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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Thursday, January 30. Here are the top
00:09stories at this hour.
00:11Sikh groups protested outside the Congress office in New Delhi, breaking barricades and
00:15demanding the name of leaders who were involved in the anti-Sikh riots of 1984. The Delhi
00:20government on Wednesday decided on a probe by a special investigation team into the 1984
00:26anti-Sikh riots, two days after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said some of the
00:30party members were probably involved in the violence but were punished.
00:34UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has said he does not expect to achieve anything substantive
00:39in the first round of Syria talks before the end on Friday. He also said that the UN and
00:44Syrian government were still negotiating on access for a humanitarian aid convoy into
00:49the besieged city of Homs.
00:51The UAE will play in next year's 50-over Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand after
00:57beating Namibia by 36 runs in the ICC qualifier in Rangiora today.
01:03Manchester City climbed to the top of the English Premier League after thrashing Tottenham
01:06Hotspur 5-1 at White Hart Lane last night, but Chelsea suffered a frustrating evening
01:11as they were held to a goalless draw at home to West Ham United despite having 39 attempts
01:17on goal.
01:18Put away your glitter and body paint, Kesha fans. Despite previous assurances at the pop-style
01:22wood headline Red Fest Dubai after her stint in rehab for an eating disorder, organisers
01:28have now announced that she will be unable to perform on February 13th.
01:32Meanwhile, Justin Bieber's problems are not over. After the announcement of February 14th
01:37as a rainment date for DUI charges, he's now facing alleged assault charges on a Toronto
01:41limousine driver.
01:43Cinemas in the UAE are abuzz this week with Kate Winslet's Labor Day award-winning 12
01:47years a slave and UAE's home-grown feature Champ of the Camp.
01:52And finally, the weather. The daytime temperature will be 27 degrees Celsius, falling to 17
01:57at night.
01:58That's all for now. Thanks for watching. A reminder, our next bulletin will be on Sunday,
02:02but you can always get the latest news at goldnews.com