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'Historical' Visit Of Syrian President Assad And Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah To Lebanon - Beirut

In just over ten days, Syrian rebels have taken control of Syria's main cities, including the capital Damascus on Saturday night. President Bashar al-Assad, in power since 2000, has fled the country, according to Russia - FILE - Lebanese president Michel Sleiman (C) receives Syrian President Bashar Al Assad (R) and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (L), in Beirut, Lebanon on July 30, 2010, in a 'historical' double visit : the first of a Saudi monarch to Lebanon and the first of Syrian president Al Assad since the assassination of the late Prime Minister Rafic Hariri. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Cup forward Yano back with Albirex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2010, shows Japanese soccer player Kisho Yano. The 27-year-old forward, a member of the 2010 World Cup squad, has returned to his old club Albirex Niigata, the J-League first division team announced on Feb. 8, 2012. He was released by German club Freiburg late in the previous year.

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Pocari Sweat drinks in Indonesia

SOLO, Indonesia - Indonesian elementary school students take part in a campaign event to promote Pocari Sweat drinks, a product of Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical Inc., in the town of Solo, Central Java, in late July 2010. The company has been aiming to popularize the Japanese sports drink in a wide region outside Japan from East Asia to the Middle East.

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Damaged oil tanker leaves Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - The damaged oil tanker M Star leaves Keiyo Sea Berth in Tokyo Bay off Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2010, after unloading its oil. Japanese authorities have been investigating damage sustained by the tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in late July.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26.

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Ancient waterfowl figure

KYOTO, Japan - An ancient clay figure featuring a waterfowl is shown to reporters on July 28, 2010, after it was unearthed by municipal authorities at the late fifth century Igenoyama tomb in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture.

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Banana vending machine in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A spokeswomen for Dole Japan Ltd. holds bananas sold at the vending machine in Tokyo's Shibuya district on July 21, 2010. The machine has sold more than 2,500 bananas since it was installed in late June.

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Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Ayumu Tadano, 13, searches for fossils in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 27, 2010. Tadano has found a fossil of a large crawfish dating from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in a layer of earth in the city, a museum curator said on July 17, 2010.

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Mass to commemorate 400th anniv. of church built by Koreans

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken July 1, 2010, shows Nakamachi Catholic Church in Nagasaki, where a group of Japanese and Korean Christians will hold a mass on Aug. 10 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the construction of San Lorenzo Church in the western Japan city by Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan in the late 16th century. San Lorenzo Church was later torn down.

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Tokyo Disneyland reopens Michael Jackson's 3-D attraction

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors line up for a 3-D theater attraction featuring the late entertainment icon Michael Jackson at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, as the attraction reopened for the first time in about 14 years on July 1, 2010. The theme park plans to run ''Captain EO'' through June 30, 2011.

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil Hirayama's unfinished work at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, whose photo is being held by Michiko, passed away Dec. 2, 2009, and had been working on the painting from last July to September from his hospital bed.

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Diner frequented by the late Salinger

CORNISH, United States - Jamie Ockington (R) is seen working at the Windsor Diner on July 23, 2010, where she used to serve the late writer J.D. Salinger as a teenager, in Cornish, New Hampshire. Ockington talked about efforts by residents in the town to shield the legendary writer from curious outsiders and even said she had pretended not to know who he was when he came to eat breakfast two times a week at the diner. (Kyodo)

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Banana vending machine in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A spokeswomen for Dole Japan Ltd. holds bananas sold at the vending machine in Tokyo's Shibuya district on July 21, 2010. The machine has sold more than 2,500 bananas since it was installed in late June. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo Disneyland reopens Michael Jackson's 3-D attraction

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors line up for a 3-D theater attraction featuring the late entertainment icon Michael Jackson at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, as the attraction reopened for the first time in about 14 years on July 1, 2010. The theme park plans to run ''Captain EO'' through June 30, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Pocari Sweat drinks in Indonesia

SOLO, Indonesia - Indonesian elementary school students take part in a campaign event to promote Pocari Sweat drinks, a product of Japan's Otsuka Pharmaceutical Inc., in the town of Solo, Central Java, in late July 2010. The company has been aiming to popularize the Japanese sports drink in a wide region outside Japan from East Asia to the Middle East. (Kyodo)

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Hirayama's unfinished work unveiled

KAMAKURA, Japan - Michiko Hirayama (L), wife of the late Japanese painter Ikuo Hirayama, and their daughter Yayoi unveil Hirayama's unfinished work at his atelier in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2010. Hirayama, whose photo is being held by Michiko, passed away Dec. 2, 2009, and had been working on the painting from last July to September from his hospital bed. (Kyodo)

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Damaged oil tanker leaves Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - The damaged oil tanker M Star leaves Keiyo Sea Berth in Tokyo Bay off Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2010, after unloading its oil. Japanese authorities have been investigating damage sustained by the tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in late July. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26. (Kyodo)

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Mass to commemorate 400th anniv. of church built by Koreans

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken July 1, 2010, shows Nakamachi Catholic Church in Nagasaki, where a group of Japanese and Korean Christians will hold a mass on Aug. 10 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the construction of San Lorenzo Church in the western Japan city by Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan in the late 16th century. San Lorenzo Church was later torn down. (Kyodo)

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Ancient waterfowl figure

KYOTO, Japan - An ancient clay figure featuring a waterfowl is shown to reporters on July 28, 2010, after it was unearthed by municipal authorities at the late fifth century Igenoyama tomb in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Ayumu Tadano, 13, searches for fossils in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 27, 2010. Tadano has found a fossil of a large crawfish dating from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in a layer of earth in the city, a museum curator said on July 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

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World Cup forward Yano back with Albirex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2010, shows Japanese soccer player Kisho Yano. The 27-year-old forward, a member of the 2010 World Cup squad, has returned to his old club Albirex Niigata, the J-League first division team announced on Feb. 8, 2012. He was released by German club Freiburg late in the previous year. (Kyodo)