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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 : French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) and his wife Carla Bruni Sarkozy (2nd from L) show Syrian President Bashar El Assad (R) and his wife Asma (1st from L) gifts, such as 'Earth Seen from Above' book at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France on December 9, 2010, on the first day of the 3-days working visit of the Syrian presidential couple in France. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrian President Al Assad Receives Italian Counterpart Napolitano - Damascus

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Syrian President Bashar Al Assad (R) and Italian President Giorgio Napolitano during a welcoming ceremony at the People's Palace in Damascus, Syria on March 18, 2010, at the start of the Italian presidential couple's 3-day state visit to Syria. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (rear) guides trainee driver Awhangansi at the cab on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) and trainee driver Awhangansi record data at the dispatch room in Marina Station of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese driver Wang Aofei (L) guides trainee driver Awhangansi to make inspections on a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line before departure in Lagos, Nigeria, March 3, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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China's bathroom fittings enterprise makes headway in seeking high-quality development

STORY: China's bathroom fittings enterprise makes headway in seeking high-quality development SHOOTING TIME: March 19, 2024 DATELINE: March 21, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:52 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jomoo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group STORYLINE: Chinese enterprises have made headway in fostering high-quality development through sci-tech innovation. Jomoo, a bathroom fittings enterprise in east China's Fujian, is one of them. It has been dedicated to upgrading toilet manufacturing by engaging robots in its smart factory. With the help of the 5G network and AI technology, the smart "lights-out" factory has greatly improved its efficiency and reduced energy use. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): SU ZHEN, General Manager of International Business Unit, JOMOO Group "Since 2010, Jomoo has started to seek industrial transformation

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CHILE-SANTIAGO-EX-PRESIDENT-FUNERAL

(240208) -- SANTIAGO, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on March 3, 2020 shows former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera attending a news conference in Santiago, Chile. Sebastian Pinera, who was Chile's president in 2010-2014 and 2018-2022, died on Tuesday when his private helicopter crashed on the shores of Lake Ranco, in southern Chile, according to his office. (Photo by Jorge Villegas/Xinhua)

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Former UK PM Cameron To Return As Foreign Secretary

File photo dated March 3, 2016 shows British Prime Minister David Cameron poses for a family photo in the gardens of the Prefecture of Somme following the 34th Franco-British Summit in Amiens, northern France. Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country's new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his top team. David Cameron, 57, served as British prime minister from 2010 to 2016, resigning after the outcome of the Brexit referendum, when Britain voted to leave the European Union. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former UK PM Cameron To Return As Foreign Secretary

File photo dated March 3, 2016 shows British Prime Minister David Cameron poses for a family photo in the gardens of the Prefecture of Somme following the 34th Franco-British Summit in Amiens, northern France. Former British leader David Cameron was named as the country's new Foreign Secretary on Monday, in a surprise appointment made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he reshuffled his top team. David Cameron, 57, served as British prime minister from 2010 to 2016, resigning after the outcome of the Brexit referendum, when Britain voted to leave the European Union. Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Peru declares works of Nobel laureate as National Cultural Heritage

STORY: Peru declares works of Nobel laureate as National Cultural Heritage DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of books by Mario Vargas Llosa 2. various of photos 3. various of award to Mario Vargas Llosa last March at the Government Palace (file) STORYLINE: Peru's Ministry of Culture on Tuesday declared four works by Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa as a National Culture Heritage. The decision is historic because it is the first declaration to the works of an author in life. The recognized copies include The Bosses (1957), The City and the Dogs (1963), The Green House (1966), and Puppies: Pichula Cuellar (1967). Born in 1936, Vargas Llosa received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lima. (XHTV)

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N700 Series of bullet train cars

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in July 2010 shows the N700 Series of bullet train cars that will be employed on West Japan Railway Co.'s shinkansen train line connecting Osaka and Kagoshima prefectures. The fastest bullet train aims to connect Shin-Osaka and Kagoshima Chuo stations in 3 hours and 47 minutes when the operation of the train service is expected to be launched on March 12, 2011.

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Zvonareva beats Pironkova to advance to Wimbledon final

WIMBLEDON, England - Vera Zvonareva of Russia plays a return to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria during their women's singles semifinal at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 1, 2010. Zvonareva won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to march into the final.

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JAL puts on hold training for 151 future pilots

TOKYO, Japan - A trainee pilot operates a jumbo jet cockpit simulator at a Japan Airlines training facility in Tokyo in this file photo from March 1996. JAL sources said on June 3, 2010, that the airline, undergoing state-backed restructuring, has almost entirely put on hold its training program for 151 future pilots.

