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Nov 28 2015
Six In The Morning Saturday November 28
Obama has uses for Turkey-Russia tensions BY M.K. BHADRAKUMAR on NOVEMBER 28, 2015 ASIA TIMES NEWS & FEATURES Turkey may have succeeded in scuttling the idea of an international coalition under the United Nations auspices to fight the Islamic State (IS). The talks in Moscow on Friday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the visiting …
Nov 27 2015
Random Japan
Tokyo looks eerily awesome in the fog Casey Baseel Or should that be awesomely eerie? Humidity in Japan reaches its peak in summer, then continues to drop as the temperature gets cooler. A late autumn Tokyo morning is usually crisp, cool, and clear, but things were very different this Friday in the capital. The …
Nov 27 2015
Six In The Morning Friday November 27
Paris attacks: Victims’ families attend memorial ceremony two weeks on France mourns the 130 people killed in the 13 November attacks, with François Hollande leading a solemn address at Les Invalides Jessica Elgot Friday 27 November 2015 09.36 GMT La Marseillaise is playing now in Les Invalides as Francois Hollande arrives at the memorial. We’re expecting …
Nov 26 2015
Six In The Morning Thursday November 26
Mekong:a river rising The fate of 70 million people rests on what happens to the Mekong river. With world leaders meeting in Paris next week for crucial UN climate talks, John Vidal journeys down south-east Asia’s vast waterway – a place that encapsulates some of the dilemmas they must solve. He meets people struggling to …
Nov 25 2015
Six In The Morning
Missing Russian jet pilot ‘picked up by Syrian army’ A Russian pilot who went missing after his jet was shot down by Turkey over Syria was rescued by the Syrian army, Russia’s ambassador to France said. Alexander Orlov told Europe 1 radio the pilot had been taken to a Russian base. However, this report has …
Nov 24 2015
Six In The Morning Tuesday November 24
Turkey shoots down jet near border with Syria Turkish military official says fighter jets destroyed plane after it violated the country’s airspace Reuters in Istanbul Tuesday 24 November 2015 08.43 GMT Turkish fighter jets have shot down a warplane near the Syrian border after it violated Turkey’s airspace, a military official said, but the nationality of …