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Father of man killed in battle against Islamic State

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The father of a Shiite militia commander who was killed in a battle against Islamic State fighters shows a banner, which praises his son as a martyr, outside his home in Sadr City, Baghdad, on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Man remembers friend killed in battle against Islamic State

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A man in Sadr City, a Shiite stronghold in Baghdad, on Sept. 11, 2014 shows a photo on his smartphone of a friend fighting against Islamic State.

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Relief of late PM Inukai displayed in his hometown

OKAYAMA, Japan - A relief of former Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai, who was assassinated by junior navy officers in the May 15 incident of 1932, is put on display at the Inukai Bokudo Memorial Museum on Sept. 11, 2014, in his native city of Okayama, western Japan, following donation by a U.S. citizen.

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BMW unveils carbon fiber-reinforced plug-in hybrid vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - BMW Japan Corp. unveils an "i8" plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that uses plastics reinforced by carbon fiber in its body is displayed in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Hospital in Ukraine's Donetsk attacked by rocket fire

LONDON, Britain - One of the rooms at a general hospital in downtown Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, is seen in tatters on Sept. 11, 2014, after the hospital was attacked by rocket fire amid continuing fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.

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School in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk damaged by rocket

LONDON, Britain - A school building in downtown Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, shows traces of a rocket attack on Sept. 11, 2014, amid unabated fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.

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Toyota i-ROAD EVs wait for car-sharing debuts in France

GRENOBLE, France - Toyota i-ROAD three-wheeled electric vehicles which Toyota Motor Corp. will introduce in Grenoble, southeastern France, for a car-sharing service from October for a three-year experimental demonstration are seen on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Doctor at Donetsk hospital works at underground shelter

LONDON, Britain - A doctor stands inside an underground shelter at a general hospital in downtown Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on Sept. 11, 2014, after it was attacked by rocket fire amid fighting between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.

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9/11 memorial ceremony on Staten Island

NEW YORK, United States - A ceremony is held on Staten Island, off Manhattan, on Sept. 11, 2014, to mourn for the firefighters who lost their lives while responding to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks 13 years earlier.

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Yoshida wins gold in women's 53-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Saori Yoshida (L) competes against Sofia Mattsson of Sweden in the women's 53-kilogram division final at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Yoshida, 31, captured her 15th consecutive world crown, including her three Olympic gold medals in the 55-kg class.

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Yoshida, Icho claim gold in women's wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Saori Yoshida (L) and Kaori Icho smile as they show off their gold medals in, respectively, the women's 53-kilogram and 58-kg divisions at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan.

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Icho wins gold in women's 58-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Kaori Icho (top) competes against Russian Valeria Koblova in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Icho, a three-time Olympic champion, claimed her ninth overall world title.

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NASA's Orion spacecraft shown to press

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - NASA's Orion spacecraft on a carriage is shown to the press at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 11, 2014. The crew module is stacked atop a cylindrical service module which will provide electricity and propulsion. Its unmanned first flight to space is scheduled in December.

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Icho wins gold in women's 58-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Kaori Icho holds the Japanese flag after beating Russian Valeria Koblova in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Icho, a three-time Olympic champion, claimed her ninth overall world title.

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Yoshida wins gold in women's 53-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Saori Yoshida holds a picture of her father and former wrestling coach, Eikatsu, after beating Sofia Mattsson of Sweden in the women's 53-kilogram division final to claim her 12th consecutive title at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 11, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Eikatsu Yoshida died six months earlier.

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Scotland leader Salmond positive on independence vote

EDINBURGH, Britain - Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond speaks at a press conference in Edinburgh on Sept. 11, 2014, showing confidence in winning majority support for the region's independence in the upcoming vote.

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N. Korean athletes arrive in S. Korea for Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - A bus carrying North Korean participants in the Asian Games heads to an athletes' village in Incheon, northwestern South Korea, from Incheon International Airport on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Upland residential area being built in disaster-hit town

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Construction of an upland residential area is under way on Sept. 11, 2014, in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, ravaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.

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Catalonia demonstrators seek independence from Spain

BARCELONA, Spain - Demonstrators seeking Catalonia's independence from Spain flock together in front of the city hall in Barcelona on Sept. 11, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of people joined the demonstration but a poll showed 60% of those surveyed viewed independence as difficult.

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N. Korean athletes arrive in S. Korea for Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - A group of North Korean participants in the Asian Games arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, northwestern South Korea, on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Catalonia demonstrators seek independence from Spain

BARCELONA, Spain - Demonstrators seeking Catalonia's independence from Spain swarm into a plaza in front of the city hall in Barcelona on Sept. 11, 2014. Hundreds of thousands of people joined the demonstration but a poll showed 60% of those surveyed viewed independence as difficult.

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Human chain to protest against nuke plant restart

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a civic organization opposing the restart of nuclear power plants surround the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry building in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014. It is three years since the organization set up a tent in front of the building in a show of protest.

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Asahi Shimbun admits error in Fukushima plant chief testimony report

TOKYO, Japan - Tadakazu Kimura, president of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, holds a press conference at the newspaper's Tokyo headquarters on Sept. 11, 2014. Kimura said the daily's controversial report on the testimony of the late chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contained errors and it will retract the May 20 article.

