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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Arrivals. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo bySteven Bergman

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo bySteven Bergman

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jonathan Jackson & Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo by Steven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jonathan Jackson & Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo by Steven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anthony Geary 1947 - 2025

“General Hospital” icon Anthony Geary, 78, died on Dec.14 following complications from an operation three days prior in The Netherlands.—————————————————————————————————————————————————— Jonathan Jackson & Anthony Geary 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Press Room. Held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2012. Photo bySteven Bergman / AFF/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-GUANGXI-MOUNTAIN VILLAGE-CHILDREN-CHANGE (CN)

(230603) -- NANNING, June 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows 7-year-old Lan Tiande (1st R) on his way to school on Sept. 3, 2012 (L) and Lan Tiande, who is about to graduate from a vocational school, posing for a photo in front of his house when he comes back home for the Spring Festival on Jan. 23, 2023 (R) in Nongyong Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Feature: Children in the photos witness changes in China mountain village" (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Japanese lawmaker to quit party over alleged abuse against staffer

TOKYO, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - Mayuko Toyota points at her name listed at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2012, on her first trip to parliament after being elected to the House of Representatives. Toyota submitted an application to leave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on June 22, 2017, after a weekly magazine released an audio file seeming to back up allegations that she physically and verbally abused a secretary.

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Women today enjoy reading maps

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanae Watanabe, a Waseda University student majoring in geography and history, shows her favorite books on maps and graphics of the world during a symposium hosted by the Japan Cartographers Association on June 23, 2012 in Yokohama.

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N. Korea trip for remains retrieval to be granted

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in June 2012 shows land in Pyongyang that was unveiled by North Korea and is considered to be a burial ground for Japanese people. The Japanese government is set to grant exceptional permission to allow five members of a civic group aiming to retrieve the remains of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea during and after World War II to travel to the North from Aug. 28, 2012, government sources said on Aug. 23.

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Tomioka silk mill as World Cultural Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2012 shows the Tomioka silk mill in Gunma Prefecture, which was completed in 1872 as Japan's first silk plant using then state-of-the-art Western technology. Japan formally decided Aug. 23, 2012, to recommend that UNESCO approve the silk mill as a World Cultural Heritage site.

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Centre Court covered with fresh green

LONDON, Britain - Combined photos show Centre Court at the All England Club in London, with the court as it appeared on June 30, 2012 (bottom) during the Wimbledon Championships, and as looked on July 23 (top), when a torch relay event was held and after fresh lawn was laid.

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Puppy to be given to Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake holds a puppy named "Yume" at the prefectural government hall in the city of Akita on July 23, 2012. The Akita prefectural government will give the puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin following Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's offer to make a gift of an Akita-breed dog to the Russian leader during their meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, in June 2012 on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.

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Puppy to be given to Putin

AKITA, Japan - Farmer Shoji Hatakeyama poses with his Akita puppy "Yume" in the city of Akita on July 23, 2012. The Akita prefectural government will give the puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin following Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's offer to make a gift of an Akita-breed dog to the Russian leader during their meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico, in June 2012 on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, a calf (front) looks almost skeletal because its mother is too weak to breastfeed it. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, relaxes at his home after finishing his day's work of tending to pets and livestock. Without electricity, he relies on candles to light his room. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, gives milk to a weakened calf via a feeding bottle. Behind him are the ostriches and the dog he keeps after their owners abandoned them. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Solar power plant in Kyoto

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 23, 2012, shows a solar power plant operated by SB Energy Corp., a Softbank Corp. subsidiary, in the city of Kyoto. SB Energy started operation of the solar plants there and in the village of Shinto, Gunma Prefecture, on July 1.

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N. Korea suffers drought

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Local residents use a fire engine to pump water into parched fields in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on June 23, 2012. Parts of the country are in the grip of a lengthy drought.

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Lochte before Olympic swimming qualifiers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryan Lochte of the United States speaks at a press conference in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 23, 2012, two days before the start of the 2012 U.S. Olympic swimming qualifiers.

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N. Korea suffers drought

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Local residents pour water on a parched field in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, on June 23, 2012. Parts of the country are in the grip of a lengthy drought.

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Mariners' Ichiro against Padres

SAN DIEGO, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki raps a single during the seventh inning of a game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on June 23, 2012. Suzuki went 2-for-4 in a 5-1 win.

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N. Korea suffers drought

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken June 23, 2012, shows the cracked earth of a rice paddy in Hwangju County, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea. Parts of the country are in the grip of a lengthy drought.

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Phelps before Olympic swimming qualifiers

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Phelps of the United States speaks at a press conference in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 23, 2012, two days before the start of the 2012 U.S. Olympic swimming qualifiers.

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Hansen before Olympic swimming qualifiers

TOKYO, Japan - Brendan Hansen of the United States speaks at a press conference in Omaha, Nebraska, on June 23, 2012, two days before the start of the 2012 U.S. Olympic swimming qualifiers.

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Aoki steals 3rd base in Brewers' loss to Chi Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Milwaukee Brewers' outfielder Norichika Aoki steals third base during the eighth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on June 23, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases in his team's 8-6 loss.

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Aoki doubles in Brewers' loss to Chi Sox

CHICAGO, United States - Milwaukee Brewers' outfielder Norichika Aoki whacks a double during the sixth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on June 23, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases in his team's 8-6 loss.

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Rays' Matsui against Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Tampa Bay Rays right fielder Hideki Matsui belts a single during the ninth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on June 23, 2012. Matsui went 1-for-5 in a 7-6 defeat.

