the country, including many aged 19 and 20 celebrating their coming of age this year, took part in the event.

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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.