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Traditional New Year's address to religious authorities at the Elysee Palace

French President Nicolas Sarkozy flanked by Secretary-general of the Elysee Palace Claude Gueant arrives to give his New Year address to religious leaders during his traditional speech at Elysee Palace, in Paris, France on January 7, 2011. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant - Iran

File photo dated January 26, 2014 of a technician stands in front of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The Bushehr facility was the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East. Construction on the plant started in 1975 but stopped numerous times due to revolution and war. It finally opened in 2007 and started adding electricity to the national grid in 2011. Bushehr is one of a number of nuclear sites in Iran which have come under scrutiny of the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop and nuclear weapon. Photo by Mohamad Ali Najib/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant - Iran

File photo dated January 26, 2014 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The Bushehr facility was the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East. Construction on the plant started in 1975 but stopped numerous times due to revolution and war. It finally opened in 2007 and started adding electricity to the national grid in 2011. Bushehr is one of a number of nuclear sites in Iran which have come under scrutiny of the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop and nuclear weapon. Photo by Mohamad Ali Najib/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant - Iran

File photo dated January 26, 2014 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. The Bushehr facility was the first civilian nuclear power plant built in the Middle East. Construction on the plant started in 1975 but stopped numerous times due to revolution and war. It finally opened in 2007 and started adding electricity to the national grid in 2011. Bushehr is one of a number of nuclear sites in Iran which have come under scrutiny of the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) due to suspicions that Iran is trying to develop and nuclear weapon. Photo by Mohamad Ali Najib/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated January 17, 2011 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated January 3, 2011 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Actress Christine Boisson Dies Aged 68

File photo dated January 17, 2011 of Christine Boisson. French actress Christine Boisson, who got her big-screen break as a 17-year-old in Emmanuelle, has died at the age of 68 in Paris. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Burning Palms Premiere - Los Angeles

Shannen Doherty attends the premiere of "Burning Palms" at the Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 2011. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Burning Palms Premiere - Los Angeles

Shannen Doherty attends the premiere of "Burning Palms" at the Arclight Cinemas in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 2011. Photo by Lionel Hahn/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye cracks down on IS in capital

STORY: Türkiye cracks down on IS in capital SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of anti-terror operations of Turkish police in Türkiye (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish authorities on Tuesday launched operations against Islamic State (IS) in Ankara, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported. In Ankara, prosecutors issued warrants for 20 IS suspects linked to "Tevhid Magazine," which they said was a front for the group's activities in the capital. Police have detained many IS suspects over an attack on an Italian church in Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city, in January. Türkiye designated IS as a terrorist group in 2013 and has suffered several deadly attacks by the group since 2015. Türkiye's southern border with Syria has been a major transit route for Syrians and foreign fighters since the Syrian civil war began in 2011. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Human - Macaques Conflicts - Sumatra

On January 28, 2024, a Long-tailed macaque monkey (Macaca fascicularis karimondjiwae) was seen performing at a street circus at Swadaya Street in Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia. These particular macaques subspecies known as the Karimunjawa long-tailed macaques are small, isolated and currently threatened by human conflicts. This information was released in a research study conducted by the Humanities and Social Sciences School at Cambridge University in 2011. Similarly, the IUCN raised the status of long-tailed and macaque monkeys from vulnerable to endangered in March 2022. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Delon Accuses His Sister Anouchka

File photo dated January 15, 2011 - Anouchka Delon, Alain Delon lors de l'enregistrement de l'emission Champs Elysees, Paris, France. - Alain Delon eldest son Anthony Delon announced in Paris Match on Wednesday that he had lodged a complaint against his sister, Anouchka, on 7 November. He accuses her of hiding their father's state of health from him and their brother Alain-Fabien. "She clearly put him in danger", he says, adding that his sister "gave him no choice" about filing a police report. "He added that his sister had never informed the siblings "that between 2019 and 2022, Alain Delon had undergone five cognitive tests during his visits to the clinic in Switzerland, none of which he passed". Photo Max Colin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated January 28, 2011 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a routine port visit. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Forces Shoot Down Houthi Missiles And Drones

Handout photo dated January 28, 2011 shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) arrives for a routine port visit in Greece. On Tuesday, U.S. fighter jets and a warship shot down an onslaught of missiles and attack drones in the southern Red Sea over a 10-hour period, military officials said. The downed weapons included a dozen one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles and two land attack cruise missiles. “U.S. assets, to include the USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, shot them down,” said U.S. Central Command, the Pentagon’s top combatant command in the Middle East. “There was no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries.” It wasn’t clear exactly what the drones and missiles were targeting, but U.S. forces in the region have carried out a number of “self-defense strikes” and shot down other drones and rockets in recent months. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley via ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Says Guided Missile Sub Has Arrived In Middle East

