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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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China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - A customer stops at a vegetable vendor in the Beijing suburbs on Jan. 18, 2011. China said Jan. 20 its economy grew 10.3 percent in 2010, with the consumer price index rising 3.3 percent.

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China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - A man rides a bicycle past high-rise condominiums in the Beijing suburbs on Jan. 18, 2011. China said Jan. 20 its economy grew 10.3 percent in 2010 for the first double-digit expansion in three years.

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Nobel laureate Negishi visits science ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Eiichi Negishi of Purdue University, who shared the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at Japan's science and technology ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011. During his visit to the ministry, Negishi sought support, especially funding, for his plan to launch a project team of around 120 researchers in Japan to make useful compounds, such as medicines, using carbon dioxide. Negishi said the project could provide a solution for the problem of global warming.

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Kitajima wins 100-yard breaststroke at California Grand Prix

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japan's two-time Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima competes in a 100-yard breaststroke final against swim king Michael Phelps of the United States on Jan. 18, 2010, at the Southern California Grand Prix in Long Beach. Kitajima took victory in 52.17 seconds, while Phelps came in fifth place in 54.25.

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Vancouver city hall lit up ahead of Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The city hall in Vancouver is lit up Jan. 18, 2010, ahead of the Winter Olympics which starts Feb. 12, lasting through Feb. 28.

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Kitajima wins 100-yard breaststroke at California Grand Prix

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japan's two-time Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima (L) and swim king Michael Phelps (R) of the United States pose for a photo on Jan. 18, 2010, after the finals at the Southern California Grand Prix in Long Beach. Kitajima won the 100-yard breaststroke final while Phelps came in fifth.

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Vancouver city hall lit up ahead of Winter Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - The city hall in Vancouver is lit up Jan. 18, 2010, ahead of the Winter Olympics which will start Feb. 12, lasting through Feb. 28.

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Japan medical staff face limits treating Haiti quake victims

LEOGANE, Haiti - Members of Japan's emergency relief medical team tend to a wounded quake victim, who later died in spite of treatment, in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. Medical staff fought severe shortages in assistance and supplies as they treated gravely injured people who poured into a makeshift clinic a week after the devastating earthquake hit the country.

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Japan medical staff face limits treating Haiti quake victims

LEOGANE, Haiti - A woman collapses in grief outside a makeshift clinic in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. A Japanese emergency relief medical team treated injured earthquake victims who poured into the clinic but faced limits amidst severe shortages in medical supplies and assistance, a week after the devastating earthquake hit the Caribbean state.

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Japan medical staff face limits treating Haiti quake victims

LEOGANE, Haiti - Members of Japan's emergency relief medical team tend to an injured child in Leogane, Haiti, Jan. 18, 2010. Gravely injured people poured into the makeshift clinic where medical staff fought against severe shortages in assistance and supplies, a week after a devastating earthquake hit the impoverished Caribbean state.

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Japan medical staff face limits treating Haiti quake victims

LEOGANE, Haiti - A member of Japan's emergency relief medical team tends to an injured woman in Leogane, Haiti, on Jan. 18, 2010. Gravely injured people poured into the makeshift clinic where medical staff fought against severe shortages in assistance and supplies, a week after a devastating earthquake hit the impoverished Caribbean state.

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Seiko Hashimoto(L), head of the Japanese delegation for the Vancouver Winger Olympic Games, speed skater Tomomi Okazaki (C), Japan flag bearer at the Olympics, and ski jumper and Japan captain Takanobu Okabe pose during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, after a ceremony to officially launch the delegation.

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'Chocolate Wonderland' to be opened in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Terracotta Warriors made of chocolate line up at the Chocolate Wonderland in Beijing on Jan. 18, 2010. The chocolate theme park with a total floor area of 20,000 square meters will exhibit creations such as Terracotta Warriors and the Great Wall. The park will be opened to the public on Jan. 29.

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Japan pavilion opens at World Future Energy Summit in UAE

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Japan pavilion at the World Future Energy Summit which opened in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi on Jan. 18, 2010. A conference and exhibition for energy development using sources other than oil will be held until Jan. 21.

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Opposition planning to attack Ozawa, DPJ over funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference in Fukui on Jan. 18, 2010. Ozawa said in reference to a funds scandal involving him, ''I would like to cooperate with a fair investigation (by prosecutors) to the best of my ability and get an early conclusion that will convince people.''

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama gives an address during a ceremony to officially launch the Japanese delegation for the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010.

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Takanobu Okabe (C), a ski jumper and Japan captain for the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, with Seiko Hashimoto (L), head of the Japanese delegation for the Olympics, and speed skater and Japan's flag bearer Tomomi Okazaki listening to him. Earlier in the day, a ceremony to officially launch the delegation took place.

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki (L), Japan's flag bearer at the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama during a ceremony to officially launch the Japanese delegation to the Olympics at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010.

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Hatoyama hopes to resolve Futemma in time to 'deepen' alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, one day before Japan and the United States commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of their revised security treaty. Hatoyama said the Japan-U.S. security alliance will not develop ''in a reliable manner'' without settling the issue of where to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama hopes to resolve Futemma in time to 'deepen' alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, one day before Japan and the United States commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of their revised security treaty. Hatoyama said the Japan-U.S. security alliance will not develop ''in a reliable manner'' without settling the issue of where to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Opposition planning to attack Ozawa, DPJ over funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, smiles during a party of a local chapter of the DPJ at a hotel in Fukui on Jan. 18, 2010, as opposition parties are planning to focus on a funds scandal involving him.

