second anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. breaking news from afghanistan. there has been another so-called insider attack. international forces stay in individual wearing an afghan uniform opened fire at a in the operating base. several international and afghan troops were killed. soldiers have been wounded. jennifer is joining us out of kabul. what do we know about the attacks and casualty figures? >> we understand it happened directly west of kabul. it was a man wearing an afghan security uniform opening fire on coalition forces and afghan forces. neither nato nor the ministry of internal where -- mystery of the interior will confirm numbers. they can confirm the incident has taken place but are not confirming members. one official did confirmed in a several -- they know several nato and afghan forces have been killed and injured. this is the second insider attack in just over a week. on march 8, afghans are wearing security forces uniforms opened fire killing a u.s. contractor. this has been a problem to the past year as the nato forces tried to train afghan forces. it has been effected. we have seen the numbers go down. this is the most devastating in months. >> another insider attack. this particular one conducted the afghan government asked all of u.s. special forces to leave the province. >> two weeks ago, president karzai gave yesterday as the deadline for all u.s. special forces to leave the province. u.s. special forces tend not to be forthcoming in their actions. we understand from some sources that were not necessarily going to make that move. the province is seen as a gateway to kabul. we just saw the new u.s. secretary of defense leave afghanistan today after meeting with president karzai yesterday. he has said he hoped to iron out the dispute. we have no word on whether they made progress, but they did cancel the press conference last night. it is not clear whether any special forces have made moves out of the province. >> thank you. the bus driver is accused of being at the center of a gang rape and murder trial in india has been found dead in prison. chorus' say he hanged himself in jail. -- the guards say he hanged himself in jail. family members say he was murdered. >> his body was found hanging at the jail in new delhi. it was taken to the local hospital where a post-mortem examination is underway. results will be known in the next few days. there are many questions being asked of the prison authorities and a judicial order in charge of looking after him. was he on suicide watch? what was his behavior during the last few hours? 5:00 in the morning was when his body was found. that is when the jailers work of the prisoners. it will be asked who was the last person to see him alive. his lawyer and family cannot believe he is dead. his lawyer is saying he was in good spirits in the days leading to his death and there was no indication he was suicidal. his father is accusing authorities of murder saying his son was murdered. his mother is saying if one admits to his mistake, and god forgives. he confessed his mistake. why would he commit suicide? he was prepared for any punishment the government would give him. those are clear indications of where the family and lawyers stand. larger questions will be left to the authorities. many are demanding an impartial inquiry into his death. >> a controversial gas pipeline project has been started in pakistan. it will pump natural gas from iran to alleviate energy shortages in pakistan. part of the $7 billion pipeline has already been built in iran. pakistan is going ahead with the project despite opposition from washington fears sanctions on iran will be broken. >> pakistan and iran inaugurated the gas pipeline despite american pressure not to do so. the americans saying iran was facing sanctions and for pakistan to deal with iran would be seen as a violation of those sanctions. despite that, the pakistanis have decided to go ahead with the plan which is likely to cost the pakistani is $1.5 billion. the entire value is said to be $7.5 billion. iranians have are the completed 900 kilometers of the pipeline on their side of the border. work will begin on the pakistani side of the border. there were questions as to the timing of the inauguration ceremony. the pakistani government had a few more days in power. after that, there will be an election. it will be up to the new government to decide what to do with this. it will be difficult for them to back down. they will have to take heat from the americans who have been warning pakistan not to do so. it must be remembered in 2008, the americans convinced the indians to withdraw from another pipeline leading pakistan to deal with iran on her own. the pakistanis will have to be careful not to isolate themselves internationally. >> japan has held a minute of silence on the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake in tsunami. nearly 19,000 people were killed. if triggered reactor meltdowns at the fukushima power station. the employer has expressed his condolences for the victims and those still suffering. >> by visiting the disaster areas, of seen the destruction -- i have seen the destruction. even under these severe circumstances and in the structures for evacuation, when moved by those living their lives and making the most of it. i believe it is important not to forget and to share these feelings among many people. >> despite government promises to help with reconstruction, more than 300,000 people still live in temporary shelters. we went to meet some of the survivors. >> in the ruins, the braves the wind and cold to share a moment with her grandfather. flute and her this hoped to hear her play in the town festival. before he could, the tsunami took him from the spot. on the second anniversary of the disaster, she hopes