Investigator: Noise heard in final second of Metrojet Flight 9268
A noise was heard in the final second of the cockpit voice recording on Metrojet Flight 9268 as it ascended on autopilot before apparently breaking up about 23 minutes after takeoff, the head of Egypt's investigation said Saturday.
ISIS victims returning home, with thirst for revenge
Sharu Baharu, an 80-year-old with a magnificent handle-bar mustache, is facing his second winter on Mount Sinjar, where a bitter wind kicks up as the sun sets over the barren cliffs.
Magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocks Chile
A magnitude-6.8 earthquake rocked the central coast of Chile on Saturday, two months after a temblor struck the same area.
Myanmar going to polls in freest elections in decades
Myanmar is going to the polls Sunday, with many hoping that the landmark election will mark a new era of political cooperation and the installation of veteran democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party further into the political process.
Report: Black boxes show bomb brought down Russian jet
European investigators who analyzed the two flight recorders from the Metrojet plane that went down last weekend in Egypt are categorically saying the crash is not an accident, CNN affiliate France 2 reported Friday.
Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
President Barack Obama on Friday rejected the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, ending the political fight over the Canada-to-Texas project that has gone on for much of his presidency.
Leaders of China and Taiwan set for first talks since 1949 split
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to shake hands, hold talks and share dinner with Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou Saturday in a landmark meeting that could reboot relations between the two rivals or drive them further apart.
Russian President wants flights from his country to Egypt suspended, report says
In a stunning turnaround, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that flights from his country to Egypt should be suspended until it's clear what brought down Metrojet Flight 9268, according to Russian state news.
Spectacular shelf cloud rolls in over Sydney's Bondi Beach
A spectacular shelf cloud was seen slowly moving over the ocean toward Sydney's Bondi Beach, before dumping rain on the city.
Really? ANOTHER cool proposal for a supersonic airliner?
Here we go again with another super-cool design for an airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound.
