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• Egypt says no theory yet in Russian plane crash probe
• Hundreds of migrants rescued off eastern Greek islands
• Disillusioned young Poles lend refugees a helping hand
• The Latest: Toddler found dead in Aegean off Greek island
• Will George H.W. Bush biography help - or hurt - Jeb Bush campaign?
• Activists say IS group releases 37 Syrian Christian captives
• After vet felled by PTSD, service dog Honor aids family now
• Maldives arrests foreigner accused of targeting president
• Suspected Russian strikes kill 23 Syria civilians: monitor
• Coalition carries out 20 air strikes in Iraq, Syria - U.S. military
• IS frees 37 kidnapped Syrian Christians: NGO
• U.S. general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up
• Today in History
• With attacks on Clinton, Democratic race enters new phase
• Russia suspends Egypt flights, U.S. boosts security as intelligence points to bomb

Egypt says no theory yet in Russian plane crash probe Posted: 07 Nov 2015 01:00 PM PST Egypt pushed back Saturday against international suspicions that a bomb downed a Russian plane in the Sinai, as investigators said the cause of the crash that killed 224 was still unknown. Initial observations from the cockpit voice recorder on the Airbus A-321 were made public amid intensifying restrictions on air travel that threatened to cripple Egypt's vital tourism industry. In the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, from where the doomed airliner took off on October 31, thousands of Russian and British tourists waited for word of when they could fly home.

Hundreds of migrants rescued off eastern Greek islands Posted: 07 Nov 2015 12:22 PM PST ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities rescued several hundred migrants from the Aegean Sea off eastern Greek islands in relatively calm waters on Saturday, also reporting the death of a toddler.

Disillusioned young Poles lend refugees a helping hand Posted: 07 Nov 2015 11:53 AM PST Angered by their country's foot-dragging on Europe's refugee crisis, 30 young Poles are lending a helping hand to refugees in the Balkans, breathing new life into a "Solidarity" ethic made famous in Poland in the 1980s. "We're heading to the Balkans this week with clothing for refugees," says Maciej Bulanda, 26, one of four friends who launched the aid drive on Facebook by creating the Dobrowolki ("volunteers" or "goodwillers") page. Soon they will set off on the 2,000-kilometre (1,200-mile) journey south to Croatia, Macedonia and Serbia.

The Latest: Toddler found dead in Aegean off Greek island Posted: 07 Nov 2015 11:50 AM PST BERLIN (AP) — The latest news as tens of thousands of people fleeing war or seeking a better life make their way across Europe. All times local.

Will George H.W. Bush biography help - or hurt - Jeb Bush campaign? Posted: 07 Nov 2015 11:00 AM PST A new biography of George H.W. Bush, titled "Destiny and Power: the American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush" by Jon Meacham, has re-opened commentary on both the 41st US president and the political legacy he left behind. It also invites the question of whether the book will help – or hurt – his son's campaign for the 2016 presidency. The book has been released at a time when Jeb Bush faces steep challenges in the polls, holding just 5.8 precent of possible voters.

Activists say IS group releases 37 Syrian Christian captives Posted: 07 Nov 2015 10:21 AM PST DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants on Saturday released 37 Syrian Christians, mostly women, who were among more than 200 people from the Assyrian minority group abducted in February, activists said.

After vet felled by PTSD, service dog Honor aids family now Posted: 07 Nov 2015 10:16 AM PST CLYDE, N.C. (AP) — Part of the Labrador retriever's training was to sense when the demons of war had invaded Wade Baker's dreams.

Maldives arrests foreigner accused of targeting president Posted: 07 Nov 2015 09:03 AM PST A Sri Lankan national has been arrested in the Maldives after allegedly conspiring to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The Maldivian foreign ministry said police had arrested the 27-year-old man two weeks ago, on the same day President Yameen had his then vice president Ahmed Adeeb detained in connection with another alleged assassination plot in September. "A Sri Lankan citizen is under Maldives police custody for conspiring to assassinate the Maldives president," the foreign ministry said on Twitter.

Suspected Russian strikes kill 23 Syria civilians: monitor Posted: 07 Nov 2015 08:33 AM PST At least 23 Syrian civilians were killed Saturday in suspected Russian air strikes on a rebel-held town outside Damascus, a monitor said. Elsewhere, the Islamic State group freed 37 Syrian Christians who were among more than 200 people kidnapped in February, an NGO said. The strikes on the rebel district of Douma hit the centre of the town where markets are regularly held, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.

Coalition carries out 20 air strikes in Iraq, Syria - U.S. military Posted: 07 Nov 2015 08:08 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and coalition warplanes carried out 20 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Friday, primarily hitting targets around the Iraqi towns of Ramadi and Sinjar, the U.S. military said on Saturday. Coalition jets conducted six air strikes around Sinjar in northwestern Iraq, destroying Islamic State fighting positions, machine guns, weapons caches and mortar positions, it said in a statement. They hit an Islamic State weapons cache, vehicle-borne explosives, heavy machine guns and fighting positions with four air strikes near Ramadi, it said. ...

IS frees 37 kidnapped Syrian Christians: NGO Posted: 07 Nov 2015 07:16 AM PST The Islamic State group released 37 Syrian Christians Saturday, most of them women, who were among more than 200 people kidnapped in February, an NGO said. The group of Assyrian Christians consisted of 27 women and 10 men, most of them elderly, the Assyrian Monitor for Human Rights. The releases were confirmed by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor, which said most of those freed were from other towns in Khabur.

U.S. general sees air strikes against Islamic State picking up Posted: 07 Nov 2015 12:44 AM PST U.S. and coalition forces are likely to increase air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in coming weeks after a lull in September and October, the head of U.S. Air Forces Central Command said Saturday. Lieutenant General Charles Brown told reporters at the Dubai International Air Chiefs Conference that the reduction in air strikes was due to weather and to a slowdown in activity on the ground and not due to the start of Russian air strikes in the region.

Today in History Posted: 06 Nov 2015 09:00 PM PST Today is Saturday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2015. There are 54 days left in the year.

With attacks on Clinton, Democratic race enters new phase Posted: 06 Nov 2015 08:21 PM PST ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — The Democratic primary race entered a new phase on Friday night, with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Gov. Martin O'Malley escalating their criticism of front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Russia suspends Egypt flights, U.S. boosts security as intelligence points to bomb Posted: 06 Nov 2015 01:52 PM PST By Andrew Osborn and Mark Hosenball MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Moscow suspended passenger flights to Egypt and the United States imposed new air travel security requirements in the wake of the crash of a Russian jet in Egypt, as Western officials pointed on Friday to the conclusion it was brought down by a bomb. A group affiliated with Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the crash of an Airbus A321 operated by a Russian carrier on Saturday that was bringing holidaymakers home from a resort on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. All 224 people on board were killed in what the militants described as revenge for Russian air strikes in Syria that began more than a month ago.

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