Daily headlines from the UAE and around the world brought to you by Gulf News. Assam militant attack toll rises to 56. 3 arrested in Dh12m Jewellery heist in Dubai. Vajpayee gets Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Senior Bush in hospital for shortness of breath. First guest for Etihad's The Residence later this week. The Interview to show in limited release in US. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Good day. Welcome to the Gulf News Update for Wednesday, December the 24th. Here are
00:23the top stories at this hour.
00:25The death toll from a series of attacks by armed militants in remote northeast India
00:29has risen to 56, according to police. Witnesses said militants pulled villagers from their
00:34homes and shot them at point-blank range in a series of coordinated attacks in the restive
00:39state of Assam late last night. The state's chief minister said children were among the
00:44dead and that those responsible would not be spared.
00:48In an operation code named Prince, Dubai police arrested three men who worked with accomplices
00:52in France to dupe a jeweler in Dubai into giving up 12 million dirhams worth of diamonds,
00:58gold, certificates and bills. Police arrested the Romanian suspects and recovered all the
01:03stolen jewelry within 72 hours of the case being reported.
01:08Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and freedom fighter Madan Mohan Malaviya will
01:13be honored with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. Prime Minister Narendra
01:17Modi had recommended the names to President Pranab Mukherjee.
01:21George H.W. Bush, the nation's oldest former president, was hospitalized Tuesday night
01:26in Texas after experiencing shortness of breath. A spokesman said Bush, who is 90, was taken
01:32to Houston Methodist Hospital by ambulance as a precaution and will be held for observation.
01:38Miami-based businessman and aviation enthusiast Gino Bertuccio is the first guest to book
01:43the inaugural Etihad flight in the residence, according to the airline. The residence is
01:47a private three-room cabin and can accommodate up to two passengers. Etihad's first A380
01:53inaugural flight departs from Abu Dhabi International Airport for London's Heathrow Airport on December
01:5827th.
02:00Director and actor Seth Rogen announced that his controversial film, The Interview, will
02:04get a limited Christmas release. The film provoked an international incident with North
02:08Korea and outrage over its canceled release. The comedy is set to open in more than 200
02:14theaters on Thursday in the US, but Gulf News sources have confirmed the film won't release
02:19here in the UAE. And finally, the weather. Today's high across the UAE will be 25 degrees
02:24Celsius, dropping to 19 tonight.