Suu Kyi ‘will be above president’ if NLD wins Myanmar election Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she would be “above the president” if her National League for Democracy wins Sunday’s election. The NLD is widely expected to do well in the election, but Ms Suu Kyi is banned from taking the …
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Nov 04 2015
Six In The Morning Wednesday November 4
Egypt’s President Sisi defends sweeping security laws President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has defended Egypt’s sweeping security laws, insisting he is still taking the country on a path to democracy. Ahead of a visit to the UK, Mr Sisi told the BBC that Egypt was threatened by extremist groups and feared the collapses suffered by its …
Nov 03 2015
Six In The Morning Tuesday November 3
Sinai plane crash: IS claims ‘propaganda’, says Egypt president Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has described claims that militants linked to Islamic State brought down a Russian airliner as “propaganda”. He told the BBC that it was too early to say what had caused the crash. The Airbus 321 is thought to have broken up …
Nov 02 2015
Six In The Morning Monday November 2
Russian plane crash in Sinai: Questions swirl as 224 aboard are mourned By Jethro Mullen, Arwa Damon and Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Updated 0632 GMT (1432 HKT) November 2, 2015 A Russian passenger jet broke into pieces in midair, a top aviation official said Sunday, but he said it was too soon to …
Nov 01 2015
Six In The Morning Sunday November 1
Middle East Sinai plane crash: Egypt dismisses IS claim Egypt’s prime minister said a technical fault was the most likely cause, dismissing claims from Islamic State militants that they were responsible. However, three airlines – Emirates, Air France and Lufthansa – have decided not to fly over the Sinai Peninsula until more information is available. …
Oct 11 2015
Six In The Morning
Ankara attacks: Turkey in mourning after blasts kill almost 100
BBC
Turkey is beginning three days of mourning after two blasts at a peace rally in the capital, Ankara, killed at least 95 people on Saturday, the deadliest ever such attack in Turkey.The attack left 245 people injured, with 48 of them in a serious condition.
TV footage showed scenes of panic and people lying on the ground covered in blood, amid protest banners.
The government called the blasts a “terrorist act” and angrily rejected allegations that it was to blame.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there was evidence that two suicide bombers had carried out the attack, which comes three weeks before a re-run of June’s inconclusive parliamentary elections.
Oct 04 2015
Six In The Morning
Afghan conflict: US investigates Kunduz hospital bombing
BBC
President Barack Obama says the US has launched a “full investigation” into air strikes that killed 19 people at an MSF-run Afghan hospital on Saturday.The US military says a strike targeting Taliban in the northern city of Kunduz may have caused “collateral damage”.
Offering his “deepest condolences”, Mr Obama said he expected a “full accounting of the facts” and would then make a definitive judgement.
At least 12 MSF staff members and seven patients were killed in the incident.
The UN called the strikes “inexcusable and possibly even criminal”, with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for a thorough and impartial investigation.
Sep 27 2015
Six In The Morning
France launches Syria anti-IS strikes
BBC
France has carried out its first air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria.The president’s office said that French planes struck targets identified during reconnaissance missions conducted over the past fortnight.
France co-ordinated with regional partners for the operation, a brief statement said.
French jets have previously carried out air strikes against IS targets in neighbouring Iraq.
“Our country thus confirms its resolute commitment to fight against the terrorist threat represented by Daesh,” the French Presidency said, referring to the militant group by another of its acronyms.
Sep 20 2015
Six In The Morning
Thousands of refugees pour into Austria as European crisis intensifies
Around 13,000 people entered Austria on Saturday, according to the Red Cross, after being forced away from Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia
Agence France-Presse
Sunday 20 September 2015 06.31 BST
Thousands of refugees have streamed into Austria after being shunted through Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia as Europe’s divided nations stepped up efforts to push the migrants into neighbouring countries.The continent’s biggest migratory flow since 1945 has opened a deep rift between western and eastern members of the European Union over how to distribute the refugees fairly, and raised questions over the fate of the Schengen agreement allowing borderless travel within the 28-nation bloc.
Sep 13 2015
Six In The Morning
Clashes as Israeli soldiers storm Al-Aqsa compound
Israeli security personnel use tear gas as they enter compound to arrest Palestinian ‘stone throwers’.
13 Sep 2015 06:51 GMT
Clashes have erupted after a number of Israeli soldiers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, police and witnesses said.The Israeli security personnel used tear gas as they entered the compound to arrest what they called Palestinian “stone throwers”.
The disturbances came with tensions running high after Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon last week outlawed two Muslim groups from entering the mosque compound – Islam’s third holiest site.
Israeli security forces closed the mosque’s compound to worshippers following the clashes.
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