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Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows an FA-18 fighter in the hangar of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 5, 2012, during the vessel's last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows the combat direction center of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 5, 2012, during its last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows FA-18 fighters preparing to take off from the deck of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 5, 2012, during its last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Photo shows an FA-18 fighter taking off from the deck of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 5, 2012, during the vessel's last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Subaru Impreza XV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru Impreza XV sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will begin selling the vehicle on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Subaru Impreza XV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru Impreza XV sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will begin selling the vehicle on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Enterprise in Middle East

MANAMA, Bahrain - Photo shows the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea on Sept. 5, 2012.

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Enterprise in Middle East

MANAMA, Bahrain - Photo shows the combat direction center of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea on Sept. 5, 2012.

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Doraemon in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - People pose for photos with Doraemon figures at an exhibition of one hundred Doraemon figures in Hong Kong on Sept. 5, 2012, which was held to celebrate 100 years before the birth of the Japanese popular comic and animation character in the futuristic story on Sept. 3, 2112.

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Doraemon in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - People visit an exhibition of 100 Doraemon figures in Hong Kong on Sept. 5, 2012, that was held to celebrate 100 years before the birth of the Japanese popular comic and animation character in the futuristic story on Sept. 3, 2112.

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Federer out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic plays a shot during his singles quarterfinal match against Roger Federer of Swizerland at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Federer lost 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, failing to make it to the semifinals of the championships for the first time in nine years.

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Federer out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Roger Federer (L) of Swizerland loses to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the singles quarterfinal round of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Federer lost 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, failing to make it to the semifinals of the championships for the first time in nine years.

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ADB executive director

CHARLOTTE, United States - Robert Orr, the Asian Development Bank's executive director and the U.S. ambassador to the bank, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 5, 2012.

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Federer out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a shot during his singles quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Federer lost 7-6(1), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

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107th anniversary of Portsmouth Treaty

PORTSMOUTH, United States - A sailor of the U.S. Navy salutes during a ceremony to mark the 107th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, on Sept. 5, 2012. The treaty ended the Russo-Japanese war that began in 1904.

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Serena Williams advances to semis at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot during her singles quarterfinal against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Williams won 6-1, 6-3, to advance to the semifinals.

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Murray advances to semis at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Murray of Britain plays a shot during his singles quarterfinal against Marin Cilic of Croatia at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Murray won 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-0, to advance to the semifinals.

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Del Potro advances to quarterfinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina plays a shot during his singles fourth-round match against Andy Roddick of the United States at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Del Potro won 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Roddick out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Roddick of the United States waves to spectators after being defeated by Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina in his singles fourth-round match at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Roddick lost 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4. He will retire after the U.S. Open.

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Roddick out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Roddick of the United States plays a shot during his singles fourth-round match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Roddick lost 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4. He will retire after the U.S. Open.

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Roddick out of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Roddick of the United States plays a shot during his singles fourth-round match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Roddick lost 6-7(1), 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-4. He will retire after the U.S. Open.

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Sharapova advances to semis at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a shot during her singles quarterfinal against Marion Bartoli of France at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Sharapova won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the semifinals.

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Edano at APEC meeting

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese trade minister Yukio Edano holds a press conference in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012. Edano was in the city to attend a meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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Sharapova advances to semis at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a shot during her singles quarterfinal against Marion Bartoli of France at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Sept. 5, 2012. Sharapova won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the semifinals.

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Clinton in China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing on Sept. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Mitsubishi's plug-in hybrid SUV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s new Outlander, the world's first plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle. The automaker said on Sept. 5, 2012, it will unveil the vehicle during the Paris motor show starting Sept. 27, 2012.

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Gemba at APEC meeting

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba holds a press conference in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012. Gemba was in the city to attend a meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

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Alleged Apple customer data leak

TOKYO, Japan - A Sept. 5, 2012, photo shows data released on the Internet by a group related to the hacker clan Anonymous, which says the released files comprise part of the personal information of some 12 million customers of Apple Inc. they have allegedly stolen from the FBI. The data contain names which appear Japanese. Part of the image is obscured to in consideration to privacy.

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Clinton in China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) holds talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing on Sept. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Defense chief Morimoto sees nuke plants as deterrent

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto. Before assuming the Cabinet post in June 2012, Morimoto said he viewed the nation's nuclear power plants as a deterrent against foreign attack, apparently because they made neighboring countries believe Japan could produce nuclear weapons quickly if it wanted to, Kyodo News learned Sept. 5, 2012.

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Climate change meeting in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A working group of the conference the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meets in Bangkok on Sept. 5, 2012.

