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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

File photo - Prince Albert of Monaco and his wife princess Charlene meet Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican on January 18, 2016. - Pope Francis will celebrate his 10th anniversary of pontificate on March 13. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei checks the condition of red-crowned cranes through a monitor at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the w

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A wild red-crowned crane flies at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes. (Xin

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A red-crowned crane eats corn at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes. (Xinh

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 18, 2024 shows Zhao Shiwei checking the condition of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectivel

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds a red-crowned crane at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned crane

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei feeds red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowned cranes

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei checks the condition of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei checks the condition of a red-crowned crane at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 18, 2024 shows Zhao Shiwei checking the condition of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectivel

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei collects fallen feathers of red-crowned cranes at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei takes records of migratory birds at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of red-crowne

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CHINA-LIAONING-PANJIN-RED-CROWNED CRANE-BREEDER (CN)

(240319) -- PANJIN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Shiwei observes migratory birds with a telescope at Liaohekou National Nature Reserve in Panjin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, March 18, 2024. Zhao Shiwei is a staff member of the crane breeding and protection station in Liaohekou National Nature Reserve. He graduated from college in 1993 and started to work at the nature reserve in Panjin City, which sits along a primary bird migration corridor, welcoming a myriad of wild migratory birds to breed and winter annually. The endangered red-crowned crane is under first-class state protection, dubbed one of the most sensitive indicator species of a wetland ecosystem. In 1996, Zhao and his colleagues successfully hatched three baby red-crowned cranes, and gradually explored a complete set of breeding methods for red-crowned cranes since then. From 2016 to 2023, Zhao and his colleagues have bred 356 red-crowned cranes and released 140 in the wild, which effectively supplemented the wild population of r

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Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup

STORY: Türkiye detains 18 suspects over links to failed 2016 coup SHOOTING TIME: Earlier footage, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces arresting suspects (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have detained 18 suspects across seven provinces over alleged links to a network accused of orchestrating a coup attempt in 2016, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Tuesday. The suspects were allegedly linked to the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of attempting a coup that killed at least 250 people on July 15, 2016. Also on Tuesday, an arrest warrant was issued for 23 suspects in line with the investigations by the prosecutor's office of the western province of Izmir into the "covered structure of the group (the Gulen movement) within the Turkish armed forces," said the TRT. Nine of those wanted were soldiers, with six of them still active-duty members, whi

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Horgos Port handles record number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in 2023

STORY: Horgos Port handles record number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 5, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains in Horgos Port STORYLINE: The number of China-Europe (Central Asia) freight trains passing Horgos Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has reached 7,762 in 2023, growing 9.8 percent year on year and reaching a historic high, according to statistics released by the local railway authority. The Horgos Port is located on the border between China and Kazakhstan. On March 19, 2016, Horgos Port launched the first China-Europe freight train service, and since then the number of trains handled annually by the port has repeatedly reached new highs, increasing from 386 in 2016 to more than 7,000 in 2022. So far, the port has seen 80 railway routes put into operation, while the radiation area has expanded to 45 cities in 18 c

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 18, 2022 shows the Ayutthaya Historical Park in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Japanese swimmer Kitajima

Japan's four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima poses at Tokyo's Tatsumi International Swimming Center on March 18, 2023. Kitajima entered the Tokyo Masters, his first meet since retiring in 2016.

