• Britain Says Islamic State Likely Brought Down Russian Plane

  Britain said on Thursday there was a significant possibility that Islamic State's Egyptian affiliate was behind a suspected bomb attack on a Russian airliner that killed 224 people in the Sinai Peninsula.

  

• China-Taiwan Summit Two Years In Making, As Leaders Eye Legacies

  This weekend's historic summit in Singapore between the presidents of China and Taiwan may have surprised many, but the sides first broached the subject about two years ago and the leaders had their legacies very much in mind.

  

• Houston, Texas Voters Reject Civil Rights Measure For LGBT Community

  Voters in Houston, the fourth most populous U.S. city, rejected a measure that have would banned discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, protections not guaranteed under Texas law.

  

• Low-Fat Diets Yield Less Long-Term Weight Loss, New Study Confirms

  Low-fat diets, and diets that restrict one category of nutrients in general, do a poor job of reducing weight and keeping it off for a year or more, according to a new review of clinical trials

  

• Migrant Crisis No Excuse for Greece to Ease Up On Reforms: EU's Moscovici

  Greece's migrant crisis should not lead it to let up on reforms needed to comply with its multi-billion-euro bailout, European Economic Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Wednesday.