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Trip to burial sites for Japanese in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki, the head of Seishinkai, a group of Japanese former residents of what is now North Korea, puts his hands together in prayer on Sept. 5, 2012, at a field believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II, in a suburb of Pyongyang. The group concluded the same day a trip to North Korea during which they studied such sites and offered prayers. In the front are the remains which were said to have been found there in March 2011.

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ANA flight canceled due to smoke from engine

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft of All Nippon Airways Co. at Okayama airport on Sept. 5, 2012. A flight by the aircraft was canceled earlier the same day after white smoke emerged from one of its engines before it was due to depart for Tokyo's Haneda airport. None of passengers and crew was injured.

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Trip to burial sites for Japanese in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (L), the head of Seishinkai, a group of Japanese former residents of what is now North Korea, puts his hands together in prayer on Sept. 5, 2012, near a field believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II, in a suburb of Pyongyang. The group concluded the same day a trip to North Korea during which they studied such sites and offered prayers.

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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to promote casual clothing chain G.U.

TOKYO, Japan - Fashion model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (C) and Osamu Yunoki (2nd from R), president of low-price casual clothing retail chain G.U. Co., attend a media event in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Sept. 5, 2012. Kyary was introduced as a new icon in advertisements for G.U.

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Kyary Pamyu Pamyu to promote casual clothing chain G.U.

TOKYO, Japan - Fashion model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu strikes a pose during a media event in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on Sept. 5, 2012, at which she was introduced as a new icon in advertisements for low-price casual clothing retail chain G.U. Co.

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Finnish premier in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2012.

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ANA flight canceled due to smoke from engine

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft of All Nippon Airways Co. at Okayama airport on Sept. 5, 2012. A flight by the aircraft was canceled earlier the same day after white smoke emerged from one of its engines before it was due to depart for Tokyo's Haneda airport. None of passengers and crew was injured.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2012, after some of her colleague lawmakers in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan requested she run in a party leadership election.

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Man arrested for forcing schoolgirl into bag

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Taxi driver Hisayuki Hoshiyama opens the trunk of his taxi, where a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl in a large traveling bag was found, in the city of Hiroshima on Sept. 5, 2012. Tomohiro Kodama, a 20-year-old university sophomore in Tokyo, hailed Hoshiyama's taxi and put the bag in the trunk the previous day, but was arrested after the driver heard the girl's voice coming from the bag and asked a passerby to call the police while stopping at a red light. The girl, who had been forced into the bag after being threatened by Kodama with a knife, sustained no injuries.

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FIFA President Blatter in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda stand together with a medal and pennant, both of which Blatter presented to Noda at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2012.

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Clinton in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands in Beijing on Sept. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Clinton in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao hold talks in Beijing on Sept. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Man arrested for forcing schoolgirl into bag

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Police unveil to reporters at Hiroshima Central Police Station in the city of Hiroshima on Sept. 5, 2012, a large traveling bag that a 12-year-old elementary schoolgirl was forced into by a 20-year-old man after being threatened with a knife the previous day. Tomohiro Kodama, a university sophomore in Tokyo, hailed a taxi and put the bag in the trunk, but was arrested after the taxi driver heard the girl's voice coming from the bag and asked a passerby to call the police while stopping at a red light. The girl sustained no injuries.

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APEC ministers meet in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Trade and foreign ministers from Pacific Rim economies line up for group photos in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012, when the two-day ministerial meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began.

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Yosano to retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese veteran lawmaker Kaoru Yosano. He will not run in the next general election and will retire from politics due to health problems, sources close to him said on Sept. 5, 2012. Yosano joined the Cabinet of then Prime Minister Naoto Kan as economic and fiscal policy minister in January 2011 and played a major role in drawing up Japan's controversial sales tax hike plan.

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Japan eyes relaxing controls on beef imports

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of the Food Safety Commission of Japan's expert panel is held in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2012. Japan intends to relax controls, probably early in 2013, after the expert panel reached an agreement in principle to raise the age limit of cattle to 30 months from the present 20 months for the easing plan, government sources said.

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APEC ministers meet in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Trade and foreign ministers from Pacific Rim economies pose for photos in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012, when the two-day ministerial meeting of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began.

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Japan beat Australia in Olympic q'fier

JINAN, China - Japan's Nahomi Kawasumi (9) scores in the 62nd minute of a game against Australia at Shandong Sports Center in Jinan, China, on Sept. 5, 2011, during the final round of the women's Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics. Japan won the game 1-0.

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Japan beat Australia in Olympic q'fier

JINAN, China - Japan's Nahomi Kawasumi (9) cerebrates with teammates after scoring in the 62nd minute of a game against Australia at Shandong Sports Center in Jinan, China, on Sept. 5, 2011, during the final round of the women's Asian qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics. Japan won the game 1-0.