Egypt: Mystery Noise Was Last Sound from Doomed Jet
VOA News Despite increasing indications that a bomb destroyed a Russian passenger airliner last week high over the Sinai Peninsula, the head of Egypt's investigation team says no definite conclusions...
View ArticleGrounding of Russian Flights to Egypt Supports Bomb Theory
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— Tens of thousands of Russians are trying to return home after Moscow suspended all flights to Egypt, a top tourist destination for millions, on increasing evidence that a bomb...
View ArticleRussian plane crash: Bomb theory supported by ISIS chatter, officials say
(CNN)ISIS' affiliate in Egypt says it brought down Metrojet Flight 9268. And U.S. officials are showing more confidence that terrorists bombed the Russian plane. Yet a key question remains: If...
View ArticleEgyptian investigator: Noise heard in final second of Metrojet Flight 9268
(CNN)A noise was heard in the final second of the cockpit voice recording on Metrojet Flight 9268 as it ascended on autopilot before apparently breaking up about 23 minutes after takeoff, the head of...
View ArticlePutin, Cameron Discuss Sinai Crash Bomb Theories
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— British Prime Minister David Cameron says he believes it is "more likely than not" that a bomb brought down a Russian passenger jet over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week,...
View ArticlePutin’s Policy Expands Russia’s Influence, But at a Cost
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— Russia’s airstrikes in Syria thrust it to the center of global efforts to tackle terrorism, refugees and a peace deal with Damascus. "In the beginning of the year, Russia had no...
View ArticleThe Latest: Investigator: Noise heard in cockpit recording
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) -- The latest on the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people onboard. (All times local.) 6:10 p.m. The head of the Egyptian committee investigating the...
View ArticleRussia Hardens Position Ahead of Syria Peace Talks
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— Russia appeared to be hardening its position on Syria as it backed government forces making gains against rebels before hoped-for peace talks Friday in Geneva. The Syrian...
View ArticleRussian plane broke up high in air, official says
CAIRO – The Russian plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula over the weekend, killing all 224 people aboard, broke up high in the air, an official said Sunday, bolstering theories that the craft...
View ArticleRussian plane broke apart high above the Sinai Peninsula, official says
The Russian plane that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula over the weekend, killing all 224 people aboard, broke up high in the air, an official said Sunday, bolstering theories that the craft had a...
View ArticleNoise in last second of Russian plane’s cockpit recording
CAIRO – A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed last week in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the head of the joint investigation team said...
View ArticleInvestigator: Noise heard in last second of downed Russian plane's cockpit...
CAIRO -- A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed last week in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the head of the joint investigation team said...
View ArticleUkraine Mounts New Attacks on Rebels
VOA News Ukraine launched new military operations Tuesday against pro-Russian separatists in the east, hours after President Petro Poroshenko announced he would not renew a cease-fire but would go on...
View ArticleRussia’s Navy Deployed to Syria in Show of Force
Russia’s largest naval deployment in years raised eyebrows as the flotilla sailed past Norway through the English Channel on the way to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to support Moscow’s air campaign in...
View ArticleWhy Russia is pressing the 'accelerate' pedal in Syria
(CNN)Two weeks after they started, Russian airstrikes in Syria are ratcheting up -- and are being closely coordinated with regime ground forces as they try to seize rebel-held territory. According to...
View ArticleNoise in last second of Russian plane's cockpit recording
A noise was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice recording from the Russian plane that crashed last week in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the head of the joint investigation team said Saturday,...
View ArticleForeign Minister Sergey Lavrov gives a briefing on Ukraine’s humanitarian...
(Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation) Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov gives a briefing on Ukraine's humanitarian crisis in Moscow on 25 August 2014 1972-25-08-2014 Good...
