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Noda meets with Geithner on G-7 sidelines

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Timothy Geithner in Washington on Oct. 9, 2010. Noda said they had discussed the need to rebalance the global economy.

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N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans deliver performances during the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, at which the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un, leader-in-waiting, made a public appearance prior to a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on the following day.

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Kim Jong Un, next N. Korean leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attends a mass game session in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, in his first reported public appearance as the country's leader-in-waiting.

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N. Koreans at Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean people applaud the country's leader Kim Jong Il and his son Kim Jong Un, leader-in-waiting, who made a public appearance at the Arirang mass games in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, prior to a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on the following day.

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Kim Jong Un, next N. Korean leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attends a mass game session in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, in his first reported public appearance as the country's leader-in-waiting.

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Chilean mine rescue

COPIAPO, Chile - Relatives sing the Chilean anthem near the site of drilling to rescue miners trapped in the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo, northern Chile, on Oct. 9, 2010, after hearing the drill has reached the 33 workers.

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Chilean mine rescue

COPIAPO, Chile - Relatives hug each other in delight near the site of drilling to rescue miners trapped in the San Jose mine in a suburb of Copiapo, northern Chile, on Oct. 9, 2010, after hearing the drill has reached the 33 workers.

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Kim Jong Un, next N. Korean leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Jong Un (R), the youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, attends a mass game session in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, in his first reported public appearance as the country's leader-in-waiting.

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China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - Sadamu Takahashi, a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., is surrounded by media people upon his arrival at Pudong airport in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010. Takahashi was freed the same day by Chinese authorities after being detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hebei Province.

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China frees detained Japanese

SHANGHAI, China - Sadamu Takahashi (L), a Japanese employee of Fujita Corp., shakes hands with Hiroyasu Izumi, Japanese consul general in Shanghai, in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010, after being freed by Chinese authorities the same day. Takahashi was detained along with three others for allegedly trespassing in a military zone in Hebei Province.

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Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

JINZHOU, China - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2010, shows a sign reading ''Liaoning Province Jinzhou Prison.'' Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, is believed to be detained in the prison.

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Senkaku Islands

MIYAKO, Japan - A monument bearing Japanese characters is seen on the uninhabited Uotsuri Island, the largest island of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Oct. 9, 2010. A bipartisan group of four Japanese lawmakers flew over the islands the same day.

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Senkaku Islands

MIYAKO, Japan - An image of the Japanese national flag is seen painted on a rock on the uninhabited Uotsuri Island, the largest island of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Oct. 9, 2010. A bipartisan group of four Japanese lawmakers flew over the islands the same day.

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Senkaku Islands

MIYAKO, Japan - A patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard sails near Uotsuri Island, the largest island of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Oct. 9, 2010. A bipartisan group of four Japanese lawmakers flew over the islands the same day.

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Senkaku Islands

MIYAKO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2010, shows islets of the Senkaku Islands in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture in the East China Sea, a disputed area between Japan and China over sovereignty. The largest island, Uotsuri Island, is in the back. A bipartisan group of four Japanese lawmakers flew over the islands the same day.

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Senkaku Islands

MIYAKO, Japan - A goat is seen eating grass on the uninhabited Uotsuri Island, the largest island of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Oct. 9, 2010. A bipartisan group of four Japanese lawmakers flew over the islands the same day.

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N. Korea ruling party's 65th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Junior high school students perform songs including the Footstep, a song for the next North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, the eve of the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers Party of Korea.

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N. Korea ruling party's 65th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Elementary school students march chanting the Footstep, a song for the next North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in Pyongyang on Oct. 9, 2010, the eve of the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers Party of Korea.

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Japan, China stars perform Mulan

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese actress Tsubasa Makoto rehearses for the theatrical dance-opera ''Mulan'' in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010. The play was performed the same day.

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Japan, China stars perform Mulan

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese actress Tsubasa Makoto (R) and Chinese dancer Huang Doudou rehearse for the theatrical dance-opera ''Mulan'' in Shanghai on Oct. 9, 2010. The play was performed the same day.

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General elections in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A candidate (L) of Myanmar's pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party shakes hands with an eligible voter in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 9, 2010, ahead of the first general elections in 20 years the following month.

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Kan 'relieved' on release of Japanese

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2010, commenting on the release of a Japanese national in China. Kan said he was ''relieved'' to hear Fujita Corp. employee Sadamu Takahashi was freed following a military zone trespassing allegation.

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Japan emperor, empress in Nara

NARA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look up at part of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Oct. 9, 2010.

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People in Myanmar around election day

YANGON, Myanmar - Members of Myanmar's pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party distribute pamphlets in Yangon on Oct. 9, 2010, ahead of the first general elections in 20 years held the following month.

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Japan emperor, empress in Nara

NARA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look up at part of Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, on Oct. 9, 2010.

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso waits for the start of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session in a pit at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010. The qualifying race was postponed due to a downpour.

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - BMW Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi waits for the start of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session in a pit at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010. The qualifying race was postponed due to a downpour.

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - BMW Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi goes for a free run ahead of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010.

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel (L) chats with a team staff member while waiting for the start of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010. The qualifying race was postponed due to a downpour.

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Nadal in Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Rafael Nadal of Spain acknowledges the crowd after advancing to the final of the Japan Open Tennis Championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2010.

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F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - HRT driver Sakon Yamamoto goes for a free run ahead of the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix qualifying session at the Suzuka circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010.

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Nadal in Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball against Viktor Troicki of Serbia during a semifinal at the Japan Open Tennis Championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2010.

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Monfils in Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Gael Monfils of France plays against Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic during a semifinal at the Japan Open Tennis Championships at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2010.

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Japan lawmakers fly over Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Kazuhiro Haraguchi, a senior lawmaker of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 9, 2010, after a flight over the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea along with three other parliamentarians. Haraguchi said the flight confirmed for him that the islands are part of Japanese territory.

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China delegation in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People at Pyongyang airport welcome a delegation of the Chinese Communist Party on Oct. 9, 2010. The Chinese delegation visited North Korea on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Workers Party of Korea.

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China delegation in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Il (R), chief of the International Department of North Korea's Workers Party, greets Zhou Yongkang, a standing committee member of the Chinese Communist Party's Political Bureau, upon the arrival of Zhou's delegation at Pyongyang airport on Oct. 9, 2010. The Chinese delegation visited North Korea on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Workers Party.

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China delegation in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Il (front, R), chief of the International Department of North Korea's Workers Party, and Zhou Yongkang (L, front), a standing committee member of the Chinese Communist Party's Political Bureau, walk at Pyongyang airport on Oct. 9, 2010. The Chinese delegation visited North Korea on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Workers Party.

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China papers report little on Nobel Peace Prize

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Oct. 9, 2010, issues of major Chinese newspapers carrying few headlines on the announcement that the imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace Prize

JINZHOU, China - Photo taken Oct. 9, 2010, shows part of the prison in Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, China. Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese dissident who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, is believed to be detained in the prison.

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Japan emperor, empress in Nara

NARA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit the mausoleum of Emperor Gemmei in Nara on Oct. 9, 2010. Emperor Gemmei was the first emperor of the Nara period in the eighth century when the Japanese capital was located in the western Japan city.

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Penguin conductor

MATSUE, Japan - Photo shows Haruka, an African penguin who will serve as a ''conductor'' for Ichibata Electric Railway Co. in Shimane Prefecture on Oct. 9, 2010. (Photo provided by Matsue Vogel Park)