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Boys and policemen in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan boys pose for pictures with policemen on patrol in Kabul on Nov. 14, 2001.

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Residents look at wrecked Taliban vehicle

KABUL, Afghanistan - Residents look at a Taliban armed vehicle destroyed by U.S. bombings in Kabul on Nov. 14, 2001.

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Wrecks of Taliban warplane at Kabul airport

KABUL, Afghanistan - Wrecks of a Taliban warplane damaged by U.S. air strikes lie at Kabul airport on Nov. 14, 2001.

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Afghan nationals cautious on N. Alliance taking over Kabul

TOKYO, Japan - A representative of a Pakistan-based Afghan women's rights advocacy group and an Afghan refugee who survived a massacre by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2001. The 49-old man, who used the name Saeed Abrahim, for security reasons, expressed caution Wednesday at the prospect of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance coming to power.

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NTT DoCoMo, Nokia tie up on standardizing 3G technologies

TOKYO, Nov. 14 Kyodo - Nokia CEO Jorman Ollila (R) and NTT DoCoMo Inc. President Keiji Tachikawa shake hands at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2001. They announced the two firms will cooperate in standardizing technologies for third-generation (3G) high-speed mobile phone services. They will work to unify the protocol for browsing by the end of this year and call on content providers around the world to adopt the protocol.

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Musashimaru stays unbeaten in Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru bulldoses Wakanosato out of the ring to remain undefeated at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov.14, 2001.

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Japan downgrades economic assessment for 7th time

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a meeting of his economic ministers at his official residence Nov. 14, 2001. A monthly report submitted to the meeting downgraded diagnosis of the Japanese economy's health for the seventh time this year.

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(4)Northern Alliance invites Afghan factions to Kabul for talks

KABUL, Afghanistan - Two citizens pass by a Northern Alliance tank on a Kabul street Nov. 14, 2001. ''Everything is as usual,'' said one of the men.

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Japan updates U.S. on SDF support plan, U.S. appreciative+

TOKYO, Japan - Member of the Japan-U.S. bilateral coordination committee meet at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2001. Japan updated the United States on its ''basic plan'' for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to lend noncombat support to the U.S.-led military operations against terrorism.

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(2)Northern Alliance invites Afghan factions to Kabul for talks

KABUL, Afghanistan - Workers put up a new name sign at a radio station in the Afghan capital Kabul on Nov. 14, 2001, the day after the capital was recaptured by the country's anti-Taliban Northern Alliance. Radio Afghanistan is what the station used to be known as before the Taliban rule.

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(3)Northern Alliance invites Afghan factions to Kabul for talks

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan boys look happy to be on board an armed vehicle of the Anti-Taliban Northern Alliance in Kabul on Nov. 14, 2001.

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McDonald's begins using cogeneration system

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows a cogeneration system installed at one of McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. outlets in Yokohama. The company said Nov. 14, 2001 it has begun tests with the system developed by Tokyo Gas Co. under which power and heat can be generated simultaneously, leading to lower energy costs. The system is expected to help one McDonald's shop save at least 1 million yen a year in electricity costs.

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Woods, Duval set to defend World Cup title

GOTEMBA, Japan - World No. 1 Tiger Woods (R) watches his shot as British Open champion David Duval (L) sits smiling during their practice round on Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course on Nov. 14, 2001 on the eve of the EMC World Cup golf tournament beginning there Nov. 15.

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War-displaced Japanese from China confirms kinship

TOKYO, Japan - Wei Qingling, 59, from China's Shangdon Province, shows a family photo at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2001 after he was confirmed to be the nephew of a man from Chiba Prefecture. Wei is one of three war-displaced Japanese from China visiting Japan to search for kin.