00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, August 19. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10An Indian express train plowed into a crowd of pilgrims in the country's east today,
00:15killing 35 pilgrims and triggering a riot as angry crowds went on the rampage. The pilgrims
00:21were crossing the tracks at a station in Bihar when the interstate passenger train ran into
00:26them, a senior police officer said.
00:28At least 36 Islamist prisoners have died in Egypt during an apparent attempt to escape
00:33during their transfer to a prison outside Cairo. The Interior Ministry said they were
00:38attacked by unidentified gunmen, but the Muslim Brotherhood described the incident as cold-blooded
00:43killing. European Union ambassadors are meanwhile due to meet to discuss the crisis in Egypt
00:49in which at least 830 people have died since Wednesday.
00:53South African Paralympian Oscar Pistorius arrived in court today, where he is expected
00:57to be formally charged with murdering his girlfriend Riva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day.
01:02In sport, Jose Mourinho was greeted to a rousing reception from Blues supporters as Chelsea
01:07opened their Premiership campaign with a 2-0 home victory over Hull City last night. Manchester
01:13City, under new manager Manuel Pellegrini, will look to regain the title as they open
01:18against Newcastle United in a late game tonight.
01:21Weeks after finishing her sixth trip to rehab, actress Lindsay Lohan said last night that
01:25she was an addict and realizes she needs to shut up and listen, because her approach to
01:30dealing with personal problems had not worked.
01:33And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 41 degrees Celsius, dropping
01:37to 32 at night.
01:38That's all for now. Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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