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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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Japan's ex-House of Councillors President Ogi dies at 89

Photo taken in November 2010 in Tokyo shows Japan's former House of Councillors President Chikage Ogi. The actress-turned-lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, whose real name was Hiroko Hayashi, died of cancer on March 9, 2023, at age 89.

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Japanese wins world cocktail title

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2010 shows Takafumi Yamada, a Japanese bartender who won the World Cocktail Championship in Poland on Nov. 9, 2011, with an original cocktail on the theme of reconstruction from the March 11 disaster in Japan. Yamada said he created the vodka-based cocktail, Great Sunrise, in hope that ''a wonderful sunrise will shine all over Japan.''

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Hokkaido shinkansen preparations

HAKODATE, Japan - Workers renew power supply lines in the Omonai Tunnel in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, on Nov. 9, 2010, in preparation for the extension of the shinkansen bullet train to the northernmost Japan prefecture planned for the fiscal year through March 2016.

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Hokkaido shinkansen preparations

HAKODATE, Japan - Workers renew power supply lines in the Omonai Tunnel in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, on Nov. 9, 2010, in preparation for the extension of the shinkansen bullet train to the northernmost Japan prefecture planned for the fiscal year through March 2016.

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Hokkaido shinkansen preparations

HAKODATE, Japan - Workers renew power supply lines in the Omonai Tunnel in Shiriuchi, Hokkaido, on Nov. 9, 2010, in preparation for the extension of the shinkansen bullet train to the northernmost Japan prefecture planned for the fiscal year through March 2016.

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Indonesian students protest at Obama visit

JAKARTA, Indonesia - University students and other people in Jakarta march on Nov. 5, 2010, in protest at a visit to Indonesia by U.S. President Barack Obama scheduled for Nov. 9. Around 300 students rallied against a visit by the leader including some who criticized the United States for ''oppressing followers of Islam.''

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N. Korea ruling party's 65th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Elementary school students march chanting the Footstep, a song for the next North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, the eve of the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers Party of Korea.

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Soccer boys in Soweto

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A boy chases a soccer ball in Soweto, an old township in Johannesburg, on March 9, 2010, as he and his friends exude excitement in the run-up to the World Cup.

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China's 1st qtr GDP up 11.9% on year

BEIJING, China - Chinese consumers look at condominium models during a real estate business event in Beijing on April 9, 2010. The Chinese government said April 15 that the country's economy expanded 11.9 percent in the January to March period from a year earlier.

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Atlanta Braves' Kawakami pitches against N.Y. Yankees

ORLAND, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami pitches against the New York Yankees in a spring training game in Orlando, Florida, on March 30, 2010. Kawakami allowed five hits and two runs in five innings as the Braves won 9-6.

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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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Kashima beat Persipura in ACL match

KASHIMA, Japan - Kashima Antlers striker Yuya Osako (9) shoots as he tussles with Persipura Jayapura defender Richardo Salampessy (4) during the first half of an Asian Champions League first-round match at Kashima Stadium in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture on March 24, 2010. The Antlers beat the Indonesian team 5-0.

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Red Sox right-hander Tazawa in match against Tampa Bay Rays

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Junichi Tazawa appears in the fifth inning of the match against the Tampa Bay Rays in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2010. Tazawa gave up three home runs in one inning of work as the Boston Red Sox fell to the Tampa Bay Rays 11-9.

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Braves Kawakami plays in preseason game

ORLANDO, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami follows a two-run homer by Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth during the second inning in their preseason game at Orlando, Florida, on March 9, 2010. Kawakami gave up two runs on four hits and walked one in three innings.

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Movie director Kitano awarded France's top cultural honor

PARIS, France - Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano poses after being named Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters by Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand at the Fondation Cartier in Paris on March 9, 2010.

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L.A. Dodgers Kuroda pitches in preseason game

GLENDALE, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a preseason game against the Colorado Rockies at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, on March 9, 2010. Kuroda allowed two runs in two innings during his first preseason appearance.

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Matsui makes L.A. Angels spring debut

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the fourth inning of a preseason game against the San Diego Padres at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on March 9, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-2 in his Angels spring debut.

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Movie director Kitano awarded France's top honor for arts

PARIS, France - Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano (L) and French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) pose with Kitano's artwork displayed at the Fondation Cartier museum in Paris on March 9, 2010. Kitano was conferred France's highest honor for arts and culture, the Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters.

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Movie director Kitano awarded France's top honor for arts

PARIS, France - Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano (C) is awarded the Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters, France's highest honor for arts and culture, by French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (R) at the Fondation Cartier museum in Paris on March 9, 2010.

