The Latest: Russian tourists in Egypt: Safety a top concern
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.) 1:50 p.m. Russian tourists in Egypt are gathering at the Sharm...
View Article‘Noise’ heard on black box recording of ill-fated Russian flight
Investigators heard “a noise” in the final second of the black box recording of the Russian flight that crashed in Egypt, the head of the investigations committee said at a news conference in Cairo on...
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 ArticleAfter Russia plane crash, airline passengers need answers
(CNN)Last weekend, on the day I was flying to the Middle East, I woke up to news that a Russian plane had crashed in Egypt. During my flight I stared at the map showing Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and the...
View ArticleThe Latest: UK planes bound for Egypt stuck in Cyprus
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.) 3:50 p.m. A Cyprus aviation official says 11 British airliners...
View ArticleRussia: Bomb Downed Passenger Jet; Putin Vows Vengeance
VOA News Russia concluded Tuesday that a bomb brought down one of its passenger jets over the Sinai Peninsula last month, with President Vladimir Putin vowing vengeance against those who carried out...
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 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 ArticleEgypt says no 'hypthesis' for Russian plane crash
Egypt's foreign minister has said that his country was not dismissing possible scenarios that led to the Russian passenger plane crash, but there was no "hypothesis" yet from a probe investigating the...
View ArticleFrance, Russia Agree to Exchange IS Intelligence
VOA News French President Francois Hollande said Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to exchange intelligence on the Islamic State militants and other extremist groups in...
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 ArticleRussian plane crash: flight recorder captured 'sound of explosion'
Vladimir Putin orders halt to all flights to Egyptian airports as evidence mounts that flight 9268 was brought down rather than suffering mechanical failure...
View ArticleIn shift, Russia suspends flights to Egypt, citing security
In an abrupt turnaround, Russia on Friday suspended all passenger flights to Egypt after days of resisting U.S. and British suggestions that a bomb may have brought down a Russian plane in the Sinai...
View ArticleRussians Leave Egypt Resort Only With Hand Luggage
Russians leaving Egypt are only being allowed to carry hand luggage onboard, and their other luggage is to be delivered later. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said on November 7 that it was sending...
View ArticleKremlin: Russian ban on flights to Egypt will last months
MOSCOW — As tens of thousands of Russian tourists hastily leave Egypt's economically vital seaside resorts, a top Kremlin official issued an ominous warning Tuesday: They're not coming back anytime...
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 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 ArticleRussia Sanctions Turkey as Syria Coalition Efforts Fizzle
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— Russia is preparing sanctions against Turkey and stepping up military strikes over the downing of a Russian bomber along the Syrian border. The feud has added another dimension...
View ArticleAnalysts: Russia Hopes French Can Bridge Gap in Anti-IS Coalition
Daniel Schearf MOSCOW— Russian protesters threw eggs and stones at the Turkish Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday, a day after Turkey shot down a Russian military jet along its border with Syria. Russia's...
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...
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