View ArticleRussia Cynical on Syria, Goal is International Prestige
As the United States and Russia struggle to cement a cease-fire in Syria that includes the embattled city of Aleppo, the Syrian military under President Bashar al-Assad indicated it would be a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Co-pilot's wife: He complained about plane
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- The latest news on a Russian passenger plane that crashed Saturday on a flight from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to St. Petersburg, Russia. 11:15 p.m. The wife of the co-pilot of the...
View ArticleRussian tourist jet's crash in Egypt leaves 224 dead; terrorism claim is...
A tourist charter jet filled with Russian vacationers mysteriously crashed in a remote part of Egypt's violence-plagued Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, leaving 224 passengers and crew members dead. There...
View ArticleRussian jet broke up in mid air, too early for conclusions: Director IAC
CAIRO: A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency said on Sunday after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was...
View ArticleThe Latest: More UK tourists stranded in Egypt on way home
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) -- The latest on the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people onboard. (All times local.) 6:30 p.m. A Thomas Cook flight - one of nine expected to return...
View ArticleDoes Putin have a secret plan to deploy Russian forces to Syria?
Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn US concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter the conflict. President Vladimir Putin has been coy on the subject,...
View ArticlePutin is being coy and fueling suspicions about what he plans to do in Syria
MOSCOW (AP) — Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter the conflict. President Vladimir Putin has been coy on...
View ArticlePutin vows to hunt down, punish those who bombed Russian jet
A somber President Vladimir Putin vowed to hunt down and punish those responsible for a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger jet last month, "wherever they are hiding." Intensified Russian...
View ArticleRussia And Turkey: Teetering On The Brink
(Source: BBC News) The Russian state-run propaganda machine is currently fanning anti-Turkish vitriol full-time. Economic ties between Russia and Turkey are being effectively severed, while military...
View ArticleU.S. officials express growing confidence bomb downed Russian plane
(CNN)The U.S. appears to be increasingly confident that a terrorist bomb brought down the Russian passenger jet that broke apart over Egypt. The growing belief was indicated by several senior U.S....
View ArticleRussian buildup in Syria no threat to Israel, Putin tells Netanyahu
Russian President Vladimir Putin tried Monday to calm Israeli fears that the Kremlin's military buildup in Syria could expose Israel to more hostility, assuring visiting Prime Minister Benjamin...
View ArticleAnger in Russian media at Britain stopping Sharm el-Sheikh flights
Scepticism greets UK assertion that bomb may have been on jet that came down in Egypt, as experts say proof of terrorism could affect Russia’s Syria campaign...
View ArticleRussia deploys antiaircraft missiles in Syria to protect its warplanes
Russia has deployed antiaircraft missiles in Syria to protect its warplanes carrying out airstrikes against militants, the head of the Russian air force disclosed Thursday. The missiles were dispatched...
View ArticlePutin jockeying for deal with US on Syria
MOSCOW — Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter the conflict. President Vladimir Putin has been coy on the...
View ArticleRussia Is Still Limited In What It Can Achieve In Syria
The Russian air bombing campaign in Syria began on September 30, with about 20 sorties a day. The bombing drastically increased on October 8, to over 60 sorties and reached 88 on October 13. The...
View ArticleRussia-US Dialogue Elevated, But Ukraine Tensions Remain
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— Political analysts agree the four-hour meeting this week between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a step up in contact between the two...
View ArticleRussia’s Playing A Double Game With Islamic Terror
Even as America touts its counterterrorism partnerships with Russia, evidence points to the FSB directly feeding Dagestanis to ISIS. It is an article of faith among the many critics of the current...
View ArticleRussia Is Sending Jihadis to Join ISIS
Even as Washington touts its counterterrorism partnerships with Moscow, evidence points to Putin's intelligence service practically helping the Islamic State. It is an article of faith among the many...
View ArticleInsider Threat to Airport Security Isn't Just Egypt's Problem In the magazine
At 5:50 on the morning of October 31, 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 received takeoff clearance from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, the travel hub for Egypt’s best-known Red Sea tourist...
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