Xinhua world news summary at 0130 GMT, Nov. 1

The two black boxes of the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt's Sinai earlier on Saturday has been found and 129 bodies have been picked up, Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said at a press conference.

The plane crashed in North Sinai province and all its passengers, over 200 mostly Russians, died in the tragic accident. (Egypt-Russia-Plane)

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ATHENS -- Greek legislators approved on Saturday with a wide majority a bank recapitalization bill that paves the way to address the key issue for the stability and growth of the ailing economy.

The move came only a few hours after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced that the results of the stress test for Greece's four largest banks revealed a 14.4 billion euro (15.85 billion U.S. dollars) shortfall. (Greece-Parliament-Bank Recapitalization)

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ANKARA -- Turkish warplanes hit the Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria on Saturday, local NTV news broadcaster reported.

Two F-16 fighter jets launched airstrikes on IS positions at 15:00 p.m. (1200 GMT) in Harcele village of Azaz town in Syria, NTV quoted Turkish military officials as saying. (Turkey-IS-Strike)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Saturday captured several villages in the northern province of Aleppo, as part of the broad offensive backed by Russian air force in the area, according to the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV.

The Syrian forces recaptured the towns of Sbaiha, Hamidiyeh, and Mashrafet Muraij in southern Aleppo after battling militants from the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front and Ahrar al-Sham Movement. (Syria-Aleppo) Endi