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Dec 22 2015
Six In The Morning Tuesday December 22
Afghanistan Taliban: Police resist siege of HQ in Helmand’s Sangin Afghan forces are struggling to hold the police HQ in the town of Sangin in Helmand province, amid a siege by Taliban fighters, officials say. But there are conflicting reports as to who controls the whole district. The Helmand governor and police dismissed Taliban reports …
Dec 21 2015
Six In The Morning Monday December 21
China landslide: Rescuers search for 91 people still missing Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 91 are still missing. About 900 were evacuated as the landslide struck on Sunday. …
Dec 20 2015
Six In The Morning Sunday December 20
Strike kills former Israeli prisoner Kantar in Syria Samir Kantar, a prominent Hezbollah member, killed in what group says was Israeli air strike in Damascus. 20 Dec 2015 08:01 GMT | War & Conflict, Middle East, Syria A high-profile member of the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah, who had spent years in Israeli prisons, has been …
Dec 19 2015
SIx In The Morning Saturday December 19
Syria war: US welcomes ‘milestone’ as UN endorses peace plan A UN plan for Syria is a “milestone” in the efforts to end the conflict there, says US Secretary of State John Kerry. He said the plan gave Syrians a “real choice… between war and peace”. The resolution, passed unanimously by the UN Security Council, …
Dec 18 2015
Six In The Morning Friday December 18
China smog: Beijing issues second ever pollution red alert Beijing has issued a second pollution red alert, little more than a week after the first ever such warning. The Chinese capital will see hazardous smog from Saturday until Tuesday, the Beijing Meteorological Service said. Nationwide, a vast area from Xian in central China to Harbin …
Dec 17 2015
Six In The Morning Thursday December 17
Extinguishing the flames of the Arab Spring Residents of Tunisia’s Sidi Bouzid, the city that ignited the 2011 uprisings, say the revolution has failed them. Ahmed El Amraoui | 17 Dec 2015 06:29 GMT | Politics, Middle East, Tunisia, Arab Spring Tunis – Five years ago today, Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old street vendor, set himself on …