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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Sumo rankings for Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Baruto of Estonia (R) and his stable master Onoe hold up a sumo rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association at Onoe's stable in Tokyo on April 26, 2010. Baruto was promoted to sumo's second-highest ranking of ozeki on March 31 after the 25-year-old compiled a 14-1 record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo rankings for Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Baruto of Estonia poses with a sumo rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association in front of his stable in Tokyo on April 26, 2010. Baruto was promoted to sumo's second-highest ranking of ozeki on March 31 after the 25-year-old compiled a 14-1 record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Asashoryu becomes 1st Mongolian ozeki

KANIE, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu holds up sea breams for a photo at his stable's lodging house in the town of Kanie, Aichi Prefecture, on July 24 after his formal promotion from sekiwake to ozeki, sumo's second-highest ranking. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, is the first Mongolian and fourth foreign wrestler to become ozeki. The sea bream, called tai in Japanese, is traditionally regarded as a celebratory fish. Asashoryu's parents, clad in traditional Mongolian clothes, stand behind him.

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Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (L), who was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, and his stable master Tamanoi, holds up a new sumo ranking table released by the Japan Sumo Association at the stable in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 25. Tochiazuma, who was the runner-up at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November with 12 wins and 3 losses, will be the first wrestler from the Tamanoi stable to fight at the second-highest rank when the next sumo tournament gets underway at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13.

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N. Korea's Jo arrives in U.S. for high-level talks

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - North Korea's second-most powerful official, Vice Marshal Jo Myong Rok, (L), arrives at San Francisco International Airport for a one-day stopover on Oct. 8, where he was greeted by former Defense Secretary William Perry (R). Perry had been the United States' policy coordinator for North Korea between November 1998 and September 2000. Jo is on his way to Washington and will be the highest-ranking North Korean ever to visit the U.S. capital.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai given hero's welcome at hometown

Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) was honored in a parade Feb. 11 in his hometown of Oita in Japan's southern mainland of Kyushu for the first time since being promoted to Sumo's second highest ranking. About 150,000 citizens turned out for Chiyotaikai's triumphant return.

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Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (L), who was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, and his stable master Tamanoi, holds up a new sumo ranking table released by the Japan Sumo Association at the stable in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 25. Tochiazuma, who was the runner-up at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November with 12 wins and 3 losses, will be the first wrestler from the Tamanoi stable to fight at the second-highest rank when the next sumo tournament gets underway at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13.

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Sumo rankings for Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Baruto of Estonia (R) and his stable master Onoe hold up a sumo rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association at Onoe's stable in Tokyo on April 26, 2010. Baruto was promoted to sumo's second-highest ranking of ozeki on March 31 after the 25-year-old compiled a 14-1 record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Sumo rankings for Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Baruto of Estonia poses with a sumo rankings list for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament released by the Japan Sumo Association in front of his stable in Tokyo on April 26, 2010. Baruto was promoted to sumo's second-highest ranking of ozeki on March 31 after the 25-year-old compiled a 14-1 record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu becomes 1st Mongolian ozeki

KANIE, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu holds up sea breams for a photo at his stable's lodging house in the town of Kanie, Aichi Prefecture, on July 24 after his formal promotion from sekiwake to ozeki, sumo's second-highest ranking. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, is the first Mongolian and fourth foreign wrestler to become ozeki. The sea bream, called tai in Japanese, is traditionally regarded as a celebratory fish. Asashoryu's parents, clad in traditional Mongolian clothes, stand behind him.

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N. Korea's Jo arrives in U.S. for high-level talks

SAN FRANCISCO, U.S. - North Korea's second-most powerful official, Vice Marshal Jo Myong Rok, (L), arrives at San Francisco International Airport for a one-day stopover on Oct. 8, where he was greeted by former Defense Secretary William Perry (R). Perry had been the United States' policy coordinator for North Korea between November 1998 and September 2000. Jo is on his way to Washington and will be the highest-ranking North Korean ever to visit the U.S. capital.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai given hero's welcome at hometown

Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) was honored in a parade Feb. 11 in his hometown of Oita in Japan's southern mainland of Kyushu for the first time since being promoted to Sumo's second highest ranking. About 150,000 citizens turned out for Chiyotaikai's triumphant return. ==Kyodo