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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News update for Monday, January the 14th.
00:08Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:11Mobile phone lines of UAE subscribers who failed to register their personal data with
00:15the Tissalat Ordu will be disconnected from January 16.
00:18They may regain the connection if they register within six months, failing which the number
00:22will be cancelled permanently.
00:24The deadline applies only to subscribers who have received text messages from their service
00:29providers about re-registration.
00:31In Dubai, the municipality has integrated the landfill gas recovery system, believed
00:35to be the first in the region.
00:37The system will improve the quality of air in the city and eliminate odour at Al-Qusayy's
00:41neighbourhood.
00:42At least 55 countries will demand today that the UN Security Council refer the Syria conflict
00:47to the International Criminal Court for a war crimes investigation.
00:51The demand will be made in a letter organized by Switzerland, which has spent seven months
00:56collecting signatories.
00:58The 15-member Security Council is the only body that can refer the case to the ICC.
01:03At least 100 people were killed nationwide Sunday, amid reports that rape has been a
01:07significant weapon of war.
01:10Residents in Quetta have agreed to begin burying nearly 100 people killed three days ago in
01:14one of Pakistan's deadliest sectarian attacks.
01:17This comes after Prime Minister Rajapravesh Ashraf met leaders of the community and said
01:22he would comply with their demands to sack the chief minister.
01:25Meanwhile, officials are preparing for thousands of supporters of cleric Tahir al-Qadri to
01:30descend on Islamabad.
01:32French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has said his country's involvement in the campaign
01:36against Islamist rebels in Mali will be completed in a matter of weeks.
01:40French fighter jets pounded Islamist rebels' stronghold deep in northern Mali as Paris
01:45powered more troops into the capital, Bamako.
01:47Millions of Hindus plunged into the river Ganges in India as the world's largest religious
01:52gatherings began today.
01:54The Kumbh Mela lasts 55 days and 11 million people were expected to enter the frigid water
01:59by the end of the first day.
02:01In sport, defending champion Novak Djokovic was among the early winners on the first day
02:05of the Australian Open.
02:07The world No. 1 beat freshman Paul Henry Matthew in straight sets.
02:11In the women's draw, Maria Sharapova and Venice Williams both breezed into the second round.
02:16Ben Affleck will be missing out on an Oscar for directing Iran hostage drama Argo, but
02:21he got a consolation prize on Sunday night, two Golden Globes for Best Director and Best
02:25Picture.
02:26That beat the one award for Lincoln Best Actor, which went to Daniel Day-Lewis for his portrayal
02:31of US President.
02:33Other winners at the awards were Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman for Le Miserable, Jennifer
02:38Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook and Jessica Chastain for Zero Dark Thirty.
02:42Weather on today's high across the UAE will be 22 degrees Celsius, dropping to 15 degrees
02:47at night.
02:48That's all for now.
02:49Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.