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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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Japanese union expert helping Myanmar laborers unionize

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese union expert, Shigeru Nakajima, who became head of the newly opened Myanmar office of the International Trade Union Confederation in December 2012, poses during an interview with Kyodo News on Jan. 18, 2013 in Yangon.

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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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Darvish, Rangers reach 6-year deal

ARLINGTON, United States - (From front to back) Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan, Jon Daniels, general manager of the major league team, and sports agent Arn Tellem who represents Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, are pictured during a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the team announced it has agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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Darvish, Rangers reach 6-year deal

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers President Nolan Ryan (L front), Jon Daniels (L back), general manager (GM) of the major league team, sports agents Don Nomura (R front) and Arn Tellem (R back), who represent Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, shake hands during a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the team announced it has agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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Darvish's agents Nomura, Tellem

ARLINGTON, United States - Sports agents Arn Tellem (L) and Don Nomura, who represent Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish, are pictured during a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the Texas Rangers announced they have agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish during a game in Japan. The Texas Rangers announced Jan. 18, 2012, they have agreed to terms with the 25-year-old right-hander on a six-year contract.

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PIPA protest in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Protesters participate in a rally against the Protect IP Act, an online anti-piracy bill, in New York on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Estrada talks about Arroyo's arrest

MANILA, Philippines - Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at his office-residence compound in the Manila suburb of San Juan City on Jan. 18, 2012. Estrada said he regards the recent arrest of his successor, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as ''poetic justice'' 11 years after his ouster from the presidency over corruption charges.

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Darvish, Rangers reach 6-year deal

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers president Nolan Ryan (L) speaks in a press conference at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 18, 2012, as the team announced they have agreed to terms with Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish on a six-year contract.

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Chinese dissident Yu

WASHINGTON, United States - Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie speaks at a press conference in Washington on Jan. 18, 2012. The prominent human rights activist who fled to Washington from China earlier in the month said he will most likely seek asylum in the United States.

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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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Univ. of Tokyo's Hongo Campus

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows the University of Tokyo's Hongo Campus in the capital's Bunkyo Ward. The university commonly known as ''Todai'' is widely perceived as the most prestigious university in Japan.

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Conductor Ozawa shows rehearsal to students

MITO, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa gives instructions to the Mito Chamber Orchestra during a rehearsal open to students in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Japanese maestro Ono

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese maestro Kazushi Ono. A representative said on Jan. 18, 2012, he will become principal guest conductor at the Arturo Toscanini Philharmonic Orchestra of Italy from September 2012.

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Ozeki Baruto remains undefeated

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (L) charges Mongolian ozeki Harumifuji at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012, in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Baruto won the bout to stand at 11-0 in the tournament.

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U.S. Treasury's Assistant Secretary Glaser

TOKYO, Japan - Daniel Glaser, the U.S. Treasury Department's assistant secretary for terrorist financing, speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012, after holding talks with senior Japanese officials about sanctions on Iran.

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Nuclear agency examines reactor test results amid protest

TOKYO, Japan - People demand to sit in on a meeting of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency with experts at the industry ministry in Tokyo over the safety test results on two idled nuclear reactors on Jan. 18, 2012. The start of the meeting was delayed due to the protest.

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Univ. of Tokyo's 'Akamon'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows ''Akamon,'' meaning the red gate, at the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo in the capital's Bunkyo Ward. The university commonly known as ''Todai'' is widely perceived as the most prestigious university in Japan.

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Japanese pair Morita-Fujiwara at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia - Ayumi Morita of Japan (L) and compatriot Rika Fujiwara (R) play against Ksenia Pervak of Kazakhstan and Sloane Stephens of the United States in the first round of the women's doubles at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan. 18, 2012. The Japanese pair won the match 7-6(7-4), 6-4.

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Hakuho beats Kisenosato

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) pushes Kisenosato out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. The Mongolian yokozuna improved to 10-1.

