00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, March the 5th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister
00:16of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, has issued a decree to set up the Emirates Literature
00:21Foundation with a capital of 18.7 million dirhams.
00:25The Emirates Airlines International Festival of Literature will be inaugurated with a special
00:29poetry session tonight.
00:31At least 13 people were killed yesterday and more than 25 wounded when a suicide bomber
00:35blew himself up near a post of pro-regime militiamen in southern Yemen.
00:40The militiamen had battled Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the area.
00:43A group of Syrians from Aleppo has announced the formation of an elected provincial council.
00:48This could be a significant step by the opposition to lay the groundwork for an alternative government
00:53that could take power if President Bashar al-Assad's regime falls.
00:57The US State Department has awarded one of its 2013 International Women of Courage Awards
01:02to a 23-year-old woman who died after being gagged raped in Delhi last year.
01:07The award will be presented posthumously on Friday by First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary
01:12of State John Kerry.
01:15In Business
01:16The Dubai International Boat Show 2013 will open today at the Dubai International Marine
01:20Club in Mina Siahi.
01:23Sport
01:24An India hammered Australia by in innings and 135 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the four-test
01:30series.
01:31It was India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 22nd victory in charge of his side, making
01:36him his country's most successful ever captain.
01:39Justin Bieber was booed after turning up late for his first show in London on his world
01:44tour.
01:45Bieber hit the stage at London's O2 Arena nearly two hours after he was billed to appear
01:49on Monday night, meaning the Canadian singer could be in line for a fine for breaking an
01:54noise curfew.
01:55And finally, weather
01:56The daytime temperature will be 36 degrees Celsius, falling to 15 at night.
02:01That's all for now.
02:02Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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