WorldView: More than 20 feared dead in Japan fire

Twenty-seven people are feared dead in a fire that tore through an office building in Osaka, Japan. Police are investigating the incident as a possible case of arson. Hong Kong voters are preparing to vote for the first time this weekend since election laws were changed. North Korea is commemorating the 10th anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il's death. And Australians are mourning the five children who were killed in an inflatable bounce house accident. CBS News' Haley Ott joins CBSN AM from London with those stories.

• Dec 17, 2021

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from December 12, 2013

A rare bipartisan budget deal was met with an avalanche of criticism from conservative groups, but House Speaker John Boehner says such inflexibility led to this fall's government shutdown; and, for 34 years, the former U.S. Embassy in Iran's capital, Tehran, was off limits to Westerners, but Elizabeth Palmer got a rare look inside.

• Dec 12, 2013

South Korea has partial success with 1st launch into the space race

The country successfully launched a home-grown rocket for the 1st time, but the payload, a dummy satellite, failed to make it into orbit.

• Oct 21, 2021

Tensions rise after N. Korea blows up liaison office

North Korea blew up a diplomacy office building in Kaesong, located at the border between North and South Korea. North Korea said those actions were provoked by South Korean activists who had sent leaflets critical of Kim Jong Un across the border. Margaret Brennan reports.

• Jun 16, 2020

Maryland couple indicted in alleged spying plot

A Maryland couple has been charged with allegedly trying to sell military secrets to a foreign government. They could face life in prison if found guilty. Also, a Brazilian Senate panel is set to recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with "crimes against humanity," alleging his COVID-19 pandemic response led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, a move that experts say could be aimed at more quickly fielding an operational missile submarine. Ian Lee reports on that and more from London.

• Oct 20, 2021

Condition of Kim Jong Un unclear

The U.S. is closely monitoring reports concerning the health of Kim Jong Un. North Korea experts say that his sister, Kim Jong Yo, would face challenges to succeed him in the nuclear state. Ramy Inocencio reports.

• Apr 21, 2020

Questions surround Kim Jong Un's health

The health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in serious question Tuesday morning after he failed to appear at a major public celebration. Unconfirmed reports say Kim had heart surgery and may be fighting for his life. The last time he was seen in public was April 11, meeting with top advisers. Ramy Inocencio says the world doesn't know yet if the leader is alive, sick or even dead.

• Apr 21, 2020

North Korea confirms test of missile designed for submarine launch

Tuesday's launch is the most high-profile weapons test by North Korea since U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January.

• Oct 20, 2021

White House responds to Trump lawsuit

Former President Trump is suing to stop the White House from turning documents over the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riot. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN with a look at how the Biden administration is responding and other news from the White House.

• Oct 19, 2021

North Korea fires suspected sub-launched ballistic missile

South Korea's military says North Korea test-fired its first submarine-launched ballistic missile since 2019. This comes after a report from the financial times says China successfully tested a hypersonic missile, which China denies.

• Oct 19, 2021

N. Korea test fires suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile

If confirmed it wouldn't be the North's 1st test of a missile designed for launch from underwater, but experts say this may have been a newer generation weapon.

• Oct 19, 2021

WorldView: Iraqi Parliament election

Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the onetime leader of opposition against U.S. forces following the 2003 invasion of Iraq, is poised to become the country's key political power broker after Sunday's parliamentary election. Relations thaw between Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and Arab neighbors. Britain's new aircraft carrier stops in Singapore. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un talks about weapons development. And activists in Nepal are seeking legal marijuana. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with a roundup.

• Oct 12, 2021

Kim Jong Un vows to build "invincible" military

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vowing to create an "invincible" military, and he's blaming the U.S. for tensions across the Korean peninsula. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports.

• Oct 12, 2021

Koreas reactivate cross-border hotline and speak on it

The on-again-off-again communications link was restored amid rising tensions over the North's latest series of missile tests.

• Oct 4, 2021

WorldView: North Korea's latest weapons test

North Korea launches another weapons test. Ethiopia expels several United Nations officials. A former Nazi camp secretary is caught after skipping trial. And Australia is set to reopen borders next month. Haley Ott joins CBSN AM from London with more on these world headlines.

• Oct 1, 2021

WorldView: North Korea missile test

North Korea fired another short-range missile test. South Korea's president considers banning dog meat. A protester throws an egg at French President Emmanuel Macron. A man is facing charges in the U.K. in connection to the killing of a teacher. Ian Lee joins CBSN AM from London with more on today's world headlines.

• Sep 28, 2021

WorldView: Canary Islands volcano; North Korea missile test

Lava from a volcano in the Canary Islands reaches the ocean. State media in North Korea says the country tested a hypersonic missile. Japan is one step closer to its next prime minister. And Manny Pacquiao retires from boxing to focus on politics. Haley Ott joins CBSN AM from London with more on these world headlines.

• Sep 29, 2021

WorldView: Catalan separatist leader detained

Exiled Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont is being detained in Italy on a Spanish arrest warrant, accused of sedition for leading an independence referendum ruled illegal. The U.S. House votes to approve $1 billion for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee reports on these and other world news headlines from London for "CBSN AM."

• Sep 24, 2021

North Korea says it tested hypersonic missile

North Korean state media says the country successfully tested a hypersonic missile for the first time. It's the latest in a series of apparent missile tests by the Kim Jong Un regime. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has details.

• Sep 29, 2021

North Korea claims successful hypersonic missile test

The advanced technology makes missiles much harder to defend against, but South Korea says the North still needs "a considerable time" to perfect the weapons.

• Sep 29, 2021

North Korea fires short-range missile to sea in latest test

A ballistic missile launch would violate a U.N. ban, but the council typically doesn't impose new sanctions on North Korea for launches of short-range weapons.

• Sep 27, 2021

U.S. condemns North Korean missile launches

Tensions on the Korean peninsula have flared, as both the North and the South test missiles. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Hong Kong, then CBSN contributor and Strategy Risks CEO Isaac Stone Fish joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more.

• Sep 15, 2021

U.S. condemns North Korea missile test

The Biden administration condemned North Korea’s latest missile launches, saying they violated U.N. resolutions. Ramy Inocencio shares more on South Korea's response.

• Sep 15, 2021

North and South Korea conduct missile tests

Tensions are rising as North and South Korea carry out ballistic missile tests within hours of each other. Pyongyang says it fired off the weapons just days after it tested several cruise missiles. CBS News Asia correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports for CBSN.

• Sep 15, 2021

N. Korea test fires more missiles, South answers with its own test

Ballistic missile test comes just 2 days after the North said it tested a new long-range missile. This time, South Korea appears to have responded with its own weapons tests.

• Sep 15, 2021

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