VIDEO: 'A teacher with a gun could have stopped him'

VIDEO: 'A teacher with a gun could have stopped him'


VIDEO: 'A teacher with a gun could have stopped him'

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 05:44 PM PDT

Panorama's Hilary Andersson speaks to teachers in Texas, who have decided to improve their shooting skills in case they have to protect their classes against a crazed gunman.

VIDEO: Sweden's Princess Lilian dies aged 97

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:55 PM PDT

Swansea-born Princess Lilian, renowned for her decades-long romance with Sweden's Prince Bertil, has died in Stockholm aged 97.

Japan marks 2 years since quake with silence

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:53 PM PDT

People offer prayers as a Buddhist monk chants a sutra for tsunami victims to mark the second anniversary of the 2011 earthquake an tsunami on a beach in Arahama in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, Monday morning, March 11, 2013. Japan marked the second anniversary of the disasters, that killed nearly 19, 000 people in areas along Japan's northeastern coast. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCETOKYO (AP) — Japan has observed a moment of silence to remember the nearly 19,000 people who died in the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck two years ago.


Japan marks two years since deadly tsunami

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT

Ceremonies held across the nation, with more than 300,000 people still displaced two years after earthquake and tsunami.

SpaceX CRS-2 Mission to the ISS

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:23 PM PDT

SpaceX Grasshopper Has Another Record Flight

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:23 PM PDT

SpaceX's planned reusable first-stage rocket, "Grasshopper," had a successful 24 story flight.

Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Russia Join Forces on Nuclear Fusion

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:19 PM PDT

The Rusnano Group, a venture firm created by the government of Russia, is the latest investor to jump into Tri-Alpha Energy, one of the most potentially groundbreaking and mysterious companies in tech.

Khmer Rouge genocide: justice delayed may be justice denied

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:49 PM PDT

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Under Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge, Meas Mut and Sou Met, now two-star generals in their 80s, are said to have hauled prisoners to S-21, a torture center that symbolized the horrors of a regime that wiped out nearly a quarter of the population.

Direct Health Care for the Uninsured

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:01 PM PDT

Two weeks ago I wrote about some of the unintended, but positive, consequences that could result from employers dropping employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI). Following that post, many weighed in about various other consequences of such behavior from employers and what that means for health care coverage for millions of families in the US. One issue in particular caught my attention; not only because of the touching stories associated with the discussion, but because of the unique and inspiring methods some providers are utilizing to compensate for the lack of insurance coverage.

Pakistan leader to break ground on Iran pipeline

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:50 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's president is traveling to Iran on Monday for a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a controversial pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition to the project.

Assumptions limit possibilities. Which ones are limiting you?

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:41 PM PDT

Forbes China 30 Under 30: Meet 30 Young Entrepreneurial Disruptors In China

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:31 PM PDT

Long gone are the days when China's Internet pioneers such as Jack Ma could be labeled young. The 48-year-old e-commerce titan, who ranks No. 395 with wealth of $3.4 billion on the 2013 Forbes Billionaires List published last week, has already announced plans to step down as CEO of his Alibaba Group and move younger people up the company's management ranks.  (See related post here.)  

2 years after tsunami, slow progress on cleanup

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Police officers search for the remains of those who went missing in the March 11, 2011 tsunami on the coastline in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, Monday, March 11, 2013. The two-year anniversary Monday of Japan's devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe is serving to spotlight the stakes of the country's struggles to clean up radiation, rebuild lost communities and determine new energy and economic strategies.(AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)TOKYO (AP) — Monday's two-year anniversary of Japan's devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe is highlighting the country's continuing struggle to clean up radiation, rebuild lost communities and determine new energy and economic strategies.


VIDEO: Inside Japan's contamination zone

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 09:06 PM PDT

Two years after the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes visits the contamination zone to see the clean-up operation under way.

Asia in Pictures

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:50 PM PDT

A statue of Mao Zedong in front of smoking chimneys in China, an antinuclear protest in Japan, a balloon festival in Australia, and more.

Falklands votes in sovereignty referendum rejected by Argentina

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:51 PM PDT

STANLEY, Falkland Islands (Reuters) - Residents of the Falkland Islands started voting on Sunday in a sovereignty referendum that seeks to counter Argentina's increasingly assertive claim over the British-ruled territory.

Delhi gang-rape suspect commits suicide

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 10:43 PM PDT

Main accused in fatal gang-rape of 23-year-old student on bus in Indian capital, hangs himself in jail, reports say.

S Korea-US drill stirs tensions with North

Posted: 11 Mar 2013 12:03 AM PDT

Pyongyang condemns joint military exercise as provocative invasion rehearsal and threatens with nuclear attack.

Venezuela candidate: Govt exploits Chavez death

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 08:27 PM PDT

Opposition leader Henrique Capriles gestures during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, March 10, 2013. Capriles announced he will run in elections, scheduled for April 14, to replace late President Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer on March 5. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles on Sunday launched what many consider a doomed candidacy to replace Hugo Chavez with a no-holds-barred attack against a government he accused of coldly betraying Venezuelans' trust.


Suspect in India Rape Case Kills Himself

Posted: 10 Mar 2013 11:48 PM PDT

One of the five men accused in the gang rape of a 23-year-old Indian woman has killed himself in a jail here, his lawyer said Monday.

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