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Korean pop group Tohoshinki to suspend performances

TOKYO, Japan - This March 2008 file photo shows the members of Tohoshinki, a South Korean five-man pop group. Their Japanese agency announced April 3, 2010 that the group, hugely popular in their home country, Japan and other parts of Asia, will suspend their performances.

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Gamba edge closer to ACL knockout stage

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka substitute Ze Carlos (R) scores a goal, while Azfar Zainal Abidin (L) of Singapore's Armed Forces fails to stop it, adding a deflected third deep during the second period of an Asian Champions League match against the Singaporean team at Expo Stadium in Osaka on March 31, 2010. 2008 champions Gamba Osaka edged closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Asian tournament by beating the Singaporean team 3-0 at home.

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Mets reliever Takahashi pitches against Marlins

PORT ST. LUCIE, United States - New York Mets reliever Hisanori Takahashi pitches in the eighth inning of a spring training game against the Florida Marlins in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on March 31, 2010. Takahashi pitched a perfect eighth as the Mets won 6-3.

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Gamba edge closer to ACL knockout stage

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda is about to open the scoring in the first period of an Asian Champions League match against Singapore's Armed Forces at Expo Stadium in Osaka on March 31, 2010. 2008 champions Gamba Osaka edged closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Asian tournament by beating the Singaporean team 3-0 at home.

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Gamba edge closer to ACL knockout stage

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka forward Shoki Hirai doubles the lead 10 minutes into the second period of an Asian Champions League match against Singapore's Armed Forces at Expo Stadium in Osaka on March 31, 2010. 2008 champions Gamba Osaka edged closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Asian tournament by beating the Singaporean team 3-0 at home.

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Gamba edge closer to ACL knockout stage

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka midfielder Michihiro Yasuda (R) opens the scoring in the first period of an Asian Champions League match against Singapore's Armed Forces at Expo Stadium in Osaka on March 31, 2010. 2008 champions Gamba Osaka edged closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Asian tournament by beating the Singaporean team 3-0 at home.

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L.A. Angels Matsui 1-for-3 against Milwaukee Brewers

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to left in the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Tempe, Arizona, on March 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in a 1-1 draw.

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Kashima into ACL knockout stage

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Kashima Antlers midfielder Mitsuo Ogasawara (C) fights for the ball in the second half of an Asian Champions League match against Indonesia's Persipura Jayapura on March 30, 2010. The Japanese team secured its passage into the knockout stage with a 3-1 win, maintaining a perfect record of four wins out of four in Group F.

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Iwamura homers, gets 3 hits for Pirates

BRADENTON, United States - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Akinori Iwamura hits a three-run homer over the right-field fence in the third inning of a spring training game against the Houston Astros in Bradenton, Florida, on March 29, 2010. Iwamura went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in a 13-1 rout of the Astros.

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'Doraemon' author's museum to feature 50,000 original drawings

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Fujimoto (2nd from L), the widow of Fujiko F. Fujio who created ''Doraemon,'' poses for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which the outlines of a museum dedicated to the cartoonist were unveiled. The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is scheduled to open on Sept. 3, 2011, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the city where he spent more than three decades until his death in 1996.

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Imada moves up to 12th at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's Ryuji Imada acknowledges spectators after making a birdie putt on the 17th hole during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 27, 2010. Imada fired a 3-under-par 69 to climb into a tie for 12th place after the round.

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Imada moves up to 12th at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's Ryuji Imada acknowledges spectators during the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 27, 2010. Imada fired a 3-under-par 69 to climb into a tie for 12th place after the round.

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H. Matsui singles in go-ahead run

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning in a game against the San Francisco Giants in Tempe, Arizona, on March 27, 2010. Matsui finished 1-for-3 as the Angels won 4-3.

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Mariners' Suzuki hits single

GLENDALE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a single in the first inning in a match against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Glendale, Arizona, on March 27, 2010. Suzuki had two singles in four at-bats and his seventh stolen base of the spring in a 3-1 loss to the Dodgers.

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Ishikawa makes cut in Masters warm-up

ORLANDO, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa makes a remarkable par-save from the so-called beach bunker that neighbors a water hazard on the par-3 17th hole in the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida, on March 26, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 2-under 70 to make the cut, moving up from a tie for 76th to a tie for 44th with an even-par 144 total.

