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Monaco Royal Wedding - The Religious Wedding Service - Monaco

Prince Karim Aga Khan, Bernadette Chirac and Farah Diba leaving after the religious wedding ceremony of Prince Abert II of Monaco to Charlene Wittstock held in the main courtyard of the Prince's Palace in Monaco on July 2, 2011. The celebrations are attended by a guest list of royal families, global celebrities and heads of states. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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Royals and Guests arrive for the Religious Wedding Service - Monaco

Roberto Cavalli arriving for the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock in Monaco, Monaco on July 2, 2011. Photo by Marco Piovanotto/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Monaco Royal Wedding - The Official Wedding Dinner - Monaco

Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, wife Clotilde Courau, Princess Marina Doria and Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy arriving for the official dinner following the religious wedding of Prince Abert II of Monaco to Charlene Wittstock at Monte-Carlo Opera House in Monaco on July 2, 2011. The celebrations are attended by a guest list of royal families, global celebrities and heads of states. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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India's industrial production grows 5.7 pct in July

STORY: India's industrial production grows 5.7 pct in July DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of wheels factory 3. various of factories 4. various of traffic in India STORYLINE: India's factory activity, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 5.7 percent in July, the government data showed Tuesday. For the month, the quick estimates of IIP with the 2011-12 fiscal year's base stand at 142. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors in July stand at 111.9, 141.2 and 204 respectively, according to the data of the Ministry of statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 141.7 for primary goods, 101.6 for capital goods, 151.8 for intermediate goods and 168.5 for infrastructure and construction goods, said the ministry. In addition, the indices for consumer durables and consumer non-durables stand at 118

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Iraqi PM visits Syria for 1st time since 2011

STORY: Iraqi PM visits Syria for 1st time since 2011 DATELINE: July 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad receiving Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani 2. various of the meeting between Syrian President and Iraqi Prime Minister STORYLINE: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani arrived in Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday, marking the first visit by an Iraqi prime minister since the beginning of the Syrian crisis 12 years ago. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received al-Sudani at the presidential palace, followed by a joint press briefing, where the two leaders highlighted several points of their discussion, such as the new Arab "positive" position toward Syria. Touching upon the economic situation in both countries, al-Sudani stressed that the key to regional stability is confronting economic challenges. The two leaders also agreed to establish coordination mechanisms to address drug traffickin

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PM Abe visits Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks with members of the Otsuchi Recovery Sashiko Project group in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 2, 2014. After the visit to the prefecture, the prime minister revealed a plan to create a new funding scheme to offer financial support for reconstruction from the 2011 disaster. (Pool photo)

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PM Abe visits Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits a factory of a marine product processing company in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 2, 2014. After the visit to the prefecture, the prime minister revealed a plan to create a new funding scheme to offer financial support for reconstruction from the 2011 disaster. (Pool photo)

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Biggest plant factory with LED lighting built in quake-hit city

TAGAJO, Japan - A worker tends to vegetables at the world's largest plant factory using light-emitting diode lighting in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 2, 2014. Mirai Co., a Tokyo-based company that runs vegetable growing facilities, has built the factory, which is expected to produce 10,000 heads of lettuce and other vegetables per day, in the northeastern Japan city devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Biggest plant factory with LED lighting built in quake-hit city

TAGAJO, Japan - A worker walks inside the world's largest plant factory using light-emitting diode lighting in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 2, 2014. Mirai Co., a Tokyo-based company that runs vegetable growing facilities, has built the factory, which is expected to produce 10,000 heads of lettuce and other vegetables per day, in the northeastern Japan city devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan envoy backs Myanmar's nation building

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 2, 2013, in Yangon shows Mikio Numata, Japanese ambassador to Myanmar who assumed the post in November 2012. Numata was assigned as director general of the Consular Affairs Bureau at the Foreign Ministry in 2011, becoming the first non-career-track official to have been promoted to an executive position at the ministry.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Sujit Samaddar (C), head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Seismic Safety Center, answers reporters' questions in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member IAEA delegation team started an inspection the previous day at the Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011. The turbine building for the No. 2 reactor and a levee at the plant can be seen in the back.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency listen to explanations in the heat exchanger room of the No. 2 reactor building at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency listen to explanations in the heat exchanger room of the No. 2 reactor building at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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IAEA team inspection at Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of a delegation of the International Atomic Energy Agency listen to explanations in the heat exchanger room of the No. 2 reactor building at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 31, 2012. The 20-member delegation started an inspection the previous day at the plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Employees of the Fukuoka prefectural government have their lunch in an office where electricity has been turned off as part of power-saving efforts, on July 2, 2012. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan the same day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

OSAKA, Japan - Operation of an escalator is suspended at Osaka's Hankyu Umeda Station on July 2, 2012, as part of power-saving efforts. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan the same day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

TOKYO, Japan - A board in the head office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East) in Tokyo on July 2, 2012, shows the work schedules of employees, including those working only between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for two days per week under a "short" working hour system introduced as part of power-saving efforts. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan the same day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Day following reactor reboot at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on July 2, 2012. The No. 3 reactor at the plant attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The No. 3 reactor attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

FUKUOKA, Japan - (from L) Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima and Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Michiaki Uriu distribute handouts calling for electricity saving near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka City on July 2, 2012. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan that day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (R) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The No. 3 reactor attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Employees work on the morning of July 2, 2012, in the central control room at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, after the No. 3 reactor at the plant attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day. It became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Power-saving summer

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai Nuclear Power Station in Genkai, Saga Prefecture. Japan will go into power-saving mode on July 2 with no prospects in sight for the immediate reactivation of Genkai and most other nuclear power plants that are currently idled.

