00:00Good day.
00:06Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, September the 16th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:12UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to release a report on the use of chemical
00:16weapons in Syria.
00:17The report was prompted by the August 21 attack in the Damascus suburbs that the U.S. blames
00:22on government forces.
00:24U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meanwhile reassured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
00:28Netanyahu that a U.S.-Russia deal to secure Syria's chemical weapons will not hamper
00:34American resolve to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.
00:38Egyptian security officials say suspected militants have set off a roadside bomb in
00:42the Sinai Peninsula as a bus full of police conscripts was driving by wounding nine of
00:46them.
00:47This morning's ambush on the road outside the town of Rafah comes amid a major counter-insurgency
00:52operation by Egypt's military in the Lawless Desert region.
00:55Workers have begun trying to lift upright the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship on
01:00an Italian island in the largest salvage operation of its kind.
01:04Overnight storms had delayed the start of the operation by several hours.
01:08Lawrence Summers, who was considered the leading candidate to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal
01:13Reserve Chairman, has withdrawn from consideration.
01:16His withdrawal followed growing resistance from critics, including senators.
01:20His exit could open the door for his leading rival Janet Yellen, the Fed's vice chair.
01:26Veteran Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar continues to remain in Lilavati's hospital ICU in Mumbai.
01:31The 90-year-old was hospitalized last night, but his condition is reported to be stable.
01:35Nina Devaluri became the first contestant of Indian heritage and the second consecutive
01:40contestant from New York to win the Miss America pageant last night.
01:44The 24-year-old performed a Bollywood fusion dance for her talent competition.
01:48A celebrity couple, a daily soap queen, a TV presenter and a British-Indian actress
01:53were among celebrities who entered the Bigg Boss house yesterday.
01:57Salman Khan is hosting India's version of Celebrity Big Brother for the fourth consecutive
02:01season with 74 cameras following the contestants round the clock.
02:06And finally, the weather.
02:07Today's high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 at night.
02:11That's all for now.
02:12Thanks for watching.
02:13And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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