VIDEO: French MPs back gay marriage law

VIDEO: French MPs back gay marriage law

VIDEO: French MPs back gay marriage law

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 11:05 PM PST

France's National Assembly has approved a law allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children, after days of intense debate.

VIDEO: Mississippi tornado caught on camera

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:35 PM PST

A powerful tornado in the US state of Mississippi has wrecked homes and vehicles, uprooted trees and left thousands of homes without power

VIDEO: Mali troops search for militants

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 02:09 PM PST

In Mali government troops are carrying out house-to-house searches for Islamist militants in Gao following their surprise attack on the northern town on Sunday.

VIDEO: Lightning strikes as Pope resigns

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 07:37 PM PST

Pope Benedict has shocked a billion Roman Catholics around the world, and his closest advisers, by announcing that he will resign at the end of this month.

VIDEO: Obama praises Medal of Honor hero

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:32 PM PST

US President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to a former soldier, saying he prevailed in one of the most intense battles in the Afghan war.

Kickstarter Hit Memoto Gets Ready To Ship Wearable, Life-Recording Cameras

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:30 PM PST

Tucked away in Stockholm's snow-covered Old Town, about half a dozen engineers with tech startup Memoto are making the final tweaks to the world's smallest, wearable camera.

Dead Cruise Ship, Clogged Toilets, Scant Food, No Carnival

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 07:43 PM PST

A fire broke out in an engine room of the Carnival Triumph 150 miles off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, heading for Galveston, Texas. The fire was quickly contained, but passengers are making do with few working toilets and little food. While no injuries were reported, 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew are adrift. Tugboats are towing the ship to Mobile, Alabama, where it is expected Thursday. Stinking Carnival cruise ship being towed to Alabama.

Analysis: North Korea nuclear-test drama rehashes old script

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:42 PM PST

WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - A North Korean nuclear test draws international condemnation, modest U.N. sanctions and expressions of hope in the United States that China will finally rein in its brazen ally.

U.S. says to take lead to contain North Korea

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:02 PM PST

Japan Meteorological Agency's earthquake and tsunami observations division director Akira Nagai points to a spot on the map showing the quake centre during a news conference in TokyoSEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said North Korea's third nuclear test, in defiance of U.N. resolutions, was a threat and a provocation and that the United States would lead the world in responding. North Korea has said Tuesday's test was an act of self-defense against "U.S. hostility" and threatened stronger steps if necessary. ...

Thai marines kill 16 militants who attacked base

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:10 PM PST

Thai volunteer rescue workers unload one of dead bodies of insurgents upon arrival in Narathiwat province Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Thai soldiers fending off a major assault on a military base in the country's violence-plagued south killed 19 insurgents, authorities said Wednesday. The death toll was believed to be the biggest inflicted on the Muslim guerrillas since more than 100 died in a single day nearly a decade ago. (AP Photo/Sumeth Panpetch)NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AP) — Marines fending off a major militant assault on their base in Thailand's violent south killed 16 insurgents in an overnight shootout, authorities said Wednesday. It was the deadliest toll the Muslim guerrillas suffered since more than 100 died in a single day nearly a decade ago.

Tibetan protester sets himself on fire in Nepal

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:41 PM PST

Nepalese policemen rush as a Tibetan monk burns after he set himself on fire in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. The Tibetan monk doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Nepal's capital Wednesday in what is believed to be the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet. Nearly 100 Tibetan monks, nuns and lay people have set themselves on fire in various countries, mostly in ethnic Tibetan areas inside China, since 2009.( AP Photo)KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Tibetan protester doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Nepal's capital Wednesday, the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet.

Netanyahu ally: Diplomacy won't work with Iran

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 10:19 PM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Netanyahu said Sunday the upcoming visit of U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on Iran's nuclear program, the violence in Syria and the stalled peace process with the Palestinians. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)JERUSALEM (AP) — A powerful partner of Israel's prime minister says sanctions and negotiations will not stop Iran from pursuing its disputed nuclear program.

Marco Rubio's Impressive Response to Obama's State of the Union Address

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:59 PM PST

I'll get to President Obama's unremarkable State of the Union address in a moment. But first I want to discuss the first major televised address of the man who very well may be the next President of the United States: Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. Sen. Rubio forthrightly addressed in both English and Spanish the principal domestic challenge of our time—the health care-driven budget deficit—while President Obama dishonestly insisted that Medicare reform was being held hostage by "special interest tax breaks."

Official says Afghanistan ready to take over

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:35 PM PST

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gestures as he gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Kabul official has welcomed President Barack Obama's decision to bring home half of the 66,000 American troops in Afghanistan with the next year, saying Afghan forces are ready to take responsibility for the country's security.

Tibetan monk sets himself on fire in Nepal

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:33 PM PST

Nepalese policemen rush towards an exiled Tibetan Buddhist monk, center, who self immolated at Boudhanath Stupa in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. A police official says the Tibetan man has set himself on fire in Nepal's capital in what is believed to be the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet. (AP Photo)KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A Tibetan monk doused himself with gasoline and set himself on fire in Nepal's capital Wednesday in what is believed to be the latest self-immolation to protest Chinese rule in Tibet.

"Mr. Speaker, The President of the United States...and Jack Andraka!"

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:24 PM PST

The State of the Union and the state of cancer

Great Employees Are Not Replaceable

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST

One of the most important lessons I learned during my years as a CEO was that great employees are not replaceable. It isn't the technology or the product that make a company great, it's the people. And companieswho see their good employees as "replaceable" are wrong. Good employees are not replaceable. Let me clarify what I mean by "replaceable." Can a company hire someone to fill a position to replace someone else? Of course they can. In today's market, the world is ripe with candidates who are eager and willing to take the job. But putting a behind in a seat doesn't replace a great employee. It simply puts a new behind in a seat.

Obama's State Of the Union: A Blast To a Slow-Growth Past

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:59 PM PST

In his State of the Union preview, Gerald Seib of the Wall Street Journal observed that "Four times, President Barack Obama has stood in the well of the House of Representatives and delivered a State of the Union address—and four times, economic anxieties have largely overshadowed his efforts to push a broad agenda."

In State Of The Union Address, President Obama Calls For Tax Reform

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:45 PM PST

In tonight's hour-long State of the Union address, President Obama discussed taxes for a mere two minutes, and while it's within that brief span that I prefer to focus my attention, that's not to say the President didn't cover some pretty important stuff in the other 58 minutes. So what follows is a quick summary of the non-tax aspects of the SOTU:

Neighbors prep militaries after NKorean nuke test

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 08:18 PM PST

A man looks through the wire fence covered with ribbons carrying messages of people's wish for the reunification of the two Koreas at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Defying U.N. warnings, North Korea on Tuesday conducted its third nuclear test in the remote, snowy northeast, taking a crucial step toward its goal of building a bomb small enough to be fitted on a missile capable of striking the United States. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's neighbors bolstered their military preparations and mobilized scientists Wednesday to determine whether Pyongyang's third nuclear test, conducted in defiance of U.N. warnings, was as successful as the North claimed.

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