00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, February 11.
00:17Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:19The death toll in the stampede at the Allahabad Railway Station has reached 36, with 14 more
00:25people succumbing to their injuries.
00:27The stampede occurred when thousands of passengers, mostly devotees, returning after taking a
00:31dip during the Mahakoum had gathered to board a train.
00:36In Dubai, the government summit has started.
00:38Senior officials will address several issues over two days.
00:42Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz al-Khatib has said he is willing to hold talks with
00:45President Bashar al-Assad's representatives in rebel-held areas of northern Syria to try
00:49to end the civil war.
00:51The aim of the talks would be to find a way for Assad to leave power with the minimum
00:54of bloodshed and destruction.
00:57Bahrain's government and opposition held reconciliation talks for the first time since July 2011 to
01:02try to end two years of political deadlock.
01:05The opposition said it will make a final decision to continue with talks after it receives clarification
01:10from the government on nine points of concern.
01:13BlackBerry's smartphone, the Z10, was finally launched in the UAE last night after a day
01:17of will-it-or-won't-it speculation.
01:19The Z10 was supposed to be available for sale earlier yesterday but didn't arrive as promised.
01:24Iranian tennis Horatio Zebalias denied Rafael Nadal a fairytale finish to his comeback tournament,
01:29rallying to beat the former world No. 1 Spaniard in the final of an ATP event in Chile.
01:35Music celebrated its biggest night at the Grammys in Los Angeles, handing out the top
01:39award to British band Mumford & Sons, who won Album of the Year for Babel.
01:44Also winning were Fun for their song, We Are Young, and Gautier and Kimbra for Record of
01:48the Year, Somebody That I Used to Know.
01:51Non-hostage drama Argo continued its journey from awards season outsider to favorite on
01:55Sunday, winning three prizes, including Best Picture at the British Academy Film Awards.
02:00And finally, weather.
02:01The daytime temperature will be 29 degrees Celsius, falling to 7 at night.
02:05That's all for now.
02:06Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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