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Matsui makes L.A. Angels spring debut

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the fourth inning of a preseason game against the San Diego Padres at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on March 9, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-2 in his Angels spring debut.

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Itai picked as Japan entrant for Miss Universe 2010 pageant

TOKYO, Japan - Maiko Itai (2nd from R) wipes tears after being named Miss Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on March 9, 2010. Itai, who lives in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, was picked from 11 contestants in the final round of the Japanese beauty pageant, which had about 4,000 applicants, and will go to the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant in July.

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Movie director Kitano awarded France's top honor for arts

PARIS, France - Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano (R) gives French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand (C) a tour of his artworks at the Fondation Cartier museum in Paris on March 9, 2010. Kitano was conferred France's highest honor for arts and culture, the Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters.

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Movie director Kitano awarded France's top cultural honor

PARIS, France - Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano (R) delivers a speech after being named Commander of the Order of the Arts and Letters by Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand at the Fondation Cartier in Paris on March 9, 2010.

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Kawasaki beaten again in Asian Champions League

TODOROKI, Japan - Japan's Kawasaki Frontale take on China's Beijing Guoan in steady snowfall at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. Kawasaki, last year's quarterfinalists, were condemned to a second straight Group E defeat in the Asian Champions League, going down 3-1 to the Chinese team.

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Itai picked as Japan entrant for Miss Universe 2010 pageant

TOKYO, Japan - Maiko Itai reacts after being named Miss Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on March 9, 2010. Itai, who lives in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, was picked from 11 contestants in the final round of the Japanese beauty pageant, which had about 4,000 applicants, and will go to the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant in July.

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Kawasaki beaten again in Asian Champions League

TODOROKI, Japan - Japan's Kawasaki Frontale take on China's Beijing Guoan in steady snowfall at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. Kawasaki, last year's quarterfinalists, were condemned to a second straight Group E defeat in the Asian Champions League, going down 3-1 to the Chinese team.

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Kawasaki beaten again in Asian Champions League

TODOROKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale midfielder Junichi Inamoto (C) fights for the ball with Beijing Guoan midfielder Huang Bowen (L) in a snowy Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. Kawasaki, last year's quarterfinalists, were condemned to a second straight Group E defeat in the AFC Champions League, going down 3-1 to the Chinese team.

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Danish PM seeks early delivery of financial aid to poor countries

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 9, 2010. Rasmussen, who chaired a U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen last December, called for the early implementation of financial aid worth $30 billion pledged by rich countries to help poor nations grapple with the impact of climate change.

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Endo snatches victory for Kashima in Asian Champions League

JEONJU, South Korea - Kashima Antlers midfielder Koji Nakata (back) strikes the equalizer in the 70th minute of a Group F opening round match of the AFC Champions League against South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, South Korea, on March 9, 2010. Kashima beat the South Korean team 2-1.

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Endo snatches victory for Kashima in Asian Champions League

JEONJU, South Korea - Kashima Antlers midfielder Mitsuo Ogawawara (R) fights for the ball with Jeonbuk Motors midfielder Jung Hoon at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, South Korea, on March 9, 2010, during a Group F opening round match of the AFC Champions League. Kashima beat the South Korean team 2-1.

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Japan-U.S. secret pacts confirmed, gov't policy shift expected

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Kitaoka (R), a University of Tokyo professor who headed a Foreign Ministry panel investigating Japan-U.S. secret pacts on nuclear arms and other issues, speaks during a news conference at the ministry on March 9, 2010. The panel concluded that secret pacts were reached by Japan and the United States in the Cold War era, leading the Japanese government to end its decades-long official denial of their existence.

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Okada says suspicion nukes brought in cannot be dispelled

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a news conference at his ministry on March 9, 2010, after the revelation by a ministry panel of a Cold War-era tacit agreement between Japan and the United States on the introduction of nuclear arms into Japan. Okada said he cannot completely dispel the suspicion that nuclear weapons were brought into Japan, in light of the revelation.

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Japan-U.S. secret pacts confirmed, gov't policy shift expected

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama answers question from reporters at the prime minister's office on March 9, 2010, after the revelation by a foreign ministry panel of a Cold War-era tacit agreement between Japan and the United States on the introduction of nuclear arms into Japan.

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Endo snatches victory for Kashima in Asian Champions League

JEONJU, South Korea - Kashima Antlers defender Daiki Iwamasa (L) fights for the ball with Jeonbuk Motors' Lee Dong Gook at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, South Korea, on March 9, 2010, during a Group F opening round match of the AFC Champions League. Kashima beat the South Korean team 2-1.

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Okada says suspicion nukes brought in cannot be dispelled

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a news conference at his ministry on March 9, 2010, after the revelation by a ministry panel of a Cold War-era tacit agreement between Japan and the United States on the introduction of nuclear arms into Japan. Okada said he cannot completely dispel the suspicion that nuclear weapons were brought into Japan, in light of the revelation.

