The Latest: Iran blames Turkey for downing of Russian jet
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. All times local: 9:25 p.m. Iran is lashing out at Turkey over the shooting down…
Transportation accidents
Metrojet exec says external impact caused Egypt plane crash
By DMITRY LOVETSKY and NATALIYA VASILYEVA Only an external impact could have caused a Russian plane to dive into the Egyptian desert, killing all 224 people on board, its Russian…
Egypt: Official says doomed Russian plane was in good shape
By BRIAN ROHAN and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV An Egyptian ground service official who carried out a pre-flight inspection of the Russian passenger plane that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula said Sunday…
Egypt says Russian aircraft crashes in Sinai, no survivors
By BRIAN ROHAN and MERRIT KENNEDY A Russian aircraft carrying 224 people, including 17 children, crashed Saturday in a remote mountainous region in the Sinai Peninsula about 20 minutes after…
Police name adult victims in Oklahoma State homecoming crash
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Police have revealed the identities of the three adults killed and dozens more injured when a woman plowed her car into the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade…
43 killed in fiery bus-truck collision in French wine region
By BOB EDME and ANGELA CHARLTON A truck and a bus carrying retirees collided Friday in southwest France’s wine region, igniting an inferno that authorities said killed 43 people and…
Israel accuses Abbas of incitement over false death claim
The Palestinian president ignited an uproar in Israel on Thursday after falsely claiming that Israel had “executed” a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who is recovering in an Israeli hospital, drawing new…
Dutch Safety Board: Buk missile downed MH17 in Ukraine
A missile launched from rebel-held Ukraine ripped the cockpit from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, Dutch investigators reported Tuesday, adding that some passengers may have remained conscious for another minute or…