00:00Good day and welcome to The Gulf News Update for Tuesday, August 20.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10A Pakistani court has charged former military ruler Pervez Musharraf with the 2007 murder
00:15of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
00:18It is the first time a former head of Pakistan's powerful army has been charged with any crime.
00:22Musharraf, who celebrated his 70th birthday last week, denied the charges.
00:27The Indian rupee hit yet another record low, falling below 64 against the dollar for the
00:32first time on continued weakness in equities markets.
00:35The partially convertible rupee touched a low of 64.04 in early trade at the interbank
00:40currency market here, surpassing the previous record low of 63.30 on Monday.
00:46A team from the Central Information Department at Dubai Police has arrested one of the most
00:50dangerous and wanted drug dealers in the UAE in the Nad al-Hamr area in Dubai.
00:55Egyptian police have arrested the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badia,
00:59in Cairo, state television reported early today.
01:02It marks a powerful blow to the Islamist group blamed by the military-backed government for
01:06inciting terror in the country.
01:08Sport and Manchester City started their Premier League campaign in rousing style last night
01:12with a 4-0 win at home to 10-man Newcastle United, as Manuel Pellegrini made a dream
01:17start to management in England.
01:19Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor unleashed an uncontrollable fan frenzy in the streets of
01:23Bur Dubai on Monday night with thousands of fans, mostly men, thronging Cosmo's lane
01:27to catch a glimpse of the Satyagraha actor, who was visiting a jewellery store.
01:31Kapoor was accompanied by her co-star Ajay Devgn.
01:35Lee Thompson Young, who began his acting career as the teenage star of the Disney Channel's
01:38The Famous Jets Jackson, was found dead on Monday, police said.
01:42He was 29.
01:43Young's manager said the actor tragically took his own life.
01:46And finally, weather.
01:47The daytime temperature will be 43 degrees Celsius, falling to 32 at night.
01:51That's all for now.
01:52Thank you for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.
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