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00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Tuesday, August 6.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:10India's army says five of its soldiers were killed when Pakistani troops fired at a post
00:14near the ceasefire line in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
00:18The incident could threaten recent overtures for peace talks to resume between the countries.
00:22The military called the attack a gross violation of a 2003 ceasefire in Kashmir.
00:28There was no immediate comment from Pakistan.
00:30An intercepted secret message between Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri and his deputy in
00:34Yemen about plans for a major terror attack was the trigger that set off the current shutdown
00:39of many U.S. embassies.
00:41Initial targets were Yemeni interests and then expanded to include American and Western
00:45sites.
00:46The Indian rupee fell to a record low to 61.5125 to the dollar, smashing through a previous
00:51low of 61.21 hit on July 8.
00:55Dubai Customs inspectors at Dubai International Airport have foiled an attempt to smuggle
00:58four kilograms of crystal meth.
01:00A man had hidden the drugs in his luggage and wanted to sell them in the UAE.
01:04The Dubai Land Department will upgrade the property law in the Emirate to avoid another
01:08property bubble, according to Sultan bin Butti bin Mujrin, Director General of the Land Department.
01:13He told Gulf News that by 2015, all the new legislations will be implemented.
01:18Major League Baseball's highest-paid star Alex Rodriguez was among 13 players suspended
01:22overnight for violating the league's anti-doping protocols.
01:26Rodriguez is planning to appeal his ban, which is due to begin on Thursday, and would be
01:30for 211 games through the 2014 season.
01:34Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan was back in action after undergoing brain surgery last
01:38month for an injury suffered while performing a stunt for an upcoming film.
01:42Roshan, 39, said he was doing absolutely fine as he launched the trailer of Krish 3.
01:47And finally, weather.
01:48The daytime temperature will be 42 degrees Celsius, falling to 32 at night.
01:52That's all for now.
01:53Thanks for watching.
01:54And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.