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EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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EstLink 2 -transformer station

PLS NOTE CAPTION CORRECTION - YEAR // (FILER) Fingrid's EstLink 2 transformer station in Anttila in Porvoo, Finland March 6, 2014. The transfomer station started to operate March 6 between Finland and Estonia. Electricity between Finland and Estonia through the Estlink 2 connection is currently halted. According to Finnish grid operator Fingrid the subsea transmission line experienced an outage on Christmas Day December 25, 2024 at 12:26pm. Fingrid revealed that the cause of the fault is under investigation. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240323) -- BEIJING, March 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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CHINA-HUBEI-DANJIANGKOU RESERVOIR-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240322) -- DANJIANGKOU, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows the Danjiangkou reservoir in central China's Hubei Province. China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has three routes. The middle route, which is the most prominent one, begins at the Danjiangkou Reservoir in central China's Hubei Province and runs through Henan and Hebei before reaching Beijing and Tianjin. The middle route of the project began supplying water on Dec. 12 of 2014. In the past nine years, the route has transferred over 60 billion cubic meters of water, and has benefited over 108 million people in central China's Henan Province, north China's Hebei Province, north China's Tianjin and the capital Beijing. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers test battery capacity at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker assembles battery packs onto a vehicle at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate on the production line at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate on the production line at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate on the production line at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers operate on the production line at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates on the production line at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates on the production line at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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BRAZIL-AMAZONAS-MANAUS-BYD-BATTERY FACTORY

(240313) -- MANAUS, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers test the battery packs at the BYD battery factory in Manaus, capital of Amazonas state, Brazil, March 12, 2024. BYD Brazil was established in 2014. In addition to marketing zero-emission electric forklifts, trucks, vans, and passenger cars in the Brazilian market, the company has set up the electric bus chassis factory and solar panel factory located in Campinas, as well as the battery factory located in Manaus to meet local market demands. The battery factory in Manaus focuses on assembling lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery packs, providing reliable new energy power for electric buses domestically in Brazil. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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Japan's current account surplus plunges in FY 2022

STORY: Japan's current account surplus plunges in FY 2022 DATELINE: May 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Tokyo 2. various of ports 3. various of street views in Tokyo STORYLINE: Japan's current account surplus in fiscal year 2022 dived 54 percent from the previous period, owing to a record trade deficit due to price surges in imports and a weaker yen, official data showed on Thursday. According to the finance ministry's preliminary report, the current account surplus in the fiscal period from April 2022 to March 2023 stood at 9.23 trillion yen (68.85 billion U.S. dollars), hitting the lowest level since fiscal 2014. Imports were up 35 percent to 117.68 trillion yen while exports rose 16.3 percent to 99.62 trillion yen, the data showed. The deficit in goods trade widened to 18.06 trillion for the fiscal year, which is regarded by market watchers as the main reason for the country's bleaker balance of payments. As the deficit

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Solar-powered plane set for flight around world

GENEVA, Switzerland - Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard (L) and Andre Borschberg of Solar Impulse 2, an airplane powered only by solar energy, speak to Kyodo News in Lausanne on Dec. 12, 2014, during preparations for their round-the-world flight set for March.

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NRA chief inspects Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Shunichi Tanaka (R, front), chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, walks by radioactive water tanks during his inspection at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Okuma Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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High school student reports on recovery event in Paris

TOKYO, Japan - Haruna Shiraiwa, a third-year student at Fukushima Prefectural Taira Commercial High School, reports in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2014, on "The Rebirth of Tohoku - WA," an event in Paris conducted by high school students from the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku to describe its recovery from the March 2011 disaster and promote the region's attractions.

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New Fukushima Gov. goes to office for 1st time

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - New Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori arrives at the governor's office for the first time in his capacity on Nov. 12, 2014. He was elected in the first gubernatorial election on Oct. 26 after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident in March 2011.

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Kesennuma city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial view of Kesennuma (above), Miyagi Prefecture, photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2011, the day after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, marks a sharp contrast with another photo of the same place (below) taken on Sept. 1, 2014, following the readjustment of tsunami-erased land lots in the area.