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

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 18, 2016 shows villagers carrying water pipes on a mountain road in Nonglei 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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THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230318) -- AYUTTHAYA, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher (1st R) instructs students at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 14, 2023. The Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, was first inaugurated in Ayutthaya Technical College in March 2016. The workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese craftsman that represents the Chinese tradition of craftsmanship spirit. This workshop and its training center for railway talents have trained many students for Thailand in the past seven years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230318) -- AYUTTHAYA, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student builds an installation system of automation production line at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 14, 2023. The Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, was first inaugurated in Ayutthaya Technical College in March 2016. The workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese craftsman that represents the Chinese tradition of craftsmanship spirit. This workshop and its training center for railway talents have trained many students for Thailand in the past seven years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230318) -- AYUTTHAYA, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students operate an installation system of automation production line at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 14, 2023. The Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, was first inaugurated in Ayutthaya Technical College in March 2016. The workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese craftsman that represents the Chinese tradition of craftsmanship spirit. This workshop and its training center for railway talents have trained many students for Thailand in the past seven years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230318) -- AYUTTHAYA, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students study at the high-speed railway operation sand table teaching area of the Luban Workshop in Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 14, 2023. The Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, was first inaugurated in Ayutthaya Technical College in March 2016. The workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese craftsman that represents the Chinese tradition of craftsmanship spirit. This workshop and its training center for railway talents have trained many students for Thailand in the past seven years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230318) -- AYUTTHAYA, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows the high-speed railway operation sand table at the Luban Workshop of Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand. The Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, was first inaugurated in Ayutthaya Technical College in March 2016. The workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese craftsman that represents the Chinese tradition of craftsmanship spirit. This workshop and its training center for railway talents have trained many students for Thailand in the past seven years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230318) -- AYUTTHAYA, March 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A teacher (1st L) instructs students at the high-speed railway operation sand table teaching area of the Luban Workshop in Ayutthaya Technical College in Ayutthaya, Thailand, March 14, 2023. The Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, was first inaugurated in Ayutthaya Technical College in March 2016. The workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese craftsman that represents the Chinese tradition of craftsmanship spirit. This workshop and its training center for railway talents have trained many students for Thailand in the past seven years. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)

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Sasaki steps down treasuring Nadeshiko memories

TOKYO, March 18 Kyodo - Retired Japan women's soccer team coach Norio Sasaki attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2016. Holding back tears occasionally, Sasaki said he is proud of his endeavor with Nadeshiko Japan, while expressing hope that he will be able to continue to contribute to women's soccer in Japan.

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5 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disasters

MINAMISOMA, Japan, March 11 Kyodo - Photo taken in the northeastern Japan city of Minamisoma shows a flower bouquet thrown into the ocean to commemorate victims of the March 2011 disaster on March 11, 2016, the fifth anniversary. The disaster has left more than 18,000 people dead or missing and triggered the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Hiroshima renovates peace museum's East Building

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on March 18, 2014, shows the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum's East Building. The city of Hiroshima began a four-year renovation project of the building the same day to improve visitor flow and exhibitions so as to better convey the horrors of the atomic bomb. The East Building will be closed from the autumn of 2014 through around March 2016 while the Main Building remains open.

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Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey

(221024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping lays a wreath to the monument commemorating the joining together of forces in the Long March in Jiangtaipu of Xiji County in Guyuan City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, July 18, 2016. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping leads China on new journey" (Xinhua/Li Tao)

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Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years

STORY: Greece's bad debt ratio drops 82.8 pct in 6 years DATELINE: May 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Bank of Greece 2. various of the economic forum about Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system held in Athens on Tuesday 3. various of the National Bank of Greece 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTINA PAPACONSTANTINOU, Bank of Greece (BoG) Deputy Governor 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): CHRISTOS STAIKOURAS, Greece Finance Minister STORYLINE: Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Greece's banking system had been reduced by 82.8 pct in the period 2016-2021, but the outlook for the future is cloudy due to the new challenges, local officials told an online economic forum in Athens on Tuesday. NPLs at the end of December 2021 amounted to 18.4 billion euros (19.4 billion U.S. dollars), down by 90.3 billion euros compared to March 2016, when they had peaked during the acute debt crisis Greece went through (2010-2018), said Christina Papaconstantinou, Bank o

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CHINA-TIANJIN-DISABLED YOUTH-EMPLOYMENT BASE (CN)

(220304) -- TIANJIN, March 4, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A disabled youth (L) makes a quilt for a villager in Koudong Street of Baodi District, north China's Tianjin, May 18, 2021. In a special compound in Shigezhuang Town, Baodi District, 49 disabled youths with an average age of less than 23 work and live here. Mental retardation, visual impairment and other disabilities once made them feel inferior. However, with the help of Tian Lichao, they are becoming more and more confident. One day in 2016, Tian Lichao met a lost girl with intellectual disabilities on the road. After talking with the principal of the special school where the little girl attended, Tian learnt that one of the difficulties for disabled children in the future is employment. In the following years, Tian has been trying to help disabled children. On July 2, 2019, when the first batch of children adopted by Tian Lichao came of age, she set up an employment base for the disabled. At first, she could only teach them simple labor such as packing

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Kisenosato defeats fellow ozeki Terunofuji

Kisenosato (L) forces out fellow ozeki Terunofuji on July 18, 2016, the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, continuing his slow march toward yokozuna promotion. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thousands march in Hong Kong over booksellers' disappearance

Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on June 18, 2016, to protest against Beijing's handling of five booksellers that they claimed violated the territory's semiautonomous status. Organizers said about 6,000 people took part in the protest, while police put the figure at 1,800. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Thousands march in Hong Kong over booksellers' disappearance

Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on June 18, 2016, to protest against Beijing's handling of five booksellers that they claimed violated the territory's semiautonomous status. Organizers said about 6,000 people took part in the protest, while police put the figure at 1,800. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong

Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong march holding placards on May 18, 2016, near the venue where Zhang Dejiang, the No. 3 leader in the Communist Party of China, was giving a speech during his three-day visit to the territory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan economy expands annualized 1.7% in Jan.-March

Nobuteru Ishihara, minister in charge of economic revitalization, attends a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016, after the government announced that the Japanese economy expanded an annualized 1.7 percent in the January-March period in real terms following a contraction in the previous quarter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan economy expands annualized 1.7% in Jan.-March

Nobuteru Ishihara, minister in charge of economic revitalization, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on May 18, 2016, after the government announced that the Japanese economy expanded an annualized 1.7 percent in the January-March period in real terms following a contraction in the previous quarter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gay couple in Tel Aviv

A 34-year-old Jewish man (R) spends time with his boyfriend, a 22-year-old Arab man, on a beach in Tel Aviv, central Israel, on March 18, 2016. The country's largest commercial city is known for its friendliness to sexual minorities, with an estimated one in every four residents being gay or lesbian. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakkaku reelected as JSA chief

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2016, after he was reelected as the JSA chief. Following the death of former Chairman Kitanoumi in November 2015, Hakkaku was elected on Dec. 18 to serve through the conclusion of the March tourney. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen Line opens for travel

A family board the first shinkansen bullet train bound for Tokyo at JR Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokkaido at 6:18 a.m. on March 26, 2016, the opening day of the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line directly linking Japan's northernmost island Hokkaido with the capital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female jockey Fujita gets 1st win

Nanako Fujita rides Ascii Code to victory at Urawa Racecourse in Saitama, north of Tokyo, on March 24, 2016, the first career win for the 18-year-old female jockey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori loses to Nadal in Indian Wells q'finals

Japan's Kei Nishikori leaves the court after succumbing to Spain's Rafael Nadal in a BNP Paribas Open quarterfinal in Indian Wells, California, on March 18, 2016. Nadal beat Nishikori 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori loses to Nadal in Indian Wells q'finals

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a BNP Paribas Open quarterfinal against Spain's Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells, California, on March 18, 2016. Nadal beat Nishikori 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council denounces N. Korea's missile launches

Photo take in October 2015 shows North Korea's Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile showcased during a military parade in Pyongyang. The U.N. Security Council on March 18, 2016, slammed North Korea for its recent launch of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, calling them a violation of past U.N. resolutions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori loses to Nadal in Indian Wells q'finals

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a BNP Paribas Open quarterfinal against Spain's Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells, California, on March 18, 2016. Nadal beat Nishikori 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori loses to Nadal in Indian Wells q'finals

Japan's Kei Nishikori leaves the court after succumbing to Spain's Rafael Nadal in a BNP Paribas Open quarterfinal in Indian Wells, California, on March 18, 2016. Nadal beat Nishikori 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. Security Council denounces N. Korea's missile launches

Angola's Ambassador to the United Nations, Ismael Gaspar Martins, attends a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 18, 2016. As the current rotating president of the Security Council, which slammed North Korea for its recent launches of short- and medium-range ballistic missiles, he said he hopes diplomatic discussions can re-start. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba aims to return to black in FY 2016 with revamped efforts

Toshiba Corp. President Masashi Muromachi attends a press conference in Tokyo on March 18, 2016. The industrial conglomerate said it will focus on its energy, social infrastructure and memory chip businesses, aiming to return to profitability in fiscal 2016 through restructuring following a massive accounting scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

Photo taken March 18, 2016, shows a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor installed at the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, following North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori loses to Nadal in Indian Wells q'finals

Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a BNP Paribas Open quarterfinal against Spain's Rafael Nadal in Indian Wells, California, on March 18, 2016. Nadal beat Nishikori 6-4, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

Photo taken March 18, 2016, shows installation work of a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor at the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, following North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo