00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April 8. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10At least 15 civilians, including a child and three women, died on Sunday in shelling of
00:15towns east of Damascus, a monitoring group said. Tanks pounded rebel enclaves on the
00:20Syrian capital's edges.
00:22Dubai police are on the hunt for a football fan who hit a referee using a mobile phone
00:27charger during the top-of-the-table Etisalat pro-league match between Al Ahly and Al Ain
00:32on Saturday night. The battery was thrown from the Al Ahly supporters' section of the
00:36ground.
00:37The game at Rashid Stadium in Dubai entered extra time when Mohammed Al Jalaf Al Muhairi
00:41decided against awarding a penalty to host Al Ahly.
00:45North Korea is preparing a fourth nuclear test as well as a provocative missile launch,
00:49South Korea said.
00:51Unification Minister Ryu Kyo-chang told lawmakers there were signs that another test was in
00:55the pipeline.
00:57Intelligence reports showed heightened activity at the North's Pyongyang atomic test site.
01:02In business news, Sir Maurice Flanagan, executive vice-chairman of Emirates Airlines, has retired
01:08after more than 60 years in the aviation industry.
01:11Sport and Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a dramatic super-over victory against Royal Challengers
01:16Bangalore in a late Indian Premier League game on Sunday. Today, defending champions
01:21Kolkata Knight Riders take on Rajasthan Royals from 6.45 pm in Jaipur.
01:27Carmen Electra brought another dose of Baywatch fever to Dubai on Sunday night with an appearance
01:31at Cavalli Club. Electra told tabloids she's moving into music with the release of her
01:35single, I Like It Loud, which she performed at the club.
01:38Yes, I'm in the studio recording and putting together an EP as we speak and doing a lot
01:46of performances.
01:47Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon will open a branch of her ping-pong-themed nightspot
01:52Spin in Dubai next month. The club, which will be located at Wafi, is part social club,
01:57part nightclub, and will have 11 designer ping-pong tables.
02:01And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 31 degrees Celsius, falling to 20
02:06at night.
02:07That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:10at gulfnews.com
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