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IEA chief

LONDON, Britain - International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven (C) speaks during a press conference in London on Nov. 12, 2012.

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Supercomputer 'K' slips to third

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, in November 2011 shows "K," a supercomputer jointly developed by Riken, a Japanese state-backed research institute, and Fujitsu Ltd. "K" has slipped to third place globally in computing speed, according to a biannual ranking announced on Nov. 12, 2012, by the U.S.-European TOP500 project. It fell to second place in June after topping the previous two rankings. (Photo taken with fish-eye lens)

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean presidential candidate Moon Jae In from the main opposition Democratic United Party meets foreign reporters in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2012.

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BOJ governor

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa delivers a speech in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2012.

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German farm minister in Japan

KESENNUMA, Japan - German farm minister Ilse Aigner (R) visits an oyster farm in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. The northeastern Japan city was hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Harumafuji loses on 2nd day

FUKUOKA, Japan - Newly promoted yokozuna Harumafuji (L) loses to Okinoumi on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 12, 2012.

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German farm minister in Japan

KESENNUMA, Japan - German farm minister Ilse Aigner (R) visits an oyster farm in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. The northeastern Japan city was hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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German farm minister in Japan

KESENNUMA, Japan - German farm minister Ilse Aigner is pictured during her visit to Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. The northeastern Japan city was hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Probe into S. Korea president

SEOUL, South Korea - A special counsel office vehicle carrying documents submitted by the presidential security service leaves a government building in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2012. The special counsel office is investigating a scandal involving South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's retirement home plan.

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Publisher apologizes to mayor

OSAKA, Japan - Officials of Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. bow in apology to Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) at the Osaka city hall on Nov. 12, 2012, over an article on the mayor's family background that appeared in its weekly magazine Shukan Asahi.

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Sports university students visit N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Nippon Sport Science University board director Kenshiro Matsunami (C front) and about 40 students leave Beijing airport for Pyongyang on Nov. 12, 2012, for sports exchanges with North Korea.

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Honda Motor in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Honda Manufacturing Co. President Shunichi Eguchi speaks during a ceremony at the company's plant in Bangkok on Nov. 12, 2012. The Thailand subsidiary of Honda Motor Co. began a new production line for mid-displacement motorcycles at the factory.

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Japan economy stagnates in 3rd qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Seiji Maehara gives a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2012 on the country's gross domestic product data for the third quarter of 2012, released earlier in the day. GDP contracted an annualized real 3.5 percent from the previous quarter.

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Acquitted man lodges damages suit

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Sakurai, one of two men acquitted in a 1967 robbery and murder case, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2012, after lodging a suit seeking 190 million yen in damages over allegedly illegal acts by law enforcement authorities that led to false accusations against him.

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Suzuki Motor opens Thai plant

RAYONG, Thailand - Osamu Suzuki (C), president and chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., takes part in a tape-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the company's new plant in Rayong, eastern Thailand, on Nov. 12, 2012.

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Ex-DPJ leader Ozawa acquitted over political funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2012, after the court acquitted him over allegations of false political funds reporting.

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Tobacco convention conference in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - The fifth session of the Conference to the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control opens in Seoul on Nov. 12, 2012.

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Syrian opposition coalition leader

DOHA, Qatar - Moaz al-Khatib, head of a new coalition of Syrian opposition groups, holds a press conference in Doha on Nov. 12, 2012.

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Syrian opposition coalition leader

DOHA, Qatar - Moaz al-Khatib, head of a new coalition of Syrian opposition groups, speaks to reporters in Doha on Nov. 12, 2012.

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Ex-DPJ leader Ozawa acquitted over political funds scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Court-appointed lawyers acting as public prosecutors in the appeal trial of Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, arrive at the Tokyo High Court in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2012. The court acquitted Ozawa later that day over allegations of false political funds reporting.

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Dalai Lama in Okinawa

YAESE, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is pictured during a press conference in the town of Yaese, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. He countered allegations by the Chinese government that he is abetting acts of self-immolation by activists protesting against Beijing's control of Tibet.

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Dalai Lama in Okinawa

YAESE, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama answers a question during a press conference in the town of Yaese, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2012. He countered allegations by the Chinese government that he is abetting acts of self-immolation by activists protesting against Beijing's control of Tibet.

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Officers investigating online intimidation leave for U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Japanese police officers leave Narita airport near Tokyo for the United States on Nov. 12, 2012. Investigative sources said they aim to investigate a series of threatening messages posted online from personal computers believed to have been infected with malicious software enabling them to be controlled remotely by cybercriminals.