The Russian plane that crashed in Egypt on Oct. 31, killing all 224 passengers and crew, was brought down by a bomb, the Russian security chief said late Monday. According to Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia’s FSB security service, a bomb downed the plane.  The plane...

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday ruled out a shift in strategy in the fight against the Islamic State despite the deadly attacks in Paris last week, saying putting U.S. troops on the ground to combat the group "would be a mistake." Obama, speaking after a G20 leaders'...

(Reuters)- Egyptian security forces shot dead 24 Islamic State militants in central Sinai, 70 km from the crash site of the Russian passenger plane the group claimed it brought down, security sources said on Monday. Security sources said they killed the militants as they hid inside...

Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians during a gun battle in the occupied West Bank on Monday, Palestinian medical sources said, amid a weeks-old wave of violence. At least three Palestinians were wounded in the confrontation at the Qalandia refugee camp near the...