her music can somehow reach him. >> coming here makes me remember him. i feel his presence. i only recently learned to play. i hope from now on, every time i pick it up, he will be able to hear me. >> many survivors have struggled to get past the sadness of the loss. the few times he has summoned kurds to return to his home, he has been overwhelmed. no one died in his family. even save his beloved dog. it is the memories of others that caught him. >> when i come here, i see the faces of people being washed away. every one of them. when neighbors, my friends. i cannot shake them. >> the tsunami killed more than 1000 people here. much has been cleaned up. the lack of development has made it harder for survivors to move on. despite the government devoting hundreds of billions of dollars, and construction has yet to fully begin in these communities. the foundations of former homes are seen as painful reminders of what has been lost. and the prime minister overhaul the agency responsible for construction. authorities admit some money was misspent. the other was caught up in japan's notorious bureaucracy. >> houses will be built soon. we hope it will give the michael -- them a goal. if they wait more, they will have more reason to live. >> he and his wife had procellous doing volunteer work and spending time with her dog. -- he and his wife have found comfort doing volunteer work and spending time with their dog. he has seen families. the park and despair lead to domestic violence. >> we are suffering in this temporary place. we cannot see what is ahead. receiving region we are receiving -- we are seaething with anger and frustration. >> in many ways, she says her grandfather has helped to recover. they were very close. while she misses him, his music, gives her strength to last another day. >> south korean and u.s. forces are taking part in the military drill that has raised tensions on the korean peninsula. nobody does it, you know? >> why? >> why? because they are fake. [all speaking dutch] >> i think that dutch girls... [laughs] are a little bit easier because they drink much, like beer and in the club they do bad things in the toilet, like sex. [laughs] >> the issue within the moroccan community is that the problems are about sex, and sex is still a taboo, and prostitution is a more...er... more taboo. and so that is one of the problems we are dealing to discuss this problem is the taboo around it. now we are going to meet sheik ahmed [indistinct], and together we have been battling for and campaigning against the presence of lover boys in our community. and basically, he's a big ally in this fight. >> [speaking arabic] >> [speaking foreign language] 24 hours. just two degrees in london. last week, temperatures were about 16 degrees. the chance of showers in madrid. in northern africa, we still have showers across the coast of morocco into algeria. it will be warm in cairo with a high of 33 degrees. central africa is seen as showers. it is seeing showers. of 32looking at a high degrees. >> there has been another insider attack in afghanistan that has killed several afghan and foreign troops. a gunman wearing an afghan security uniforms opened fire at a jointly operated space. in india, police said the bus driver of the center of a gang rape and murder trial committed suicide. the man's lawyer says he does not believe the police. he was one of six men accused of attacking a woman in new delhi in december. japan has held a minute of silence on the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake in tsunami. nearly 19,000 people were killed. the opposition leader of venezuela has confirmed he will be running in the presidential race to replace the late hugo chavez. the election will be on april 14. we have the latest. >> accusations that accuse the government of lying to the venezuelan people and the world about the illness of hugo chavez. in a position later -- the opposition leader claims his death is used for political gain. >> the venezuelans have been lied to all along. this is all calculated. >> as was expected, he announced he would run for president, setting the stage for what could be a nasty campaign against the hand-picked successor. >> i am going to fight together with all of you. i am not going to give you free rein. you are going to have to defeat me with votes. i will fight for this country. >> he ran for president against hugo chavez in the 2012 elections. he received 44% of the vote but lost by over 1.5 million votes. the criticisms leveled against the government are a manifestation of the opposition frustration they have had for months against the government but had been afraid to talk about publicly out of fear of looking bad while hugo chavez was fighting for his life. he was sworn in as interim president the day before. he took to the airwaves to reject the opposition accusations. >> you will face the law. i am sure that. these grave offenses to history and the sacred memory of hugo chavez and his family, the armed forces and people. do not say later it is political persecution. you have made the biggest mistake of your life. this is not a threat. >> the image of hugo chavez remains present in the form of t-shirts and posters. nearly six days after his death, thousands are still lining up for hours to view his body, which will be lying in a state of rest for a few more days. the dueling addresses or a clear sign that venezuela is moving from a time of morning to a time of transition. the political elite are gearing up for a fight over who will leave the country -- lead teh country. >> a second day of voting will begin in the falkland islands referendum on whether it should remain british. the vote is expected to be a resounding yes. many of the 1600 residents disagree with the argentine president's recently revised territorial