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Radiation-tainted crushed stones used in Fukushima school

NIHONMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows an elementary school building in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, where radiation-contaminated gravel and crushed stones shipped from a quarry in the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been used in work to strengthen earthquake resistance.

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Suu Kyi registers as candidate in parliamentary by-elections

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R front) registers at the Yangon South District Election Commission office in Thanlyin on Jan. 18, 2012, as a candidate in upcoming parliamentary by-elections slated for April 1, 2012.

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Radiation-tainted crushed stones used in Fukushima school

NIHONMATSU, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2012, shows an elementary school building in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, where radiation-contaminated gravel and crushed stones shipped from a quarry in the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been used in work to strengthen earthquake resistance.

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Tsuruga reactor

TSURUGA, Japan - Photo shows inside the containment vessel of the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, which was shown to reporters on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Suu Kyi registers candidacy in parliamentary by-elections

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R front) is surrounded by supporters at the Yangon South District Election Commission office in Thanlyin on Jan. 18, 2012, after registering as a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary by-elections slated for April 1, 2012.

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Wikipedia blacks out English site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district on Jan. 18, 2012, shows the website of Wikipedia, which began blacking out its English-language site for 24 hours at 12 a.m. (2 p.m. at Japan time) the same day in protest at proposed U.S. legislation to stop online piracy.

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Thai premier in interview

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra speaks in an interview with Japanese media in Bangkok on Jan. 18, 2012.

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PM Noda meets mayor of town where crippled nuclear plant located

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) meets with Toshitsuna Watanabe (C), mayor of the town of Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. Okuma is one of the municipalities where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located.

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Rangers enter final day of negotiations with Darvish

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yu Darvish. On Jan. 18, 2012, the Texas Rangers entered the final day of their 30-day negotiating period with the Japanese ace, which expires at 5 p.m. EST that day, or 7 a.m. on Jan. 19 in Japan.

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Takeshima sovereignty issue exhibition in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - A visitor is pictured on Jan. 18, 2012, at a six-week exhibition entitled ''The Syngman Rhee Line and Takeshima'' in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The prefectural government started the special exhibition the same day to call attention to the sovereignty issue surrounding a group of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan which is claimed by Japan as part of the western prefecture. The exhibition is to run through Feb. 29.

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Supporters appointed for Japan pavilion at expo

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality and fish expert Sakana-kun (R) poses with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. The ministry appointed Sakana-kun and seven others, including Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, a member of Japanese pop group SMAP, as official supporters of the Japan pavilion at the upcoming international exposition in Yeosu, southern South Korea.

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Olympus Pres. Takayama, 5 other executives to resign

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama bows at the outset of a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012. Takayama said he and five other board members who are being sued by the company to pay damages for the company's accounting fraud will resign at an extraordinary shareholders meeting in late April.

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Japanese, British finance chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (R) and his British counterpart George Osborne shake hands before holding talks at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Saga-Shanghai flight route launched

SAGA, Japan - Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa (2nd from R) attends a tape-cutting ceremony at Ariake Saga Airport on Jan. 18, 2012, to celebrate the start of a regular chartered passenger service between Shanghai and Saga, southwestern Japan, which was launched by Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines.

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Japanese, British finance chiefs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (L) and his British counterpart George Osborne (R) hold talks at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2012.

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Panel recommends Univ. of Tokyo to shift April enrollment to fall

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows the buildings of the University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. A panel at the university has proposed in an interim report that the leading Japanese university consider abolishing April enrollment for undergraduates and shift it to the fall to conform with the international norm, Kyodo News learned Jan. 18, 2012.

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Panel recommends Univ. of Tokyo to shift April enrollment to fall

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows the University of Tokyo's Yasuda Auditorium, a symbol of the university, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. A panel at the university has proposed in an interim report that the leading Japanese university consider abolishing April enrollment for undergraduates and shift it to the fall to conform with the international norm, Kyodo News learned Jan. 18, 2012.

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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.