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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : © Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. EXCLUSIVE. 40867-10. London-UK, 18/12/2002. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad poses with wife Asma and their one year old son Hafez in London before their departure after a three day visit.

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : © Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. EXCLUSIVE. 40867-1. London-UK, 18/12/2002. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad poses with wife Asma and their one year old son Hafez in London before their departure after a three day visit.

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Hacked Emails Expose Bashar al-Assad and Wife (Files)

Syrian head of state Bashar al-Assad and London-born wife Asma al-Assad appear to live in a surreal psychological bubble, insulated from the grotesque violence that has claimed the lives of 8,000 Syrians, according to a cache of some 3,000 alleged emails and documents obtained by Syrian activists and published by the Guardian issue dated March 15, 2012. File photo : © Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACA. EXCLUSIVE. 40867-1. London-UK, 18/12/2002. Syrian president Bashar Al Assad poses with wife Asma and their one year old son Hafez in London before their departure after a three day visit.

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Italian luxury carmaker Lamborghini reports record sales in 2023

STORY: Italian luxury carmaker Lamborghini reports record sales in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Rome CATEGORY: MARKET SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lamborghini cars in Rome STORYLINE: Italian supercar manufacturer Lamborghini's annual deliveries surpassed 10,000 for the first time ever last year, sources with the company said. In a press statement released on Thursday, the company called 2023 its "best ever" year, with 10,112 vehicles delivered worldwide, a record profit margin of 27.2 percent, and 2.66 billion euros (2.91 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, a 12-percent increase year-on-year. China is Lamborghini's third-largest market last year with 845 vehicles sold. Meanwhile, the company sold 3,000 cars to the United States and 961 to Germany, the statement said. Lamborghini, part of Germany's Volkswagen Group, has maintained long-term ties with China. Its Ursus SUV was first unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in 2012. Last year, the company

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A German engineer's bond with China

STORY: A German engineer's bond with China SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Klaus-Dieter Merz visiting battery factory in Hengshui City, Hebei Province 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KLAUS-DIETER MERZ, German engineer STORYLINE: Klaus-Dieter Merz, a 70-year-old German expert in new energy, recently revisited Gucheng County in north China's Hebei Province. During his visit, he collaborated with representatives from Chinese enterprises to facilitate the mass production of innovative sodium-ion batteries in China and Germany. Merz's first visit to China dates back to 2012. Since then, he has visited China frequently, fostering the adoption of eco-friendly new energy technologies through collaborative efforts between the two nations. He has also been deeply obsessed with Chinese culture and food. SOUNDBITE (English): KLAUS-DIETER MERZ, German engineer "And I took the opportunity to learn a little bit mor

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2015 shows a villager collecting rainwater on rooftop after a heavy rainfall in Nongyong Village of Bansheng Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Restoration of 'miracle pine'

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A part of the trunk of the "miracle pine" that initially withstood the massive March 2011 tsunami is suspended from a crane to be planted into the ground in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2013, as restoration of the tree reached the final stage. The remnants of the tree were dissected in September 2012 into several parts for anti-decay treatment.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (L) and Kaito Tauchi (R), both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, hold seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. They delivered the seeds on their classmates' behalf to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (R), along with Kaito Tauchi (C), hands a panel expressing thoughts on the Anglo-Japanese friendship to a staff member of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. The two, both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, delivered on their classmates' behalf seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Fukushima peaches sold abroad for 1st time since crisis

BANGKOK, Thailand - Peaches grown in Fukushima Prefecture are displayed for sale at a department store in Bangkok on Sept. 12, 2012, which is the first time for Fukushima grown fruits to have been exported abroad since the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows the so-called "miracle pine" tree, all the braches of which have been cut off, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, Japan - People march in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 12, 2012, in protest at the Japanese government's announcement the previous day that it had bought three privately owned islands in the disputed Senkaku group, known as Diaoyu in China, and has placed them under government control.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo sequence shows the so-called "miracle pine" tree in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, being cut down on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows the so-called "miracle pine" tree after being cut off from its roots in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows the so-called "miracle pine" tree falling in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012, after being cut off from its roots. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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Google, Twitter to analyze Net data to help disaster victims