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Fukushima nuclear plant chief feared catastrophe for eastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pool photo taken Nov. 12, 2011, shows Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaking to reporters at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture. According to government documents obtained by Kyodo News on Aug. 30, 2014, Yoshida said in testimony before his death that he had feared catastrophic damage to eastern Japan while he was struggling to contain the crisis in March 2011. The government will release his 400-page testimony in September.

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Asteroid named after disaster-hit town in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Koichi Miyamoto (C), mayor of Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture, points to a photograph of the asteroid named "Tomiokamachi" in the prefectural city of Koriyama on Aug. 12, 2014. The asteroid was discovered by an astronomer of Dynic Astropark, a commercial observatory in Taga Town, Shiga Prefecture, in 1992 and was registered with the International Astronomical Union in July this year under the name in the hope of the town's rapid recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. On the right of Miyamoto is Susumu Takahashi, head of the observatory.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A loggerhead sea turtle named Yu swims with artificially produced fins at Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 12, 2014. The turtle was found in the sea south of Osaka Bay, with part of its fore fins believed to be bitten off by a shark.

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - People march in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - People march in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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Sharp returns to black in FY 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 12, 2014, on the electronics maker's earnings results for fiscal 2013. Sharp said it returned to profitability in the business year ended March 2014 for the first time in three years, posting a group net profit of 11.56 billion yen, on increased sales of its mainstay liquid crystal display panels and solar batteries.

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Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo building to be vacated

TOKYO, Japan - The headquarters building of Chongryon, a pro-Pyongyang Korean group, in Tokyo is photographed in March 2014. The Tokyo High Court rejected the group's appeal against the sale of the building and land to a Japanese real estate company on May 12, 2014.

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Antinuclear candidate Udayakumar in India

KUDANKULAM, India - SP Udayakumar (R), an antinuclear activist running in the general election from the Aam Aadmi Party, talks with supporters in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, in March 2014. Voting in the nationwide election started on April 7, 2014 and will end on May 12.

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Private-sector managed public library in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - Visitors relax at Takeo City Library in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on April 1, 2014, one year after the public library was reopened under the management of a private-sector entity. The total number of visitors to the library in fiscal 2013 ended March 31 reached 920,000, 3.6 times higher than the last fiscal year the library was open for a full 12 months under city management.

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Vocational trainees in Syria chat during break

DAMASCUS, Syria - Male and female trainees at a vocational training facility near Damascus chat during their break on March 12, 2014, in war-torn Syria.

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Vocational trainees in Syria learn how to use computer

DAMASCUS, Syria - Trainees at a vocational training facility near Damascus learn how to use the computer on March 12, 2014, in war-torn Syria.

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Fully renovated Mini

TOKYO, Japan - BMW Japan Corp. shows reporters its new Mini compact vehicles in Tokyo on March 25, 2014, that have been fully renovated for the first time in seven years. The company will start selling the vehicles in Japan on April 12.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows refugees waiting outside a meal distribution center in Damascus, Syria, on March 12, 2014.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows refugees waiting outside a meal distribution center in Damascus, Syria, on March 12, 2014.

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Damascus, Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken March 12, 2014, in Damascus, Syria, shows a new portrait of the country's President Bashar al-Assad.

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Japan pop group member writes school song for alma mater

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Susumu Degawa, principal of Yokohama Yoshida Junior High School, stands by a plate incorporating the lyrics of the Yokohama municipal school's song written by graduate Yuko Hara, a member of the popular Japanese pop rock band Southern All Stars, on March 12, 2014. Hara, who also composed the song, donated the plate in time for the school's graduation ceremony on March 13.

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Mining work under way at shale gas field in Texas

EAGLE FORD, United States - Workers prepare to mine for shale gas and oil at the Eagle Ford Shale in Eagle Ford, Texas, on March 12, 2014, for export to Japan in the future.

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Japan's Date-Krumm talks with doubles partner at BNP Paribas Open

INDIAN WELLS, United States - Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date-Krumm (L) talks with partner Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic during the women's doubles quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, on March 12, 2014. Date-Krumm and Zahlavova Strycova lost to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova and Australian Samantha Stosur.