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Syrian army regains control of Qusair. Hezbollah blacklist opposed by some European Union governments. Turkey protests continue. Toyota recalls Prius, Lexus hybrids due to braking complaints. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats Roger Federer in French Open quarter-finals. Kate Winslet pregnant with first child from husband Ned Rocknroll. Former UK X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos arrested on charges of supplying drugs.
Syrian army regains control of Qusair. Hezbollah blacklist opposed by some European Union governments. Turkey protests continue. Toyota recalls Prius, Lexus hybrids due to braking complaints. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeats Roger Federer in French Open quarter-finals. Kate Winslet pregnant with first child from husband Ned Rocknroll. Former UK X-Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos arrested on charges of supplying drugs.
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, June the 5th.
00:09Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11The Syrian army has regained control of Qusayr on the border with Lebanon, Syrian state television
00:16said.
00:17Lebanese television showed soldiers sticking Syrian flags with photographs of President
00:21Bashar al-Assad on piles of rubble in the streets.
00:25A British request to blacklist the army wing of Hezbollah ran into opposition in the European
00:29Union.
00:30Several governments expressed concern that such a move would increase instability in
00:35the Middle East.
00:37Fresh violence erupted early today in Turkey as protesters defied a government plea to
00:41end days of deadly unrest.
00:44Nawaz Sharif will take office as Prime Minister of Pakistan for a third term today.
00:48The 63-year-old will be formally chosen by a vote in the National Assembly before taking
00:53the oath from President Asif Ali Zardari.
00:56Toyota will recall 242,000 Prius and Lexus hybrid cars globally because of a braking
01:02problem.
01:03There have been no reports of accidents.
01:05Drivers of the two models, manufactured between March and October 2009, have complained they
01:11needed to step more heavily than previously on the brake pedal.
01:15Joe Wilfrid Tsonga fueled French hopes of ending a 30-year wait for a men's champion
01:19title when he dumped Swiss master Roger Federer 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 in the French Open quarter finals.
01:27In the two men's quarters today, Rafael Nadal takes on Stanislas Wawrinka and Novak Djokovic
01:32faces Tommy Haas.
01:34Kate Winslet is expecting her first child with third husband Ned Rockenroel, the 37-year-old
01:39married Rockenroel, a nephew of British tycoon Richard Branson, last December.
01:44Singer and former UK X-Factor judge Tulisa Kontos-Tavlos has been arrested on allegations
01:49of supplying hard drugs.
01:51The arrest came after the Sun tabloid ran a story claiming the 24-year-old had acted
01:56as a go-between in a deal to sell £800 worth of cocaine.
02:01And finally, weather.
02:02The daytime temperature will be 45 degrees Celsius, falling to 26 at night.
02:06That's all for now.
02:07Thanks for watching and as always you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com