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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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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko watch New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are guided by Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi on Jan. 18, 2015, as the imperial couple arrive at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan to watch the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament for the first time since January 2011. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko watch New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko clap hands at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, 2015, while watching the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament for the first time since January 2011.

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Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko watch New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to the crowd as they leave Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, 2015, after watching the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament for the first time since January 2011.

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Boeing 787

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2011 shows 787 Dreamliner jets being produced by U.S. aircraft maker Boeing Co. at its factory in Everett in the state of Washington. Boeing has suspended deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jet after a battery problem forced an emergency landing of the new aircraft in Japan, U.S. media reported on Jan. 18, 2013.

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Boeing 787

Everett, United States - Photo taken in September 2011 shows employees of Boeing Co. attending a ceremony to celebrate the first delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. with the new aircraft (behind them) in Everett in the state of Washington. Boeing has suspended deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner jet after a battery problem forced an emergency landing of the new aircraft in Japan, U.S. media reported on Jan. 18, 2013.

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Nomad in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A man from the Mundari nomad tribe stands among cattle on Jan. 18, 2012, in South Sudan, which became independent in July 2011.

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N.Y. trade fair features textile makers from quake-hit area

NEW YORK, United States - A buyer examines a product at a trade fair opened in New York on Jan. 18, 2012, featuring 16 textile and knitting firms from three Japanese prefectures hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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BOJ chief, British finance chief meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (R) and British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne shake hands at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine forward Lionel Messi of Barcelona (R) dodges a tackle by Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine striker Lionel Messi of Barcelona roars after scoring a goal in the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Lomo analog camera shop in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The walls of ''Lomography Gallery Store Tokyo'' in Tokyo's Shibuya district are covered with dazzling photographs taken using Lomo analog cameras on Jan. 18, 2011.

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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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Soldiers in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - Soldiers stand by a tank with a bouquet attached on a street in a suburb of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 18, 2011. The North African country remains tense following an uprising, dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution,'' in which long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown.

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Premier tackling social isolation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks during the inaugural meeting of a special government team aimed at preventing further social isolation of individuals on Jan. 18, 2011, at his office in Tokyo. Kan said the initiative is ''a national project.''

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Shopping for Chinese New Year

SHANGHAI, China - People brave the snow to shop for red lanterns and other decorations for use in the Chinese New Year holidays in early February in Shanghai on Jan. 18, 2011.

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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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Toyota subsidiary's new plant makes 1st shipment

SENDAI, Japan - The first batch of Toyota Motor Corp. compact cars manufactured at a new plant of the carmaker's subsidiary Central Motor Co. are shipped from the plant in the village of Ohira, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2011.

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Mayor reiterates opposition to base relocation plan

NAHA, Japan - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago, the city in Okinawa Prefecture where Japan and the United States plan to relocate a key U.S. Marine base, speaks during a press conference at the city office on Jan. 18, 2011. Inamine reiterated his opposition to hosting the base and called for it to be moved outside Okinawa.

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Exodus ahead of Chinese New Year

BEIJING, China - Workers and students swarm a platform at Beijing West station on Jan. 18, 2011. An estimated 2.85 billion people will have likely used trains, buses and airplanes during the monthlong period of the ''great migration'' until late February to spend the Chinese New Year holidays in early February in their hometowns in rural areas and return to big cities.

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Japan-Ukraine summit talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych shake hands ahead of their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011. They agreed to promote investment as well as to share information and technologies in the agricultural sector.

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Exodus ahead of Chinese New Year

BEIJING, China - Workers and students walk through a concourse at Beijing West station on Jan. 18, 2011. An estimated 2.85 billion people will have likely used trains, buses and airplanes during the monthlong period of the ''great migration'' until late February to spend the Chinese New Year holidays in early February in their hometowns in rural areas and return to big cities.

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JR East execs' apology for shinkansen paralysis

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. executives bow in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2011, for the temporary suspension the previous day of shinkansen bullet train services that the company attributed to a computer glitch.