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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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Japan SDF in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force hold discussions with workers of a quarry company in Sudan on Jan. 19, 2012. An advance team of the GSDF arrived in the capital Juba in mid-January to build roads under a U.N. peacekeeping mission and help improve the infrastructure of the 54th African nation that became independent in July 2011.

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Japanese tennis player Nishikori

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 19, 2011, shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Nishikori beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in the fourth round of the men's singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 23, 2012, advancing to the quarterfinals. He is scheduled to face Briton Andy Murray in his first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal match.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - A man and his daughter pose for photos in front of a tank with flowers placed on it in Tunis on Jan. 19, 2011.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Flowers decorate the cannon barrel of a tank in Tunis on Jan. 19, 2011.

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China's economy grows 10.3% in 2010

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2011, shows a view of many high-rise buildings in Beijing. 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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King Tutankhamun's golden mask gets measurement

CAIRO, Egypt - The golden mask of King Tutankhamun is placed on a table with scales to be photographed for computer data entry on Jan. 19, 2011, at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo. The national treasure was measured as part of a project backed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency to reconstruct a database for Egyptian artifacts.

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Obama calls on China to free jailed dissident Liu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in a Beijing restaurant on July 30, 2008, shows Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Liu during his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Washington on Jan. 19, 2011, as the two countries locked horns over human rights issues.

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U.S.-China summit

WASHINGTON, United States - People demand Tibetan independence from China as they rally in front of White House in Washington on Jan. 19, 2011, where U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao met.

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man poses in front of a tank adorned with flowers in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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Japan, Germany mark 150th anniversary of bilateral relations

BERLIN, Germany - German President Christian Wulff speaks during a ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of friendship between Japan and Germany at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin on Jan. 19, 2011.

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - People demonstrate in Tunis, Tunisia on Jan. 19, 2011, calling for allies of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to leave the newly formed government. The long-time president was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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State minister Yosano in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new economics minister Kaoru Yosano speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. Yosano said the government is aiming to state in June how much the consumption tax rate needs to be raised to help sustain Japan's social security system.

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A woman poses in front of a tank adorned with flowers in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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JAL chairman Inamori at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman Kazuo Inamori speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. Inamori said he has seen a number of positive changes in the struggling airline's rehabilitation efforts.

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People in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man provides a drink to a soldier who was standing guard in the main district of Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 19, 2011. Long-time President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in an uprising dubbed the ''Jasmine Revolution.''

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Kisenosato stops Hakuho again

TOKYO, Japan - Kisenosato (R) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011, halting the yokozuna's winning streak at 23. Hakuho's history-chasing bout winning streak was stopped at 63 by the same opponent in November 2010.

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New Vietnamese leader

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's new leader Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at a press conference in Hanoi on Jan. 19, 2011, after being elected as general secretary of the ruling Communist Party. The party concluded its eight-day congress the same day.

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Japanese emperor, Ukrainian president meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych meet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. The two discussed issues related to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear plant accident in Ukraine, which was part of the former Soviet Union at the time. (Pool Photo)

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Hair art by Chinese stylist

BEIJING, China - Chinese hairstylist Huang Xin shows his artworks -- figures of U.S. President Barack Obama and the Statue of Liberty made of hair from over 1,000 people -- at a hair salon in Beijing on Jan. 19, 2011, coinciding with a U.S.-China summit in Washington.

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Kisenosato stops Hakuho again

TOKYO, Japan - Kisenosato (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011, halting the yokozuna's winning streak at 23. Hakuho's history-chasing bout winning streak was stopped at 63 by the same opponent in November 2010.

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VW's Touareg hybrid

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 19, 2011, shows the hybrid version of the Volkswagen Touareg sport utility vehicle. Volkswagen Group Japan Co. plans to commence sales of the new model from Feb. 17 in Japan.

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JAL dismissals

TOKYO, Japan - Fired employees of Japan Airlines Corp. hand leaflets to pedestrians in front of the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. A total of 146 former pilots and flight attendants of JAL filed a lawsuit with the court that day, seeking to nullify the carrier's decision to dismiss them at the end of 2009 as part of its rehabilitation efforts.

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Weather delays Japanese rocket launch

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A representative of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (L) speaks to reporters at Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2011. The launch of an H-2B rocket carrying an unmanned cargo transporter to the International Space Station, initially planned for the following day, has been postponed because of unfavorable weather conditions.

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JAL dismissals

TOKYO, Japan - Fired employees of Japan Airlines Corp. hand leaflets to pedestrians in front of the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. A total of 146 former pilots and flight attendants of JAL filed a lawsuit with the court that day, seeking to nullify the carrier's decision to dismiss them at the end of 2009 as part of its rehabilitation efforts.

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Kan lauds Nobel laureates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) chats with Nobel Prize winners in chemistry Akira Suzuki (C), a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, and Eiichi Negishi, a professor at Purdue University, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. Kan handed them certificates of appreciation for their contributions in the field of science.

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JAL dismissals

TOKYO, Japan - Fired employees of Japan Airlines Corp. hand leaflets to pedestrians in front of the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011. A total of 146 former pilots and flight attendants of JAL filed a lawsuit with the court that day, seeking to nullify the carrier's decision to dismiss them at the end of 2009 as part of its rehabilitation efforts.

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JAL chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman Kazuo Inamori (front C) visits the airline's hangar in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011.

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JAL chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman Kazuo Inamori (C) answers reporters' questions as he visits the airline's hangar in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011.

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Vietnam new leader

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam's ruling Communist Party wraps up its congress in Hanoi on Jan. 19, 2011. The congress elected National Assembly chairman Nguyen Phu Trong as general secretary, the top position within the party.

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Spring wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Nobuaki Koga speaks during a meeting to discuss labor conditions with Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011, as this spring's labor-management wage negotiations began.

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Spring wage talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura speaks during a meeting to discuss labor conditions with Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Nobuaki Koga in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2011, as this spring's labor-management wage negotiations began.