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US Moves Aircraft Carrier Toward Israel

Handout photo dated May 4, 2012 shows he Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. The USS Dwight Eisenhower aircraft carrier has reportedly sailed north through the Red Sea toward Israel in a show of deterrence from the Biden administration. The carrier would be able to intercept missiles and drones fired by Iran. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper via ABACAPRESS.COM

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In Türkiye's upcoming elections, young voters' say may be key

STORY: In Türkiye's upcoming elections, young voters' say may be key DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people on the streets in Türkiye 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): AHMET ALI, First-time voter 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): EKIN ULGEN, University student, First-time voter 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): ECE HASEMOGLU, University student, First-time voter STORYLINE: On May 14, voters across Türkiye will elect the president and 600 members of parliament for a five-year term. As many as 4.9 million Turkish citizens above the age of 18 will vote for the first time, according to the Supreme Electoral Council, the country's top electoral authority. Moreover, half of Türkiye's 64 million eligible voters are made up of millennials and those from the younger Generation Z, as many of whom were born between 1997-2012 have entered adulthood. The vote of the young is therefore expected to be crucial, as new polls predicted a close contest between incumbent President

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Yankees' Rivera

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows New York Yankees Mariano Rivera pitching against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York on April 4, 2013. Rivera got his 609th save in New York's 4-2 victory, returning to the mound for the first time since suffering a knee injury in May 2012.

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Film adaptation of 1983 Japanese drama "Oshin"

YAMAGATA, Japan - Photo taken May 4, 2012, shows a movie village in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture in northeastern Japan. The 1983 Japanese television drama "Oshin," which was hugely popular in Japan and well-received around the world, will be adapted for a film that will probably be shot at the village, sources familiar with the matter said May 31, 2012.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (2nd from R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by teammates after bashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays wearing No. 35 takes to the field for a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui socked a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of the game. He finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Crested ibis chick seen flying after leaving nest

SADO, Japan - Photo shows a young crested ibis flying in the city of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, at 4:45 a.m. on May 30, 2012. The Environment Ministry said the same day it has confirmed a young crested ibis has been spotted flying around the city for the first time since beginning to learn to fly earlier in the month. (Pool photo)

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) of the Tampa Bay Rays exchanges high-fives with a teammate in the dugout after blasting a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by the third-base coach while heading to home plate after smashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays hits a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Panasonic mulls cutting half of 7,000 HQ personnel

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2009 shows the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic is considering cutting 3,000 to 4,000 of the 7,000 personnel who work at its headquarters within the current financial year through internal transfers and early retirement, in an effort to reduce costs and streamline the organization, sources familiar with the matter said May 29, 2012.

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Pro-democracy march in HK

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong on May 27, 2012, ahead of the 23rd anniversary on June 4 of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (3rd from R) inspects the spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the pool, cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building, has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (3rd from R) inspects spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono examined how the pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2012, shows the inside of the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture. At center is the top of the reactor containment vessel. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono inspects the fifth floor of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A group of reporters view the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. They traveled with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A group of reporters view the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. They traveled with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the operation floor on the fifth floor of the wrecked No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the operation floor on fifth floor of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. At back is the top of the reactor containment vessel. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 26, 2012, shows the fifth floor of the wrecked reactor building for the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power station in Fukushima Prefecture. At center is the top of the reactor containment vessel. A group of reporters viewed the No. 4 reactor with nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono, who inspected how a spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building of the power plant has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono inspects the fifth floor of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) inspects the No. 4 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the spent fuel storage pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the No. 4 reactor building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima No. 4 reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono inspects spent fuel storage pool of the No. 4 reactor building at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on May 26, 2012. Hosono examined how the pool cooling a large number of nuclear fuel rods inside the building has been reinforced to brace for major aftershocks. (Pool photo)

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Residents in Miyagi plant trees on hill made of disaster debris

SENDAI, Japan - People take part in tree-planting in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 26, 2012, on a roughly 4-meter high hill made of debris from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and built as an experimental wall against tidal waves.

