Daily news headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Allahabad stampede. Dubai government summit. Syria crisis talks. Bahrain opposition in dialogue with government. Blackberry Z10 launches in UAE. ATP Championships. Grammy Awards. Argo wins at BAFTAs.
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00:00Good day and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, February 11.
00:17Here are the top stories at this hour.
00:19The death toll in the stampede at the Allahabad Railway Station has reached 36, with 14 more
00:25people succumbing to their injuries.
00:27The stampede occurred when thousands of passengers, mostly devotees, returning after taking a
00:31dip during the Mahakoum had gathered to board a train.
00:36In Dubai, the government summit has started.
00:38Senior officials will address several issues over two days.
00:42Syrian National Coalition leader Moaz al-Khatib has said he is willing to hold talks with
00:45President Bashar al-Assad's representatives in rebel-held areas of northern Syria to try
00:49to end the civil war.
00:51The aim of the talks would be to find a way for Assad to leave power with the minimum
00:54of bloodshed and destruction.
00:57Bahrain's government and opposition held reconciliation talks for the first time since July 2011 to
01:02try to end two years of political deadlock.
01:05The opposition said it will make a final decision to continue with talks after it receives clarification
01:10from the government on nine points of concern.
01:13BlackBerry's smartphone, the Z10, was finally launched in the UAE last night after a day
01:17of will-it-or-won't-it speculation.
01:19The Z10 was supposed to be available for sale earlier yesterday but didn't arrive as promised.
01:24Iranian tennis Horatio Zebalias denied Rafael Nadal a fairytale finish to his comeback tournament,
01:29rallying to beat the former world No. 1 Spaniard in the final of an ATP event in Chile.
01:35Music celebrated its biggest night at the Grammys in Los Angeles, handing out the top
01:39award to British band Mumford & Sons, who won Album of the Year for Babel.
01:44Also winning were Fun for their song, We Are Young, and Gautier and Kimbra for Record of
01:48the Year, Somebody That I Used to Know.
01:51Non-hostage drama Argo continued its journey from awards season outsider to favorite on
01:55Sunday, winning three prizes, including Best Picture at the British Academy Film Awards.
02:00And finally, weather.
02:01The daytime temperature will be 29 degrees Celsius, falling to 7 at night.
02:05That's all for now.
02:06Thanks for watching and as always, you can get the latest news at gulfnews.com.