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Syrians Refugees Return Home - Homs

Zakaria Suleiman Alloush (2nd L), who fled Syria with his family in 2013, is seen with his family at his war-damaged apartment in Homs, central Syria, on November 14, 2024. According to UN data, more than 400,000 Syrian refugees had returned from Lebanon to Syria as of Sept. 23. For al-Khalif, Alloush and their fellow Syrian returnees, the path to rebuilding lives in a war-torn homeland remains fraught with obstacles. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Syrians Refugees Return Home - Homs

Zakaria Suleiman Alloush, who fled Syria with his family in 2013, opens the door to his war-damaged apartment in Homs, central Syria, on November 14, 2024. According to UN data, more than 400,000 Syrian refugees had returned from Lebanon to Syria as of Sept. 23. For al-Khalif, Alloush and their fellow Syrian returnees, the path to rebuilding lives in a war-torn homeland remains fraught with obstacles. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka

Daisuke Matsuzaka of the New York Mets reacts after hitting Placido Polanco of the Miami Marlins with a pitch during the seventh inning of the second game of the teams' doubleheader at Citi Field in New York on Sept. 14, 2013.

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CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Shen Fanxiu (L) instructs as a student practices "Fantasy in F Minor, K. 608" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on a pipe organ at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, on Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Chen Guang (R) instructs as a student practices "Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major" by Franz Joseph Haydn at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Song Yuanming (L) looks on as a student practices the operetta "Die Fledermaus" by Johann Strauss Jr. at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Wei Danwen (back) explains as a student practices "Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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CHINA-AUSTRIA-MUSIC-CULTURE-EXCHANGE (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Professor Yu Bing (2nd L) demonstrates as students learn "The Lark Quartet" by Franz Joseph Haydn at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China, Sept. 14, 2023. Austria, the birthplace of music masters such as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Franz Haydn, has a music tradition attracting Chinese students who aspire to study music. Many Austrian music masters have gained great recognition in China, with their works incorporated into Chinese curriculum of music education institutions. The Belt and Road Initiative, introduced by China in 2013, has received positive responses and continued support from Austria. In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in cultural exchanges between the two countries, with music playing a crucial role in strengthening their mutual bond. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)

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S. Korean foreign minister meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (L) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. The South Korean foreign minister held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador for the first time since assuming the post in February 2013.

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S. Korean foreign minister meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (L) holds talks with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. The South Korean foreign minister held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador for the first time since assuming the post in February 2013.

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S. Korean Foreign Minister Yun meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (R, front row) and Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho (sitting next to Yun) attend a cultural exchange event in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. They also held talks at the venue of the event, marking the first time that the South Korean foreign minister has held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador since assuming the post in February 2013.

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S. Korean Foreign Minister Yun meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (R) and Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho attend a cultural exchange event in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. They also held talks at the venue of the event, marking the first time that the South Korean foreign minister has held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador since assuming the post in February 2013.

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Man behind debut of Seven Stars in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yoshio Naka, deputy director of the cruise train headquarters at Kyushu Railway Co., speaks about the company's project to launch "Seven Stars in Kyushu" cruise and sleeper train, during an interview on Sept. 30, 2013 in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward. Kyushu Railway, better known as JR Kyushu, began running in mid-October the same year the Seven Stars luxury train that can accommodate a total of 30 guests in 14 compartments on seven cars.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho holds the Emperor's Cup after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2013. Hakuho, who secured his fourth consecutive title and 27th career championship the previous day, finished at 14-1.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho holds the Emperor's Cup after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2013. Hakuho, who secured his fourth consecutive title and 27th career championship the previous day, finished at 14-1.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho waves during his victory parade at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2013, the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho, who secured his fourth consecutive title and 27th career championship the previous day, finished at 14-1. His left eye was bruised and swollen from his bout with ozeki Kisenosato the previous day.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (back) beats yokozuna Harumafuji at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2013, the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho, who secured his fourth consecutive title and 27th career championship the previous day, finished at 14-1.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (back) beats yokozuna Harumafuji at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2013, the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho, who secured his fourth consecutive title and 27th career championship the previous day, finished at 14-1.

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka (front) is pictured after the Miami Marlins' Justin Ruggiano (back) homers during the fourth inning of the second game of a doubleheader at Citi Field in New York on Sept. 14, 2013. Matsuzaka allowed a run in seven innings to snare his first major league win of the season in the Mets' 3-1 victory.

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season

NEW YORK, Unite States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field in New York on Sept. 14, 2013. Matsuzaka allowed a run in seven innings to snare his first major league win of the season in the Mets' 3-1 victory.

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season

NEW YORK, Unite States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field in New York on Sept. 14, 2013. Matsuzaka allowed a run in seven innings to snare his first major league win of the season in the Mets' 3-1 victory.

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season

NEW YORK, Unite States - New York Mets starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in the second baseball game of a doubleheader against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field in New York on Sept. 14, 2013. Matsuzaka allowed a run in seven innings to snare his first major league win of the season in the Mets' 3-1 victory.

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U.S., Russia agree on plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons

GENEVA, Switzerland - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hold a press conference in Geneva on Sept. 14, 2013. They said the United States and Russia have agreed on a plan to secure and eliminate Syria's chemical weapons under international supervision. Under the plan, Syria must submit a comprehensive list of its chemical weapons within one week and international inspectors must be on the ground in Syria no later than November.

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U.S., Russia agree on plan to rid Syria of chemical weapons

GENEVA, Switzerland - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (front L) is surrounded by reporters in Geneva on Sept. 14, 2013, prior to holding a press conference with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry after three days of talks. They said in the press conference that the United States and Russia have agreed on a plan to secure and eliminate Syria's chemical weapons under international supervision.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Spectators watch as Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon climbs after blasting off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2013.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifting off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Spectators watch as Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon climbs after blasting off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Sept. 14, 2013.

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Malaysian PM Najib

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) leaves a university in Shah Alam, near Kuala Lumpur, after giving a speech there on Sept. 14, 2013.

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Malaysian PM Najib

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak delivers a speech at a university in Shah Alam, near Kuala Lumpur, on Sept. 14, 2013.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon ascends in the sky after lifting off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Epsilon developer achieves 'revolution' in rocket biz

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Yasuhiro Morita, professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, poses for photos on Sept. 14, 2013 at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture after watching Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon's liftoff. Morita led the development team of the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years incorporating artificial intelligence.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Spectators look on as Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon ascends in the sky after lifting off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifting off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo shows white smoke left behind in the sky after Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifts off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned. (Photo taken with fish-eye lens)

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifts off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifting off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifts off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon ascending in the sky after lifting off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifts off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows white smoke left behind in the sky after Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifts off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - A boy uses binoculars to see Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon as it sits on the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the morning of Sept. 14, 2013, ahead of its liftoff that afternoon.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon lifts off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo shows people who have gathered in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on the morning of Sept. 14, 2013, to view the liftoff that afternoon of Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon from the nearby Uchinoura Space Center.

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Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Photo shows Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 11:07 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2013, ahead of its liftoff later that day. The Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, was launched successfully at 2 p.m. and, according to the JAXA space agency, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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Japanese student's body returns home

NARITA, Japan - The coffin of Mai Kurihara, a 22-year-old student at Niigata University who was stabbed to death in Cappadocia, central Turkey, arrives at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2013, while airport officials and Turkish Airlines employees bow in respect.

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Japanese woman's body returns home

NARITA, Japan - Turkish Airlines employees place flowers on the coffin of Mai Kurihara, a 22-year-old student at Niigata University who was stabbed to death in Cappadocia, central Turkey, at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2013.

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Toyota holds ground-breaking ceremony for 2nd Indonesian plant

KARAWANG, Indonesia - PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia President Masahiro Nonami (2nd from R) and others attend a Toyota Motor Corp.'s ground-breaking ceremony in Karawang, the suburbs of Jakarta, on Sept. 14, 2011, for its second Indonesian factory in Karawang. The new factory is expected to begin its production in 2013.

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10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake

Photo (top) taken on March 14, 2011, shows a large fishery vessel that drifted into the tsunami-devastated Kesennuma city in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Photo (middle) shows the same area on Sept. 10, 2013, while photo (bottom) taken on Feb. 21, 2021, shows shops and public houses (R) for the affected people ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Toyota holds ground-breaking ceremony for 2nd Indonesian plant

KARAWANG, Indonesia - PT. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia President Masahiro Nonami (2nd from R) and others attend a Toyota Motor Corp.'s ground-breaking ceremony in Karawang, the suburbs of Jakarta, on Sept. 14, 2011, for its second Indonesian factory in Karawang. The new factory is expected to begin its production in 2013. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean foreign minister meets Japan envoy for 1st time

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (L) shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho in Seoul on Sept. 14, 2014. The South Korean foreign minister held a meeting with the Japanese ambassador for the first time since assuming the post in February 2013. (Kyodo)