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Toshiba HQ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of Toshiba Corp. in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 9, 2010.

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Okada says suspicion nukes brought in cannot be dispelled

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a news conference at his ministry on March 9, 2010, after the revelation by a ministry panel of a Cold War-era tacit agreement between Japan and the United States on the introduction of nuclear arms into Japan. Okada said he cannot completely dispel the suspicion that nuclear weapons were brought into Japan, in light of the revelation.

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Japan-U.S. secret pacts confirmed, gov't policy shift expected

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama answers question from reporters at the prime minister's office on March 9, 2010, after the revelation by a foreign ministry panel of a Cold War-era tacit agreement between Japan and the United States on the introduction of nuclear arms into Japan.

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Japan-U.S. secret pacts confirmed, gov't policy shift expected

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichi Kitaoka, a University of Tokyo professor who headed a Foreign Ministry panel investigating Japan-U.S. secret pacts on nuclear arms and other issues, speaks during a news conference at the ministry on March 9, 2010. The panel concluded that secret pacts were reached by Japan and the United States in the Cold War era, leading the Japanese government to end its decades-long official denial of their existence.

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Seibu Lions rookie Kikuchi allows 3 runs in two innings

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Highly touted Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a minor league game against the Yomiuri Giants at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The 18-year-old Kikuchi pitched two innings, allowing three runs.

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Seibu Lions rookie Kikuchi allows 3 runs in two innings

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Highly touted Seibu Lions rookie Yusei Kikuchi pitches in a minor league game against the Yomiuri Giants at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The 18-year-old Kikuchi pitched two innings, allowing three runs.

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Reprocessed nuclear waste arrives in Japan from Britain

AOMORI, Japan - A shipping cask containing vitrified radioactive waste is lifted by crane from a freighter at Mutsu Ogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The nuclear waste from fuel used in Japanese plants was transported back to Japan after being reprocessed in Britain, the first shipment of its kind to arrive from the country.

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Nuclear waste arrives in Japan from Britain

AOMORI, Japan - A freighter carrying high-level radioactive vitrified waste from Britain arrives at Mutsu Ogawara port in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, on March 9, 2010. The shipment, which comprises of nuclear waste reprocessed in Britain from fuels used at Japanese plants, is the first of its kind coming from Britain back into Japan.

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Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9. Japan's third-largest automaker revised its earnings forecasts for the year to March to a group net loss of 265 billion yen due to sliding sales and a stronger yen. The automaker said it will cut its worldwide workforce of about 235,000 by 8.5 percent to 215,000 in fiscal 2009 through March 2010.

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Strong quake jolts Kagoshima Pref. island chain in Japan

File photo taken March 12, 2010, shows Akuseki Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. A strong earthquake jolted an island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2021, measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 on the island.

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Nissan to incur 1st loss under Ghosn, to cut 20,000 jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9. Japan's third-largest automaker revised its earnings forecasts for the year to March to a group net loss of 265 billion yen due to sliding sales and a stronger yen. The automaker said it will cut its worldwide workforce of about 235,000 by 8.5 percent to 215,000 in fiscal 2009 through March 2010. (Kyodo)

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Client 9: The Rise And Fall Of (2010)

Eliot Spitzer Characters: Himself Film: Client 9: The Rise And Fall Of Eliot Spitzer (2010) Director: Alex Gibney 05 November 2010 FILE -- (NYT2) ALBANY, N.Y. -- March 10, 2008 -- NY-SPITZER-PROSTITITUION-2 -- Governor Eliot Spitzer before delivering remarks to the Medical Society of the State of New York's Annual Legislative Conference at the Hart Theatre in Albany. Albany, March 4, 2008. Spitzer informed his most senior administration officials on Monday, March 10, 2008 that he had been involved in a prostitution ring, an administration official said this morning. (Nathaniel Brooks/The New York Times/Redux) Date: 05 November 2010

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Children's literature writer Matsutani dies at 89

File photo taken in October 2010 shows Japanese children's book author Miyoko Matsutani, known for her work "Tatsunoko Taro" (Taro the Dragon Boy) and the "Chiisai Momo-chan" (Little Momo) series. Matsutani died of old age at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 28, 2015, at 89, her family said on March 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children's literature writer Matsutani dies at 89

File photo taken in October 2010 shows Japanese children's book author Miyoko Matsutani, known for her work "Tatsunoko Taro" (Taro the Dragon Boy) and the "Chiisai Momo-chan" (Little Momo) series. Matsutani died of old age at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 28, 2015, at 89, her family said on March 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo