Violence, claims of misconduct as Pakistan holds national elections
Almost 40 people were killed in violence across the country as Pakistan holds national elections marred by claims of misconduct.
Asia
Twin bombings kill at least 24 people day before elections in Pakistan
Bomb blasts targeting candidates' offices killed at least two dozen people a day before Pakistan's national elections.
Dissident rock band members held in Thailand fear deportation to Russia
Members of a rock band critical of Russia are locked up in a Thai immigration jail, fearful that they could be deported to Russia.
India's Modi inaugurates huge new Hindu temple on controversial site
Declaring it the "beginning of a new era," Indian leader Narendra Modi has inaugurated a massive new Hindu temple on the site of a razed mosque.
North Korea says it tested underwater nuclear attack drone
North Korea said it tested an underwater nuclear attack drone in response to joint naval exercises by the U.S., Seoul and Tokyo.
U.S. shrimpers can't compete with foreign imports
Imported cheap Asian shrimp, grown in pond farms and often subsidized by foreign governments, has idled many of South Carolina's roughly 300 shrimpers this year. Mark Strassmann has more.
Japan ANA plane turns back to Tokyo after man bites flight attendant
A passenger, believed to be a 55-year-old American man, sunk his teeth into a crew member's arm while "heavily drunk," leaving her mildly injured, the airline says.
Polls open in Taiwan's presidential election
Polls are now open in Taiwan and millions are expected to vote in the presidential election this weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports. Then, David Sacks, fellow for Asia studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins to explain the U.S.' role in the region.
China calls looming Taiwan election a choice between peace and war
Taiwan is set to pick a new president in an election China says will see the democratically governed, U.S.-allied island choose between peace, and "war and decline."
Mystery of why world's largest ape went extinct finally solved, scientists say
Exactly why the great ape died off after flourishing for hundreds of thousands of years has been one of the lasting mysteries of paleontology.
Indian AI startup CEO arrested over killing of 4-year-old son
Police say Suchana Seth, the CEO of The Mindful AI Lab startup company in India, is suspected of killing her young son after his body was found in her luggage.
China says foreign consultancy boss caught spying for U.K.
China's spy agency says the foreign head of a consultancy entered the country several times with instructions from MI6 "to collect China-related intelligence for Britain."
Number of people missing after Japan earthquake soars over 300
The massive New Year's Day earthquake in western Japan's Ishikawa region has left residents questioning the future of one entire towns' existence.
5 dead, hundreds evacuated after fiery plane collision at Tokyo airport
All 379 occupants of the Japan Airlines flight got out safely and the pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, officials said.
Dozens killed in Japan earthquakes as temblors continue rocking country's west
Japan's leader says workers are "fighting a battle against time" to rescue people trapped in rubble after a series of powerful earthquakes.
Powerful earthquakes off Japan's coast prompt tsunami warnings
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 prompted a tsunami warning on New Year's Day.
China's 1st domestically built cruise ship sets sail on maiden voyage
Equipped with a mahjong lounge and hotpot restaurant, the luxury Adora Magic City is aimed squarely at China's travel-hungry middle class.
Earthquake in China leaves at least 126 dead, hundreds injured
Video captured as an earthquake hit China's mountainous northwest, killing at least 126 people, shows residents running for their lives as homes crumbled in the dead of winter.
Jimmy Lai, media mogul who challenged China, goes on trial in Hong Kong
Former Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai dared for years to demand free speech from China's government. 3 years after his arrest, he's facing a possible life sentence.
South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese and Russian warplanes approach
South Korea says 2 Chinese and 4 Russian warplanes entered its air defense zone for just less than 20 minutes, but "there was no invasion of airspace."
Afghanistan no longer world's biggest opium producer, U.N. report finds
A Taliban crackdown on opium farming appears to have bumped Afghanistan from its dubious rank as the world's biggest producer.
Migrants camp out by border wall
Migrants are huddling and camping out next to the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico as they wait to be processed by American authorities. CBS News immigration and political reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reports on the increase in numbers of migrants arriving at the southern border from countries in Africa and Asia.
U.S. military releases names of crew members who died in Osprey crash
The U.S. military identified all eight Air Force crew members on an Osprey that crashed on Nov. 29 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan.
17 deaths blamed on Cyclone Michaung as it makes landfall in India
Severe Cyclone Michaung plows into India's east coast, forcing thousands to evacuate and killing at least 17 people amid flooding in Chennai.
Cars swept away, Chennai airport flooded as cyclone churns toward India
Videos from Chennai, South India, show cars being carried off and airport workers checking planes in almost knee-deep water as Cyclone Michaung bears down.
California couple at center of surrogacy scandal arrested
Live
Iran's Houthi allies deny losing ground as Mideast crisis engulfs Yemen
Investigation
The life and travels of an alleged Chinese agent in the U.S.
Eva Marie Saint, "North by Northwest" star, dies at 102
Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct
Christa Pike is conscious, speaking after botched execution, attorneys say
Ex-CIA official found with $40 million in gold bars admits to sprawling scheme
Exclusive
Former Cornell frat members ask university to clear their names