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Amur leopard at Yokohama zoo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A 2-year-old male Amur leopard is on the prowl at Zoorasia Yokohama Zoological Gardens in Yokohama on Aug. 7, 2011. The feline of the species in danger of extinction, which was moved to its new home from Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima in June, began appearing before the public in late July.

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Japan women's soccer team to receive award

KOBE, Japan - Captain Homare Sawa (3rd from L) and other players of Japan women's national soccer team ''Nadeshiko Japan'' hold a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 2, 2011. The Japanese government announced the same day the team will receive the People's Honor Award for their victory in the Women's World Cup final in July.

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Cracks in new SDF patrol aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, in July 2007, shows a new Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft called the P-1. Officials of Japan's Defense Ministry said on Aug. 2, 2011, that it has found cracks at several spots on the wings and fuselage of the new jet now under development.

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Japan women's soccer team to receive award

KOBE, Japan - Captain Homare Sawa (3rd from L) and other players of Japan women's national soccer team ''Nadeshiko Japan'' hold a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 2, 2011. The Japanese government announced the same day the team will receive the People's Honor Award for their victory in the Women's World Cup final in July.

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Paper lanterns in Iwate Pref.

MIYAKO, Japan - Residents of temporary housing units in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami craft paper lanterns using milk cartons on July 28, 2011. They plan to light up about 2,000 lanterns on Aug. 11 to mark five months since the disaster, around the Obon holiday season in mid-August.

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Stamp exhibition in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A girl and animation character Moomin pose for a photo as the Japan World Stamp Exhibition 2011 began in Yokohama on July 28, 2011. The exhibition featuring manga and animation stamps is being held through Aug. 2.

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Hoshi qualifies fastest for 200 fly semis

SHANGHAI, China - Natsumi Hoshi of Japan swims in the women's 200-meter butterfly heat at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 27, 2011. Hoshi qualified for the semifinals with the fastest time (2:07.34) of the qualifiers.

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Twins' Nishioka

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Minnesota Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka hits a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 23, 2011. Nishioka went 2-for-3 in a 4-1 victory.

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Athletics' Matsui

NEW YORK, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui blasts a solo homer, his 501st career home run, in the seventh inning of a game against his former team the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 23, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-5 with a run in a 4-3 victory.

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Twins' Nishioka

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Minnesota Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka celebrates the team's come-from-behind victory against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 19, 2011. Nishioka went 1-for-3 in a 2-1 victory.

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Lower house OKs 2nd extra budget for quake-relief work

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and his Cabinet members bow after a 2-trillion-yen second extra budget for fiscal 2011 to finance reconstruction and relief works following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was approved by the House of Representatives in Tokyo on July 20, 2011, before deliberations begin in the opposition-controlled House of Councillors.

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Athletics' Matsui

DETROIT, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui knocks in a two-runs single in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 19, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs in an 8-3 loss.

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Minnesota Twins' Nishioka

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Minnesota Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka hits an infield single in the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 18, 2011. Nishioka went 1-for-3 in a 2-5 loss.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Homare Sawa (C) and other Japan players celebrate after Japan beat the United States in the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan captain Homare Sawa (front R) scores in extra time of the Women's World Cup Soccer final against the United States in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. After Sawa's scoring led to a 2-2 draw, Japan won on penalties 3-1 in its first Women's World Cup victory. On the left is Rachel Buehler (19) of the United States.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan players hold a banner thanking the world for support their country in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami after they beat the United States in the Women's World Cup Soccer final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan won on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time in its first Women's World Cup victory.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan coach Norio Sasaki holds the winner's trophy after his team beat the United States during the Women's World Cup Soccer final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan won on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time in its first Women's World Cup victory.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Homare Sawa (C) and other Japan players celebrate after Japan beat the United States in the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori (R) blocks a penalty kick from Shannon Boxx (7) of the United States, who was the first to shoot the U.S. penalty kicks, during the Women's World Cup Soccer final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan won on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time in its first Women's World Cup victory.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan players run in celebration after their team beat the United States during the Women's World Cup Soccer final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan won on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time in its first Women's World Cup victory.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - U.S. fans have paintings of the U.S. national flag on their faces before Japan and the United States competed in the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Homare Sawa (C) and other Japan players celebrate after Japan beat the United States in the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - A woman wears a costume featuring Japan's national flag before Japan and the United States competed in the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Homare Sawa (C) and other Japan players celebrate after Japan beat the United States in the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Captain Homare Sawa (front R) and other Japan players run in celebration after Sawa scored in extra time of the Women's World Cup Soccer final against the United States in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. After Sawa's scoring led to a 2-2 draw, Japan won on penalties 3-1 in its first Women's World Cup victory.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - A girl has a painting of the U.S. national flag on her face before Japan and the United States competed in the Women's World Cup final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward is lit in blue, Japan soccer's symbol color, on July 17, 2011, ahead of Japan competing against the United States in the Women's World Cup final in Germany. Japan got the victory at the Women's World Cup for the first time, winning on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time.