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Egypt plane crash ’caused by a mechanical impact’ mid-air

A top official at Metrojet, the Russian airline company whose flight crashed Saturday in Egypt, has insisted that a technical fault could not have...

Troops drive Boko Haram out of school building

Nigerian troops have driven Boko Haram extremists out of an abandoned north-eastern primary school in a shootout that killed four militants. Insurgents were using the...

China to prosecute former Xinjiang Party newspaper editor

China plans to prosecute the former editor of the official Communist Party newspaper in the restive north-western region of Xinjiang, with the party’s watchdog...

Israeli army shoots Palestinian dead after he tried to stab a soldier

Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian who tried to stab a soldier in the West Bank, military officials said. The army said the...

Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan urges respect for party’s election win

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his ruling party’s emphatic victory in the country’s parliamentary election and demanded that the world respect the...

Kogalymavia flights suspended by Russia’s transport watchdog

Russia's transport watchdog has suspended all Kogalymavia, flights on the Airbus A321 aircraft, the same model that crashed in Egypt yesterday morning. An Egyptian ground...

Russian day of mourning following plane crash and 224 deaths

Russia is observing a day of mourning for victims of yesterday's plane crash in Egypt - which killed 224 people. Investigators are due to begin...

US boosts support for Syrian opposition

The United States has ramped up its support for Syria’s opposition with a pledge of nearly $100m in fresh aid. The move came as Saudi...

Police make third arrest in TalkTalk cyber attack probe

A third person has been arrested by police investigating the cyber attack on telecoms firm TalkTalk. A 20-year-old man was detained at an address in...

US escalates involvement in Syria amid talks on Assad future

The United States escalated its fight against the Islamic State in Syria, pledging the first open deployment of military boots on the ground. The move...

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