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Central League opener

OSAKA, Japan - Supporters of the Hashin Tigers release balloons during the seventh inning of the season opener against the Yokohama BayStars at Kyocera Dome in Osaka on March 26, 2010. The Tigers beat the BayStars 7-3 on the opening day for the Central League.

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Central League opener

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami, the title winner of the junior figure skating championships, throws the ceremonial opening pitch for the season opener between the Chunichi Dragons and the Hiroshima Carp at Nagoya Dome in the city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on March 26, 2010. The Carp beat the Dragons 3-1 on the opening day for the Central League.

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Central League opener

NAGOYA, Japan - Kanako Murakami, the title winner of the junior figure skating championships, throws the ceremonial opening pitch for the season opener between the Chunichi Dragons and the Hiroshima Carp at Nagoya Dome in the city of Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on March 26, 2010. The Carp beat the Dragons 3-1 on the opening day for the Central League.

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Central League opener

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshima Toyo Carp right-hander Kenta Maeda throws the ball during the season opener between the Chunichi Dragons and the Hiroshima Carp at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on March 26, 2010. The Carp beat the Dragons 3-1 on the opening day for the Central League.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui 2-for-3 against Texas Rangers

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles down the left-field line in the sixth inning of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers in Tempe, Arizona, on March 25, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in a 9-6 win over the Texas Rangers.

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Cubs' Fukudome 3-for-3 against Rangers

SURPRISE, United States - Chicago Cubs leadoff batter Kosuke Fukudome hits a single to right in the first inning of a spring training game against the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Fukudome went 3-for-3 with an RBI as the Cubs won 12-1.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches his three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) gets a high five from Torii Hunter (L) and Bobby Abreu after hitting a three-run homer in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) gets a high five from Torii Hunter (48) and Bobby Abreu after hitting a three-run homer in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) shakes hands with Angels manager Mike Scioscia after hitting a three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Angels' Matsui hits 3-run homer against Royals

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a three-run homer over the right-center wall in the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals in Tempe, Arizona, on March 24, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 8-6.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho unbeaten at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho throws down No. 3 maegashira Kotoshogiku on the seventh day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 20, 2010.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions starting pitcher Hideaki Wakui throws the ball to Lotte Marines leadoff batter Tsuyoshi Nishioka in the first inning at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 20, 2010, the opening day for the 2010 season of the Pacific League. Wakui struck out 11 and allowed one run on seven hits before Brian Sikorski pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save as the Lions won 2-1.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on March 20, 2010, the opening day for the 2010 season of the Pacific League. Darvish gave up five runs -- three earned -- on seven hits in a complete game effort as the Hawks won 5-3.

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Takahashi solid again in spring training game

JUPITER, United States - New York Mets left-hander Hisanori Takahashi pitches against the Florida Marlins in their preseason game in Jupiter, Florida, on March 18, 2010. Takahashi, who signed a minor league deal with the Mets last month, threw 2-1/3 shutout innings in relief for his first save of the spring.

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Pirates Iwamura plays in preseason game

BRADENTON, United States - Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Akinori Iwamura flies out to left during the sixth inning of a preseason game against the Detroit Tigers on March 17, 2010, in Bradenton, Florida. Iwamura ended up 0-for-3 as the Pirates lost 3-6.

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Braves' Saito plays in preseason game

ORLANDO, United States - Atlanta Braves pitcher Takashi Saito throws the ball during the fourth inning of a preseason game against the Florida Marlins on March 16, 2010, in Orlando, Florida. Saito worked a scoreless inning as the Braves won 6-3.

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Matsui 1-for-3 with an RBI in preseason game against Cubs

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits an RBI single to center in the second inning of a preseason game against the Chicago Cubs in Tempe, Arizona, on March 14, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 with an RBI but the Cubs won 8-7.

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Orioles' Uehara plays in preseason game

SARASOTA, United States - Baltimore Orioles right-hander Koji Uehara (R) bumps fists with catcher Craig Tatum after picking up a save during a preseason game against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 14, 2010, at Sarasota, Florida. Uehara threw a scoreless ninth as the team edged the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3.

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Orioles' Uehara plays in preseason game

SARASOTA, United States - Baltimore Orioles right-hander Koji Uehara throws the ball during the ninth inning of a preseason game against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 14, 2010, at Sarasota, Florida. Uehara picked up a save as the team edged the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3.