claim. >> i would be surprised if it is the unanimous yes. only dictatorship's get 100% at the polls. i am hoping democratic countries around the world will see it as our democratic wish and recognize that. >> the mexican president is reaching his 100th day in office. al jazeera is looking at some of his biggest initiatives. the country is one of the top oil-producing nations. it has been closed to foreign investment. >> these are some of the world's richest waters. in the gulf of mexico, workers from the state oil company are busy extracting precious crude from beneath the sea. there are nearly 18,000 people that work here. over the past decade, production has been on the kind -- on the decline. at its peak, mexico was producing 3.4 million barrels of crude. production has fallen 25%. that is because nearly 90% of production last year came from oil fields discovered over two decades ago. the president campaigned on a promise to increase exploration by opening up the oil industry to private investment, something that has been banned by the constitution since mexico nationalized the industry 75 years ago. the director general says allow an top oil companies to invest is crucial. >> the purpose of the reform is to attract foreign capital without privatizing. it will not be privatized. but it can go into joint ventures with private companies to tap the oil and gas potential. >> much of the potential lies in costly the border operations -- and costly shale and deep water operations. >> mexico is just next door. they see it as an attractive opportunity if they were allowed in. >> getting the reform passed in congress will not be easy. opponents claim it is an attempt to privatize the oil sector. >> international corporations do not care about national interests. all they care about is how much money they will take out of the country. i would not allow it. >> a clear sign the president's struggles to modernize the industry will not be easy. >> catholic leaders are holding their final meeting of the vatican before their secret vote to pick a new pope. 150 cardinals from around the world are due to begin voting on tuesday. they are deciding who will succeed pope benedict who last month became the first pontiff and 600 years to resign. the faithful wait for the new leader to be appointed. there were continues. in guatemala, nuns provide health care and education to some of the poorest people. >> far from the splendor of the vatican, the sister ship berths and students and to class. the children are indigenous maya and come from some of the poorest regions. she is determined to give them a good start. >> it is important that children develop in a holistic way intellectually and spiritually. we're here to help them overcome any problems they might face. >> rural communities across guatemala rely on catholic schools run by nuns. public schools are critically underfunded. receiving an education here can be invaluable. there are more than 200 children studying at this school. the nuns work does not stop at education. five days a week, the sisters travel to a neighboring town. from here, the sisters what -- walk to a private community center that the minister. within 60 children eat nutritious lunches here. the guatemalan children are some of the most onerous in the world. the sister hopes her work is making a difference. -- the guatemalan children are some of the most under-interest in the world. >> i have tried to take care of them and give them love. we try to give them what we can. >> who seems to be a sure way to their hearts. >> after eating a meal, i feel full and go home content. i wish they could help us with even more food. >> regarded -- regardless who will be elected as the pope, it is the women who will continue to do much of the grass-roots work. for many guatemalans, that is good news. al jazeera in guatemala. >> supporters and the kenyan president elect have welcomed him back to him his home town. he won the election with just over 50% of the vote. his opponent has alleged fraud and said he will appeal to the supreme court. european diplomats say they believe seven foreign hostages kidnapped in nigeria last month have been killed. the victims were taken hostage in the north. members of the splinter groups say they killed the captives because british and nigerian forces tried to free them. the u.k. denies any such attempt. oscar pistorius is appealing the terms of his bail. his defense lawyers say he is not a flight risk and should be able to leave south africa. he is waiting on trial charged with murdering his girlfriend on valentine's day. did people who lived 4000 years ago suffer from heart disease? a new study suggests yes. researchers say 1/3 of the mummies showed evidence of hardened arteries. that suggests part disease is a natural part of human aging and not directly tied to factors like smoking, lack of exercise, and eating fatty foods. some consider it to be the hardest race hard work. dogsleds are racing across alaska. they started in anchorage and heading for nome, alaska. the record where trying to beat is four hours short of nine days. that is a tough task. the dogs do not think the weather is cold enough. we report from roughly halfway along the route. >> go! >> so begins one of the most grueling sporting events in the world. this is the editor rob, a 1,600 kilometer trip to the alaskan wilderness. the first official place was 41 years ago. -- the first official race was 41 years ago. since then, a new record is set almost every year. temperatures have come into play. this veteran breeder has competed in 26 races. he says the snow has a huge impact. >> when it softens, it reduces speed. the temperature makes the dogs be more lethargic. sled dogs are. best -- sled dogs operate best at 0 to -

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