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Waterless fire truck unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A new fire truck that does not use water to put out fires is unveiled by Morita Holdings Corp. in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014. It generates and discharges air containing high concentrations of nitrogen as a fire-extinguishing agent.

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'Men in black' arrested in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Police show four men dressed in black (front) in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sept. 11, 2014, after arresting them for allegedly assaulting security forces during a clash led by supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra in 2010.

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Conductor Ozawa to direct opera at new Kyoto theater

KYOTO, Japan - Globally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa (C) announces a plan to direct an opera at a theater opening in Kyoto, western Japan, in 2016 at a press conference on Sept. 11, 2014. The plan is part of a one-year program to commemorate the inauguration of the theater which is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2016.

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Asahi Shimbun admits error in Fukushima plant chief testimony report

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 11, 2014, shows the Tokyo headquarters of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. The daily said the same day its controversial report on the testimony of the late chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contained errors and it will retract the May 20 article.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, holds talks with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Robot venture company develops wearable supporting device

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of Panasonic Corp.'s subsidiary Activelink Co. demonstrates an "Assist Suit" device, a wearable unit to reduce a burden on the back when lifting a heavy load, at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014. Its launch is scheduled for 2015.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L) Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama, Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin shake hands ahead of their talks in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014. The senior officials from Japan, China and South Korea failed to reach agreement on holding a trilateral summit.

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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida (C), chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin holds talks with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama and Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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S. Korean foreign minister, Japan, China diplomats

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (C) meets with Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama holds talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin and Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014.

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Japan, China, S. Korea fail to agree on holding summit

SEOUL, South Korea - Senior diplomats from Japan, China and South Korea hold talks in Seoul on Sept. 11, 2014. They failed to reach agreement on holding a trilateral summit.

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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Debriefing report on 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

TOKYO, Japan - A debriefing report on the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster containing testimony by key officials, including then power plant manager Masao Yoshida and then Prime Minister Naoto Kan, is shown on Sept. 11, 2014. The government made the report public for the first time amid controversy over Yoshida's remarks in closed hearings.

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Halloween season at Universal Studio Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Children pack a handful of treats into bags at a Halloween campaign event unveiled to the press in advance at Universal Studio Japan (USJ) in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 11, 2014. USJ aims to break the current record annual visitor turnout of 11 million achieved in fiscal 2001 taking advantage of the event, officially launched on Sept. 12, and other attractions.

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Airborne camera demonstrated at robotics task force meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (extreme L, front row) watches a demonstration flight of an airborne camera at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014, during a meeting of a task force on realizing a robotics revolution. The machine filmed the sites of massive mudslides in Hiroshima, western Japan, in August that killed more than 70 people.

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Princess Kako quits Gakushuin

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Princess Kako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito. The Imperial Household Agency said Sept. 11, 2014, that the 19-year-old daughter of Prince Akishino, the emperor's second son, quit Gakushuin University in Tokyo at the end of August. Princess Kako is considering taking an entrance examination for International Christian University, a source close to the matter said the same day.

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Abe meets with BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014, after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for the first time since April 15. Kuroda said he told Abe that the BOJ "would adjust monetary policy without hesitation" if it faces difficulty achieving its 2 percent inflation goal.

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3 and a half years after tsunami

NAMIE, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people still missing from the March 2011 tsunami in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2014, three and a half years after the disaster. According to the National Police Agency, the disaster left 15,889 people dead while the whereabouts of 2,597 people in the three hardest-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima remain unaccounted for.

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3 and a half years after tsunami

NATORI, Japan - Flowers are offered in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, one of the areas devastated by the 2011 quake-tsunami, on Sept. 11, 2014, three and a half years after the disaster.

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Mazda's flagship subcompact refurbished

TOKYO, Japan - Mazda Motor Corp. CEO Masamichi Kogai stands beside the latest model of the "Demio," a flagship small car with improved fuel efficiency, at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014.

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3 and a half years after tsunami

NATORI, Japan - A woman who lost her husband in the 2011 tsunami, prays at the site where their house used to stand in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2014, three and a half years after the disaster.

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N. Korean abductee's mother voices hope in book

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at age 13, holds her book "Ai wa Akiramenai" (Love Never Gives Up) at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014. The book charts her own ordeal, from desperation to hope for her daughter's safe return, as well as recent developments such as her meeting with a daughter of Megumi.

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Putin meets Mori, receives Abe's letter

MOSCOW, Russia - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori speaks to reporters at a Moscow hotel early on Sept. 11, 2014, after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and handing him a letter from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Mori said that Putin told him dialogue with Japan "will continue and must continue."

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3 and a half years after tsunami

NAMIE, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people still missing from the March 2011 tsunami in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2014, three and a half years after the disaster. According to the National Police Agency, the disaster left 15,889 people dead while the whereabouts of 2,597 people in the three hardest-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima remain unaccounted for.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012 (top), one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and after the tree was cut down, preserved and replanted in the same place on Feb. 13, 2014 (bottom).