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Tibetan monks pray for quake victims

YUSHU, China - Tibetan monks chant Buddhist invocations in Yushu, Qinghai Province, on April 13, 2011, during a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the major 2010 earthquake in the Chinese province and the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan.

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Figure skaters Oda and Murakami

TOKYO, Japan - Figure skaters Nobunari Oda (L) and Kanako Murakami pose for photos beside a Christmas tree in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2010. They said in a press conference they will do their best to win a berth for the figure skating world championships in Tokyo in March 2011.

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Thai-made March compact

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. announces that it has begun selling in Japan the all-new March compact car, which it makes in Thailand, at the company's head office in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 13, 2010.

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Thai-made March compact

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga announces that the automaker has begun selling in Japan the all-new March compact car, which it manufactures in Thailand, at the company's head office in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 13, 2010.

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Thai-made March compact

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga announces that the automaker has begun selling in Japan the all-new March compact car, which it manufactures in Thailand, at the company's head office in Yokohama near Tokyo on July 13, 2010.

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H. Matsui goes hitless

SURPRISE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui grounds out to first during the sixth inning of a preseason game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 13, 2010. Matsui went hitless.

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Ichiro goes hitless

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki pops out to center during the ninth inning of a preseason game against the San Francisco Giants in Peoria, Arizona, on March 13, 2010. Ichiro went 0-for-4.

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H. Matsui goes hitless

SURPRISE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui grounds out to second during the third inning of a preseason game against the Kansas City Royals in Surprise, Arizona, on March 13, 2010. Matsui went hitless.

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Ichiro goes hitless

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki catches a fly off the bat of the San Francisco Giants' Edgar Renteria during the second inning of a preseason game in Peoria, Arizona, on March 13, 2010. Ichiro went 0-for-4.

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CITES conference begins in Doha

DOHA, Qatar - Willem Wijnstekers, secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, addresses a conference of the parties in Doha on March 13, 2010. A major issue at the conference is a proposed ban on all cross-border trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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CITES conference begins in Doha

DOHA, Qatar - A conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora begins in Doha on March 13, 2010. A major issue at the conference is a proposed ban on all cross-border trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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Pro-Thaksin rallies continue in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rally near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on March 13, 2010. The demonstrators called for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign.

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Japan crown prince in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito views the Turkana Boy fossil dating back 1.6 million years at the Nairobi National Museum on March 13, 2010.

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Japan crown prince in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) meets Olympic medal-winning marathon runners Douglas Wakiihuri (R) and Samuel Wanjiru (C) in Nairobi on March 13, 2010. The athletes trained in Japan when they were young.

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Pro-Thaksin rallies continue in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra rally near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok on March 13, 2010. The demonstrators called for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to resign.

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Pro-Thaksin rallies continue in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Vehicles carrying supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra drive through the streets of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on March 13, 2010, en route to Bangkok.

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Widow's film on 1995 subway sarin attack screened

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, head of a group of victims of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, speaks prior to a public screening of a film on the fatal attack in Tokyo on March 13, 2010. Takahashi broke new ground as a leader in crime victim relief movements by taping interviews with key persons affected by the attack, which was carried out by members of the defunct AUM Shinrikyo cult.

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Pro-Thaksin rallies continue in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Vehicles carrying supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra drive through the streets of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on March 13, 2010, en route to Bangkok.

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Pro-Thaksin rallies continue in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Vehicles carrying supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra drive through the streets of Ayutthaya, Thailand, on March 13, 2010, en route to Bangkok.

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1970 Osaka Expo revival fashion show

OSAKA, Japan - Models take part in a fashion show wearing replica outfits of the pavilion guides at the 1970 World Expo at the venue of the event in Osaka's Suita on March 13, 2010. The women held signs such as ''American Pavilion'' and ''Textile Pavilion'' during the show to mark the 40th anniversary of the exposition.

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1970 Osaka Expo revival fashion show

OSAKA, Japan - Models take part in a fashion show wearing replica outfits of the pavilion guides at the 1970 World Expo at the venue of the event in Osaka's Suita on March 13, 2010. The women held signs such as ''American Pavilion'' and ''Textile Pavilion'' during the show to mark the 40th anniversary of the exposition.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (L, front) takes part in an on-site inspection by Japan Coast Guard officers of the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (2nd from R) takes part in an on-site inspection by Japan Coast Guard officers of the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (wearing hood) boards the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 as he is taken for an on-site inspection of the vessel by Japan Coast Guard officers in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (wearing hood) boards the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 as he is taken for an on-site inspection of the vessel by Japan Coast Guard officers in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.

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Sea Shepherd activist takes part in on-site inspection

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Bethune (wearing hood) boards the whaling fleet security boat Shonan Maru No. 2 as he is taken for an on-site inspection of the vessel by Japan Coast Guard officers in Yokohama Port on March 13, 2010. Bethune, caption of a Sea Shepherd boat was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the Japanese vessel.