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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, September the 8th. Here are the
00:09top stories at this hour.
00:11Desperate residents were huddled on rooftops as they tried to survive Indian Kashmir's
00:15worst flooding in half a century, which has already claimed more than 150 lives and left
00:20thousands homeless. Across the border in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, flash flooding and house collapses
00:26from days of heavy rain have left another 205 people dead and damaged hundreds of villages
00:31and houses. Iraqi government forces say they've cleared Islamist militants from a wide area
00:37around the strategic Haditha Dam, helped by U.S. airstrikes. On Wednesday, U.S. President
00:41Barack Obama will unveil a game plan for U.S. engagement in Iraq. Analysts predict that
00:47the U.S. will need at least three years of sustained engagement to push back territorial
00:51gains made by the Islamist militants.
00:54George Clooney says his wedding to Britain, Amal Alamuddin, will take place in Venice
00:59in a few weeks. Clooney, 53, publicly professed his love for Alamuddin, 36, on Sunday. The
01:06couple were taking part in a celebrity fight night, a dinner to benefit Andrea Bocelli
01:10Foundation and the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center.
01:13Lady Gaga is on her way to Dubai. The pop star posted a bare-faced photo of herself
01:17to Instagram early today.
01:20On my way to Dubai, she wrote. She is slated to perform on Wednesday night at Maidan Racecourse.
01:26Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang Smile,
01:30and Bagpipers played New York, New York at Joan Rivers' funeral on Sunday, a star-studded
01:35send-off that, like the late comedian herself, brought together the worlds of Hollywood,
01:39theater, fashion and media.
01:42Serena Williams claimed her sixth U.S. Open women's single title yesterday, the win taking
01:47her at par with Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova with 18 majors. The world No. 1 swept past
01:53close friend Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 in the final. Kai Nishikori and Maureen Sillick
02:00play in the men's final tonight.
02:02And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 44 degrees Celsius, falling to 29
02:07at night.
02:08That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:12at gulfnews.com.