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U.S. agencies eyeing a bomb as possible cause of Russian airliner crash

U.S. intelligence agencies are operating under the theory that a bomb exploded on the Russian jetliner that crashed Saturday in the Sinai Peninsula but have not gathered definitive evidence on what...

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Vladimir Putin orders suspension of Russian flights to Egypt after crash

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the suspension of all Russian airlines' flights to Egypt “until a proper security level is ensured” following the deadly crash six days ago of a commercial...

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Flight recorders show crashed Russian jet not struck from outside: Investigator

CAIRO/MOSCOW - The Russian plane that crashed in Egypt was not struck from the outside and the pilot did not make a distress call before it disappeared from radar, a source in the committee analysing...

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Britain and US blame air crash on bombing

London: The credibility of the Russian and Egyptian investigations into last weekend's Sinai air crash has been thrown into doubt after Britain and America said that the plane could have been brought...

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Kremlin chief of staff says ban on Russian flights to Egypt will last for months

Moscow's ban on all flights to Egypt in the wake of a Russian plane crash will last for at least several months, the Kremlin chief of staff said Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to Egypt's struggling...

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Putin 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...

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Russia says jetliner crash was terrorism

CAIRO - The Oct. 31 crash of a Russian passenger jet that killed all 224 on board was caused by a homemade bomb apparently smuggled onto the aircraft at Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort, Russian security...

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Airline official says only 'external impact' could have caused Egypt crash

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, its Russian operator said Monday, adding to a...

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'No politics please': Russians bury first Egypt crash victims

Numb with grief, a young woman wept and called for her mother at a funeral in a small village in northwestern Russia for one of the victims of the plane crash in Egypt. Several dozen friends and...

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Russian investigators conclude airliner lost over Egypt was downed by...

The Oct. 31 crash of a Russian passenger jet that killed all 224 on board was caused by a homemade bomb apparently smuggled onto the aircraft at Egypt’s Sharm el Sheik resort, Russian security...

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When In Doubt, Blame The West

So Russia went there after all. The crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 in Egypt on October 31, which killed all 224 people on board, was more than the worst aviation disaster in the country's history. Once...

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Bomb may have downed Russian jet, US, UK officials say

LONDON (AP) -- British and U.S. officials said Wednesday they have information suggesting the Russian jetliner that crashed in the Egyptian desert may have been brought down by a bomb, and Britain said...

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Kremlin chief of staff says ban on Russian flights to Egypt will last for months

Moscow's ban on all flights to Egypt in the wake of a Russian plane crash will last for at least several months, the Kremlin chief of staff said Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to Egypt's struggling...

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The Latest: Egypt pressing for restoration of Sinai flights

LONDON (AP) -- The latest on the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people onboard last Saturday. (All times local.) 4:10 p.m. Egypt's tourism minister says Britain's decision to...

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The Latest: Cameron says not certain bomb caused Egypt crash

LONDON (AP) -- The latest on the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people onboard last Saturday. (All times local.) 2:20 p.m. British Prime Minister David Cameron also says that the...

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Britain: Evidence suggests Russian jet that crashed in Egypt desert was...

Evidence suggests a Russian jet that crashed over Egypt's Sinai desert may have been brought down by a bomb, the British government said Wednesday, suspending flights to and from the Sinai Peninsula as...

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The Latest: UK airlines to fly tourists back from Sinai

LONDON (AP) -- The latest on the crash of a Russian plane in Egypt that killed all 224 people onboard last Saturday. (All times local.) 4:35 p.m. British airlines Monarch and easyJet say they will fly...

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The Latest: 2 UK planes leave Cyprus for Egyptian resort

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.) 9:30 p.m. An official says two of 11 British airliners that...

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The Latest: Egypt probes ground crew for crashed Metrojet

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.) 2:55 p.m. Egyptian airport and security officials say an...

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Russia’s ban on flights to Egypt will last awhile

MOSCOW — Moscow’s ban on all flights to Egypt in the wake of a Russian plane crash will last for at least several months, the Kremlin chief of staff said on Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to Egypt’s...

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