Russia Suspends Flights To Egypt Amid Probe Into Plane Crash
Russia has become the latest country to suspend tourist flights to Egypt's Sinai peninsula, after the crash of a Russian jet in the area on Saturday.
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First British Tourists Leave Egypt, As Questions About Airline Crash Linger
British investigators tell the BBC that they "believe a bomb was put in the hold prior to take-off," the news agency reports.
It's Possible Bomb Caused Russian Plane To Crash, Britain, U.S. Suggest
Britain's prime minister and President Obama have mentioned the possibility of a bomb aboard the passenger jet. Their information, whatever it is, apparently comes from intelligence agencies.
Britain Prohibits Its Aircraft From Flying Over Sinai Peninsula
U.S. officials say it's premature to speculate on why a Russian jet crashed in the Sinai. Britain's foreign secretary says there's "a significant possibility" that ISIS somehow brought the plane down.
U.K. Says Russian Crash Over Sinai 'More Than Likely' Caused By Bomb
The British government says there's a "significant possibility" that the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai desert last week was brought down by a bomb.
German Authorities Shut Down Suspected Migrant Smuggling Ring
Journalist Maximilian Popp, of the weekly German magazine Der Spiegel, tells Renee Montagne that such raids are routine and rarely make a difference in smuggling operations.
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Engineers at MIT developed an electric, shareable car that would fold to conserve parking spaces. A prototype was made for production in Europe. But why did this promising auto never hit the road?
Moscow Rejects Idea That Bomb Brought Down Airliner
Russian officials say that any suggestion that a bomb caused the Metrojet crash in Egypt is premature, and that if the British government has specific information, it should be shared with Moscow.
For Migrants In France, Life In 'The Jungle' Has Changed
NPR Paris correspondent Eleanor Beardsley says the squalid camp where migrants live in the rough in the dunes of Calais has transformed.