Seif El Islam Gaddafi appears for a media tour - Tripoli

Seif El Islam Gaddafi appears for a media tour - Tripoli

Seif El Islam Gaddafi ©, son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi meets with reporters at Bab Al Aziziya barracks, in Tripoli, Libya, on the early hours of August 23, 2011, a day after the fall of the Libyan capital and the announce of Seif's capture by rebels. Pool photo via Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

WFP official Oshidari

WFP official Oshidari

BEIJING, China - Kenro Oshidari, the U.N. World Food Program's regional director for Asia, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 3, 2011, in Beijing. Oshidari visited hospitals, orphanages and other facilities in North Korea from late August to early September to study the food situation in the country.

Cattle shipment ban lifted

Cattle shipment ban lifted

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011 to announce the Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

Cattle shipment ban lifted

Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows Maesawa beef cattle, one of the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

Cattle shipment ban lifted

Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows one of a herd of Maesawa beef cattle, among the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

Toshiba to deliver water treatment system to Fukushima plant

Toshiba to deliver water treatment system to Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. employees build a water treatment system in Yokohama on July 14, 2011. The company is set to deliver the system to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to help decontamination efforts amid a series of problems with existing devices. The new system, which can treat 1,200 tons of water a day, will start operation from early August to help plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. deal with the crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows algae biofuel (front) and a bottle containing algae at the headquarters of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The company said it will jointly establish a research and development company for algae biofuel in early August with a university venture, eyeing commercial production in fiscal 2020.

Rakuten to begin e-book distribution service

Rakuten to begin e-book distribution service

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. demonstrates an electronic book distribution service in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The leading Japanese online shopping mall operator plans to launch the service in early August, offering more than 10,000 titles at first for an e-book reader handset due to be simultaneously released by Panasonic Corp.

U.N. chief likely to visit quake-hit areas in Japan

U.N. chief likely to visit quake-hit areas in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. He is likely to visit Japan in early August 2011 with hopes of including quake-hit areas of the country's northeast in his itinerary, diplomatic and U.N. sources said May 27, 2011.

Letters unite 2 disaster-hit cities

Letters unite 2 disaster-hit cities

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2011 shows letters sent by children and their parents of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture to people in the city of Wakayama. Children in Fukushima, which has been suffering from the March 11 tsunami and the ensuing nuclear crisis, were invited to stay for several days in Wakayama in August to enjoy sightseeing and summer activities. Since then, thank you letters have been coming from Koriyama to Wakayama, with some letters also encouraging people in the western Japan city hit by Typhoon Talas in early September. (Kyodo)

WFP official Oshidari

WFP official Oshidari

BEIJING, China - Kenro Oshidari, the U.N. World Food Program's regional director for Asia, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 3, 2011, in Beijing. Oshidari visited hospitals, orphanages and other facilities in North Korea from late August to early September to study the food situation in the country. (Kyodo)

Cattle shipment ban lifted

Cattle shipment ban lifted

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011 to announce the Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments. (Kyodo)

Cattle shipment ban lifted

Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows Maesawa beef cattle, one of the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments. (Kyodo)

Cattle shipment ban lifted

Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows one of a herd of Maesawa beef cattle, among the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments. (Kyodo)

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows algae biofuel (front) and a bottle containing algae at the headquarters of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The company said it will jointly establish a research and development company for algae biofuel in early August with a university venture, eyeing commercial production in fiscal 2020. (Kyodo)

Rakuten to begin e-book distribution service

Rakuten to begin e-book distribution service

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. demonstrates an electronic book distribution service in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The leading Japanese online shopping mall operator plans to launch the service in early August, offering more than 10,000 titles at first for an e-book reader handset due to be simultaneously released by Panasonic Corp. (Kyodo)

Toshiba to deliver water treatment system to Fukushima plant

Toshiba to deliver water treatment system to Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. employees build a water treatment system in Yokohama on July 14, 2011. The company is set to deliver the system to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to help decontamination efforts amid a series of problems with existing devices. The new system, which can treat 1,200 tons of water a day, will start operation from early August to help plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. deal with the crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

U.N. chief likely to visit quake-hit areas in Japan

U.N. chief likely to visit quake-hit areas in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. He is likely to visit Japan in early August 2011 with hopes of including quake-hit areas of the country's northeast in his itinerary, diplomatic and U.N. sources said May 27, 2011. (Kyodo)