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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 children wish for peace in Gaza

A child flies a kite in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2024, with a message wishing for peace in Gaza written on it. About 30 children took part in the event in the northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, launched after people in Gaza flew kites in 2012 to wish for Japan's early recovery from the disaster.

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High school boy kills himself

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshihiro Sato (R), principal of Sakuranomiya Senior High School, bows at the end of a press conference at the Osaka city offices in Osaka on Jan. 8, 2013. A 17-year-old student of the school committed suicide in late December 2012 after being physically punished by his basketball club adviser, the Osaka City Board of Education said the same day.

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Thames

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Thames in London, with Tower Bridge in the foreground.

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St Paul's Cathedral

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows St Paul's Cathedral in London.

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Tower Bridge

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Tower Bridge (front) over the Thames and the Tower of London behind it on the north bank.

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Lord's cricket ground

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Lord's cricket ground in London, the venue for the archery competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Buckingham Palace

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Buckingham Palace in London.

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London Olympics athletes' village

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the athletes' village for the Olympic Games in London.

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Houses of Parliament, London Eye

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Houses of Parliament (front) and the London Eye (top) in London.

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London Eye, Big Ben

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows part of the London Eye (front) and Big Ben (center), with Westminster Abbey in the background, in London.

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Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wimbledon in London, the venue for the tennis competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Wembley Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wembley Arena in London, the venue for the badminton and rhythmic gymnastics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Hampton Court Palace

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Hampton Court Palace in London, where athletes will start and finish in the road cycling time trial competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wimbledon in London, the venue for the tennis competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Eton Dorney Rowing Centre

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Eton Dorney Rowing Centre in Windsor, just west of London, the venue for the rowing and canoe sprint competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Earls Court

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Earls Court in London, the venue for the volleyball competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Hyde Park

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Hyde Park in London, venue for the open water swimming and triathlon competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Hadleigh Farm

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Hadleigh Farm in Hadleigh, Essex, the venue for the mountain biking competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Lee Valley White Water Centre

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Lee Valley White Water Centre, north of London, the venue for the canoe slalom competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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The Mall

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows The Mall in London, stretching from Buckingham Palace (top) to Admiralty Arch (bottom), where athletes will start and finish the marathon and walk race at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wembley Stadium in London, a venue for the soccer competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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North Greenwich Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows North Greenwich Arena in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- gymnastics, trampoline and basketball. The Olympic Park is in the back.

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Horse Guards Parade

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Horse Guards Parade in London, the venue for the beach volleyball competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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The Mall

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows The Mall in London, stretching from Buckingham Palace (below) along the left side of St. James's Park, where athletes will start and finish the marathon and walk race at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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The Royal Artillery Barracks

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, the venue for the shooting competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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ExCeL London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows ExCeL London in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- judo, wrestling, table tennis, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting and fencing.

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North Greenwich Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows North Greenwich Arena in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- gymnastics, trampoline and basketball.

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ExCeL London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows ExCeL London in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- judo, wrestling, table tennis, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting and fencing. Seen to the upper left is North Greenwich Arena for Olympic events including gymnastics.

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London Olympic Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Olympic Stadium in London, the main venue for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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London Olympics shooting venue

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the shooting venue at the Royal Artillery Barracks for the London Olympics in July-August 2012.

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Hawaiian-style spa in Fukushima Pref. to fully resume

IWAKI, Japan - Members of a hula dancing team at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and other employees cheer on Jan. 30, 2012, before the full-scale reopening of the Spa Resort Hawaiians complex on Feb. 8, 2012. The facility damaged by the March 2011 earthquake has partially resumed its operation since October 2011.

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London 2012 Olympics athletes' village

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken from a helicopter on Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic and Paralympic Village where athletes and officials from around the world will stay during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London near the Olympic Stadium (R back). The Olympic Delivery Authority is scheduled to hand over the village site to the London 2012 Organizing Committee on Jan. 27, 2012, with exactly six months to go until the London 2012 Games.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London, with the Olympic Stadium seen in the center. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Stadium in London. The Olympic Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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Toshiba's prototype tablet computer

LAS VEGAS, United States - Toshiba Corp. unveils its prototype tablet computer with an organic electroluminescent display to the media in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of exhibiting it at the International Consumer Electronics Show starting Jan. 10, 2012, in the U.S. city.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAINAN, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (C on car) campaigns in Tainan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (front C) walks in Taipei on Jan. 8, 2012, to call for support as he seeks reelection in the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Japanese ski jumper Takanashi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 3, 2011, shows Japanese teenage ski jumper Sara Takanashi. Takanashi, 15, placed second in a World Cup event on Jan. 8, 2012, in Hinterzarten, Germany, becoming the first Japanese female jumper to stand on the podium in the three events held so far on the inaugural World Cup ski jumping circuit.

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Firebombs tossed at Japan Embassy in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A police officer stands near a charred outer wall of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2012, after firebombs were tossed at the building by a Chinese man who said his grandmother was a wartime sex slave for the Imperial Japanese military. The 37-year-old man was subdued by police on the spot, and there was no immediate report of any injuries.

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Kim Jong Un birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows an area of Pyongyang on Jan. 8, 2012, the 29th birthday of North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un.

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Firebombs tossed at Japan Embassy in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A police officer stands guard near a charred outer wall of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2012, after firebombs were tossed at the facility by a Chinese man who said his grandmother was a wartime sex slave for the Imperial Japanese military. The 37-year-old man was subdued by police on the spot, and there was no immediate report of any injuries.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou calls for support in Taipei on Jan. 8, 2012, as he seeks reelection in the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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U.S. Pacific Air Forces commander

NAHA, Japan - Gen. Gary L. North, commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and air component commander for U.S. Pacific Command, speaks during an interview at U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2012.

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S. Africa ruling party centenary

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - South African President Jacob Zuma (R)and former President Thabo Mbeki (L) smile -- at a church in Bloemfontein, South Africa, in the early hours of Jan. 8, 2012 -- before a torch lit to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the ruling African National Congress.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAINAN, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen campaigns in Tainan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Kim Jong Un birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows an area of Pyongyang on Jan. 8, 2012, the 29th birthday of North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un.

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Japan minister in Saudi Arabia

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi meet in Riyadh on Jan. 8, 2012.

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Firebombs tossed at Japan Embassy in Seoul

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Dec. 26, 2011, shows the charred lower part of a gate at the war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. A man arrested after tossing firebombs at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2012, said he set a fire to the shrine gate in Tokyo, but that claim is yet to be confirmed.

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Kim Jong Un birthday

DANDONG, China - People are seen at a pier in Sinuiju on the North Korean side of the Yalu River in this photo taken from Dandong on the Chinese side on Jan. 8, 2012, the 29th birthday of North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un.