Nov 06 Watch 2:03 Thousands of tourists stranded in Egypt as Russia probes Metrojet cause By PBS News Hour Tens of thousands of tourists have been stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh due to suspended flights after the deadly Metrojet disaster. Now some of the wreckage has been taken to Moscow for explosives testing, in the wake of suggestions that an… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 2:44 Russia, Egypt dispute British talk of Metrojet bombing By PBS News Hour Prime Minister David Cameron defended his decision to stop British flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh as Russian officials insisted any talk of a bomb destroying the downed Metrojet airliner is just speculation. Meanwhile, Egypt's government maintained that the crash… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:15 News Wrap: Talk grows of Islamic State bomb on downed Metrojet plane By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Associated Press and other news outlets reported that U.S. intelligence believes that Islamic State militants planted a bomb on a Russian airliner that broke up and crashed in the Egyptian desert Saturday. Also, a… Continue watching
Nov 04 U.S. diplomats: Russian strikes have not halted Islamic State By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Two top U.S. diplomats said Wednesday that 85 to 90 percent of Russian air strikes in Syria have killed moderate opposition forces and civilians and that Moscow's intervention has done little to stop Islamic State militants. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: More unconfirmed clues emerge in Metrojet investigation By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. officials say images shot from space may offer clues to a Russian airliner’s destruction over Egypt. Also, a Turkish crackdown on alleged followers of a major opposition leader intensified; at least 44 people accused… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 4:55 What we know so far about the Metrojet mystery By PBS News Hour What downed a Russian airliner and killed 224 people on its path from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg? The cause remains far from clear. Gwen Ifill speaks to Alan Diehl, a former National Transportation Safety Board investigator and author of… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 3:05 Conflicting claims fuel confusion over Metrojet disaster cause By PBS News Hour Russian and Egyptian investigators are combing through the mangled wreckage of a Metrojet airliner that broke up over the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, killing everyone on board. While a senior official with the airline dismissed mechanical failure as a cause,… Continue watching
Nov 01 Questions swirl over Russian plane crash in Egypt that killed 224 By Daniel Costa-Roberts New information has emerged about the Russian passenger jet the crashed in the Sinai Peninsula Saturday, though many questions remain about the disaster, whose cause is yet uncertain. Continue reading
Nov 01 In Central Asia, Kerry talks to autocratic cast of nations By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with some of the world's most repressive governments Sunday, hoping to deepen America's economic and security ties in Central Asia despite the often poor respect for human rights across the strategic region. Continue reading