00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, December the 24th. Here are
00:23the top stories at this hour.
00:25The death toll from a series of attacks by armed militants in remote northeast India
00:29has risen to 56, according to police. Witnesses said militants pulled villagers from their
00:34homes and shot them at point-blank range in a series of coordinated attacks in the restive
00:39state of Assam late last night. The state's chief minister said children were among the
00:44dead and that those responsible would not be spared.
00:48In an operation code named Prince, Dubai police arrested three men who worked with accomplices
00:52in France to dupe a jeweler in Dubai into giving up 12 million dirhams worth of diamonds,
00:58gold, certificates and bills. Police arrested the Romanian suspects and recovered all the
01:03stolen jewelry within 72 hours of the case being reported.
01:08Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya will
01:13be honored with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Prime Minister Narendra
01:17Modi had recommended the names to President Pranab Mukherjee.
01:21George H.W. Bush, the nation's oldest former president, was hospitalized Tuesday night
01:26in Texas after experiencing shortness of breath. A spokesman said Bush, who is 90, was taken
01:32to Houston Methodist Hospital by ambulance as a precaution and will be held for observation.
01:38Miami-based businessman and aviation enthusiast Gino Bertuccio is the first guest to book
01:43the inaugural Etihad flight in the residence, according to the airline. The residence is
01:47a private three-room cabin and can accommodate up to two passengers. Etihad's first A380
01:53inaugural flight departs from Abu Dhabi International Airport for London's Heathrow Airport on December
01:5827th.
02:00Director and actor Seth Rogen announced that his controversial film, The Interview, will
02:04get a limited Christmas release. The film provoked an international incident with North
02:08Korea and outrage over its canceled release. The comedy is set to open in more than 200
02:14theaters on Thursday in the US, but Gulf News sources have confirmed the film won't release
02:19here in the UAE. And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees
02:24Celsius, dropping to 19 tonight.
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