The US President says mistakes made by the security services are 'totally unacceptable'

Attempted plane bombing suspect was in Yemen before attack

85-year-old daredevil in Peru; elephant festival kicks off in Nepal

Bushfires have destroyed almost 40 homes in Australia as firefighters warn of one of the worst seasons ever.

Former homeland security secretary Tom Ridge spoke to Harry Smith about the many security errors that allowed alleged terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab to board Northwest flight 253.

CBS News' Wyatt Andrews discusses the political fallout from the attempted Christmas Day bomb plot with the Washington Post's Carrie Johnson and Politico's Josh Gerstein.

Brazilian doctors have decided not to immediately remove nine of the 31 needles found in a toddler's body because his life is no longer in danger. (Dec. 29)

China has defied international criticism to execute a convicted British drug smuggler. Akmal Shaikh was executed by lethal injection despite pleas for clemency from relatives and questions being raised about his mental...

Pakistanis have been burying their dead in the wake of Monday's attack on a Shiite procession in Karachi. Fires were still burning Tuesday following riots after the bombing, and officials said the death toll had climbed to...

While on vacation in Hawaii, President Obama has been 'actively monitoring' the situation involving a suspect who set off explosive substances while on a Delta Airlines flight. Chip Reid reports.

CBS News' Jeff Glor speaks with justice and homeland security correspondent Bob Orr about a suspect tied to al Qaeda who allegedly set off an explosive on board a Delta Airlines flight.

A passenger on a flight Friday from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Detroit, Michigan, ignited a small explosive device shortly before landing and the White House is considering the incident an attempted terrorist attack, a...

Millions of people are taking to the roads this Christmas Eve in a mad rush to get home for the festive holiday.

Holiday festivities officially commenced in Athens with the lighting of the Christmas tree.

UK, Thursday December 24, 2009 Woman Knocks Down Pope At Christmas Mass Alex Watts, Sky News Online A woman has been arrested after jumping over barriers and knocking down the Pope at Christmas Eve Mass. Pope...

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: World leaders close to climate change deal - Snow disrupts Christmas getaway - Retired policeman held over Stephen Lawrence inquiry .

Gordon Brown says a deal reached at Copenhagen offers hope and huge benefits to Britain, and is a 'first step' in tackling climate change.

Eurostar passengers are stranded at St Pancras station, after four trains became trapped in the Channel Tunnel on Friday night.