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Large' Chinese military fleet flies near Japan islands: media   56 minutes ago     . View photo Tokyo has bolstered its military amid lingering territorial rows and worries over China's expanding naval reach (AFP Photo/Mark Ralston) Japan scrambled jets after 11 Chinese military planes flew near southern Japanese islands during what Beijing said was a drill to improve its long-range combat abilities, reports said Saturday. Related Stories China air force again holds drills in Western Pacific   Reuters China says it respects navigation freedom in South China Sea   Associated Press Japan spots Chinese spy ship near disputed isles   AFP Japan backs US South China Sea operations   AFP Why China's Ambitions in Afghanistan Are Important   Huffington Post 2015 Mortgage Rates Take Huge Dip - 2.97% APR   LendingTree   Sponsored   The planes -- eight bombers, two i...

Egypt's top Muslim cleric says terrorism uses religion as front   15 hours ago     Related Stories Top Egypt cleric urges disassociating Islam from attacks   AFP Senior Muslim cleric urges anti-IS ideological battle   AFP Top Sunni Muslim cleric condemns 'hateful' Paris attacks   AFP Putin says seeks global anti-terrorism fight after 19 killed in Mali attack   Reuters [$$] The Mali Murders   The Wall Street Journal Saudis Turn Their Backs on Oil MONEY MORNING   Sponsored   CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's top Muslim cleric said on Saturday that terrorism was a disease that used religion as a front and it was wrong to blame Islam for crimes committed in its name like last week's Paris attacks. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the head of al-Azhar, the center of Islamic learning in Egypt, told a meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders which he heads that he condemned the Paris bloodshed and an ...

Report: Woman in Paris Raid Did Not Blow Herself Up   By  Caitlin Nolan November 20, 2015 3:51 PM     View photo . A woman believed to be a suicide bomber  during a raid in Paris  did not blow herself up, officials have said. Initial reports said Hasna Ait Boulahcen, 26, was wearing a suicide vest, but it was determined that while the woman was found dead after the raid, she did not detonate the explosive device, CNN reported on Friday . Instead, a man was wearing a suicide vest that detonated during the raid in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis on Wednesday, the prosecutor’s office told CNN. Read: Suspected Child Rapist Wearing an Electronic Monitoring Bracelet Robbed Armory: FBI Dubbed “The Cowgirl ,” Boulahcen was known to wear the western hat before she began wearing a veil about a month ago, her brother reportedly said. Until recently Boulahcen lived in her French hometown of Aulnay-sou...

Russian military says its bombing sharply cut IS oil incomes   By  VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV November 20, 2015 2:34 PM     . View gallery . . . . MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has destroyed numerous oil facilities and tankers controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria, sharply cutting its income, Russia's defense minister said Friday. Related Stories Putin vows to hunt down, punish those who bombed Russian jet   Associated Press Russia says bombards Syria targets from Caspian Sea warships   AFP Putin: Syria action shows Russian military power   Associated Press Putin vows payback after confirmation of Egypt plane bomb   Reuters Putin tells navy in Mediterranean to work with French 'as allies'   AFP Short And Sweet: Hollywood's 15 Shortest Actresses Starpulse.com   Sponsored   Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin o...

Russia pounds IS as manoeuvres force flight rerouting   By  Layal Abou Rahal 5 hours ago     Reuters Videos Russia's assault on Syria   News   1   2:13   Russia's assault on Syria 2   0:54   Two Things That Keep Americans Safer 3   0:46   Seven Arrested, Two Killed in Early Morning Paris Raids 4   0:34   Paris Attacks Likely Cost $10,000 5   0:46   Leaderless Lebanon Allows Forgotten Beirut Bombings 6   0:44   NYPD Beefs Up Security After Paris Attacks 7   8:42   Jordan Davis' father on his son's death, a new documentary, and why black lives matter 8   1:19   Riot stops Athens soccer derby before it starts 9   1:13   Cries for help at the Macedonian border...