00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, July the 16th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Well-mannered domestic helpers will be rewarded by Dubai police in order to encourage them
00:15to build good relations with their sponsor families.
00:18The initiative is part of a campaign to reduce the crimes committed by domestic workers in
00:22Dubai.
00:23Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Humaid Al-Murri, Director of Training and Development Department
00:27at the CID, told Gulf News that families may recommend their housemaids if they display
00:32exemplary behavior by sending their nomination to the police.
00:35US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Arab League leaders today in Jordan to discuss
00:40regional developments.
00:41It's his first visit to the region since Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was ousted
00:45by Egypt's military.
00:47Meanwhile, hundreds of Islamists loyal to Morsi clashed late Monday night with security
00:51forces as they demanded he be reinstated as president.
00:55Police fired on Islamist demonstrators in southwestern Bangladesh, killing two amid
00:59a nationwide strike in protest at the conviction of a top Islamist for war crimes.
01:03Mexico's armed forces captured the head of the Zetas drug cartel, the highest-ranking
01:07crime boss to fall since President Enrique Peña Nieto took office in December.
01:12Miguel Angel Trevino Morales was taken into custody near Nueva Laredo.
01:16Morales is accused of orchestrating a mass killing of 265 migrants in northern Mexico.
01:22In sport, Pakistan will bid to strengthen their grip on the one-day international series
01:26in the West Indies when they play the second match in Guyana today.
01:30Barcelona are considering whether to accept Manchester United's £25 million bid for
01:34Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
01:37A judge revoked Chris Brown's probation yesterday after reviewing the details of an
01:41alleged hit-and-run accident involving the singer and his behavior afterwards.
01:44However, the singer was not ordered to go to jail.
01:47The cause of Glee actor Cory Monteith's death remained unclear, and authorities in
01:51Canada said it could take several days before toxicology test results are in.
01:56Vancouver police said there's nothing to indicate the death was due to illicit drug use.
02:01Monteith, 31, was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room on Saturday.
02:05Finally, the weather and today's high across the UAE will be 49 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:09to 30 at night.
02:10That's all for now.
02:11Thanks for watching.
02:12And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
02:21And as always, thanks for watching.
02:22Bye for now.
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