Handout photo dated January 6, 2011 shows the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) departs Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, GA, USA, for routine operations. In a rare announcement, the US military said a guided missile submarine has arrived in the Middle East, a message of deterrence clearly directed at regional adversaries as the Biden administration tries to avoid a broader conflict amid the Israel-Hamas war. US Central Command said on social media Sunday that an Ohio-class submarine was entering its area of responsibility. The social media post did not name the sub, but the US Navy has four Ohio-class guided missile submarines, or SSGNs, which are former ballistic missile subs converted to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles rather than nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Kimber via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Mangrove Wood A Natural Warmer - Indonesia

A fisherman seen carried the mangrove woods which logged at along the Belawan coastal area in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on January 08, 2011. The mangrove wood's collected then burned into charcoal before being exported as a natural warmer during the winter season on the European continent. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Mangrove Wood A Natural Warmer - Indonesia

A fisherman seen logged the mangrove trees at a spot along the Belawan coastal area in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on January 08, 2011. The mangrove wood's collected then burned into charcoal before being exported as a natural warmer during the winter season on the European continent. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Mangrove Wood A Natural Warmer - Indonesia

A fisherman seen while searches the mangrove trees at along the Belawan coastal area in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on January 07, 2011. The mangrove wood's collected then burned into charcoal before being exported as a natural warmer during the winter season on the European continent. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan.

STORY: Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan. DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish central bank and banknote counting 2. various of jewellery store and gas station in Türkiye 3. various of a container port STORYLINE: Türkiye's central bank said Monday the country's current account deficit reached nearly 9.85 billion U.S. dollars in January, following a rapid increase in gold imports and soaring energy import bills. The central bank's statistics showed that excluding gold and energy, the current account has a net surplus of 2.6 billion dollars in January. Among items constituting the current account balance, foreign trade in goods recorded a deficit of 12.43 billion dollars, while the services registered a net surplus of 3.16 billion dollars. The current account deficit in January beats the record 9. 41 billion dollars deficit in March 2011, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, Türkiy

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JAPAN-TOKYO-PROTEST-NUCLEAR-CONTAMINATED WASTEWATER

(230312) -- TOKYO, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A sign that reads "do not dump contaminated wastewater into the sea" is pictured during a protest near the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Tokyo, Japan, March 11, 2023. Saturday marks the 12th year after a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Japan, which is also known in the country as the Great East Japan Earthquake. On March 11, 2011, an ensuing tsunami also led to core meltdowns at the Fukushima power plant operated by TEPCO, resulting in a level-7 nuclear accident. The Japanese government said in January that starting in this spring or summer, over 1 million tons of radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant will be released into the Pacific. In front of the TEPCO headquarters in Tokyo, a large number of people gathered early Saturday to express their strong opposition to the discharge plan by holding various banners and signs, or handing out leaflets. TO GO WITH "Feature: 12 years after Fukushima quake, Ja

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Power plant on Russian-held island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A January 2011 photo shows an old geothermal power plant operating on Kunashiri Island, one of four islands at the heart of a long-standing territorial dispute between Russia and Japan. A U.S. company has begun work to set up a new geothermal power plant on the island.

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Saito (L), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., are pictured prior to the start of a meeting to discuss the details of the two entities' planned merger, at the Osaka bourse on Dec. 29, 2011. The two companies announced in November that they will merge in January 2013.

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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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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre attends a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 15, 2014, to announce his 23-man squad for the Asian Cup to be held in Australia in January. Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor the same day for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league.

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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre poses for photos on Dec. 15, 2014, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward with team uniforms for the Asian Cup to be held in Australia in January. Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor the same day for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league.

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Japan's GDP surges

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari holds a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo after the country's gross domestic product data for the opening quarter of 2014 was released May 15, 2014. Japan's economy grew in the January-March quarter at its fastest pace since the recovery period from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, buoyed by a rush in demand ahead of the first consumption tax hike in 17 years on April 1, the government said.

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Chinese J-20 stealth fighter

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 2011 shows a Chinese J-20 stealth fighter under development in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.

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Russia allegedly hack Asian, Western firms

TOKYO, Japan - The former KGB headquarters in Moscow is photographed in October 2011. The Russian government has been linked to cyber attacks on Asian, American and European companies for alleged economic gains, according to a report released in January 2014 by CrowdStrike Inc., a U.S. cybersecurity firm. An expert said persons connected to the Soviet KGB are suspected to be involved in cyber crimes.

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No-go zones in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A roadside mirror is covered in vines in a no-go zone in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, in January 2014, almost three years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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No-go zones in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A barricade blocks a road in a no-go zone in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, in January 2014, almost three years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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No-go zones in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Hundreds of bags containing waste resulting from decontamination work in the aftermath of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are piled up at a temporary storage site in a no-go zone in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, in January 2014, almost three years after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster that triggered the nuclear crisis.