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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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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Lingerie shop worker in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2011 shows a male sales clerk working at a women's lingerie shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A law allowing only women to work in female lingerie and clothing shops took effect in the Islamic country on Jan. 5, 2012, according to Arab media reports.

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Harbin ice and snow festival

HARBIN, China - People visit the Harbin ice and snow festival as the annual event officially opened in the Heilongjiang provincial capital in northeastern China on Jan. 5, 2012.

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Tuna sells for 56.49 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A cook shows customers meat from a 269-kilogram bluefin tuna at a sushi bar in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on Jan. 5, 2012, after its operator bought the fish earlier in the day for a record 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kilogram, at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tsukiji.

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India's Tata Group chief, his successor at Auto Expo

NEW DELHI, India - Ratan Tata (far R), head of Indian conglomerate Tata Group and chairman of Tata Motors Ltd., and Cyrus Mistry (far L), who is set to succeed Tata in the posts in 2012, pose for group photos at Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi on Jan. 5, 2012.

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Harbin ice and snow festival

HARBIN, China - Fireworks are set off as the Harbin ice and snow festival officially opened in the Heilongjiang provincial capital in northeastern China on Jan. 5, 2012.

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Nissan Evalia at India motor show

NEW DELHI, India - Nissan Motor Co. unveils the Evalia multipurpose vehicle at the Auto Expo 2012 in New Delhi on Jan. 5, 2012. 2nd from R is Shiro Nakamura, senior vice president and chief creative officer, design and brand management for Nissan.

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Tuna sells for 56.49 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna is cut up at a sushi bar in Tokyo's Tsukiji area on Jan. 5, 2012, after its operator bought the fish earlier in the day for a record 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kilogram, at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tsukiji.

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Ikenobo's New Year flower arranging ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Dressed in kimono, students of the Ikenobo school of Japanese flower arrangement participate in a New Year flower arranging ceremony and exhibition at the school's headquarters in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2012.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira being tossed into the air by members of his team after winning the gold medal at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. The Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012, that Matsudaira died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011. He was 81.

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Darvish returns from Texas

NARITA, Japan - Japanese right-hander Yu Darvish arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2012. Darvish returned from a trip to Arlington, Texas, the home of the Texas Rangers who have secured the right to negotiate with him through the posting system.

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U.S. diplomat in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2012.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81.

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Report on U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - An employee of the Okinawa prefectural government checks the content of the environmental impact assessment report on the relocation of a U.S. Marine base within the prefecture at the government office in Naha on Jan. 5, 2012. Delivering the report to the prefectural government drew public attention late 2011 after protesters blocked the report's submission and the Defense Ministry managed to get it through by delivering it in the predawn hours of Dec. 28 when protesters were scarce.

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Ikenobo's New Year flower arranging ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Dressed in kimono, students of the Ikenobo school of Japanese flower arrangement participate in a New Year flower arranging ceremony and exhibition at the school's headquarters in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2012.

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2 Taiwanese students killed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an apartment building (C) in Tokyo's Taito Ward where two female Taiwanese language-school students were killed on Jan. 5, 2012. Lin Chih-ying, 22, and Chu Li-chieh, 24, were found bleeding with stab wounds in their apartment in the building rented as a dorm by the language school they attended. The cause of their death was apparently blood loss.

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Year's 1st tuna auction at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Wholesale dealers and purchasers check the conditions of tuna ahead of the year's first auction at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji market, in Tokyo early in the morning on Jan. 5, 2012. A 269-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, was sold for 56.49 million yen, or 210,000 yen per kg, shattering the previous record of 32.49 million yen, or 95,000 yen per kg.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Minato Ward shows silhouetted Mt. Fuji in the background behind Tokyo Tower on Jan. 5, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Japan's oldest Asian elephant Hanako

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, shows Asian elephant Hanako at Inokashira Park Zoo in western Tokyo. An event to mark the 65th birthday of Hanako, the oldest elephant in Japan, was held the same day. Since her actual birthday is not known, the zoo regards her as older by a year on Jan. 1 every year.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa (R), commander of the Middle Army headquarters, and U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiewcinski shake hands at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012, during an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - A ceremony to officially open an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is conducted at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Sculptor Sotoo in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain - Photo shows Japanese sculptor Etsuro Sotoo, known for his works at the world-famous Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, inside the cathedral on Jan. 5, 2012.

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White starfish at Tottori aquarium

TOTTORI, Japan - A rare white starfish is displayed at Tottori Karo Crab Aquarium in Tottori, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2012. It was discovered on the coast in the town of Daisen in Tottori Prefecture in November 2011.

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2 years after major earthquake in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2012, shows the presidential palace of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, still unrepaired since it was damaged by a major earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010.

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Gymnastics world champ Uchimura to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, winner of the men's individual all-around title at two consecutive world championships. The 22-year-old will join Konami Sports & Life Co., the company announced Jan. 5, 2011, where he will have a new training environment to prepare for the 2012 London Olympic Games.