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New robot to be used at Fukushima complex

CHIBA, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (2nd from L) on Aug. 17, 2012, at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Chiba Prefecture, remotely controls "Rosemary," a new type of robot expected to be used in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant's radiation-contaminated reactor buildings from September 2012. The robot can transport much heavier objects than its predecessor "Quince," used at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. complex since June 2011 to check conditions in the reactor buildings and to capture images, according to the institute.

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Freed Nepalese man at his Kathmandu home

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali (L), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves, with his wife Radha (C) and their second daughter Alisha standing next to him, from the balcony of their home in Kathmandu on June 17, 2012. Mainali returned home the previous day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

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Morioka student's work on display at U.N. conference site

MORIOKA, Japan - Takuya Takahashi, a second-grade junior high school student, writes calligraphy in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on June 17, 2012, in front of his work "Tohoku Forward," referring to the northeastern Japan region, including Iwate, worst hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. A copy of his work is on display near the entrance of a pavilion introducing Japan at a U.N. development conference in Rio de Janeiro to be held from June 20.

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Noda, Calderon meet prior to G-20 summit

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and Mexican President Felipe Calderon (far L) hold talks in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos on June 17, 2012. They discussed ways to deepen bilateral economic relations and other issues ahead of a two-day summit there of the Group of 20 leading economies.

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Greek election

ATHENS, Greece - Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy, a conservative party that supports keeping Greece in the eurozone, declares victory on June 17, 2012, in the day's elections, at a press conference in Athens. New Democracy came first in the nation's parliamentary elections, raising the likelihood of a pro-bailout coalition government being formed.

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Rally against Osprey

GINOWAN, Japan - Around 5,000 people gather in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, to rally against the planned deployment of MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city on June 17, 2012.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In, a former chief of staff to the late President Roh Moo Hyun, speaks in Seoul on June 17, 2012. The lawmaker of the main opposition Democratic United Party declared his intention to run in South Korea's presidential election.

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Noda, Calderon meet prior to G-20 summit

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Mexican President Felipe Calderon shakes hands ahead of talks in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos on June 17, 2012. They discussed ways to deepen bilateral economic relations and other issues ahead of a two-day summit there of the Group of 20 leading economies.

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Greek election

ATHENS, Greece - Supporters of Syriza, a left-wing group opposing austerity measures for Greece, attend a rally in Athens on June 17, 2012. New Democracy, a conservative party that supports keeping Greece in the eurozone, came first in the day's Greek parliamentary elections, raising the likelihood of a pro-bailout coalition government being formed.

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Greek election

ATHENS, Greece - Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza, a left-wing group opposing austerity measures for Greece, gives a speech in Athens on June 17, 2012. New Democracy, a conservative party that supports keeping Greece in the eurozone, came first in the day's Greek parliamentary elections, raising the likelihood of a pro-bailout coalition government being formed.

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Noda arrives in Los Cabos

LOS CABOS, Mexico - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R front) arrives in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos on June 17, 2012, to attend a two-day summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies from the following day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Suu Kyi meets compatriots in Norway

BERGEN, Norway - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives a speech before a group of compatriots living in Norway, in the western Norwegian city of Bergen, on June 17, 2012.

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Suu Kyi meets compatriots in Norway

BERGEN, Norway - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives a speech before a group of compatriots living in Norway, in the western Norwegian city of Bergen, on June 17, 2012.

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Rally against reactor restart

FUKUI, Japan - Around 2,200 people gather in the city of Fukui on June 17, 2012, to rally against the central government's plan to restart two idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture.

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Marathoner to protest Cambodia picking Japan-born man

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Cambodian marathon runner Hem Bunting (front R) after winning an international half marathon in Phnom Penh in June 2011, while Japan-born comedian and runner Hiroshi Neko (front L) finished second. Hem Bunting said on April 17, 2012, he will protest to the Cambodian sports authorities the nomination of Neko to represent Cambodia at the Olympic Games in London.