A major winter storm has claimed 8 lives over the weekend as snow and ice continue to fall in the desert Southwest and Texas. China is warning the US to stay out of its dispute with Japan over the Senkaku Islands as Beijing's navy is moving to blockade the area. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu voiced total opposition to this weekend's six-party deal with Iran, saying it is not a party to the settlement and that it reserves the right to take action for self-defense. By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, Swiss voters rejected a referendum that would limit CEO pay to 12 times that of the company's average worker. Texas's state school board has approved all but one science textbook with the science parts intact, with provisional approval for the last.