Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Etisalat launches VoiP service. Egyptian man accuses riot police of assault. Israeli air strike on Syria. Syrian opposition ready to hold talks. Tough sexual violence laws in India. Lionel Messi rescues Barcelona. Superbowl blackout. Beyonce sings live at Superbowl. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, February the 4th.
00:13Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:16Itisalat has launched a new service to reduce international calling costs through voice
00:20over internet protocol.
00:22Customers can buy prepaid calling cards to access the service.
00:25He was first to launch the VOIP calling card Hello in April 2010.
00:30An Egyptian man who was beaten and dragged naked by riot police during a protest has
00:34changed his story.
00:35He told prosecutors on Sunday, just a day after he accused protesters of undressing
00:40and assaulting him, that security forces harmed him.
00:44Israel's airstrike on Syria last week may have damaged the country's main research center
00:48on biological weapons and chemical weapons, the New York Times reported.
00:52Israel's outgoing defense minister, Ehud Barak, has strongly signaled that his country
00:56was behind the airstrike.
00:57Iran's foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, said he had met the head of the Syrian opposition
01:01coalition, Mouad al-Khatib.
01:04He welcomed al-Khatib's stated readiness to hold talks with representatives of Bashar
01:08al-Assad's regime.
01:10India's government has approved tough new laws to deter sexual violence against women,
01:14including the death penalty.
01:16The new package of laws, signed by President Pranab Mukherjee after approval by the cabinet,
01:21amends India's penal code and will apply the death penalty to rape cases in which the
01:25victim dies.
01:26Sport and a Lionel Messi penalty rescued Barcelona as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Valencia.
01:32The Baltimore Ravens survived a mid-game power outage and late rally by the San Francisco
01:3749ers, 34-31, to win the Super Bowl in New Orleans.
01:41The Ravens jumped ahead to an early first-half lead, only to be stalled by a power outage
01:45that shut the lights off and delayed the game for 34 minutes.
01:49Yes, she can.
01:50If there was any doubt Beyonce can sing live, especially after the lip-syncing controversy
01:54at President Obama's inauguration, she proved to be an exceptional performer at the Super
01:58Bowl halftime show last night.
02:01And finally, weather.
02:02The daytime temperature will be 24 degrees Celsius, falling to 7 degrees at night.
02:06That's all for now.
02:07Thanks for watching.
02:08And as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.