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Russian passenger jet likely destroyed by plastic explosive placed by airport 'insider' â intel sources
An Egyptian airport "insider"âpossibly an airport security officer or a baggage handler or a food catererâcould have placed a bomb, possibly a plastic explosive to avoid detection, inside the Russian jetliner that crashed over the Sinai peninsula in Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people on board.
Cameron urged to raise 'worrying' issues of religious freedom with Egpytian president
David Cameron has been urged to raise religious freedom with the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during his official visit to the UK this week.
David Cameron to announce new curbs on the Muslim Brotherhood
New curbs on the Muslim Brotherhood will be announced by David Cameron in the next few weeks, The Times reports.
The Pope is prepared for battle, says top Cardinal
C9 Cardinal RodrÃguez Maradiaga of Honduras says reports of excessive spending and political maneuvering by officials of the Roman Curia confirmed the need to press ahead with overhaul of Vatican bureaucracy.
Archaeologists may have solved 'one of Jerusalem's greatest mysteries'
The ruins of an ancient fortress have been discovered in Jerusalem, possibly solving a mystery that has dumbfounded archaeologists for over 100 years.
Does God have a plan for the Federal Reserve? One Congressman thinks so
US Congressman Brad Sherman is convinced that God has plans for the US Federal Reserve,
What if Rabin hadn't been shot? And other questions...
Is asking 'what if?' a waste of time or can it help us to work for a better future?
Vatican leaks: two arrests, two new books
Vatican police have summonsed for questioning a senior priest and a former employee on suspicion of leaking confidential documents which are the basis of two new books on Vatican finances.
Myanmar election: Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be "above the president" if she wins
If her party wins the election on November 8 she will sidestep a constitutional ban on becoming head of state herself.
Romanian nightclub fire: PM Ponta quits after street protests
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta quit on Wednesday after street protesters demanded resignations over a deadly fire in a Bucharest nightclub.
Workers trapped in collapsed Pakistan factory plead for help on mobile phones
Rescuers said they feared the death toll of 18 could rise in the latest tragedy to highlight poor safety standards in south Asia.
Islamic State bomb caused Russian plane crash, security sources say
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said Britain is "advising against all but essential travel by air through Sharm el-Sheikh airport".
Apocalyptic signs? 'Hell freezes over' as ice storm sweeps Saudi Arabia desert
Just recently, parts of Saudi Arabia experienced unusual hailstorms, thunderstorms and heavy rains, which turned deserts white and caused floods that have so far claimed the lives of 19 people.
Libya blackmails Europe: 'Recognise us or else we unleash millions more migrants to flood your countries'
The new Islamist government in Libya has virtually given European leaders an ultimatum: "Recognise and help us or else we unleash millions of migrants to flood your countries."
Refugee crisis, if not properly managed, could spark war in Europe, Merkel warns
German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for solidarity among European countries in handling the influx of millions of migrants from Africa and the Middle East, warning that failure to properly manage the crisis could lead to war.
Leaked memo shows Obama planning to defy court on amnesty for undocumented immigrants
A leaked internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security said the Obama administration is trying to circumvent a federal court injunction on its immigration executive orders that were issued last November.