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoe Makino, partnership director of the Japanese unit of social media Twitter, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2012. The Japanese units of U.S. Internet giant Google Inc. and Twitter said the same day they will analyze data circulated on the Internet after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to explore ways to support disaster victims more effectively.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows the so-called "miracle pine" tree, all the braches of which have been cut off, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people watching the so-called "miracle pine" tree being cut down in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - People watch the so-called "miracle pine" tree being cut down in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows the so-called "miracle pine" tree, some branches of which have been cut off, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A ritual is held in front of the so-called "miracle pine" tree in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2012, before it was cut down to be moved for preservation. The city conducted the project after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show a ballpark in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (R).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Haramachi thermal power plant in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (R).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (bottom). Many people have visited the Minamisanriku municipal government's symbolic disaster office building seen in the photos to mourn the victims of the disaster.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (bottom). An improvised convenience store outlet has begun operating near the fishing boat carried ashore by the tsunami.

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Curtain drawn on London Games, passes baton to Rio

LONDON, Britain - Japanese and other athletes march waving the flags of Japan and the United Kingdom during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.

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Curtain drawn on London Games, passes baton to Rio

LONDON, Britain - Guards march during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.

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Curtain drawn on London Games, passes baton to Rio

LONDON, Britain - Guards march during the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 12, 2012.

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San Onofre nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2011 shows the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California. The number of incidents of abnormal attrition -- or wearing away or grinding down by friction -- found in Japanese-made steam generator tubes in two reactors at the power plant has reached around 15,000, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report on July 12, 2012.

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Japan to ban serving of raw beef liver

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows raw beef liver served at a Tokyo barbecue restaurant in March 2012. The health ministry will ban restaurants from serving raw beef liver, a popular dish in Japan, from July 1, 2012, in the wake of a series of food poisoning incidents caused by raw beef, including fatal cases, a government panel agreed on June 12, 2012.

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Armed GSDF troops march in Tokyo for drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rifle-carrying Ground Self-Defense Force troops in camouflage march in an urban area of Tokyo's Nerima Ward as part of their training as rangers on June 12, 2012. It was the first time in 42 years for armed GSDF troops to march through urban areas of Tokyo, with the last such occasion taking place in 1970, according to the GSDF.

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Armed GSDF troops march in Tokyo for drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rifle-carrying Ground Self-Defense Force troops in camouflage pass by local residents holding a banner that reads, "Thank you for helping the disaster-hit area. But don't conduct military training in urban areas," in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward as part of their training as rangers on June 12, 2012. It was the first time in 42 years for armed GSDF troops to march through urban areas of Tokyo, with the last such occasion taking place in 1970, according to the GSDF.

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Armed GSDF troops march in Tokyo for drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rifle-carrying Ground Self-Defense Force troops in camouflage march in an urban area of Tokyo's Itabashi Ward as part of their training as rangers on June 12, 2012. It was the first time in 42 years for armed GSDF troops to march through urban areas of Tokyo, with the last such occasion taking place in 1970, according to the GSDF.

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Armed GSDF troops march in Tokyo for drill

TOKYO, Japan - Rifle-carrying Ground Self-Defense Force troops in camouflage march in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward as part of their training as rangers on June 12, 2012. It was the first time in 42 years for armed GSDF troops to march through urban areas of Tokyo, with the last such occasion taking place in 1970, according to the GSDF.

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Uyghur in Palau says China is the terrorist

MANILA, Philippines - Adel Noori, one of six Uyghurs living in exile in Palau, is interviewed by Kyodo News in the Pacific island country in March 2012. He said in a telephone interview May 12, 2012, the charge by China that Uyghurs are terrorists is wrong, and it is China that invaded the Uyghur homeland more than 60 years ago and oppressed his countrymen.