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Kagawa completes move to Man Utd

NARITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa speaks to reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 23, 2012, upon returning from a trip to Britain to sign a four-year contract with Premier League club Manchester United.

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Kagawa completes move to Man Utd

NARITA, Japan - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa speaks to reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on June 23, 2012, upon returning from a trip to Britain to sign a four-year contract with Premier League club Manchester United.

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Battle of Okinawa commemorated

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda offers a flower during a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle in which a quarter of Okinawa's population died. (Pool photo)

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Battle of Okinawa commemorated

NAHA, Japan - A woman with a child prays at the Cornerstone of Peace monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2012. Okinawa marked the 67th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle in which a quarter of Okinawa's population died.

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Tohoku Shinkansen train line marks 30th anniversary

SAITAMA, Japan - An original Yamabiko train leaves for a commemorative run after a ceremony at JR Omiya Station in Saitama Prefecture on June 23, 2012, to mark 30 years in service of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train connecting Tokyo and the northeastern Tohoku region.

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Footage from 1945 Battle of Okinawa restored in DVD format

NAHA, Japan - Hiroaki Fukuchi, 81, leader of the Okinawa Historical Film Society, holds a 57-minute documentary on the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in June 19, 2012. The civic group based in Naha recently reissued its documentary, originally released in 1995 as a video, in DVD format ahead of the 67th anniversary June 23 marking the end of the battle.

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Japan's representative for Hooters Girls world competition

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on May 11, 2012, shows Mayu, Japan's representative for the Hooters Girls world competition organized by U.S. casual restaurant and sports bar chain Hooters, which will be held in Miami, Florida, on June 23. Contestants are selected from the Hooters Girls, the chain's waitresses who wear tank tops and shorts.

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring the first goal in a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring the first goal in a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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AKB48's "general election"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an official guidebook (R) for the "AKB48 general election 2012," an annual popularity poll in which fans of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 choose their favorite member, and the jacket of their 26th single CD "Manatsu no Sounds good!," (Sounds good in midsummer!) which was released on May 23, 2012. A ballot for the popularity vote is attached to the CD, which sold a record-breaking 1.17 million copies on its first day of release. The votes will be counted June 6.

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Matsuzaka makes 1st rehab start

SALEM, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a professional game for the first time since May 16, 2011, and since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June. Matsuzaka began a rehab assignment with the Single-A Advanced Salem in Salem, Virginia, on April 23, 2012.

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Ex-U.N. chief Annan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kofi Annan, former U.N. secretary general, at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2009. The United Nations and the Arab League said Feb. 23, 2012, that they have appointed Annan as their joint special envoy on the Syrian crisis, as part of efforts to end intensified violent crackdowns on antigovernment protests in the Middle Eastern country.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) practices pitching in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 23, 2012. To the left is manager Bobby Valentine. Matsuzaka is on the road to recovery from ligament-transplant surgery on his right elbow in June 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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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan's Hiroki Sakai (L) celebrates his goal with Kensuke Nagai (R) in the first half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Kuwait in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series.

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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan's Hiroki Sakai (C) scores in the opening half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Kuwait in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series.

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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Kuwait's Hamad Aman (R) scores in the second half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Japan in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series.

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Erbil museum in Iraq shows life during past ages

STORY: Erbil museum in Iraq shows life during past ages DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Kurdish Textile and Ethnographic Museum in the city of Erbil STORYLINE: A museum in Iraq's Erbil tells visitors the stories of life of ancient Kurdistan. Kurdish Textile and Ethnographic Museum is located on the main street in the historic Erbil Citadel. Its building is distinguished by its ancient architectural design. The museum includes four halls, displaying articles for daily use, models of tools and paintings depicting ancient life in Kurdistan. The museum preserves many types of Kurdish men's hats woven from wool. Each hat represents one of the Kurdish tribes scattered throughout Kurdistan. The museum was opened in 2004. A restoration project began in 2012 and lasted for two years. It reopened to the public in 2014. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Erbil, Iraq. (XHTV)

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Peaceful demonstration held in NE DR Congo against M23 rebels

STORY: Peaceful demonstration held in NE DR Congo against M23 rebels DATELINE: June 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the peaceful demonstration in Goma, DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ABNER KIVEGHO, Protester 3. various of the peaceful demonstration in Goma, DR Congo STORYLINE: Thousands of people protested on Wednesday in the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), against the recent offensives by the rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) who took control a few days ago of the border city of Bunagana. On Wednesday, local civil society and youth movements organized a peaceful demonstration to protest against the fall of the city of Bunagana, an important transit point for cross-border trade between the DRC and Uganda. The city of Bunagana also fell to the M23 rebels in 2012. SOUNDBITE (French): ABNER KIVEGHO, Protester "We are demonstrating to support our valiant soldiers who are on t

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People set to photograph rare display of leap-second adjustment

Many people will likely photograph a clock to catch a rare display of a leap second to be added at the end of June 30, 2015, at 23:59:60, as seen in this photo taken at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Koganei outside Tokyo on July 1, 2012, when the last leap-second adjustment took place at 08:59:60. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Kuwait's Hamad Aman (R) scores in the second half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Japan in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series. (Kyodo)

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Japan reach final round of London Olympic q'fiers

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan's Hiroki Sakai (C) scores in the opening half of a 2012 London Olympics qualifier against Kuwait in Kuwait on June 23, 2011. Japan's Under-22s advanced to the final round of the qualifiers despite a 2-1 loss in the second leg of the home-and-away series. (Kyodo)