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Dec 28 2015
Six In The Morning Monday December 28
Iraqi National Symphony conductor Karim Wasfi fights ISIS with music By Salim Essaid, CNN Updated 0643 GMT (1443 HKT) December 28, 2015 A bustling market is in moments a mass grave. To the inhabitants of east Baghdad, Iraq, this decor of charred vehicles and fallen structures after a bomb blast is an all-too-common sight. It’s …
Dec 27 2015
Six In The Morning Sunday December 27
Evacuation plan for armed groups from a Palestinian camp in Damascus is in limbo amid conflicting reports on pullout. Patrick Strickland | 27 Dec 2015 07:20 GMT | Humanitarian crises, War & Conflict, Middle East, Syrian crisis, Syria A plan to evacuate armed groups and families from the Damascus-area Yarmouk refugee camp and nearby areas …
Dec 26 2015
Six In The Morning Saturday December 26
Christmas Day blaze guts Australia homes A Christmas Day bushfire has destroyed more than 100 homes in Australia’s Victoria state, officials say. Officials said 98 homes had been razed in Wye River and 18 at Separation Creek. No injuries are reported. Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blaze along the famous Great Ocean Road …
Dec 25 2015
Six In The Morning Friday December 25
Russia, Taliban share intelligence in fight against ISIS By Brian Todd and Steve Almasy, CNN Updated 0340 GMT (1140 HKT) December 25, 2015 With the number of ISIS fighters growing in regional neighbor Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning to an old enemy — the Taliban — to share intelligence. A spokeswoman for the …
Dec 24 2015
Six In The Morning Thursday December 24
Saudi Arabia hospital fire: 25 killed and over 100 injured An overnight fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia has killed at least 25 people and injured more than 100 others, officials said. The blaze broke out in the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital, the Civil Defence Agency tweeted. …
Dec 23 2015
Six In The Morning Wednesday December 23
One million forced from school by Boko Haram war More than 2,000 schools in Nigeria and neighbouring countries closed over Boko Haram conflict, UN finds. Teo Kermeliotis | 23 Dec 2015 07:15 GMT | Boko Haram, Nigeria, Education, Africa, War & Conflict An estimated one million children have been forced out of school as a …