00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, April the 17th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
00:14Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, met U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington yesterday. He condemned
00:19the Boston blasts and offered condolences to Obama. Boston paid a tearful tribute to
00:25eight-year-old Martin Richard, a restaurant manager and a Chinese graduate student killed
00:29in the blasts. Dubai police have launched a two-week campaign Speed Kills that aims
00:34at reducing deaths on the road by 10 to 25 percent this year. The move comes after police
00:40recorded a rise in deaths in the first quarter of this year. High court judges have disqualified
00:45former Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf from Pakistan's parliamentary election, likely
00:52ending any hope of a political comeback. Several vehicles were burnt in an explosion outside
00:57the office of the BJP in Bangalore. Preliminary investigation indicates that a gas cylinder
01:02in a car exploded. India's Supreme Court has given Bollywood
01:06actor Sanjay Dutt four more weeks to complete pending film commitments. Dutt was supposed
01:12to surrender tomorrow for a 1993 weapons conviction linked to a deadly Mumbai terror attack.
01:19The Indian Premier League Six saw its second Super Over finish last night, where Royal
01:23Challengers Bangalore beat Delhi Daredevils by four runs. In a doubleheader today, Pune
01:29Warriors take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Rajasthan Royals play Mumbai Indians.
01:35Arsenal were held gold-less by Everton in their Premiership game yesterday. Manchester
01:40United play West Ham United away. Manchester City face Wigan and Fulham square off against
01:45Chelsea today. Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has denied rumors of
01:49a split with his wife, Sharon. In a Facebook post, the former Black Sabbath singer also
01:53apologized to his family for returning to drink and drugs.
01:57And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 41 degrees Celsius falling to 25 at
02:01night. That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:05at gulfnews.com.
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