Al Qaeda bomb maker known for "brutality"
Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is thought to be behind a recent CIA thwarted underwear bomb plot and one in 2009
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Bomb plot revealed day after alleged planner killed
Officials say Mohammad Al-Quso, who was killed in a U.S. strike over the weekend, likely had key role in new "underwear bomb" plot
Interpol seeks arrest of fugitive Iraq VP
Iraq's Sunni vice president Tariq al-Hashemi is in Turkey and being tried in absentia in Baghdad for terrorism
Mideast nuclear conference in jeopardy
Hopes dim for planned talks between Israel and Muslim rivals as Iran, Arab countries accuse Israel of being threat to peace
Cops break up all-night anti-Putin protests
Hundreds of opposition activists camp outside presidential offices demonstrating against Putin's return to power
Freed Burmese activist Suu Kyi granted passport
Opposition leader given 1st passport in 24 years; Will visit U.K., Norway, where she will deliver her Nobel Peace Prize speech
Israeli PM unveils unity gov't in surprise move
Agreement with rival Kadima party could give Benjamin Netanyahu freer hand on Palestinians, Iran
8 maids die falling from Singapore high-rises
Officials demand better working conditions after 8 women fall from windows, but say Singaporeans "work the maids very hard"
Thai jailed for anti-royalty texts dies in prison
"Uncle SMS," 62, received 20-year sentence for sending 4 text messages deemed offensive to the queen, which he denied
China to review baby flesh capsule claims again
State media: New probe after claims that Chinese-made drug containing remains of dead babies being smuggled into S. Korea
CIA thwarts new al Qaeda underwear bomb plot
Official tells CBS News the recovered device has the hallmarks of previous devices used by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Clinton keeps pressure on Iran, Pakistan
Top diplomat says Pakistan must stop its soil being used as "launching pad" for terror; Pushes India to stop buying Iranian oil
Blind activist: China says it'll investigate abuse
Chen Guangcheng says Beijing quietly promised to investigate his treatment at hands of local authorities, a rare move in China
Syria touts election held amid crackdown
American official says Bashar Assad's move to hold parliamentary vote amid violence, repression "borders on ludicrous"
Activists mock Syria elections in online videos
Anti-regime activists spoof Syria's parliamentary elections with flurry of amateur videos lampooning vote as a sham
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Supreme Court rejects Trump's request in California mail ballots dispute
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Pilot in plane crash said "we're managing the ice," then "Mayday"
Josh Turek pitches "generational change" in tight Iowa Senate race
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