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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, June 16. Here are the top stories
00:10at this hour.
00:11A passenger ferry service between Abu Dhabi and other Gulf cities may become a reality
00:16soon, a top official told Gulf News.
00:19Abu Dhabi Ports Company, which manages nine non-oil and gas ports, is in discussions with
00:25a shipping line in starting the ferry service to major Gulf cities. Mohamed El Shamsi, the
00:30CEO of ADPC, said the shipping line approached ADPC and said, �We encourage them to go
00:37ahead with the project.�
00:39Washington is considering direct talks with Iran on the security situation in Iraq. The
00:45move comes as U.S. President Barack Obama weighs options on action to take in Iraq.
00:51Meanwhile, the U.S. condemned as �horrifying� photos posted online by militants that appeared
00:56to show fighters massacring Iraqi soldiers.
01:00Negotiations between world powers and Tehran over its nuclear program start today in Vienna.
01:06Washington and the other P5-plus-1 states are seeking solid commitments that will ensure
01:11Iran�s stated desire for a peaceful atomic energy program is not a covert attempt to
01:17build a nuclear bomb.
01:19Pakistani fighter jets resumed airstrikes in North Waziristan this morning. The air
01:24raids come a day after the army announced the start of a major military operation to
01:29flush insurgents out of the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
01:34Military sources said combat aircraft pounded targets in the region�s Shawal sector, killing
01:39at least 21 militants.
01:42In sport, Lionel Messi ended an eight-year wait for a World Cup goal last night as Argentina
01:47edged past debutants Bosnia 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro.
01:52Francis Karim Benzema, meanwhile, struck a double in a 3-0 win over Honduras, while Switzerland
01:58came from behind to beat Ecuador 2-1 with a dramatic counterattack in injury time.
02:05Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio broadcaster with a cheerful manner and a gentle
02:10voice who became the king of the Top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades,
02:15died last night. He was 82. Kasem�s American Top 40 began on July 4, 1970, in Los Angeles.
02:24And finally, weather. Today�s high across the UAE will be 38 degrees Celsius, dropping
02:29to 27 degrees at night.
02:31That�s all for now. Thanks for watching, and as always, you can get the latest news
02:36at gulfnews.com.
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