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China toddler run over twice, neglected by passersby, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Image taken from a video footage posted on the Internet shows a man walking past a 2-year-old girl, who is lying on the ground after being hit by a vehicle on a market street in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China, on Oct. 13, 2011. She died in hospital on Oct. 21, 2011, after she was run over by two vehicles and was left broken and bleeding on the road while at least 18 people passed by without helping her.

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Flooded Canon plant in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - A plant affiliated with Japan's Canon Inc. is flooded in the Hi-Tech Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - Soldiers stand in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - A man measures radiation levels in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Slovakia approves eurozone bailout fund expansion

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovakia's Prime Minister Iveta Radicova holds a press conference at the parliamentary building in Bratislava on Oct. 13, 2011, after the parliament approved the expansion of the eurozone's bailout fund by a majority vote, winning support from the largest opposition party after failing to pass it in a first-round vote earlier in the week.

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Uniqlo in New York

NEW YORK, United States - The second Uniqlo store in the United States of casual clothing chain operator Fast Retailing Co., located on New York's Fifth Avenue, is in final preparations on Oct. 13, 2011, before its opening the following day.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Russian and North Korean railway officials attend a ceremony near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, marking the completion of the reconstruction of the railway connecting Khasan station, in a coastal area of the Russian Far East, and North Korea's Rajin port. The reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway began in 2008.

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Uniqlo in New York

NEW YORK, United States - The second Uniqlo store in the United States of casual clothing chain operator Fast Retailing Co., located on New York's Fifth Avenue, is in final preparations on Oct. 13, 2011, before its opening the following day.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A freight train is pictured near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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Japan's Tanaka 20th at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Rie Tanaka of Japan performs on the balance beam during the women's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. She finished 20th in the competition.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (3rd from L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema (3rd from R), 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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N. Korea leader's grandson to study in Bosnia and Herzegovina

MOSTAR, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A boy, believed to be Kim Han Sol, 16, a son of Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il 's eldest son, smiles in front of a dormitory of the United World College in Mostar, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 13, 2011. He arrived at the international school the same day and will study there for two years.

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Japan's Tsurumi 15th at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Koko Tsurumi of Japan falls from the uneven parallel bars during the women's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. She finished 15th in the competition.

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Flooding in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, is flooded on Oct. 13, 2011, following downpours since summer.

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Fast Retailing eyes Uniqlo expansion in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Japanese casual clothing chain operator Fast Retailing Co., speaks to reporters in New York on Oct. 13, 2011, before its second Uniqlo store in the United States opens on New York's Fifth Avenue the following day. He said the company plans to open more than 1,600 Uniqlo stores in the United States.

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Flooding in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, is flooded on Oct. 13, 2011, following downpours since summer.

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Honda Automobile plant in flood-hit Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Photo shows a plant of Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co., at Rojana Industrial Park in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on Oct. 13, 2011. Operations at the factory have been suspended due to massive flooding.

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N. Korea leader's grandson to study in Bosnia and Herzegovina

MOSTAR, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A boy, believed to be Kim Han Sol, 16, a son of Kim Jong Nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il 's eldest son, walks in front of a dormitory of the United World College in Mostar, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Oct. 13, 2011. He arrived at the international school the same day and will study there for two years.

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High levels of radiation detected in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An expert measures radiation in a residential area of Tsurumaki in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2011. Airborne radiation of up to 3.35 microsieverts per hour, exceeding readings in some evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was detected at a height of 1 meter in the area in the measurement commissioned by the ward office.

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American Wieber wins all-around gold at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Jordyn Wieber of the United States performs her floor exercise during the women's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. The 16-year-old captured the gold medal in her debut at the championships.

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Railway connecting Russia and N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Women in traditional Korean dress wave to a freight train near Tumangang station in Rason, North Korea, on Oct. 13, 2011, as it moves toward Khasan station in a coastal area of the Russian Far East in a test run on the railway connecting Khasan and North Korea's Rajin port. The test run was conducted Oct. 12-13 for the first time after the completion of the reconstruction of the 55-kilomteter railway, which began in 2008.

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American Wieber wins all-around gold at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Jordyn Wieber of the United States shows her gold medal after finishing first in the women's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. The 16-year-old captured the gold in her debut at the championships.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema, 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Japan's Tsurumi 15th at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Koko Tsurumi of Japan flips in the air during her floor exercise in the women's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. She finished 15th in the competition.

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Foreign ministers of Malaysia, Japan hold talks

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Oct. 13, 2011, before holding talks.

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Japan, S. Korea nuclear envoys hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama (R), chief of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian affairs bureau, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's new top nuclear envoy, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. Sugiyama and Lim agreed during their meeting that the two countries and the United States will work closely on efforts toward resuming the multilateral talks on North Korea's nuclear programs. (Pool Photo)

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Finance Minister Azumi, U.S. envoy Roos hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (L) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (R) hold talks at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. Azumi told Roos the next challenge for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government is to decide on whether to join negotiations for a U.S.-backed Pacific free trade agreement.

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Japan's Tanaka 20th at worlds

TOKYO, Japan - Rie Tanaka of Japan performs her balance beam routine in the women's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. She finished 20th in the competition.

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MSDF P-3C around Senkaku Islands

TOKYO, Japan - A P-3C patrol aircraft of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force flies around Uotsuri Island, one of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Oct. 13, 2011. The MSDF dispatches the patrol aircraft to the East China Sea once a day. (Pool Photo)

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Imperial garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L front) talks with Japan women's national soccer team coach Norio Sasaki (2nd from L, front) and team captain Homare Sawa (2nd from R, front) during the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. About 2,000 people were invited to the party hosted by the emperor and Empress Michiko.

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King of Bhutan weds commoner bride

PUNAKAH, Bhutan - Photo shows Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L), the 31-year-old king of Bhutan, and his commoner bride Jetsun Pema, 21, who held their wedding ceremony in Punakha, western Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

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Imperial garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L front) talks with cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki (C front), author of the popular comic series ''Gegege no Kitaro,'' and Mizuki's wife Nunoe Mura (R) during the autumn imperial garden party at the Akasaka Imperial Garden in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2011. About 2,000 people were invited to the party hosted by the emperor and Empress Michiko.

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Japan, France localities promote technology exchanges

SUWA, Japan - Representatives of industry support groups from Suwa, Nagano Prefecture, in central Japan, and the Haute-Savoie department in eastern France shake hands in Suwa on Oct. 13, 2011, after signing a partnership agreement including technology information exchanges to create new business.

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High levels of radiation detected in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An expert measures radiation in a residential area of Tsurumaki in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2011. Airborne radiation of up to 3.35 microsieverts per hour, exceeding readings in some evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was detected at a height of 1 meter in the area in the measurement commissioned by the ward office.

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Hawaiian Airlines plane mistakenly enters runway

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Three inspectors of the Japan Transport Safety Board, an arm of the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry, head for an office of the ministry at Kansai airport near Osaka on Oct. 13, 2011 to investigate an incident that occurred the previous night at the airport. A Honolulu-bound Hawaiian Airlines passenger plane mistakenly entered a runway, just minutes before a cargo jet was due to land. No one was injured in the incident, which involved two Boeing 767 planes.

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High levels of radiation detected in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 13, 2011, shows part of a sidewalk in a residential area of Tsurumaki in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, where airborne radiation of up to 3.35 microsieverts per hour, exceeding readings in some evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was detected the same day. Road cones have been placed around the site by the ward office, as the sidewalk is used as a route to a nearby elementary school.