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President Sarkozy Honors Dead French Police Officers - Neuilly-sur-Seine

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux attend a ceremony to honour French police officers who died serving their country in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris suburb, France on May 7, 2010. Photo by Ludovic/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Radiation rose at Niigata plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 2009 shows the No. 7 reactor of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. Radiation at about 2,100 times the normal level was detected in gaseous waste at the reactor on Sept. 16, 2010.

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BOJ hints at more monetary easing

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo for a policy meeting on Sept 7, 2010. At the two-day Policy Board meeting, the BOJ maintained that the country's economy is likely to be on a recovery trend, but suggested that it may take further monetary easing steps. (Pool photo)

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Matsui lackluster against Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui strikes out swinging during the sixth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals on May 31, 2010, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Matsui went hitless as the team won 7-1.

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Matsui lackluster against Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (L) grounds out to first during the second inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals on May 31, 2010, at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Matsui went hitless as the team won 7-1.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer against Seattle Mariners

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui catches a fly by Seattle Mariners designated hitter Mike Sweeney in the fifth inning of their game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 with three RBIs as the Angels won 9-7.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 2-for3 against L.A. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a double in the eighth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 9-7 loss to the Angels.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 2-for3 against L.A. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI single to center in the second inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 9-7 loss to the Angels.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer against Seattle Mariners

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui (L) and his teammates celebrate their 9-7 walk-off victory over the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer against Seattle Mariners

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui celebrates with his teammates after hitting a two-run homer over the right-field fence in the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 with three RBIs as the Angels won 9-7.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer against Seattle Mariners

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui hits a two-run homer over the right-field fence in the first inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 with three RBIs as the Angels won 9-7.

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Angels' Matsui 1-for-4 against Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run single in the third inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 22, 2010. He went 1-for-4 at the plate and played left field for the first time since May 5 as the Angels won 10-7.

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Life still a struggle in war-torn Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Photo taken on May 7, 2010 shows soldiers of the interim government of Somalia riding on a truck equipped with a machine gun in Mogadishu. (Photo courtesy of Tomoaki Nakano)

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'7-million-yen' platinum toy car displayed

SENDAI, Japan - A one-of-a-kind pure platinum toy car under the long-selling Tomica brand name, which would be worth 7 million yen if put on sale, is displayed at an outlet of Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Sendai on May 19, 2010. Tanaka Kikinzoku produced the 7-centimeter, 210-gram model, based on Nissan Motor Co.'s Fairlady Z 432 sports car, jointly with toy maker Tomy Co. to mark the 40th anniversary of the debut of the toy car series.

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Kuroda takes 5th win

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 18, 2010. Kuroda took his fifth win after allowing seven hits and three runs in six innings as the Dodgers beat the Astros 7-3.

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Kuroda takes 5th win

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 18, 2010. Kuroda took his fifth win after allowing seven hits and three runs in six innings as the Dodgers beat the Astros 7-3.

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Kuroda takes 5th win

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda (L) speaks with Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui after reaching second base in the fifth inning of a game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 18, 2010. The Dodgers won 7-3.

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Kuroda takes 5th win

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 18, 2010. Kuroda took his fifth win after allowing seven hits and three runs in six innings as the Dodgers beat the Astros 7-3.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui walks off after his second strikeout during the fourth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 18, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-3 in the Angels' 7-8 loss.

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Red Sox reliever Okajima throws scoreless 9th against Tigers

DETROIT, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on May 14, 2010. Okajima threw a scoreless ninth in a 7-2 rout of the Tigers.

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Veteran Yamasaki's pinch-hit grand slam

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pinch hitter Takeshi Yamasaki hits a grand slam in his team's 8-7 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on May 14, 2010.

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Kuroda gets 4th win as Dodgers top D'Backs

PHOENIX, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda starts in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on May 12, 2010. Kuroda threw 7-1/3 effective innings for his fourth win of the season in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.

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Kuroda gets 4th win as Dodgers top D'Backs

PHOENIX, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda starts in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on May 12, 2010. Kuroda threw 7-1/3 effective innings for his fourth win of the season in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.

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Kuroda gets 4th win as Dodgers top D'Backs

PHOENIX, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda starts in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on May 12, 2010. Kuroda threw 7-1/3 effective innings for his fourth win of the season in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.

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Kuroda gets 4th win as Dodgers top D'Backs

PHOENIX, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda starts in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on May 12, 2010. Kuroda threw 7-1/3 effective innings for his fourth win of the season in the Dodgers' 6-3 victory over the Diamondbacks.

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Angels' Matsui hitless

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels grounds as his bat breaks in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 11, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-3 with a run-scoring walk in his team's 2-7 loss.