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Opposition planning to attack Ozawa, DPJ over funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, gives a speech during a party of a local chapter of the DPJ at a hotel in Fukui on Jan. 18, 2010, as opposition parties are planning to focus on a funds scandal involving him.

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda gives an address during a ceremony to officially launch the Japanese delegation for the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympic Games at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010.

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Miho Takagi (L), a 15-year-old speed skater, and Mao Asada, a 19-year-old figure skater, shake hands during a ceremony to launch the Japanese delegation for the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympics at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010.

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, Japan's flag bearer at the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, holds up the delegation flag during a ceremony to officially launch the delegation for the Olympics at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, with ski jumper and Japan captain Takanobu Okabe standing by her side.

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Kan urges parliament to pass budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan gives a speech on fiscal policy at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, the opening day of the 150-day ordinary session of the Diet. He urged the ''earliest possible passage'' of the second extra budget, submitted earlier in the day, and related bills to ensure an economic recovery.

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Hakuho beats Kakizoe at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) forces No. 4 maegashira Kakizoe out of the ring on the ninth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, 2010.

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Japanese Winter Olympic delegation launched

TOKYO, Japan - Speed skater Tomomi Okazaki, Japan's flag bearer at the upcoming Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, holds up the delegation flag during a ceremony to officially launch the delegation for the Olympics at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010.

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Bruto beats Kotooshu at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (R) forces Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, 2010, day nine of the 15-day event.

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Asashoryu beats Kisenosato at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down third-ranked maegashira Kisenosato on the ninth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, 2010.

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IMF chief Strauss-Kahn talks with Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, prior to their talks.

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Injured Satoya to focus on recovery ahead of Vancouver

TOKYO, Japan - Nagano Olympic moguls champion Tae Satoya arrives at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 18, 2010, from the United States. Satoya, who was forced to pull out of a World Cup event in Utah due to back pain, will focus on nursing her back through this month so that she can recover in time for her fifth straight Olympic appearance at the Vancouver Games.

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Japan must keep stimulus until private demand strong: IMF chief

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. He said Japan and other leading economies should avoid exiting from stimulus programs ''too early'' before private demand becomes strong enough.

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LDP upper house veteran Aoki to seek reelection

MATSUE, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight Mikio Aoki speaks about his intention to seek reelection to the House of Councillors this summer at a news conference on Jan. 18, 2010, in Matsue, the capital of Shimane Prefecture where he has been elected four times to a six-year term.

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Ozawa attends Diet after arrest of aides

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa (C, back) talks to Vice Secretary General Yasuo Ichikawa (L, back) at the opening ceremony of the ordinary parliamentary session in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. The opposition camp is set to attack the ruling party kingpin over a series of funds scandals during parliamentary debate.

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Kan urges parliament to pass budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan gives a speech on fiscal policy at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, the opening day of the 150-day ordinary session of the Diet. He urged the ''earliest possible passage'' of the second extra budget, submitted earlier in the day, and related bills to ensure an economic recovery.

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Ozawa attends Diet after arrest of his aides

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa attends the opening ceremony of the ordinary parliamentary session on Jan. 18, 2010. The opposition camp is set to attack the ruling party kingpin over a series of funds scandals during parliamentary debate.

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Hatoyama attends Diet opening ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) attends the opening ceremony of the 174th parliamentary session in the plenary chamber of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010.

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Emperor addresses Diet opening ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito addresses the opening ceremony of the 174th parliamentary session in the plenary chamber of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. The Diet commenced a 150-day ordinary session for the first time under the four-month-old Democratic Party of Japan-led government.

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Hatoyama and Kan attend Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Finance Minister Naoto Kan (L) attend the plenary session of the House of Representatives on Jan. 18, 2010, the opening day of the ordinary parliamentary session. Hatoyama's government is aiming to get key budgets through the Diet, but the opposition bloc is set to attack the prime minister and his Democratic Party of Japan's No. 2, Ichiro Ozawa, over a series of funds scandals in which they are embroiled.

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People without jobs, homes leave temporary shelter in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Unemployed and homeless people line up for a bus leaving from a temporary shelter in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Jan. 18, 2010. The last group of around 200 people left the shelter after the end of a Tokyo metropolitan government project to provide accommodation during the year-end and New Year holidays.

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Emperor addresses Diet opening ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito addresses the opening ceremony of the 174th parliamentary session in the plenary chamber of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. The Diet commenced a 150-day ordinary session for the first time under the four-month-old Democratic Party of Japan-led government.

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BOJ chief expecting moderate improvement in Japanese economy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa attends a quarterly meeting of the central bank's branch managers at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. Shirakawa said the Japanese economy is expected to continue improving at a ''moderate'' pace.

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BOJ chief expecting moderate improvement in Japanese economy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (R) attends a quarterly meeting of the central bank's branch managers at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010. Shirakawa said the Japanese economy is expected to continue improving at a ''moderate'' pace.

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Hatoyama aims to pass budget through parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters in front of his official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2010, prior to the commencement of the ordinary session of parliament. Hatoyama pledged to demonstrate his government's policy to improve people's lives by getting key budgets through the Diet.