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Residents in Miyagi plant trees on hill made of disaster debris

SENDAI, Japan - A woman and her daughter take part in tree-planting in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 26, 2012, on a roughly 4-meter high hill made of debris from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami and built as an experimental wall against tidal waves.

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Italy quake

SANT'AGOSTINO, Italy - Photo taken on May 21, 2012, shows the city hall (R) of Sant'Agostino, northern Italy, with walls damaged by a magnitude-6.0 quake on May 20. A clock at a church (L) has halted showing about the time the disaster occurred shortly after 4 a.m.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - A competitor makes a pole vault attempt during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 4, 2012, against a sign reading ''Welcome to the Olympic Stadium'' prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - An employee carries out work while suspended from the Orbit tower beside the Olympic Stadium in London on May 4, 2012, prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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Darvish beats A's for 6th win

ARLINGTON, United States - The Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish was the starting pitcher in a game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 16, 2012. Darvish moved into a five-way tie for most wins in the major leagues with his sixth victory as the Rangers won 4-1.

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Darvish beats A's for 6th win

ARLINGTON, United States - The Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish was the starting pitcher in a game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 16, 2012. Darvish moved into a five-way tie for most wins in the major leagues with his sixth victory as the Rangers won 4-1.

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Darvish beats A's for 6th win

ARLINGTON, United States - The Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish was the starting pitcher in a game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 16, 2012. Darvish moved into a five-way tie for most wins in the major leagues with his sixth victory as the Rangers won 4-1.

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Hamilton hits 18th homer

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton hits his 18th home run of the season during the sixth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 12, 2012. The Rangers lost 4-2.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish holds a press conference at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012, after getting tagged for his first major league loss allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat to the Cleveland Indians.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012. Darvish got tagged for his first major league loss after allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish touches his cap during the third inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012, after the Indians went ahead 3-0 in the inning. Darvish got tagged for his first major league loss after allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish (back) looks down after Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (front) homered during the fifth inning at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012. Darvish got tagged for his first major league loss after allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat.

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Greece election

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's PASOK party leader Evangelos Venizelos speaks in Athens on May 4, 2012, ahead of the May 6 general election.

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U.S.-China strategic dialogue

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner hold a press conference after a two-day U.S.-China strategic and economic dialogue in Beijing on May 4, 2012.

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Austria's first cat cafe in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - A customer holds a cat in Austria's first cat cafe in Vienna on May 4, 2012. A Japanese woman living in the Austrian capital opened the cafe the same day. It is called ''Neko,'' which means cat in Japanese.

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U.S.-China meeting

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (C) shake hands in Beijing on May 4, 2012. To the left is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (Pool photo)

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Hiroshima declares bid to host NPT review conference

VIENNA, Austria - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) speaks at a meeting in Vienna on May 4, 2012 sponsored by the Conference of Mayors for Peace. Matsui declared that the city devastated by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing will seek to host a review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2015, and appealed to representatives from other countries to support its bid. To the left is Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue.

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Austria's first cat cafe in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - A customer plays with a cat in Austria's first cat cafe in Vienna on May 4, 2012. A Japanese woman living in the Austrian capital opened the cafe the same day. It is called ''Neko,'' which means cat in Japanese.

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Austria's first cat cafe in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - A woman looks at a cat in Austria's first cat cafe in Vienna on May 4, 2012. A Japanese woman living in the Austrian capital opened the cafe the same day. It is called ''Neko,'' which means cat in Japanese.

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Kim Yu Na in ice show

SEOUL, South Korea - Vancouver Olympic champion Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs in ice show E1 All That Skate Spring 2012 at Olympic Gymnasium Stadium in Seoul on May 4, 2012. It was her first appearance on the ice in the country since August 2011.

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Kim Yu Na in ice show

SEOUL, South Korea - Vancouver Olympic champion Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs in ice show E1 All That Skate Spring 2012 at Olympic Gymnasium Stadium in Seoul on May 4, 2012. It was her first appearance on the ice in the country since August 2011.