00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, October 31. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:12India stepped up security after a fresh outbreak of violence killed four people in the same
00:16region hit by communal clashes last month. The villagers were killed overnight close
00:21to Muzaffarnagar, 105 km northeast of New Delhi, where mobs last month burned houses
00:27during Muslim-Hindu riots that left 50 people dead and forced hundreds to flee.
00:33The National Security Agency has tapped directly into communication links used by Google and
00:38Yahoo to move huge amounts of email and other user information among overseas data centres,
00:44The Washington Post reported.
00:47Fans and opponents of Egypt's prominent TV satirist, Bassem Youssef, last night clashed
00:52outside a Cairo theatre where he was to host a new episode in his controversial show. Riot
00:57police intervened after Youssef's supporters and detractors came to blows over his mockery
01:02of the military-backed authorities and adulation of the widely popular army chief, Abdul Fateh
01:07al-Sisi.
01:09South Africa pulled off a thrilling one-run win over Pakistan in the first one-day international
01:14of the Cool and Cool Cup series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium last night. Despite being
01:19bowled out for 183 runs, the Proteus stopped the Pakistan chase at 182. World record signing
01:25Garrett Bale scored twice and Cristiano Ronaldo notched a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed
01:31Sevilla 7-3 last night in their La Liga clash.
01:35The UAE marks Halloween today with parties and the release of the first UAE-set horror
01:40movie, Djinn at cinemas. Also showing is the third instalment in Bollywood's first superhero
01:46franchise, Krrish. Music fans are spoiled for choice with three nights of free concerts
01:51in Abu Dhabi's Corniche to celebrate Sunday's Grand Prix. In Dubai, Farhan Akhtar performs
01:57at Hard Rock Cafe on Saturday. While on Sunday, Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer
02:02Singh will meet fans in Dubai to promote their upcoming film, Ram Leela.
02:07And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 34 degrees Celsius, falling to 23
02:13That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder that our next bulletin will be
02:17on Sunday. But as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com
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