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Emperor, empress travel to disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) attend on May 12, 2012, a lecture at the Miyagi prefectural government office in Sendai by Tohoku University professor Fumihiko Imamura (L) about quake countermeasures. The imperial couple traveled to Sendai the same day for a two-day visit, during which they will meet with people still living in temporary housing 14 months after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the area. (Pool photo)

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Abbas in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (2nd from L) is welcomed by Isoo Sasaki (R), mayor of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, upon arriving at Sendai airport in the prefecture on April 12, 2012. After visiting the northeastern Japanese prefecture hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami, Abbas headed to Tokyo later in the day for a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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Abbas in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (C) arrives at Sendai airport, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 12, 2012. After visiting the northeastern Japanese prefecture hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami, Abbas headed to Tokyo later in the day for a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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Tibetan monks in China

BEIJING, China - Buddhist monks undergo training at a Tibetan temple in Xiahe County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in China's Gansu Province, on March 12, 2012.

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Shifting college enrollment to fall

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Shimizu, executive vice president of the University of Tokyo, speaks at a news conference at the university in Tokyo on March 29, 2012. Shimizu announced 12 Japanese universities have agreed to establish a forum of their presidents to discuss switching the start of the academic year from spring to autumn.

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Indonesian ferry issues call for help in Kagoshima

NAKATANE, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 2:20 p.m. on March 26, 2012, shows the Indonesian passenger ferry Masagena off Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture. The Japan Coast Guard airlifted 12 Indonesian crewmembers from the 833-ton vessel after it issued a call for help that morning when the vessel began taking in water.

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A's vs. Hanshin

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Suzuki (R) of the Oakland Athletics exchanges high-fives with his teammate Kila Ka'aihue after hitting a three-run homer in the fourth inning of an exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 26, 2012. The A's lost 12-6.

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A's vs. Hanshin

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Johjima (R) of the Hanshin Tigers slides safely past Oakland Athletics catcher Kurt Suzuki during the second inning of an exhibition game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 26, 2012, scoring from second on a hit by Hayata Ito. Hanshin won 12-6.

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A's vs. Hanshin

TOKYO, Japan - Randy Messenger of the Hanshin Tigers pitches in an exhibition game against the Oakland Athletics at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 26, 2012. The former Seattle Mariner allowed four runs over five innings in his team's 12-6 victory.

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Hakuho beaten by Kisenosato

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23, 2012, the 13th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho suffered a second defeat, allowing sekiwake Kakuryu to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1.

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Hakuho beaten by Kisenosato

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato (R) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23, 2012, the 13th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho suffered his second defeat, allowing sekiwake Kakuryu to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1.

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S. Korea wary of North's satellite launch plan

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a conservative group protest in Seoul on March 20, 2012, over North Korea's plan to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between April 12 and 16.

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Radiation expert fighting Fukushima contamination

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Kimura (L), a radiation hygiene expert, talks with Chuhei Sakai (C), the leader of a group of residents promoting decontamination in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, while measuring radiation levels in Iwaki on Feb. 22, 2012. Kimura quit his job at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health when his boss at the government-affiliated institute refused to give the green light for the 44-year-old scientist's trip to Fukushima to collect soil and air samples immediately after the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 12, 2011.

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Radiation expert fighting Fukushima contamination

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Kimura (L), a radiation hygiene expert, gives a lecture on radiation during a local women's association meeting in Nihommatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2012. The 44-year-old scientist quit his job at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health when his boss at the government-affiliated institute refused to give the green light for his trip to Fukushima to collect soil and air samples immediately after the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 12, 2011.

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Uniqlo store in Ginza

TOKYO, Japan - Fast Retailing Co. opens its largest Uniqlo store in Tokyo's posh Ginza district on March 16, 2012. The Uniqlo Ginza Store boasts 12 floors and a total retail space of 4,950 square meters.