EgyptAir Flight Data Indicates Smoke Present In Cabin Of Doomed Plane
The investigators were able to successfully download information from the flight data recorder, and hope it will shed some light on the mysterious crash.
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Funerals Begin For 42 Victims Of Istanbul's Airport Attack
The probe continues into what officials say was a triple suicide bombing at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport Tuesday. Families are holding funerals for their loved ones — mostly Turks are among the dead.
Syrian City Of Aleppo Is In Short Supply Of Medical Specialists
David Greene talks to Syrian-American Dr. Zaher Sahloul, who was in Syria visiting Aleppo, meeting with the few physicians who have remained in the besieged city and their critically injured patients.
U.S. Envoy: 'We're Taking Out' About 1 ISIS Leader Every 3 Days
NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Brett McGurk, special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, about the fight against ISIS in the wake of the Istanbul airport attack.
Tough Problem: Airport Public Areas Designed For Commerce, Not Security
U.S. airports have security checkpoints to keep weapons off airplanes. But airports have public areas where people shop, check bags and line up for TSA. The public areas create vulnerabilities.
Istanbul Airport Bombing Follows String Of Attacks In Turkey
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to the Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about Turkey's security policies and the lay of the land after Monday's attack.
Turkey's Debilitating Conflicts On Three Separate Fronts
Turkey is currently battling Syrian President Bashar Assad, the Islamic State and Kurdish separatists in southeast Turkey. All the battles are draining the country, and none is going well.
'The Aleppo Evil' Is Making A Comeback
It's a disfiguring disease spread by the bite of sand flies. And there are fears that the Syrian refugee problem is triggering a dramatic increase in cases.
Death Toll Rises In Istanbul; Airport Reopens Hours After The Attack
The death toll from Tuesday night's attack rose to more than 40 people. Authorities say the violence was carried out by three suicide bombers armed with guns and explosives.
In Pakistan, A Well-Known Musician Killed In A Targeted Attack
Amjad Sabri was gunned down on Wednesday in Karachi, Pakistan. He was famous for Qawwali tradition and came from one of South Asia's most celebrated singing families.