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...
View ArticleVladimir 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...
View ArticleFlight 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...
View ArticleBritain 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...
View ArticleKremlin 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...
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 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...
View ArticleAirline 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...
View Article'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...
View ArticleRussian 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...
View ArticleWhen 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...
View ArticleBomb 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...
View ArticleKremlin 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleBritain: 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleRussia’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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