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Angels' Matsui hitless

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels draws a bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 11, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-3 with the bases-loaded walk in his team's 2-7 loss.

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Angels' Matsui hitless

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels grounds to left in the second inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 11, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-3 with a bases-loaded walk in his team's 2-7 loss.

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Red Sox's Okajima pitches perfect 7th against the Blue Jays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox set-upper Hideki Okajima returns to the team's dugout after pitching a perfect seventh against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on May 10, 2010. The Red Sox won 7-6.

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Red Sox's Okajima pitches perfect 7th against the Blue Jays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox set-upper Hideki Okajima pitches in the seventh inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston on May 10, 2010. Okajima pitched a perfect seventh as the Red Sox won 7-6.

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G-7 hails move to stabilize eurozone

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan briefs reporters about an emergency joint statement issued by the Group of Seven advanced economies at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on May 10, 2010. The G-7 finance ministers and central bank chiefs hailed the emergency measures agreed upon in Europe to restore stability to the eurozone.

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Foreign visitors to upper house in Diet building on the rise

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists visit the Diet building in Tokyo on May 7, 2010.

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Ramirez all smiles after homer

NIIGATA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants slugger Alex Ramirez smiles as he leaves the Hard Off Eco Stadium in Niigata on May 9, 2010, after his three-run homer led the club to victory over the Yokohama BayStars 7-5.

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A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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Japanese Communist Party head backs U.S. base removal

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii gives a speech in Washington on May 7, 2010. Shii, the first JCP chief to visit the United States, also met with a U.S. State Department official the same day, calling for the unconditional removal of the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Knuckleballer Yoshida introduced by Outlaws

CHICO, United States - Japanese baseball pitcher Eri Yoshida poses for a photo in her new Chico Outlaws jersey during a news conference on May 7, 2010, in Chico, California. The 18-year-old female knuckleballer was introduced by the Outlaws of the U.S. independent Golden Baseball League as its new member.

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A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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Nagasaki's call for nuke-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speaks at a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. Taue called for a world without nuclear weapons, criticizing the nuclear powers for failing to listen to the voices of atomic-bomb survivors.

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Knuckleballer Yoshida introduced by Outlaws

CHICO, United States - Japanese baseball pitcher Eri Yoshida speaks during a news conference in Chico, California, on May 7, 2010. The 18-year-old female knuckleballer was introduced by the Chico Outlaws of the U.S. independent Golden Baseball League as its new member.

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Wakui one-hits Hawks as Lions take PL lead

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seibu Lions starter Hideaki Wakui pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on May 7, 2010. Wakui pitched a one-hitter for his first shutout of the season as the Lions beat the Hawks 4-0 to move atop the Pacific League.

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Hiroshima's call for nuke-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speaks at a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. Akiba called for the realization of a world without nuclear weapons within the lifetime of the hibakusha atomic-bomb survivors, whose average age is now over 75.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors seek nuclear-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speak to reporters after delivering speeches at a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010.

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Miyazato moves up into tie for 20th at World Ladies Championship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - Ai Miyazato reacts to a par putt on the eighth hole during the second round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup golf tournament at Ibaraki Golf Club in the city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2010. Miyazato, who won the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico for her third title of the 2010 U.S. LPGA season, moved up into a tie for 20th at 4 over with a 72.

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Ozawa hints lack of leadership affecting DPJ popularity

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a press conference in the city of Miyazaki on May 7, 2010. Ozawa said ''leadership factors'' may be among the reasons for the decline in the ruling party's popularity, suggesting that lack of leadership by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is affecting public poll.

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Miyazato moves up into tie for 20th at World Ladies Championship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - Ai Miyazato looks dejected after a bogie on the 14th hole during the second round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup golf tournament at Ibaraki Golf Club in the city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2010. Miyazaki, who won the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico for her third title of the 2010 U.S. LPGA season, moved up into a tie for 20th at 4 over with a 72.

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Pressel leads Tseng at World Ladies C'ship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - American Morgan Pressel hits a shot during the second round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup at Ibaraki Golf Club in the city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2010. Pressel shot a 4-under 68 to hold a three-stroke lead over fellow U.S. LPGA player Tseng Yani at the halfway point of the championship.

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Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - An elevated walkway at the Shanghai World Expo site is virtually empty on May 7, 2010. The number of visitors was smaller than expected at the beginning of the event.

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Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - People walk along an empty gated passage to enter the Nepal Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 7, 2010. The number of visitors was smaller than expected at the beginning of the event.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa, and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island give a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2010, after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Panasonic to return to black for 1st time in 3 yrs on TV sales

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2009 and earnings prospects for fiscal 2010 during a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2010. Otsubo said he expects the company to return to the black in fiscal 2010 for the first time in three years due to an increase in television sales.