Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Carmen Electra sings at Cavalli Club in Dubai. Football fan hits referee with mobile charger. Shelling in Damascus. North Korea prepares for fourth nuclear test. Sir Maurice Flanagan, Executive Vice-Chairman of Emirates airline retires. Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premiere League. Susan Sarandon to open ping-pong nightspot in Dubai. : See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day, welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, April 8. Here are the top stories
00:09at this hour.
00:10At least 15 civilians, including a child and three women, died on Sunday in shelling of
00:15towns east of Damascus, a monitoring group said. Tanks pounded rebel enclaves on the
00:20Syrian capital's edges.
00:22Dubai police are on the hunt for a football fan who hit a referee using a mobile phone
00:27charger during the top-of-the-table Etisalat pro-league match between Al Ahly and Al Ain
00:32on Saturday night. The battery was thrown from the Al Ahly supporters' section of the
00:36ground.
00:37The game at Rashid Stadium in Dubai entered extra time when Mohammed Al Jalaf Al Muhairi
00:41decided against awarding a penalty to host Al Ahly.
00:45North Korea is preparing a fourth nuclear test as well as a provocative missile launch,
00:49South Korea said.
00:51Unification Minister Ryu Kyo-chang told lawmakers there were signs that another test was in
00:55the pipeline.
00:57Intelligence reports showed heightened activity at the North's Pyongyang atomic test site.
01:02In business news, Sir Maurice Flanagan, executive vice-chairman of Emirates Airlines, has retired
01:08after more than 60 years in the aviation industry.
01:11Sport and Sunrisers Hyderabad clinched a dramatic super-over victory against Royal Challengers
01:16Bangalore in a late Indian Premier League game on Sunday. Today, defending champions
01:21Kolkata Knight Riders take on Rajasthan Royals from 6.45 pm in Jaipur.
01:27Carmen Electra brought another dose of Baywatch fever to Dubai on Sunday night with an appearance
01:31at Cavalli Club. Electra told tabloids she's moving into music with the release of her
01:35single, I Like It Loud, which she performed at the club.
01:38Yes, I'm in the studio recording and putting together an EP as we speak and doing a lot
01:46of performances.
01:47Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon will open a branch of her ping-pong-themed nightspot
01:52Spin in Dubai next month. The club, which will be located at Wafi, is part social club,
01:57part nightclub, and will have 11 designer ping-pong tables.
02:01And finally, weather. The daytime temperature will be 31 degrees Celsius, falling to 20
02:06at night.
02:07That's all for now. Thanks for watching. And as always, you can get the latest news
02:10at gulfnews.com