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Egypt

'Noise' confirmed in last part of Metrojet's cockpit voice recording

The head of an investigation committee into last weekend’s Metrojet plane crash confirmed a “noise” was heard in the last second of the cockpit voice

Egypt

Black box reveals "noise" before Russian plane crashed

The leader of the Russian plane crash technical investigate committee has told reporters that data from the jet’s cockpit voice recorder has been

Economy

Europe Weekly: first migrants relocated from Greece to Luxembourg, the EU's 'moderate' economic recovery and food label warning

In this edition of Europe Weekly, the first group of migrants in Greece is relocated to Luxembourg; and the EU’s economics commissioner comments on

Egypt

Sinai crash: world powers disagree over whether bomb attack was likely cause

World leaders were on Thursday making conflicting statements about suggestions that the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt, killing 224

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Egypt

Metrojet 'grounds A321' fleet, UK advises against air travel to Sharm

In the wake of last week’s Metrojet crash in Sinai, the Russian carrier is reportedly grounding its A321 aircraft while additional checks are carried

Egypt

UK and US intelligence sources say Russian airliner was downed by a bomb

There is growing evidence that a bomb was the likely cause of last week’s Russian airliner crash in Sinai which killed 224 people. Although not

Egypt

Russian plane crash: 'Bomb' theory gains ground

US intelligence points to a bomb planted by the so-called Islamic State or an affiliate bringing down the Russian passenger plane that crashed over

Egypt

Sinai crash: plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'

UK cancels flights back from Sharm el-Sheikh as Downing Street announces Sinai peninsula Metrojet plane 'may have been brought down by explosive device'.

Vatican

Vatican arrests two in 'Vatileaks' probe

The Vatican has arrested two former members of a commission set up to explore reform of the church’s finances. Monsignor Lucio Ángel Vallejo Balda

Russia

Russian plane crash: "external factors" blamed

External factors have been blamed for a Russian plane to crash on the Sinai Peninula in Egypt which claimed 224 lives. An official for the operating

Vatican

Two arrests in Vatican's worst leaks scandal since 'Vatileaks'

A “serious betrayal of the trust bestowed by the pope”. So says the Vatican after two members of a commission set up by Pope Francis to study reforms

Egypt

Egypt President: air crash investigation 'might take months'

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that it is far too early to hypothesize about the cause of Saturday’s air crash in the Sinai

Egypt

Air crash investigators probe Russian air disaster

Egyptian and Russian air crash investigators are at work trying to established what caused the Kogalymavia A-321 to crash in the Sinal Peninsula

Romania

Romanian authorities investigate nightclub blaze

The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has expressed his grief and anger during a visit to the nightclub in Bucharest where 27 people were killed in a

Romania

Bucharest nightclub fire kills 27

'I was among the first who got out' - witness describes horror of Bucharest nightclub blaze

Egypt

Sinai plane crash: black boxes found

The two black boxes from the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Sinai, killing 224 people, have been found. The aircraft was carrying mainly

Sweden

Sweden to hide refugee centres after several attacks

Sweden’s migration authorities have decided to hide the locations of buildings earmarked for housing refugees after attackers have set on fire more

France

Hollande vows to find 'truth' about French pensioner bus crash

French President Francois Hollande has promised to find “the truth” about a major bus crash last week in southwestern France. Hollande met the

Russia

Russia rejects Dutch probe into MH17 crash

Russia has issued a scathing response to the Dutch Safety Board’s report into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17. 9K37 #BUK-M1 SA-11

Turkey

Erdogan visits scene of Ankara twin bomb attack for first time

Turkey’s president has visited the scene of a twin bomb attack in Ankara for the first time. Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid flowers where 97 people were