The Sunday school children: The little-known tragedy of the Sri Lankan Easter attacks By Rebecca Wright, Sam Kiley and King Ratnam, CNN Updated 0122 GMT (0922 HKT) May 5, 2019 The first church Mohammed Nasar Mohammed Azar tried to blow up had already finished its service by the time he arrived. The Easter Sunday mass there had …
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May 04 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 4 May 2019
North Korea launches short-range missiles Test perceived as warning shot to US, which has imposed strict sanctions on Pyongyang Will Kirby, Adam Forrest @adamtomforrest North Korea has fired several short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea’s military said, amid growing tensions with Washington following a failed nuclear summit in February. South Korean and US authorities are analysing details of …
May 03 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 3 May 2019
Cyclone Fani: Powerful storm slams into eastern Indian coast Cyclone Fani has slammed into India’s eastern coastline, according to the country’s Meteorological Department. Heavy rain has been reported in the eastern state of Orissa, also called Odisha, which is directly in the path of the storm. The tourist town of Puri and neighbouring areas are experiencing …
May 02 2019
Six In The Morning Thursday 2 May 2019
Barr ensures Congress can’t stop Trump now Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Updated 0519 GMT (1319 HKT) May 2, 2019 Donald Trump was right: He can get away with almost anything — a factor that is likely to mean an even more unchained presidency over the next 18 months. All the reasons why Democratic efforts to check the President …
May 01 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 1 May 2019
Venezuela crisis: Defiant Maduro claims victory over Guaidó ‘coup’ Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro claimed to have defeated what he called a military coup attempt by the opposition leader, Juan Guaidó. Dozens of National Guardsmen sided with the opposition in clashes on Tuesday that injured more than 100 people. But in a defiant TV address, President Maduro …
Apr 30 2019
Six In The Morning Tuesday 30 April 2019
After audience with the sun goddess, Japan’s emperor Akihito prepares to abdicate Akihito will become the country’s first monarch to give up the chrysanthemum throne in two centuries Justin McCurry in Tokyo Tue 30 Apr 2019 04.43 BST Japan’s emperor Akihito is preparing to become the country’s first monarch to abdicate in two centuries, a day before his eldest son takes …
Apr 29 2019
Six In The Morning Monday 29 April 2019
Sri Lanka attacks: Face coverings banned after Easter bloodshed Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds. President Maithripala Sirisena said he was using an emergency law to impose the restriction from Monday. Any face garment which “hinders …
Apr 28 2019
Six In The Morning Sunday 28 April 2019
Sri Lanka attacks: Children of the Easter Sunday carnage By Ayeshea PereraBBC News, Sri Lanka One week ago many dozens of children were killed in Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday attacks. Dressed in their finest clothes for one of the most important church services of the year, this was the first generation in decades to grow …
Apr 27 2019
Six In The Morning Saturday 27 April 2019
Sri Lanka bombings: 15 die in blast during raid on suspected hideout The bodies of 15 people including six children were found after an explosion at a suspected Islamist militant hideout in east Sri Lanka, police said. Police said the dead also included three women, believed to be family members of the suspected militants. Residents said …
Apr 26 2019
Six In The Morning Friday 26 April 2019
Exclusive: Some of the men executed in Saudi Arabia claimed their confessions were forced By Tamara Qiblawi and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Updated 0404 GMT (1204 HKT) April 26, 2019 Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history earlier this week, some of the men condemned to death had …
Apr 24 2019
Six In The Morning Wednesday 24 April 2019
Sri Lanka attacks: Bomber ‘studied in UK and Australia’ One of the attackers behind the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka studied in the UK, officials say, as further details on the bombers begin to emerge. The country’s deputy defence minister said the bomber studied in the UK before doing a course in Australia. The announcement …
Jan 19 2016
Six In The Morning Tuesday January 19
Apple, Samsung and Sony face child labour claims By Jane Wakefield Technology reporter Human rights organisation Amnesty has accused Apple, Samsung and Sony, among others, of failing to do basic checks to ensure minerals used in their products are not mined by children. In a report into cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the …