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Japanese astronaut Yui

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui during an interview in October 2012. On July 10, 2013, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration revealed the members of a space expedition team for a voyage in 2015, saying American Kjell Lindgren, Yui and Oleg Kononenko of Russia will leave Earth in June 2015 and stay at the International Space Station for about six months.

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Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - A boy (L) supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad looks anguished in an Alawi village in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

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Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - Boys shout slogans in support of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in an Alawi village in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

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Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - A woman (R) supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad tells a U.N. monitor (L) about deteriorated safety in her Alawi village due to shooting incidents aimed at the school and houses in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

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Alawi village in support of Syrian president

QATANA, Syria - Children express support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with a boy holding an image of him, in an Alawi village in the Damascus suburb of Qatana on June 10, 2012. The Syrian crisis, triggered by antigovernment protests and the regime's crackdowns on them, has recently been turning to hostility and violent attacks between the Sunnis, who make up 70 percent of the Syrian population and mostly oppose the regime, and the Alawis, who comprise 12 percent of the population and are in control under the regime of President al-Assad.

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Mika Miyazato tied for 2nd at LPGA Championship

PITTSFORD, United States - Japan's Mika Miyazato answers a reporter's question with a smile after finishing in a share of second at the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, on June 10, 2012, posting a career high at a major.

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China's Feng wins LPGA Championship

PITTSFORD, United States - China's Feng Shanshan smiles with the victor's trophy after winning the LPGA Championship at 6-under 282 at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, on June 10, 2012, becoming the first Chinese player to win the LPGA Tour title and a major event.

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Mika Miyazato tied for 2nd at LPGA Championship

PITTSFORD, United States - Japan's Mika Miyazato plays during the final round of the LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, on June 10, 2012. Miyazato finished in a share of second, posting a career high at a major.

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Mother of Nepalese man granted retrial in Japan

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Chandrakala Mainali, mother of Nepalese man Govinda Prasad Mainali, is interviewed in Kathmandu on June 10, 2012, after Govinda was granted a retrial in Japan after serving 15 years in prison for the 1997 murder of a Japanese.

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Protest in H.K. over Chinese dissident's mysterious death

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on June 10, 2012, to a rally outside Beijing's central liaison office to protest over what they see as the questionable handling of the death of prominent Tiananmen Square dissident Li Wangyang, who allegedly committed suicide in a hospital in Hunan Province while under police guard.

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Brother of Nepalese man granted retrial in Japan

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Indra Mainali, elder brother of Nepalese man Govinda Prasad Mainali, is interviewed at his home in Kathmandu on June 10, 2012, after Govinda was granted a retrial in Japan after serving 15 years in prison for the 1997 murder of a Japanese.

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Japanese lawmakers view disputed Senkaku Islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Japanese lawmakers observe Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku island chain in the East China Sea on June 10, 2012. A private group and local fishermen took around 120 people on 14 fishing vessels to the area, including six lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties, Tokyo metropolitan assembly members, employees of Ishigaki city in Okinawa and reporters.

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Japan prepare for World Cup qualifier against Australia

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni watches his players during training in Brisbane, Australia, on June 10, 2012, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Australia on June 12.

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Japan prepare for World Cup qualifier against Australia

BRISBANE, Australia - (From L) Japan's Shinji Kagawa, Yuichi Komano, Keisuke Honda and Shinji Okazaki practice in Brisbane, Australia, on June 10, 2012, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against Australia on June 12.

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Japan falls to Tonga in Pacific Nations Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Motor Jubilo fullback Ayumu Goromaru of Japan (back R) smiles after scoring a game-tying try two minutes into the second half of a rugby match against Tonga in the Pacific Nations Cup at Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground in Tokyo on June 10, 2012. Japan lost 24-20.

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Man arrested after 2 fatally stabbed on Osaka street

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 10, 2012, shows a street in the Higashishinsaibashi district in Chuo Ward in the city of Osaka, where a man and a woman were fatally stabbed in separate incidents earlier the same day. Police arrested a man for attempted murder after he admitted to stabbing the two.

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Man arrested after 2 fatally stabbed on Osaka street

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers stand at the bloodstained scene of a stabbing in the Higashishinsaibashi district in Chuo Ward in the city of Osaka on June 10, 2012. A man and a woman were fatally stabbed earlier the same day in separate incidents on the street. Police arrested a man for attempted murder after he admitted to stabbing the two.

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British woman adventurer returns safe

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen (C) is met by friends at Shiogama port in Miyagi Prefecture on June 10, 2012, following her arrival on a Japan Coast Guard vessel after being rescued during her solo rowing voyage across the Pacific Ocean.