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00:00A US military veteran opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard last night in a burst of violence
00:16that killed 13 people, including the gunman. It set off waves of panic at the military
00:21installation just miles from the White House in US Capitol. The FBI identified the suspect
00:26as Aaron Alexis, a Navy contractor who had two gun-related brushes with the law. The
00:31US, UK and France say a UN report confirming a chemical weapons attack in Damascus has
00:36vindicated their stance that Syria was to blame. The American and British ambassadors
00:41to the UN said the details showed only the Bashar al-Assad regime could have been responsible
00:45for the August 21 attack. Dubai Tram will be the world's first tram system to have
00:50automatic platform doors as well as a train protection and operation system that will
00:54assist drivers on board. According to Dubai's Road and Transport Authority officials, the
00:59project along Al-Safour will be operational in November 2014.
01:03Facebook and Twitter became accessible to Iranian users for the first time since 2009.
01:09Reporters in Tehran for the New York Times and the Washington Post both said on Twitter
01:13they could freely access the sites on Monday. The services were blocked in the midst of
01:17widespread protests against former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009.
01:22Bangladesh's Supreme Court has sentenced a senior Islamist leader to death for mass
01:26murder. Abdul Qadir Mullah of the Jamiat Islami party had been given a life sentence in February
01:31by Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal. In sport, defending champions Bayern Munich
01:36will begin their bid to retain the UEFA Champions League when they host CSKA Moscow at the Allianz
01:41Arena tonight. Other big names in action on the first day of this season's group stage
01:45are Real Madrid, Manchester United, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. Singer and actress
01:50Miley Cyrus and actor Liam Hemsworth have called off their engagement, according to
01:54representatives for both stars. 20-year-old Cyrus and Hunger Games actor Hemsworth ended
01:59their four-year relationship but no reason was given for the breakup. And Sanjay Leela
02:04Bansali's take on Romeo and Juliet, Ram Leela, has been unveiled in Mumbai by the director
02:09and the film's stars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. And finally, the weather. Today's
02:14highs across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping to 29 at night. That's all for now.
02:19Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com